S7 Ep118: Lunch with Dave Brailsford | Extended Trailer
The week before heading to Brussels for his tenth Tour de France as team principal and his first with new sponsors, Dave Brailsford sat down for lunch with The Cycling Podcast and a wide-ranging conversation about the transition from Team Sky to Team Ineos, the crash that ruled Chris Froome out of contention for a fifth-Tour title and the balancing act between Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal for...
16m Jul 30, 2019
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S7 Ep117: Stage 21 | Rambouillet – Paris | Tour de France 2019
Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in Paris to recap the final stage and run through the performance of the teams in the Tour de France. There’s the usual mix of punditry, analysis, comment and nonsense to wrap up the best Tour for years. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport. OUR SPONSORS Rapha has launched its new custom kit giving you the chance...
1hr 24m Jul 28, 2019
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S7 Ep116: Stage 20 | Albertville – Val Thorens | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France’s final Alpine stage was cut short because of landslides but at last the identity of the 2019 champion is known – awaiting only final confirmation on the Champs-Élysées tomorrow. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in Val Thorens to recap the penultimate stage of a most enthralling race. They discuss the stage win by Vincenzo Nibali and anticipate the ove...
56m Jul 27, 2019
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S7 Ep115: Stage 19 | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Col de l’Iseran | Tour de France 2019
Anything can happen on the Tour de France, as stage 19 proved. A dramatic, remarkable and astonishing day ended with a new leader of the race and the withdrawal of one of the French favourites. Richard Moore spent the afternoon in a helicopter, while Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau drove to Tignes – where the stage was supposed to finish – through a torrential rainstorm not realising that ...
52m Jul 26, 2019
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S7 Ep112: Stage 18 | Embrun – Valloire | Tour de France 2019
The hot weather finally broke and heavy rain fell on the run-in to Valloire but we are still none the wiser as to who will win the Tour de France. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau discuss the first of three Alpine stages and search for clues as to who is looking the strongest. What were Team Ineos’s tactics? Is Egan Bernal or Geraint Thomas their leader now? Can Julian Alaphi...
47m Jul 25, 2019
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S7 Ep110: Stage 17 | Pont du Gard – Gap | Tour de France 2019
What should have been a routine breakaway stage of the Tour de France turned into a dramatic day with the disqualification of two key support riders for Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau react to the decision to kick Luke Rowe and Tony Martin out of the Tour de France for an altercation on the road and have exclusive reaction from Team Ineos boss Da...
48m Jul 24, 2019
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S7 Ep108: Stage 16 | Nîmes – Nîmes | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France resumed after its rest day with a loop into the stunning countryside around Nîmes. With so many aggressive days of racing behind them, and with the Alps to come, it was hardly surprising that the day felt like a transitional stage – even if the race didn’t actually transition anywhere. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau reflect on the stage as Nîmes celebrate...
53m Jul 23, 2019
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S7 Ep106: The Press Conference | Rest Day 2 | Tour de France 2019
Join Richard, Lionel and François as they answer questions about the Tour de France sent in by The Cycling Podcast listeners. We also hear a quick update from Television's Daniel Friebe. There will be a final Press Conference episode at the end of the Tour de France. Send in your questions via audio message on WhatsApp to +44 7971338205. Find out how to send an audio message. (https://faq.whats...
1hr Jul 22, 2019
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S7 Ep104: Stage 15 | Limoux – Foix Prat d’Albis | Tour de France 2019
If the finish to yesterday’s stage was exciting, stage 15 to Foix was a thriller from start to finish and leaves everyone going into the second rest day still wondering who is going to win the Tour de France. The momentum is with Thibaut Pinot, winner on the Col du Tourmalet yesterday and the man who made the biggest gains again today. And yet his fellow Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe still holds...
55m Jul 21, 2019
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S7 Ep103: Stage 14 | Tarbes – Col du Tourmalet | Tour de France 2019
This most enthralling Tour de France took another twist on the Col du Tourmalet and Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau were there to witness the stage and record their thoughts as the race unfolded. The first big question asked of Julian Alaphilippe, the race leader, was whether he would cope on the first hors categorie mountain of the Tour, and the first time this race has gon...
49m Jul 20, 2019
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S7 Ep102: Stage 13 | Pau – Pau | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France continues to intrigue and, with just over a week to go, the question of who is going to win the race is yet to be answered. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau at their hillside retreat close to Pau where they reflect on the only individual time trial stage of the Tour. We expected Julian Alaphilippe to still be in yellow tonight but few thought he would ...
49m Jul 19, 2019
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S7 Ep100: Stage 12 | Toulouse – Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France reaches the Pyrenees and Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap a day that saw another rider complete the full set of stage wins in the three grand tours. There was a huge breakaway, a curious abandon and victory for Simon Yates. We discuss all three stories and all the day’s other talking points before looking ahead to Friday’s time trial and La Course. Th...
48m Jul 18, 2019
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S7 Ep98: Stage 11 | Albi – Toulouse | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France resumed after the rest day with a flat stage from Albi to Toulouse before the Pyrenees loom into view on Thursday. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in a busy square on a warm evening in Toulouse as they dissect the final sprint stage for a while. The stage was taken by Caleb Ewan – making his Tour de France debut. Stand by for terrible puns, incisive a...
53m Jul 17, 2019
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S7 Ep96: The Press Conference | Rest Day 1 | Tour de France 2019
Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau as they answer the questions you put to them via WhatsApp audio message. We'll be doing another press conference on the second rest day and a final episode following the 2019 Tour de France. Send your messages via WhatsApp audio message to +44 7971 338 205. Find out how to send a WhatsApp audio message. (https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/androi...
46m Jul 16, 2019
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S7 Ep94: Stage 10 | Saint-Flour – Albi | Tour de France 2019
With the rest day just 24 hours away, the peloton could have been forgiven for wanting a quiet day. No such luck for them because crosswinds in the final couple of hours of racing caused chaos and left several riders counting the cost of being caught out. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau as they pick over the results and sort the winners from the losers. Why were several...
48m Jul 15, 2019
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S7 Ep92: Stage 9 | Saint-Étienne – Brioude | Tour de France 2019
It’s Bastille Day in France - or as François reminds us, Le 14 Juillet, because no one calls it Bastille Day but there was to be no French stage winner in the Tour de France. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap the ninth stage, won by the South African Daryl Impey. We also hear from another rider outside his team bus and from Team Ineos doctor Richard Usher and the surgeon...
47m Jul 14, 2019
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S7 Ep91: Stage 8 | Mâcon – Saint-Étienne | Tour de France 2019
After a snoozy stage on Friday, the Tour de France burst back into life with a barnstorming stage from Mâcon to St Etienne. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau at their hotel – which they are sharing with the CCC, UAE Team Emirates, Sunweb and Cofidis teams – as they unpick a fascinating day’s racing. The stage was won by Thomas De Gendt in sensational fashion but behind th...
1hr 3m Jul 13, 2019
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S7 Ep90: Stage 7 | Belfort – Chalon-sur-Saône | Tour de France 2019
After the drama at La Planche des Belles Filles yesterday, the Tour de France settled in for a long, slow day in the sun. Heading into the Burgundy region famous for its snails, the peloton pedalled at a snail’s pace for much of the day. But there’s no such thing as a snoozy episode of The Cycling Podcast and so we join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau at their hotel for a re...
40m Jul 12, 2019
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S7 Ep88: Stage 6 | Mulhouse – La Planche des Belles Filles | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France burst into life with a classic mountain stage on La Planche des Belles Filles, with the final gravel section seeming to put an element of doubt into the minds of the riders. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap the sixth stage of the Tour which saw two debutants take the major honours. The stage was won by Belgian rider Dylan Teuns with his breakaway comp...
53m Jul 11, 2019
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S7 Ep86: Stage 5 | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Colmar | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France heads into the Vosges and Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau head to the Hotel Hassenforder to record their stage five podcast. The restaurant used to be owned by Roger Hassenforder, who won eight stages of the Tour in the 1950s. In fact, he presented the yellow jersey to Julian Alaphilippe on the podium after the stage. In another packed episode we discuss P...
58m Jul 10, 2019
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S7 Ep84: Stage 4 | Reims – Nancy | Tour de France 2019
From Champagne to quiche Lorraine, the Tour de France continues its journey, although the same team was celebrating again today. Elia Viviani followed his Deceuninck-Quick Step team-mate Julian Alaphilippe by winning the stage in Nancy. We discuss the sprint finish and dissect the tactics on the run-in to the line before hearing from Alexandre Kristoff’s lead-out man, and the youngest rider in ...
50m Jul 09, 2019
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S7 Ep82: Stage 3 | Binche – Épernay | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France has left Belgium behind and arrived in the region famous for its Champagne. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau record their stage three podcast over a glass of Champagne. We discuss Julian Alaphilippe’s stage win as he became the first Frenchman since 2014 to wear the yellow jersey. We hear from Deceuninck-Quick Step’s boss Patrick Lefevere. Mike Teunissen sl...
46m Jul 08, 2019
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S7 Ep80: Stage 2 | Brussels – Brussels | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France is still in Brussels, with the start and finish in the same places as they were on Saturday, although a very different test stood in front of the riders. The team time trial took the race through the birthplaces of two of Belgium’s finest figures – Woluwe St Pierre, where five-time Tour winner Eddy Merckx was born – and then Schaerbeek, where Jacques Brel was born. Richard Mo...
54m Jul 07, 2019
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S7 Ep79: Stage 1 | Brussels – Brussels | Tour de France 2019
The Tour de France is off and running and Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau are in the centre of Brussels to discuss the opening stage. The identity of the winning team was not a surprise but no one will have predicted Mike Teunissen would have ended the day in the yellow jersey. The Jumbo-Visma rider saved the day after his team’s sprinter Dylan Groenewegen crashed inside the...
55m Jul 06, 2019
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S7 Ep78: The Cycling Podcast Féminin | Giro Rosa Preview
The latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin looks ahead to the Giro Rosa, the 10-day stage race that starts on Friday.  There’s an interview with the defending champion and favourite, Annemiek van Vleuten, and with the rider who was second last year, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio. Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore preview the race and discuss some of the other news in women’s cycling...
59m Jul 04, 2019
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S7 Ep77: The Pre-Tour Press Conference
Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe answer the questions listeners put to them via WhatsApp, ahead of the 106th edition of the Tour de France. We also hear a teaser from an upcoming Friends of the Podcast Special episode- Lunch with the Team INEOS Principal, Sir Dave Brailsford. There will be further Press Conference episodes on each rest day and following the Tour. Send your questio...
1hr 11m Jul 03, 2019
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S7 Ep76: Service Course | Episode 1
Service Course by The Cycling Podcast is a new monthly podcast, presented by Keira McVitty and Tom Whalley, taking a fresh look at bikes, technology, equipment and clothing. Episode one includes a tour of the London Bike Show and a visit to Rob Hayles’s workshop, where the Olympic medalist discusses his career in bikes and his new sideline in repairing them. Also in the first episode we hear fr...
58m Jun 27, 2019
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S7 Ep75: A Tour de France ramble
With the Tour of Switzerland finishing at the weekend all eyes are now on the Tour de France, which starts in Brussels a week on Saturday. The Colombian prodigy Egan Bernal beat Rohan Dennis in Switzerland, but was his performance sufficiently convincing to make him the favourite for a Tour that will be missing so many stars? Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore discuss this and much ...
57m Jun 25, 2019
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S7 Ep74: The Tour without Froome
Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe meet at Vermuteria in London's Kings Cross to discuss the implications of the crash which will keep four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome of this year's race. Daniel was at the Critérium du Dauphiné when Froome crashed and he explains what happened and how it will affect Team Ineos at the Tour. Froome was not the only high-profile crash vict...
59m Jun 19, 2019
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S7 Ep73: The Women's Tour Press Conference
The final episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin from the Ovo Energy Women’s Tour is a press conference, in which Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore answer listeners’ questions. Topics range from the future of the Women’s Tour to the differences between men’s and women’s teams and there’s an interview with Morgane Gaultier, women’s cycling coordinator at the world governing body, the...
1hr 1m Jun 17, 2019
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S7 Ep71: Stage 6 | Carmarthen - Pembrey Country Park | Women's Tour 2019
The final stage of the Ovo Energy Women's Tour saw Lizzie Deignan seal the overall victory, her first win since becoming a mother less than nine months ago. She also became the first rider to win two editions of a race that was first held in 2014, having also won in 2016. In The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the final stage and look back over the...
52m Jun 15, 2019
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S7 Ep70: Stage 5 | Llandrindod Wells - Builth Wells | Women's Tour 2019
The toughest stage ever to feature in the Ovo Energy Women's Tour did not disappoint as Lizzie Deignan won her first race since her return to racing following childbirth and Kasia Niewiadoma lit it up on the climbs, finishing second at the finish in Builth Wells.  The two former winners now sit first and second going into the sixth and final stage, also in Wales, on Saturday.  In the latest epi...
53m Jun 14, 2019
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S7 Ep69: Stage 4 | Warwick - Burton Dassett | Women's Tour 2019
The Women’s Tour burst into life on stage 4 as former winner Kasia Niewiadoma won the first summit finish at Burton Dassett. Behind her, 21 year old Liane Lippert was second to take over the race lead. There are interviews with both riders in The Cycling Podcast Féminin as Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the action and look ahead to two more difficult days. We also hear fr...
52m Jun 13, 2019
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S7 Ep68: Stage 3 | Henley-on-Thames – Blenheim Palace | Women's Tour 2019
It was a day of crashes and drama on the third stage of the Women’s Tour as the race leader Marianne Vos fell heavily and was forced to withdraw. The mass pile-up at an intermediate sprint dominated the day, with lots of riders injured and nine abandoning. Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the implications for the race and we hear from the new overall leader, Lisa Brennauer....
53m Jun 12, 2019
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S7 Ep67: Stage 2 | Kent Cyclopark – Kent Cyclopark | Women's Tour 2019
There was an unusual second stage of the Ovo Energy Women's Tour, a circuit race at the Kent Cyclopark in Gravesend, but it was won by a familiar face, with Marianne Vos sprinting in ahead of Lizzie Deignan and Sarah Roy. Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore discuss the stage on the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin and there are interviews with Deignan and Roy. For Deignan...
45m Jun 11, 2019
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S7 Ep66: Stage 1 | Beccles – Stowmarket | Women's Tour 2019
Stage one of the Women’s Tour was won by Jolien D’hoore for the second year in a row as the six-day race got underway in East Anglia. The Cycling Podcast Féminin was at the start in Beccles and the finish in Stowmarket, and will be following it all the way with Orla Chennaoui, Rose Manley and Richard Moore analysing the race and bringing interviews with the top riders.   In the stage one episod...
50m Jun 10, 2019
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S7 Ep65: The Cycling Podcast Féminin | June 2019
In the June episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin we look back at the last month's racing and ahead to next week's Women's Tour, where we will be releasing daily episodes covering the six stages. We hear from Katie Hall, the Boels-Dolmans rider who was second at the recent Tour of California and who is targeting the Giro Rosa. There are also interviews with Women's Tour director Mick Bennett a...
1hr 7m Jun 06, 2019
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S7 Ep64: The Post-Giro Press Conference
Richard, Lionel and Daniel answer your questions on the 2019 Giro d'Italia for one last time before wrapping-up the final talking points. We also hear some reflections on the pink race from a handful of the veterans of the Baby Giro, including Pavel Sivakov, Mikkel Honore, Scott Davies and Jai Hindley.   Finally, there are a few words from Mitchelton-Scott owner Gerry Ryan on Esteban Chaves' wi...
1hr 16m Jun 04, 2019
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S7 Ep63: Stage 21 | Verona – Verona | Giro d’Italia 2019
The Giro d’Italia finished in Verona with Richard Carapaz giving Ecuador its first Grand Tour win in front of thousands of his countrymen and women.  In the final podcast from the Giro we hear from Carapaz’s fans and there are interviews with his team’s manager, Eusebio Unzuee and from the third-placed Primoz Roglic’s manager Richard Plugge. We also hear the best and worst from some of the ride...
1hr 6m Jun 02, 2019
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S7 Ep62: Stage 20 | Feltre – Croce d'Aune-Monte Avena | Giro d’Italia 2019
The penultimate day of the Giro d’Italia and the final mountain stage saw a minor shakeup of the overall classification, with Mikel Landa leapfrogging Primoz Roglic to occupy the final step of the podium. But with only a small deficit to make up, Roglic should be the rider to finish behind Richard Carapaz and Vincenzo Nibali in Verona on Sunday. Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe discuss the stage...
44m Jun 01, 2019
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S7 Ep61: Stage 19 | Treviso – San Martino di Castrozza | Giro d’Italia 2019
After twelve months of health problems, Esteban Chaves returned to the top step of the podium, by winning in San Martino di Castrozza in the Dolomites, as the overall contenders shadow boxed before Saturday’s final day in the mountains.  Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe review all the action and look ahead to the crucial penultimate stage. There are interviews with Chaves’s Mitchelton-Scott team...
51m May 31, 2019
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S7 Ep59: Stage 18 | Valdaora – Santa Maria di Sala | Giro d’Italia 2019
A thrilling finish to the final sprinters’ stage of the 2019 Giro d’Italia saw a win for a small Italian team and a change in the points competition, with the Ciclamino jersey moving from Arnaud Demare to Pascal Ackerman.  In The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe discuss what happened and we hear from Conor Dunne and from Ackerman’s lead-out men, Rudi Selig and Michael Schwarzman...
50m May 30, 2019
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S7 Ep58: Stage 17 | Commezzadura – Anterselva | Giro d’Italia 2019
A surprise winner and a skirmish between the overall contenders marked the seventeenth stage of the Giro d’Italia, which saw the race enter the German speaking part of Italy. In the podcast Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe are joined by Ciro Scognamiglio and there are interviews with Mikel Landa, Hugh Carthy, Esteban Chaves, Larry Warbasse, Ben O’Connor and a very frustrated and disappointed Bob...
42m May 29, 2019
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S7 Ep56: Stage 16 | Lovere – Ponte di Legno | Giro d’Italia 2019
On another day of miserable weather at the Giro d’Italia there was an enthralling stage that included the climb of the Passo del Mortirolo, which saw Vincenzo Nibali on the attack and Primoz Roglic losing valuable time. Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe are joined by Brian Nygaard to discuss the implications of the day’s stage for the final destination of the pink jersey, with Richard Carapaz loo...
53m May 28, 2019
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S7 Ep55: The Press Conference | Rest Day 2
Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe hear from Jumbo-Visma's Addy Engels following an ill-timed comfort break on stage 15 before answering the questions put to them by The Cycling Podcast listeners. We'll be holding a final press conference at the end of the Giro d'Italia. You can put your questions to the team by sending a WhatsApp audio message to +44 7971 338 205. How do you send a voice message ...
1hr 1m May 27, 2019
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S7 Ep53: Stage 15 | Ivrea – Como | Giro d’Italia 2019
Another packed episode of The Cycling Podcast from the Giro d’Italia comes from the shores of Lake Como after stage 15. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe recap a day during which the two-man break stayed clear to contest the finish – although they only stayed away by 11 seconds in the end. The victory went to Dario Cataldo ahead of his breakaway companion Mattia Cattaneo but they h...
53m May 26, 2019
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S7 Ep52: Stage 14 | Saint-Vincent to Courmayeur | Giro d’Italia 2019
The Giro d’Italia was turned on its head after a third consecutive day of attacking, exciting and unpredictable racing. Join Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe in Courmayeur as they discuss stage 14, which saw the pink jersey change hands, but perhaps not in the way it was expected. Many were expecting Primoz Roglic to inherit the jersey from his Slovenian compatriot Jan Polanc but ...
51m May 25, 2019
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S7 Ep51: Stage 13 | Pinerolo to Ceresole Reale | Giro d’Italia 2019
The Giro d’Italia sparked into life on stage 13 as the first summit finish saw Ilnur Zakarin win and haul himself back into overall contention. Behind him, Mikel Landa, Richard Carapaz, Vincenzo Nibali and Primoz Roglic all impressed as Simon Yates lost time. In the podcast we hear from Landa, his sports director Max Sciandri, Zakarin’s sports director Dimitri Konyshev, and also from Marco Hall...
48m May 24, 2019
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S7 Ep49: Stage 12 | Cuneo to Pinerolo | Giro d’Italia 2019
The Giro d’Italia finally burst into life with an aggressive stage that saw the pink jersey swap shoulders, but stay within the same team. Richard Moore is back at the Giro and joins Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe to discuss stage 12 which saw Slovenian Jan Polanc take the leader’s jersey from his UAE Team Emirates colleague Valerio Conti. This means that Slovenian riders hold the first two pl...
47m May 23, 2019
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S7 Ep48: Stage 11 | Carpi to Novi Ligure | Giro d’Italia 2019
The Giro d’Italia went to Fausto Coppi country and The Cycling Podcast’s episode from stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia starts outside Villa Coppi near Novi Ligure. The sprint finish happened a few hundred metres from Coppi’s house – still home to his son, Faustino – and the press room was at the Museum of Champions, which pays homage to the careers of Coppi and the region’s other great, Costante G...
41m May 22, 2019
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