S6 Ep146: A stagiaire's story with Freddy Ovett
November 7 | In this bumper episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe look at the long-established route into the professional ranks for young riders – the stagiaire system – and hear an extended interview with Freddy Ovett, who rode as a stagiaire for BMC Racing earlier this year. Each year many of the World Tour teams offer stagiaire placements to young r...
1hr 17m Nov 08, 2018
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S6 Ep145: The 2019 Giro and Chris Hoy on the revolution in track sprinting
November 1 | In another packed episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe give their snap reaction to the 2019 Giro d'Italia route, which will stay in Italy (bar a brief incursion into San Marino) and will feature some serious climbing in the second half of the race. With the race starting in Bologna next May, Lionel attempts to draw Daniel into a debate abo...
1hr 11m Nov 01, 2018
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S6 Ep144: No Brakes | Red Hook Milano
The first episode of The Cycling Podcast: No Brakes features the recent Milan Red Hook criterium, one of the new events that has gained a big following and a place on cycling's 'alternative calendar.' Calvert Churchill and Keira McVitty report from Milan, speaking to some of the organisers and riders, including Red Hook founder David Trimble and Angus Morton, the Australian who has ridden as a...
1hr 3m Oct 26, 2018
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S6 Ep143: The 2019 Tour de France route ramble
October 26 | The 2019 World Tour season finally drew to a close with the Tour of Guangxi last week and this week the route for the 2019 Tour de France was unveiled. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe assess the 2019 Tour, which will take the peloton in a diagonal from Brussels to the south west and then across to the Alps before the traditional final stage in Paris. What does the ...
1hr 2m Oct 26, 2018
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S6 Ep142: Pinot's vintage Lombardy
October 17 | In the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe discuss Thibaut Pinot’s win at Il Lombardia and we hear from Pinot himself, who discusses Strava art, the disappointment that will haunt him and his plans for 2019. There’s also an interview with 22 year old British rider James Shaw, who has lost his place with Lotto-Soudal and tells us about the challeng...
53m Oct 17, 2018
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S6 Ep141: Vineyards, Valverde and Sagan
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe are reunited in London to reflect on the Paris-Tours Classic and Alejandro Valverde's This bumper show was recorded in the cafe at Soho's Curzon cinema and begins with a discussion on the inclusion of gravel sections in Paris-Tours, which revamped what had previously been known as the sprinters' Classic. We...
1hr 20m Oct 09, 2018
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S6 Ep140: The Cycling Podcast Féminin | Episode 28
In the October episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin Richard Moore and Orla Chennaoui report from the world championships and are joined by Rose Manley to discuss all the action from Innsbruck. There are interviews with Coryn Rivera, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and promising young British rider Pfeiffer Georgi. We also discuss the recent UCI reforms and how they might affect wo...
1hr 24m Oct 08, 2018
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S6 Ep139: Kilometre 0 Worlds Stories: Never too late
Edwige Pitel competed at the world road race championship in Innsbruck for France. She has been racing for 15 years, including at the Athens Olympics in 2004, and was French road race champion in 2016. She was 49 then and is 51 now — and still riding at the highest level. She also works as a computer engineer and manages her season with care, not racing week in, week out but selecting her targ...
18m Oct 05, 2018
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S6 Ep138: Kilometre 0 Worlds stories: From Aleppo to Innsbruck
Badreddin Wais was the one-man elite men’s Syrian team at the world championships in Innsbruck. In this special episode of Kilometre 0 he tells Orla Chennaoui about his journey as a refugee from his home city, Aleppo, to Switzerland, where he now lives, works and races his bike. ‘Cycling is therapy,’ he says as he explains that his dream is to earn a professional contract and to represent his c...
18m Oct 03, 2018
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S6 Ep137: The world championships
Richard Moore and Orla Chennaoui report from the world championships in Innsbruck, where Alejandro Valverde and Anna van der Breggen won the men’s and women’s titles. They are joined by podcast friends Ciro Scognamiglio and Fran Reyes and there are interviews with bronze medalist Michael Woods, silver medalist Romain Bardet, Ion Izaguirre, Tom Dumoulin, George Bennett, Peter Kennaugh, Lucinda ...
1hr 21m Oct 01, 2018
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S6 Ep136: The Innsbruck worlds
In the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Richard Moore and Orla Chennaoui report from Innsbruck, where the world championships are being held this week, and Daniel Friebe previews the course and looks ahead to Sunday’s men’s road race. We hear from the talented young British rider James Knox who rides for Quick-Step but will be helping Adam and Simon Yates in their bid for the rainbow jers...
1hr 5m Sep 27, 2018
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S1 Ep27: The Cycling Podcast Féminin | Episode 27
In the September episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Richard Moore, Orla Chennaoui and Rose Manley discuss the latest racing and look ahead to the world championships. At the Madrid Challenge we hear from overall winner Ellen van Dijk and Georgia Bronzini, who won her final race before becoming a sports director with the new Trek Factory Racing team. There are also interviews with Hannah B...
1hr 16m Sep 23, 2018
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S6 Ep135: From Canada to the CPA
September 18 | The first post-Vuelta podcast features a report from the Canadian World Tour races from François Thomazeau, including interviews with Michael Matthews, Nathan Haas and Simon Gerrans. David Millar tells us about his bid to become president of the professional cyclists’ association, and there’s a response from the CPA. There are extracts from the diaries kept by Mark Downey at the...
1hr 10m Sep 19, 2018
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S6 Ep134: Stage 21 | Alcorcón – Madrid | Vuelta a España 2018
The Vuelta a España finished in Madrid with Elia Viviani winning the stage and Simon Yates confirming his overall victory. The final podcast of the race has Fran Reyes and Daniel Friebe reporting from Madrid, with interviews with Julian Dean of Mitchelton-Scott and Patrick Lefevere of Quick-Step. Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie review the race and how it was won and we also hear from Tao Geogh...
1hr 1m Sep 16, 2018
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S6 Ep133: Stage 20 | Escaldes-Engordany – Coll de la Gallina | Vuelta a España 2018
Simon Yates is set to be crowned 2018 Vuelta a España winner in Madrid on Sunday after defending his leader’s red jersey in Andorra. On a short but, in his words, “ferocious” stage, Yates came in third, behind Enric Mas and Miguel Angel Lopez, who also moved up to second and third overall with their performances on this mountainous penultimate stage. In the penultimate Vuelta podcast, Richard ...
56m Sep 15, 2018
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S6 Ep132: Stage 19 | Lleida – Andorra | Vuelta a España 2018
As Simon Yates tightened his grip on the red jersey of leader of the Vuelta a España, Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes report from Andorra on the penultimate day in the mountains. It looked decisive as Yates increased his lead over Alejandro Valverde, though Saturday’s short stage, just 97km long, includes six climbs and could be very dangerous. In this episode of The Cycling Podcas...
39m Sep 14, 2018
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S6 Ep130: Stage 18 | Ejea de los Caballeros – Lleida | Vuelta a España 2018
The stage 18 podcast from the Vuelta a España reflects on an upset, with Jelle Wallays upsetting the sprinters with a clever and strong ride to win in Lleida. Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes discuss the peloton’s misjudgement and Wallays’ win after the Belgian endured a terrible time with crashes and injuries at the Vuelta last year. We hear from some of the disappointed riders, Qu...
47m Sep 13, 2018
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S6 Ep129: Stage 17 | Getxo – Balcón de Bizkaia | Vuelta a España 2018
With the Vuelta a España in the Basque Country, one of cycling’s real heartlands, the fans were out in force as the riders tackled one of the toughest climbs of this year’s race. In this episode there are interviews with American rider Sepp Kuss, impressing in his Grand Tour debut, and Tony Gallopin, the experienced French rider who is riding for the overall classification for the first time i...
52m Sep 12, 2018
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S6 Ep127: Stage 16 | Santillana del Mar – Torrelavega | Vuelta a España 2018
The important time trial stage produced the expected shake-up of the general classification at the Vuelta a España – but the identity of the winners and losers caught some by surprise. It was a good day for Simon Yates and Steven Kruijswijk and a bad one for Nairo Quintana and Miguel Ángel López. In the stage 16 podcast Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes discuss the significance of th...
42m Sep 11, 2018
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S6 Ep126: The Press Conference - Part 2
Join Richard, Fran and Daniel as they answer your questions in part two of the Cycling Podcast's press conference at the 2018 Vuelta a España. You can send The Cycling Podcast an audio memo via WhatsApp to +44 7971 338 205
35m Sep 11, 2018
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S6 Ep125: The Press Conference - Part 1
Join Richard, Fran and Lionel as they answer your questions in part one of the first Cycling Podcast press conference at the 2018 Vuelta a España. Send The Cycling Podcast an audio memo via WhatsApp to +44 7971 338 205
43m Sep 10, 2018
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S6 Ep123: Stage 15 | Ribera de Arriba – Lagos de Covadonga | Vuelta a España 2018
From a misty summit of one of the Vuelta’s iconic climbs, Lagos de Covadonga, Richard Moore and Fran Reyes report from one of this year’s race’s decisive stages. While Thibaut Pinot took a brilliant win, the other overall contenders were involved in a tactical battle that, in the end, was won by Simon Yates, who consolidated his overall lead and now takes the red jersey into the second rest day...
37m Sep 09, 2018
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S6 Ep122: Stage 14 | Cistierna – Les Praeres, Nava | Vuelta a España 2018
The fourteenth stage of the Vuelta a España finished with a new climb to Les Praeres which provided the platform for Simon Yates to win the stage and reclaim the red jersey. Richard Moore, Fran Reyes and Daniel Friebe discuss the action and Yates’ chances of holding on to the jersey against the formidable looking Colombian duo of Nairo Quintana and Miguel Angel Lopez. We hear from Richie Porte...
45m Sep 08, 2018
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S6 Ep121: Stage 13 | Candás – La Camperona | Vuelta a España 2018
The first of three big days in the mountains in the Vuelta a España saw a surprise winner of the stage and a subtle sort out of the general classification. Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes discuss it all from the summit of La Camperona, and we hear from Ben King, the double stage winner who was in the break yet again and is getting close to the King of the Mountains jersey. We also ...
46m Sep 07, 2018
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S6 Ep119: Stage 12 | Mondoñedo – Faro de Estaca de Bares | Vuelta a España 2018
Another wet, windy and chilly day on the Vuelta a España saw an exciting stage in Galicia and a new overall leader as the break raced to a lead in excess of 10 minutes. Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes discuss the implications of another difficult day ahead of three important mountain stages. We hear from the deposed leader, Simon Yates, and from Jose Herrada, whose brother, Jesus, ...
35m Sep 06, 2018
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S6 Ep118: Stage 11 | Mombuey – Ribeira Sacra/Luíntra | Vuelta a España 2018
Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España produced a thrilling day’s racing as one of the overall contenders, Thibaut Pinot, went on the attack, causing some panic behind. In the end, nothing much changed, but it was a stage that will have taken a toll on many of the riders. Richard Moore, Fran Reyes and Daniel Friebe discuss the day’s action, including a rift between the Movistar and Mitchelton-Scott t...
44m Sep 05, 2018
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S6 Ep116: Stage 10 | Salamanca – Fermoselle | Vuelta a España 2018
The Vuelta a España resumed on Tuesday after a rest day in Salamanca with a stage for the sprinters. Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes discuss the day’s action, with the main drama coming in the last 15km, when a spate of punctures seemed to affect most of the overall contenders, including red jersey wearer Simon Yates. Yates kept the overall lead, but his team, Mitchelton-Scott, see...
43m Sep 04, 2018
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S6 Ep114: Stage 9 | Talavera de la Reina – La Covatilla | Vuelta a España 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast from the Vuelta a España, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe are at La Covatilla to witness the race being shaken up. They discuss a second stage win in the space of a week for American Ben King of the Dimension Data team and the red jersey moving from Frenchman Rudy Molard to Britain’s Simon Yates. Lionel and Daniel attempt to put King’s stage victory into...
41m Sep 02, 2018
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S6 Ep113: Stage 8 | Linares – Almadén | Vuelta a España 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe recap the eighth stage which finished at a small hill-top town in the middle of Spain called Almadén. And, as is so often the case with uphill finishes like this, Spaniard Alejandro Valverde triumphed – making it his second stage win of the race. Lionel and Daniel disagree over whether this was a typical Valverde finish or...
41m Sep 01, 2018
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S6 Ep112: Stage 7 | Puerto-Lumbreras – Pozo Alcón | Vuelta a España 2018
The Cycling Podcast is an episode of two parts with the first section coming from Spain and the seventh stage of the Vuelta a España, which saw a second consecutive stage win for France – while the race leader is also a Frenchman. Lionel Birnie and Fran Reyes recap the stage and an explosive final few kilometres that saw AG2R’s Tony Gallopin win with a daring late escape. Away from the Vuelta...
53m Aug 31, 2018
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S6 Ep110: Stage 6 | Huércal-Overa – San Javier | Vuelta a España 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes recap stage six of the Vuelta a España which ended, as expected, with a sprint finish. We discuss Nacer Bouhanni’s win – and his reputation for trouble – coming the day after inaccurate reports that he’d lashed out at his Cofidis team car during the previous day’s stage. There’s also a clarification about the ...
50m Aug 30, 2018
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S6 Ep109: Stage 5 | Granada – Roquetas de Mar | Vuelta a España 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes recap stage five of the Vuelta a España, which finished in Roquetas de Mar. We hear from Ben King, who won the stage yesterday and gave Dimension Data their first World Tour win of the 2018 season. That left EF Education First as the only team without a World Tour victory to their names this year – but Simon C...
49m Aug 29, 2018
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S6 Ep107: Stage 4 | Velez-Malaga – Alfacar, Sierra de la Alfaguara | Vuelta a España 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes are in Granada to assess the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España. It was the first major mountain of the race and we assess the clues from the stage. The stage itself was won by American Ben King, riding for Dimension Data but behind that was the first major battle for the general classification. We hear from ...
45m Aug 28, 2018
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S6 Ep106: Stage 3 | Mijas – Alhaurín de la Torre | Vuelta a España 2018
There’s no such thing as a routine sprint stage on the Vuelta a España and stage three in the Andalucian countryside featured more climbing than the hilly stages of some races. Despite that the race concluded with a sprint showdown between two Italian riders. In this episode, Lionel Birnie is joined by Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes in Alhaurín de la Torre to recap the stage and in the process ...
54m Aug 27, 2018
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S6 Ep104: Stage 2 | Marbella – Caminito del Rey | Vuelta a España 2018
The Vuelta a España had its first uphill finish at Caminito del Rey, where a familiar face summoned all his experience to win the stage. The red jersey changed shoulders too. In this episode, Lionel Birnie and Fran Reyes enjoy the view of the Andalucian hills as they recap the day’s events. We also hear from Daniel Friebe on the early clues from an aggressive day’s racing. We hear from the Be...
43m Aug 26, 2018
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S6 Ep103: Stage 1 | Malaga – Malaga | Vuelta a España 2018
The Vuelta a España got underway with an eight-kilometre time trial in the Andalucian city of Malaga and Lionel Birnie met up with Daniel Friebe and Spanish cycling journalist Fran Reyes to capture a flavour of the opening stage of the final grand tour of the summer. Who would wear the first red jersey of the race? How would the rest of the overall contenders match up against each other? And w...
41m Aug 25, 2018
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S6 Ep102: The surf 'n' turf Vuelta
August 22 | In our final weekly episode before daily coverage of the Vuelta a España begins on Saturday, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe meet up in the London sunshine to preview the third and final grand tour of the season. We discuss what the course is like, who the favourites are and what we can expect from the next three weeks of racing. We also hear from Mitchelton-Scott s...
53m Aug 22, 2018
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S6 Ep101: The Cycling Podcast Féminin | Episode 26
In the August episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Richard Moore, Orla Chennaoui and Rose Manley review the recent races and news in the world of women’s cycling. There are interviews with UCI president David Lappartient, young British rider Sophie Wright, Kasia Niewiadoma and Team Sky sports director Servais Knaven, who helps run a junior women’s team that includes the eldest of his four d...
1hr 23m Aug 17, 2018
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S6 Ep100: The next generation
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe recap the European Championships road race, won by Matteo Trentin. We also hear from George Bennett of LottoNL-Jumbo about his fourth place in the Tour of Poland and his ambitions for the forthcoming Vuelta a Espana. And, after a good week for young riders on the big stage, we look at the next generation. T...
1hr 7m Aug 16, 2018
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S6 Ep99: A post-Tour ramble
August 8 | In the first episode of The Cycling Podcast since the Tour de France, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe discuss everything that has happened since the peloton reached the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Richard is back from his visit to the San Sebastian Classic and updates on a race won brilliantly by Julian Alaphilippe but marred by a horrible crash that left Egan Bernal, Mi...
1hr 11m Aug 08, 2018
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S6 Ep98: The Press Conference | Part 3b | Tour de France 2018
Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau answer your messages you sent in via WhatsApp. From the climbs of the Alps to the cobbles of the champs-élysées, they respond to a selection of the best messages in the inbox for the final part of 'The Press Conference' at the 105th Tour de France.
35m Aug 02, 2018
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S6 Ep97: The Press Conference | Part 3a | Tour de France 2018
Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau answer your questions you sent in via WhatsApp. From the climbs of the Alps to the cobbles of the champs-élysées, they respond to a selection of the best messages in the inbox for part a of the final 'Press Conference' at the 105th Tour de France.
36m Aug 02, 2018
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S6 Ep96: Stage 21 Houilles – Paris Champs-Élysées | Tour de France 2018
In our final podcast from the Tour de France Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap the three-week race and Geraint Thomas’s overall victory. And there’s Orla Chennaoui’s postcard from Paris featuring reaction from Thomas’s Welsh team-mates Luke Rowe on the Champs-Élysées. We also hear from Sky’s coach Xabier Artexte, Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s manager Richard Plugge about their ...
1hr 6m Jul 30, 2018
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S6 Ep95: Stage 20 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle – Espelette | Tour de France 2018
In the penultimate episode of The Cycling Podcast from the Tour de France, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau reflect on the time trial which confirmed the overall results of the race. The time trial confirmed that Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome were the strongest riders in the race. We recap the stage and also hear from Dan Martin, winner of the most aggressiv...
44m Jul 28, 2018
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S6 Ep94: Stage 19 Lourdes – Laruns | Tour de France 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau analyse the final mountain stage of the Tour de France that crossed the Col d’Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and Col d’Aubisque before a hair-raising descent into Laruns. It was an absorbing, action-packed stage with an impressive performance from several teams – notably LottoNL-Jumbo, who set up Primoz Roglic...
55m Jul 27, 2018
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S6 Ep92: Stage 18 Trie-sur-Baïse – Pau | Tour de France 2018
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau review the 18th stage to Pau, which was won by French sprinter Arnaud Démare. Démare’s victory came 24 hours after Andre Greipel questioned his GPS data on the final Pyrenean climb at the end of stage 17. We clear up the accusations as Démare was vindicated by several rival teams. We also focus on Gerai...
52m Jul 26, 2018
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S6 Ep91: Discover the Friends of the Podcast 2018 series
Discover the best of the Friends of the Podcast episodes we've released so far in 2018 in this extended sampler. Friends of the Podcast help keep The Cycling Podcast on the road throughout the season, alongside the support of our sponsors Rapha and Science in Sport. To access the library of extended episodes, create an account and subscribe on our website today. https://thecyclingpodcast.com...
11m Jul 26, 2018
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S6 Ep89: Stage 17 Bagnères-de-Luchon – Col du Portet | Tour de France 2018
The Tour de France continued in the Pyrenees with a short and explosive 65-kilometre stage finishing on the very difficult climb of the Col du Portet. At the finish, Geraint Thomas extended his lead in the yellow jersey as Chris Froome faltered. We ask where this leaves Team Sky now. And Nairo Quintana won the stage – but was that nothing more than a consolation for Movistar? We discuss all ...
49m Jul 25, 2018
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S6 Ep87: Stage 16 Carcassonne – Bagnères-de-Luchon | Tour de France 2018
The Tour de France resumed after its rest day with a dramatic opening stage in the Pyrenees. An incident early in the stage paused the race. A protest by farmers brought the peloton to a halt and police seeking to get things under control used tear gas which then blew into some of the riders’ eyes. We explain what was happening. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau are joined b...
41m Jul 24, 2018
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S6 Ep86: The Press Conference | Part 2 | Tour de France 2018
Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau answer your messages you sent in via WhatsApp (+44 7971 338 205). From the cobbles of Roubaix to l'Alpe d'Huez, they respond to a selection of the best messages in the inbox for episode 2 of 'The Press Conference' at the 105th Tour de France.
28m Jul 24, 2018
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