S10 Ep166: Merry Quizmas Everyone!
The Cycling Podcast Féminin's final episode of 2022 sees the return of the Christmas Quiz! But before their competitive sides kick in, Rose Manley, Orla Chennaoui and Lizzy Banks share their highlights of the season and are in agreement for once. In a year when the inaugural Tour de France Femmes put women’s racing in the spotlight, they reminisce over some of the moments that captured their i...
1hr 3m Dec 17, 2022
1hr 3m
S10 Ep165: Team of the Year 2022: Jumbo-Visma
The Cycling Podcast completes its review of the 2022 season by electing our “Team of the Year”. In reality, it wasn't a difficult choice: Jumbo-Visma ruled the roost both in the terms of the quality and quantity of their victories, with Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France title, Wout van Aert's July tour de force and Tobias Foss's rainbow jersey capping a sensational season. In an extended interv...
1hr 59m Dec 15, 2022
1hr 59m
S10 Ep164: Service Course | The man in the shadows
In this episode Tom Whalley speaks to Paul Farrell, the founder of Leggera who now designs frames and other items for some of the biggest brands in cycling. His career has seen him live in 55 different countries, with 15 years spent living and working in a carbon factory in China. Prior to that he spent over a decade working in the oil business, during which time he was shot at with bows and ar...
35m Dec 10, 2022
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S10 Ep163: Comeback of the Year 2022: Geraint Thomas
The Cycling Podcast continues its review of the 2022 season by electing our “Comeback of the Year”. Egan Bernal and Milan Vader made miraculous recoveries from injuries that looked career-threatening, Jai Hindley successfully banished the memory of a wretched 2021…but it’s Geraint Thomas who takes the laurels thanks mainly to his third place in the Tour de France. Before an extended interview ...
1hr 34m Dec 06, 2022
1hr 34m
S10 Ep162: Kilometre 0 – The cyclist and his shadow
This episode of Kilometre 0 features François Thomazeau talking about The cyclist and his shadow by Olivier Haralambon, which was published by The Cycling Podcast earlier this year. The book is a vivid exploration of what it is to ride a bike by Olivier, a philosopher and former racing cyclist. At the end of the 2020 Tour de France, François described the book – published in its original Fren...
17m Dec 05, 2022
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S10 Ep161: 2022 – The Year Through The Media Lens
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, we continue our review of the 2022 season by looking at some of the biggest stories of the last eleven months - and a troubling year for certain sections of the cycling media itself. Daniel Friebe is joined by AG2r-Citroën rider Larry Warbasse and Jeremy Whittle, the co-founder of Procycling Magazine and now The Guardian's Tour de France correspondent. W...
1hr 40m Dec 01, 2022
1hr 40m
S10 Ep160: Ride of 2022: Tobias Foss, Worlds TT
The Cycling Podcast continues its review of the 2022 season by electing our “Ride of the Year” - and courting controversy with that selection. You can keep your Remcos at Liège, your Pogs at Strade Bianche, we say - the finest single exploit of the men’s cycling year was Tobias Foss’s giantkilling act in the World TT championship in Wollongong. In this episode, to help account for our choice, F...
1hr 26m Nov 24, 2022
1hr 26m
S10 Ep159: Service Course | The master of disruption
In this episode of Service Course, Lizzy Banks talks to Henry Furniss, who describes his mission as 'enhancing adventure with disruptive techonology'. In 2019, he left WindyMilla, the company he co-founded, and the following year he hinted to Service Course what he planned to do next. Now he can put more flesh on the bones of his new project, which combines two of our favourite things – new m...
58m Nov 21, 2022
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S10 Ep158: Men in the Mirror
How does a WorldTour professional evaluate his own performance? How does his team? What about his colleagues and training partners? In this week’s episode, regular guest Larry Warbasse of AG2R Citroën Team and his compatriot, Joe Dombrowski of Astana Qazaqstan, are invited to analyse and critique their respective 2022 seasons – and then to turn the spotlight on each other. Daniel Friebe conduc...
1hr 18m Nov 17, 2022
1hr 18m
S10 Ep157: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stages 13-15: Montrose – Peterhead – Elgin – Birnie – Dingwall
The final episode of the Tour d’Écosse series covers the last three stages of the ride to visit each of Scotland’s Football League grounds. Stage 13 of the trip takes Lionel and Simon from Montrose to Peterhead, via Aberdeen and a visit to Slains Castle, which inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. At 128 kilometres it’s the longest stage of the entire tour too but, fortunately, it's somewhat tailwin...
1hr 31m Nov 17, 2022
1hr 31m
S10 Ep156: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 12: Dundee – Montrose
The Angus stage of the Tour d’Écosse takes Lionel Birnie and Simon Gill from Dundee up to Forfar and Brechin before dropping down to the seaside in Arbroath and finally hugging the coastline to Montrose. There are a couple of culinary delights on the way, the Forfar Bridie for brunch and the Arbroath smokies for lunch before heading to watch the Red Lichties, Arbroath, take on East Fife at Gay...
38m Nov 16, 2022
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S10 Ep155: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 11: Freuchie – Dundee
Join Lionel Birnie and Simon Gill in Freuchie as they recap the first stage of the Tour d’Écosse following their return to Scotland for their journey around the country visiting all the football grounds. First, though, an exploration of Freuchie’s cricketing exploits before they roll through the Lomond Hills to Perth, the home of St Johnstone, and then up to Dundee where the city’s two footbal...
50m Nov 15, 2022
50m
S10 Ep154: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 10: Bonnyrigg – Freuchie
After just 165 rest days, the Tour d’Écosse resumed in Bonnyrigg in late September for the final stretch of the journey taking in the remaining Scottish Football League grounds. The route director had to re-draw the course over the summer because Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic became the newest members of the Scottish League after winning promotion at Cowdenbeath’s expense in May. And so, instead of ...
55m Nov 14, 2022
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S10 Ep153: Movers and shakers
In the November episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Rose Manley, Orla Chennaoui and Lizzy Banks talk transfers. With a number of high profile riders swapping teams, The Cycling Podcast team discuss the mechanics behind the moves and how they might change the face of racing next year. Drawing particular attention is the official arrival of Zoe Backstedt on to the Women’s World Tour. The 18 ...
1hr 17m Nov 13, 2022
1hr 17m
S10 Ep152: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 9: Linlithgow – Alloa
All roads lead to Alloa as the first stretch of Tour d'Écosse stages come to a conclusion with a trip to see the Wasps take on Clyde in the shadow of the beautiful Ochil Hills. The roll out is from the site of the West Lothian Cycle Circuit at Linlithgow. Lionel meets Matt Ball, one of the driving forces behind the creation of the circuit about how he hopes it will inspire generations of young...
50m Nov 11, 2022
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S10 Ep150: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 8: Leith – Dunfermline
After some initial confusion about which bridge would take them from Edinburgh across to Fife, Lionel and Simon’s Tour d’Écosse journey continues with stage eight. It’s a relatively short stage but there’s a deceptive amount of climbing on the course today and Simon is beginning to feel it. His efforts to slow Lionel down come to nothing. Tired legs does not explain the sinking feeling the pa...
40m Nov 10, 2022
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S10 Ep149: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 7: Strathclyde Country Park – Leith
Stage seven of the Tour d’Écosse is as close to the traditional transitional stage as it’s possible to get. The route avoids the Bathgate Alps and takes the low route from Glasgow to Edinburgh. In Lionel and Simon’s defence they have to go via Livingston Football Club’s Tony Macaroni Arena. It’s a beautiful, quiet ride offering time for reflection and reminiscence before they reach the outskir...
1hr 2m Nov 09, 2022
1hr 2m
S10 Ep151: Wright said Fred
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, one of the revelations of 2022, Fred Wright of Bahrain Victorious, meets Daniel Friebe to review his season and discuss his journey so far towards the upper echelons of the World Tour. Before that, Daniel is joined by Rob Hatch to review the week's main news stories. We get the latest on Nairo Quintana, Jay Vine and Mark Cavendish - and also hear from ne...
1hr 24m Nov 08, 2022
1hr 24m
S10 Ep148: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 6: Glasgow – Strathclyde Country Park
We’re still in Glasgow, and this is the big one, the Queen Stage of the Tour d’Écosse with seven current Scottish Football League grounds on the route, plus a couple of wild cards. Lionel and Simon drop in on Cathkin Park, the so-called ‘ghost ground’ and former home to the long defunct Third Lanark club. There are stops at Hampden Park, home of the Tartan Army, Parkhead – or Paradise to give...
54m Nov 08, 2022
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S10 Ep147: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 5, part two: Dumbarton – Partick
We rejoin the Tour d’Écosse story midway through stage five, just as Lionel and Simon are about to cross back over the River Clyde and head into Glasgow. Has Simon got any cash for the ferry crossing? Will the rain dampen their spirits before they reach Partick? And most importantly what's for dinner in Glasgow? There are three more football grounds to visit, at St Mirren, Rangers and Partick...
1hr 12m Nov 07, 2022
1hr 12m
S10 Ep146: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 5, part one: Port Glasgow – Dumbarton
With the rain hammering on the windows of their Clydeside loft apartment, Lionel and Simon decide to sit tight round the large dining table drinking coffee and eating porridge until the weather improves. There's the Killie Pie taste test, talk of Simon's phobia of big spoons, and then discussion of his previous exploits on two wheels. Simon has ridden from Lands' End to John o' Groats, from Tr...
51m Nov 04, 2022
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S10 Ep145: Blooming Belgium
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast we discuss the burning issues of the week and continue to revisit some of the main themes and topics of the 2022 season. Daniel Friebe is joined by Brian Nygaard and veteran Sporza reporter and commentator, Renaat Schotte. Renaat explains why 2022 was a vintage one for Belgian cycling - and also tries, for the second time in recent years, to open Daniel's...
1hr 36m Nov 03, 2022
1hr 36m
S10 Ep144: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 4: Ayr – Greenock
The Tour d'Écosse picks up where it left off, in Ayr, or more to the point in a pub in Ayr where Lionel and Simon have just ordered a dessert pizza that would horrify Ciro Scognamiglio and, for that matter, all Italians. Then it's back on the road, past the golf courses that decorate the Ayrshire coast, on the roads that made the Girvan one of the toughest stage races in Britain, and via an ex...
1hr 1m Nov 03, 2022
1hr 1m
S10 Ep143: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 3: Stranraer – Ayr
This is the Robert Burns stage, as Lionel and Simon head from Stranraer to Ayr to the Scottish poet's home town. The town's football team, Ayr United, are nicknamed the Honest Men – a reference to a line in one of Burns's most famous poems, Tam o' Shanter. They're getting into their stride now, tackling the second of three consecutive stages of almost 100 kilometres. It's a day that focuses on...
52m Nov 02, 2022
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S10 Ep142: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 2: Castle Douglas – Stranraer
The clock is ticking today because Lionel and Simon want to make it to Stranraer's Stair Park ground in time for 3pm when the home side kick-off their match against visitors Forfar Athletic. There's almost 100 kilometres to ride through the Dumfries and Galloway countryside offering plenty of time to reflect on the journey ahead and the nature of back-to-back days of riding. The Cycling Podca...
41m Nov 01, 2022
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S10 Ep141: Explore | Tour d'Écosse stage 1: Gretna – Castle Douglas
This is the Tour d'Écosse take two. Lionel Birnie and Simon Gill return to Gretna, the first town visitors to Scotland reach after crossing the border from north west England, to finally get their ride underway. Starting from Gretna's Raydale Park ground, it's a ride of just over 75 kilometres to Castle Douglas. They tick off the first two football grounds – Annan Athletic's Galabank and Palme...
52m Oct 31, 2022
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S10 Ep140: Explore | Tour d'Écosse prologue: Gretna 2021
Explore returns with the Tour d'Écosse, a multi-part series telling the story of the beautiful game on two wheels. It was an idea dreamed up by Lionel Birnie and Simon Gill during lockdown, inspired by their childhood passions of cycling and football. The plan was to ride from Gretna to Dingwall visiting all 42 of the Scottish Football League grounds on the way. There are so many questions to ...
23m Oct 31, 2022
23m
S10 Ep139: Welcome to The Pleasure-Dôme
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast we review the 2023 Tour de France presentation, which took place in Paris on Thursday. Daniel Friebe is joined by the voice of Tour de France race radio, Seb Piquet, and a veteran of 34 Tours, a handful of them with The Cycling Podcast, François Thomazeau. We also analyse the route of the second Tour de France Femmes with Lizzy Banks of EF Education–Tibco...
1hr 35m Oct 27, 2022
1hr 35m
S10 Ep138: Thinking Pink
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast we review the 2023 Giro d'Italia route presentation, which took place earlier this week. Daniel Friebe is joined by ace commentator Rob Hatch and BikeExchange-Jayco Head Sports Director Matt White. We also take the opportunity to quiz Matt about his team's goals for next season, recruitment strategy and various other burning issues in the sport. The Cycl...
1hr 21m Oct 19, 2022
1hr 21m
S10 Ep137: Service Course | Bespoked
In this episode of Service Course Tom spends time with the scientists, the artisans, the designers, the fabricators and the builders as he visits Bespoked 2022 to see some of the most beautiful hand-built bikes the world has to offer. At the show Tom speaks with the Namibian High Commissioner to Great Britain, Dan “Dan from Nam” Craven, and the man whose love for a specific chainring resulted i...
1hr Oct 16, 2022
1hr
S10 Ep136: Time Has Come Tadej
In this episode The Cycling Podcast looks back at the final Monument of the season, il Lombardia, otherwise known as the “Race of the Falling Leaves”. Did Tadej Pogačar manage to emulate last year’s success or was his Tour de France bête noire Jonas Vingegaard able to confirm his status as the peloton’s new climbing virtuoso? Daniel Friebe is joined by 2014 Lombardia winner Dan Martin and form...
1hr 16m Oct 10, 2022
1hr 16m
S10 Ep135: Van Vleuten rules the world
Rose Manley, Orla Chennaoui and Lizzy Banks return to give their impressions of this year's thrilling World Championship road race, which saw Annemiek Van Vleuten snatch the rainbow jersey and gold medal in the final moments. Van Vleuten took to the start line with a fractured elbow – sustained only a few days prior to the the race – and looked to be on super domestique duty for the Dutch team...
1hr 8m Oct 06, 2022
1hr 8m
S10 Ep134: Causing a Como-tion
In this episode The Cycling Podcast looks ahead to the final Monument of the season, il Lombardia, otherwise known as the “Race of the Falling Leaves”. Will Tadej Pogačar repeat last year’s success or could Pog’s 2022 Tour de France nemesis Jonas Vingegaard again outclimb and outmanoeuvre him, this time on the roads of northern Italy? Daniel Friebe is joined by 2014 Lombardia winner Dan Martin...
1hr 14m Oct 03, 2022
1hr 14m
S10 Ep133: The New Giant
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 UCI World Championships in Wollongong, Australia, continues with an in-depth look back at the Men’s Elite Road Race. We review the key incidents – on and off the bike – and weigh up the challenges now facing the new World Champion. Daniel Friebe is joined by AG2R-Citroën rider Larry Warbasse and former team manager, communications chief & now journali...
1hr 16m Sep 25, 2022
1hr 16m
S10 Ep132: Paid Tha Cost to Be da Foss
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 UCI World Championships in Wollongong, Australia, continues with a look back at the men’s elite time trial and a glance ahead to the men’s elite road race at the weekend. We analyse the surprise new time trial world champ’s performance and also dig deeper into his life story, unearthing some startling biographical trivia. In the second half of the epis...
1hr 32m Sep 20, 2022
1hr 32m
S10 Ep131: Service Course | The Art of Cycling
In this month's episode of Service Course Tom Whalley and Lizzy Banks delve in to the world of custom painting. They speak to Tony Baumann at Made Rad by Tony and Tom Hunt from KustomFlow who take us through the process of custom painting bike frames and how to do it yourself. Tom and Lizzy try to find out why the sport of cycling brings out creativity like no other sport and they ask whether ...
59m Sep 20, 2022
59m
S10 Ep130: The Worlds Is Not Enough
In a bumper edition of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Rose Manley, Orla Chennaoui and Lizzy Banks not only preview the upcoming World Championships in Wollongong but also discuss some six weeks' worth of Women's World Tour racing. Topics up for discussion include Marianne Vos' disqualification in Vårgårda, Team DSM's sprint tactics, the value of the "three Grand Tours" and the young upstarts maki...
1hr 31m Sep 15, 2022
1hr 31m
S10 Ep129: Stage 21 | Las Rozas – Madrid | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 14m Sep 11, 2022
1hr 14m
S10 Ep128: Stage 20 | Moralzarzal – Puerto de Navacerrada | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 4m Sep 10, 2022
1hr 4m
S10 Ep127: Stage 19 | Talavera de la Reina – Talavera de la Reina | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 12m Sep 09, 2022
1hr 12m
S10 Ep126: Stage 18 | Trujillo – Alto de Piornal | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. Daily features include El ...
1hr 13m Sep 08, 2022
1hr 13m
S10 Ep125: Stage 17 | Aracena – Monasterio de Tentudía | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 4m Sep 07, 2022
1hr 4m
S10 Ep124: Stage 16 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda – Tomares | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 10m Sep 06, 2022
1hr 10m
S10 Ep123: Stage 15 | Martos – Sierra Nevada | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr Sep 04, 2022
1hr
S10 Ep122: Stage 14 | Montoro – Sierra de la Pandera | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 12m Sep 03, 2022
1hr 12m
S10 Ep121: Stage 13 | Ronda – Montilla | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 7m Sep 02, 2022
1hr 7m
S10 Ep120: Stage 12 | Salobreña – Peñas Blancas | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 8m Sep 01, 2022
1hr 8m
S10 Ep119: Stage 11 | El Pozo Alimentación – Cabo de Gata | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 10m Aug 31, 2022
1hr 10m
S10 Ep118: Stage 10 | Elche – Alicante | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 9m Aug 30, 2022
1hr 9m
S10 Ep117: Stage 9 | Villaviciosa – Les Praeres | Vuelta a España 2022
The Cycling Podcast’s coverage of the 2022 Vuelta a España will follow the race from Utrecht in the Netherlands to the capital of Spain, Madrid, with daily episodes after each of the stages. Join Daniel Friebe and friends as they analyse the race, catch up with the riders and capture the spirit of the Vuelta, the third and final grand tour of the pro cycling season. In this episode, Daniel is...
1hr 10m Aug 28, 2022
1hr 10m