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The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast takes listeners to the heart of professional cycling with weekly episodes and daily coverage of the Grand Tours.
Founded by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie in 2013, The Cycling Podcast is one of the longest-running independent sports podcasts.
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In this month’s episode of Service Course Tom Whalley goes on the Tour De Supply Chain, a ride that goes back through time to the start of the pandemic, through to the current supply chain crisis whic...
· 46 min 19 sec
In this episode, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe are reunited to discuss a vintage Tour de France. Every year, Daniel gives the Tour de France a rating of one to five wine glasses according to how go...
· 1 hr 4 min 59 sec
Our Kilometre 0 from the Tour de France continues with this episode made by Kate Wagner, who was covering her second edition of the race as a journalist. Kate sees the race at close quarters from the...
· 42 min 37 sec
Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks dissect the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes as it happens. They discuss the imperious overall win by Annemiek Van Vleuten and the fall out for the rest of the cont...
· 55 min 35 sec
Rose Manley, Lizzy Banks and Anne-Marije Rook reflect on a phenomenal ride by Annemiek Van Vleuten which sees her take the yellow jersey in emphatic fashion. Hear from Rose’s adventures out on the d...
· 1 hr 13 min 52 sec
Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks are once again joined by Anne-Marije Rook for the stage today. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens Supersapiens is a conti...
· 1 hr 18 min 8 sec
Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks are once again joined by Anne-Marije Rook to discuss a day that saw a controversial disqualification, a mass pile-up, and a second stage win for Lorena Wiebes. The Cyclin...
· 56 min 21 sec
Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks are once again joined by Anne-Marije Rook to discuss the carnage as the Tour De France Femmes hit the gravel on the way to Bar-sur-Aube. The Cycling Podcast is supported...
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Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks are once again joined by Anne-Marije Rook to discuss the champagne stage of theTour de France Femmes with its testing finishing straight into Épernay. The Cycling Podcast...
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Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks are joined by Anne-Marije Rook to discuss the chaotic second stage of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science i...
· 59 min 41 sec
Join Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in Paris for the final stage of the Tour de France. They review all of the teams and then catch up with Rose Manley to talk about the opening stage of the To...
· 1 hr 38 min 12 sec
Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap the time trial to Rocamadour which crowned the Tour de France champion. We discuss cheese, time trialling, and the journey to Paris. Plus Lionel catches up w...
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Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks preview the inaugural edition of the Tour de France Femmes, which starts in Paris on Sunday and finishes on La Super Planche des Belles Filles a week later. What awaits th...
· 29 min 11 sec
Join Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in a town square in Cahors as they discuss the day Jumbo-Visma saved the Tour for France. After discussing the stage, we also catch up with very good friend...
· 57 min 30 sec
Has the Tour de France’s final mountain stage crowned the 2022 champion? Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau discuss the stage, the tactics and the historical context. We also hear from Tiesj Benoo...
· 1 hr 4 min 17 sec
Although their teams are depleted to varying degrees it is clear which two riders are the strongest in the Tour de France. The question now is whether Thursday’s final stage in the Pyrenees can separa...
· 56 min 24 sec
The Tour de France has reached the Pyrenees with an appetizer before the two big mountain stages to come. Join Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau in Foix as they dissect a thrilling 16th stage. We...
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The Tour de France Femmes starts in Paris on Sunday but it is not the first Tour de France for women riders. In 1984, the Tour de France organisers created the Tour Féminin – 18 stages held over part...
· 53 min 21 sec
A hot day on the Tour de France with temperatures hitting 40 degrees and the racing equally frenetic, particularly over the final 50 kilometres. Lionel Birnie is back on the Tour to join François Th...
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After 192.5km from Saint-Etienne to Mende, Stage 14 of the 2022 Tour de France was won by Australian Michael Matthews, who produced a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage. Matthews duked i...
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