S13 Ep123: Stage 10 | Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva › El Ferial Larra Belagua | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
59m Sep 02, 2025
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S13 Ep122: Stage 9 | Alfaro > Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray | Vuelta a España 2025
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
54m Aug 31, 2025
54m
S13 Ep121: Stage 8 | Monzón Templario > Zaragoza | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
57m Aug 30, 2025
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S13 Ep120: Stage 7 | Andorra la Vella.Andorra > Cerler.Huesca La Magia | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
54m Aug 29, 2025
54m
S13 Ep119: Stage 6 | Olot > Pal. Andorra | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
55m Aug 28, 2025
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S13 Ep118: Stage 5 | Figueres > Figueres | Vuelta a España 2025
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
46m Aug 27, 2025
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S13 Ep117: Stage 4 | Susa > Voiron | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
57m Aug 26, 2025
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S13 Ep116: Stage 3 | San Maurizio Canavese > Ceres | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
56m Aug 25, 2025
56m
S13 Ep115: Stage 2 | Alba > Limone Piemonte | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the...
53m Aug 24, 2025
53m
S13 Ep114: Stage 1 | Torino - Reggia di Venaria > Novara | Vuelta a España
Join us for daily coverage of the Vuelta a España recorded on the road as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Our daily coverage features race analysis, interviews and daily postcards from  Spain. Headline Sponsor The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming  title sponsors of the Llo...
49m Aug 23, 2025
49m
S13 Ep113: The XL Vuelta a España Preview
The third Grand Tour of the 2025 season kicks off from Turin, Italy, at the weekend – and as ever we’ll be there on the ground with our daily coverage. Before that, we take a deep dive into the route and riders with three of our Vuelta team: Daniel Friebe, Brian Nygaard and new signing Dani Arribas. Can Jonas Vingegaard reclaim centre stage with his nemesis, Tadej Pogačar, opting not to start?...
1hr 21m Aug 21, 2025
1hr 21m
S13 Ep112: Elvis Pedersen and Do Ineos Grenadiers Need To Be All Shook Up?
In this bumper episode of The Cycling Podcast, Lionel Birnie, Graham Willgoss and Brian Nygaard ask where Ineos Grenadiers go from here? Thymen Arensman saved a disappointing Tour de France with two memorable stage wins in the mountains, but Carlos Rodriguez crashed out when his bid for a high finish looked like it had stalled on the cusp of the top ten. With Dave Brailsford returning to the ...
1hr 25m Aug 15, 2025
1hr 25m
S13 Ep111: Movers And Shakers: Remco To Red Bull, Vingegaard To The Vuelta
In our first episode since the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss are joined by Brian Nygaard to recap a busy week of racing during this in-between period before attention turns to the third and final grand tour of the season, the Vuelta a España, gets underway later this month. The week's news has been dominated by the confirmation that Remco Evenepoel...
1hr 7m Aug 07, 2025
1hr 7m
S13 Ep110: Stage 9 | Praz-sur-Arly - Chatel | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Join Rose Manley and Denny Gray on a journey through the final, decisive stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to list...
1hr 8m Aug 03, 2025
1hr 8m
S13 Ep109: Stage 8 | Chambéry - Col de la Madeleine | Tour de France Femmes 2025
The mountains are here! Find out what happened on the only summit finish of the race as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follo...
56m Aug 02, 2025
56m
S13 Ep108: Stage 7 | Bourg-en-Bresse - Chambéry | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Take a seat on our beautiful terrace and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favo...
46m Aug 01, 2025
46m
S13 Ep107: Stage 6 | Clermont-Ferrand - Ambert | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Join Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they take a look at Stage 6 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episod...
51m Jul 31, 2025
51m
S13 Ep106: Stage 5 | Futuroscope - Guéret | Tour de France Femmes 2025
If the local karaoke night hasn’t swept you up already then come and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The ...
55m Jul 30, 2025
55m
S13 Ep105: Stage 4 | Saumur - Poitiers | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Pull up a chair in Poitiers and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray and a couple of extra friends take a look at Stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling...
49m Jul 29, 2025
49m
S13 Ep104: Stage 3 | La Gacilly - Angers | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Don’t be a square! Pull up a table in ‘hip and happening’ Angers and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they take a look at Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to fol...
47m Jul 28, 2025
47m
S13 Ep103: We’ll Always Have Paris | Stage 21 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
59m Jul 27, 2025
59m
S13 Ep102: Stage 2 | Brest - Quimper | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Put on your Breton stripes, pick up your bagpipes and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast...
57m Jul 27, 2025
57m
S13 Ep101: Stage 1 | Vannes - Plumelec | Tour de France Femmes 2025
Come join the Breton festivities with Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they pick apart the first stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourit...
48m Jul 26, 2025
48m
S13 Ep100: Penultimate Stop, Pontarlier | Stage 20 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
1hr 2m Jul 26, 2025
1hr 2m
S13 Ep99: I Love It When La Plagne Comes Together | Stage 19 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
45m Jul 25, 2025
45m
S13 Ep98: KM0: One Wild Night On Ventoux
A month or so before the Tour de France, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss were discussing ideas for KM0 episodes... 'How about camping on Mont Ventoux?' said Lionel. 'Yes!' said Graham. And so Lionel packed a tent, airbed and sleeping bag and decided not to book a hotel near the Giant of Provence so there could be no turning back. After picking up camping equipment for Graham at the Nîmes ...
40m Jul 25, 2025
40m
S13 Ep97: Ghosts In The Mist | Stage 18 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
54m Jul 24, 2025
54m
S13 Ep96: KM0: Never Go Back? Why Questions From The Past Continue To Haunt Brailsford
This episode of KM0 tackles Dave Brailsford's return to Ineos Grenadiers and the Tour de France, the scene of his greatest sporting triumphs. Between 2012 and 2019, Team Sky and then Ineos Grenadiers won seven out of eight editions of the Tour. However, there had been controversies along the way – therapeutic use exemptions to permit their key riders to take otherwise prohibited medication, th...
36m Jul 24, 2025
36m
S13 Ep95: Preview | Tour de France Femmes 2025
We’re welcoming Féminin listeners old and new to get into the Tour de France Femmes spirit with Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they meet up to preview the race over a platter of French cheeses. In what proved to be a far longer “punchy” episode than anticipated, Rose and Denny share their top fives of the race to come. They discuss the top five things to look out for on the course, plus their t...
59m Jul 24, 2025
59m
S13 Ep94: Sing When You’re Winning | Stage 17 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
53m Jul 23, 2025
53m
S13 Ep93: KM0: Chapter & Verses, part three
This is the third part of Lionel Birnie's conversation with Shelley Verses about her experiences working as a soigneur for the 7-Eleven team at the 1986 Tour de France. She was the first woman to work as a soigneur on the Tour and her presence on the race attracted a lot of attention from the media. If you've not listened to part one yet, you can find it here (https://pod.fo/e/2fc2b6) . That co...
19m Jul 23, 2025
19m
S13 Ep92: Camping On The Moon | Stage 16 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
57m Jul 22, 2025
57m
S13 Ep91: KM0: Chapter & Verses, part two
This is part two of Lionel Birnie's conversation with Shelley Verses about her experiences working as a soigneur for the 7-Eleven team at the 1986 Tour de France. She was the first woman to work as a soigneur on the Tour and her presence on the race attracted a lot of attention from the media. If you've not listened to part one yet, you can find it here (https://pod.fo/e/2fc2b6) . This episode...
26m Jul 21, 2025
26m
S13 Ep90: The Cassoulet Podcast | Stage 15 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
57m Jul 20, 2025
57m
S13 Ep89: Supersonic Superbagnères | Stage 14 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
49m Jul 19, 2025
49m
S13 Ep88: The Living Daylights | Stage 13 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
48m Jul 18, 2025
48m
S13 Ep87: Great Brittany
Come and chow down on our Grand Tour sandwich episode! Deliciously filled with all the chat from a thrilling Giro d’Italia Women plus a look ahead to the imminent Tour de France Femmes in our mini feature about Breton cycling. Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Rebecca Charlton cover all the talking points from a Giro which saw the maglia rosa change hands several times. It took a daring strategy on ...
55m Jul 18, 2025
55m
S13 Ep86: Hautacam et Haute Cuisine | Stage 12 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
58m Jul 17, 2025
58m
S13 Ep85: Nothing Toulouse, Everything To Gain | Stage 11 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRO...
41m Jul 16, 2025
41m
S13 Ep84: KM0: The Great French Cook-Off with EF Pro Cycling Chef Owen Blandy
On the evening of the first Tour de France rest day, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss headed to the EF Education-Easy Post team hotel on the outskirts of town for dinner. There, they met the team's chef, Owen Blandy, a  keen amateur racer who quit his job in finance to pursue a dream, combining his love of cycling with a passion for cooking. For Owen, preparing the meals for the riders is an ...
36m Jul 16, 2025
36m
S13 Ep83: KM0: Chapter & Verses, part one
In 1986, Shelley Verses became the first woman to work as a soigneur at the Tour de France, when she was part of the American 7-Eleven team's support staff. Shelley had been at the Giro d'Italia with 7-Eleven the previous year but the attitudes towards women being involved in professional cycling were such that she was confined to duties at the team hotel. That changed at the 1986 Tour when sh...
25m Jul 15, 2025
25m
S13 Ep82: Massif Attack | Stage 10 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
46m Jul 14, 2025
46m
S13 Ep81: Take Me Down to Cavendish City | Stage 9 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
43m Jul 13, 2025
43m
S13 Ep80: Putting the Cheval in Laval | Stage 8 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
42m Jul 12, 2025
42m
S13 Ep79: Mûr-de-On the Dance Floor | Stage 7 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
48m Jul 11, 2025
48m
S13 Ep78: The Bayeux Tapestry | Stage 6 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
56m Jul 10, 2025
56m
S13 Ep77: KM0: Join the Caravan of Love
The publicity caravan has been a Tour de France institution for almost a century. Introduced in 1930 by the race founder Henri Desgrange to generate much needed funds for the Tour, the cavalcade of promotional vehicles that precedes the race has grown to become a much-loved spectacle for millions of roadside fans every summer. It's bright, colourful and noisy and during Tuesday's fifth stage T...
27m Jul 10, 2025
27m
S13 Ep76: The Caen-Caen and the Caravan | Stage 5 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
39m Jul 09, 2025
39m
S13 Ep75: The Road to Rouen | Stage 4 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. VAN R...
52m Jul 08, 2025
52m
S13 Ep74: Calm, Chaos and Dunkirk Spirit | Stage 3 | Tour de France 2025
Join Lionel Birnie, Graham Willgoss and François Thomazeau as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite...
52m Jul 07, 2025
52m