The Grandest Tour stage 30: Where are we, Lionel?

s the Vuelta a España reached stage 15, and The Grandest Tour reached stage 30, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap a day that had breakaway written all over it, but ended in a bunch sprint.

We check in with Daniel Friebe and hear from our audio diarist, Nick Schultz, who was in the break that looked like it would stay away, and from Harry Tanfield, whose Vuelta ended thanks to a persistent injury. There’s also an interview with promising young British rider Mark Donovan of Team Sunweb. And we discuss the news that Ian Stannard, a stalwart of Team Sky and Ineos, has announced his retirement.

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