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The 50th issue of the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is published in the United States on Tuesday, but what place does it have in modern day sports media? To debate this we are joined by the Paul Pabast from the Sports Illustrated website and the cover model of the 1974 edition Ann Simonton.

Vicious Cycle:
Cycling is becoming more and more popular whether it's the journey to work of popping to the shops, but how imagine staying in the saddle for 24 hours? Not a problem for Britain’s Chris Hopkinson who starts the defence of his Ultra Marathon World Championship on Saturday. The 41 year old is looking for a third consecutive title. He juggles a job, family life and hours and hours of training every day. Then there is the life ending danger of the race itself.

Swiss Freeze:
This week Russian born Iouri ‘I-Pod’ Podladtchikov won gold for Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Twenty four hours earlier Switzerland had voted to limit immigration. So how will this affect their sporting success particularly in winter sports, something that’s so important to Swiss life? We were joined by Luzi Stamm from the political party that proposed the referendum and Dr. Su Barton expert in Swiss sport history and culture.

Sochi Sister Sacrifice:
The story of sisters Lanny and Tracy Barnes. Lanny is only competing in Sochi because her twin sister Tracy gave up her own spot on the USA team so she could go instead!