Best The Giro DItalia Podcasts (2024)

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S12 Ep29: KM0 Special - The April Episodes 44:02

35m ago44:02

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In this special episode of The Cycling Podcast - before our Girovagando coverage cranks up next week - we both revisit and preview six new KM0 episodes either released earlier in April or still to come before the Grande Partenza in Turin on May 4. As ever, we’ll be serving up daily podcasts from on the ground in Italy, where the mood music in the r…

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How do you solve a problem like Pogačar? 51:07

6h ago51:07

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With Classics season in the rearview mirror, Kit Nicholson, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to ponder whether anything can or should be done to make it harder for riders to attack from so far out.By Escape Collective

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CLASSIC CLIMBS | Rocacorba: The Most Celebrated Climb Never Used in a Pro Race 57:26

1h ago57:26

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The Rocacorba climb outside Girona is a prestigious Strava segment contested by professionals and amateurs. It is a demanding climb known for its challenging terrain and stunning views. The climb has become notable despite never being featured in a grand tour, thanks to the pros who have used it as a test climb. To find out more about why this clim…

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S12 Ep28: Arrivée | Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 | Women’s Race 37:29

22m ago37:29

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In this final Arrivée episode from the Ardennes Classics, Rose Manley and Rebecca Charlton take a close look at this year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes which was full of twists and turns both literally and figuratively. The scene was set for something of a final grudge match between some of the biggest winners and unexpected losers of the Ardennes …

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S12 Ep27: Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 | Men’s Race 46:13

14h ago46:13

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In this episode of Arrivée, Daniel Friebe and Richard Abraham reflect on a 2024 edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège that had been billed as a clash of the Titans between the two outstanding riders of the season so far, world champion Mathieu van der Poel and 2021 Liège winner Tadej Pogačar. With the Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne winners, Tom Pidcock …

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Let's chug our podium lager 49:10

1d ago49:10

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Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz to ponder whether the Ardennes Classics might merit some reevaluation, to discuss World Cup mountain bike racing and the NCL going on hiauts, and to look ahead to a clash between Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep26: Flèche Wallonne 2024 | Women’s Race 32:01

5d ago32:01

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Rose Manley and Denny Gray of The British Continental offer up their ‘hot-takes’ on an ever explosive edition of Flèche Wallonne Feminine. With SD Worx still smarting from a mis-step from Lorena Wiebes at the Amstel Gold Race, the team was looking for revenge at the second Ardennes race of the week, particularly with defending champion Demi Volleri…

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S12 Ep25: Flèche Wallonne 2024 | Men’s Race 47:28

4d ago47:28

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In this episode of Arrivée, Daniel Friebe and Richard Abraham review a brutal edition of Flèche Wallonne, ridden in the rain and plummeting temperatures. After his victory in Amstel Gold at the weekend, could the pre-race favourite Tom Pidcock live up to that billing and complete an historic double? Or would someone else - perhaps one of the many p…

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S12 Ep24: Tom, Slick…& Larry 1:31:14

2d ago1:31:14

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In this week’s regular episode of the The Cycling Podcast, Richard Abraham and Rob Hatch join Daniel Friebe to look back on Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race - before Décathlon-AG2R Mondiale stalwart Larry Warbasse reports from his pre-Giro d’Italia altitude camp on Mount Etna. After a challenging start to the season for INEOS Grenadiers, Tom Pidcock’s vic…

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51 - Firenze Capitale del Regno d'Italia - Lezione con la prof.ssa Elena Giannarelli 1:05:45

7d ago1:05:45

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Questo non è un semplice episodio, questa è una lezione di storia, di cultura, di lingua italiana che cambierà completamente la tua conoscenza di Firenze! La professoressa Elena Giannarelli, massima esperta di Firenze, ci porta in un viaggio nella storia ricca di curiosità e particolarità poco conosciute. Firenze capitale del Regno d'Italia, la sto…

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S12 Ep23: Cobbling Together History 1:02:54

7d ago1:02:54

1:02:54

The Cycling Podcast Féminin team are looking back over a thrilling cobbled Classics season. Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Orla Chennaoui pick out their favourite moments, hero riders and big surprises from the cobbled races this year. Catching the team’s attention are emotional moments for Pfeiffer Georgi and Kasia Niewiadoma, breakthrough moments fo…

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Don't throw things at the bike racers 50:33

8d ago50:33

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Caley Fretz, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson talk through some of the side stories that came out of the last weekend of cobbled classics and wonder aloud what can be done to make the sport safer and less full of dumb people who want to throw things at bike racers. Plus, Iain Treloar interviews two confused deer mascots.…

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S12 Ep22: Sing When You’re Winning 1:16:48

9d ago1:16:48

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In this week’s regular episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe visits top Eurosport commentator Rob Hatch at home - or is it vice versa - and they’re joined by the now-retired cobbles maestro Mitch Docker for a considered look back at the events of the last week. After the usual round-up of the big stories, it’s back to last weekend and Paris…

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S12 Ep21: Arrivée | Paris-Roubaix 2024 | Men's Race 52:14

11d ago52:14

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In our latest Arrivée episode of the Classics season, Daniel Friebe & Richard Abraham give their verdict on the 121st edition of Paris-Roubaix or the “Hell of the North”. Fresh off his third victory in the Tour of Flanders last week, Mathieu van der Poel was the hot favourite to also land his second Roubaix title. Richard Abraham was in France to s…

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S12 Ep20: Arrivée | Paris-Roubaix 2024 | Women’s Race 38:07

12d ago38:07

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In this latest Arrivée episode from The Cycling Podcast Féminin, Rose Manley and Rebecca Charlton take a closer look at one of the most anticipated races on the calendar, Paris-Roubaix Femmes. After three explosive editions since the inaugural women’s race in 2021, expectations were high for the 2024 race. The odds were in Lidl-Trek’s favour having…

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The Paris-Roubaix preview 1:05:13

20d ago1:05:13

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From a bar in Belgium straight to your ears: The Placeholders crew preview both of this weekend's Paris-Roubaix races, discuss the Arenberg chicane and the crashes in the Basque Country, and we hear from Emma Norsgaard on what Roubaix means and how to ride it.By Escape Collective

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Ep 95: Cobbles Galore - Tour of Flanders Analysis & Paris-Roubaix Preview 32:59

14d ago32:59

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Wedged between the two biggest cobbled races in the calendar, the Toms look back on a wet Tour of Flanders and ahead to Paris-Roubaix. Having visited northern France last month, Tom 1 offers his intel on the state of the cobbles. Spoiler: they're not looking good. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340…

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You take Boonen, I'll take Van der Poel 47:11

15d ago47:11

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The Placeholders crew comes to you live from Kortrijk, Belgium, this week, where they tackle life's greatest questions (who's better, Boonen or Van der Poel?), debate the merits of goat-based cobble upkeep, and have some Weekly Pain with a real live member.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep19: Flanders Classic? 1:15:15

24d ago1:15:15

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In this week’s regular episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is again joined by journalist Richard Abraham and former Classics maestro Mitch Docker, as we revisit the men’s Tour of Flanders on Sunday and review some of the more salient and controversial talking points from ‘Vlaanderens Mooiste’. Mathieu van der Poel’s third Flanders victory…

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The rain and pain in Flanders 49:44

18d ago49:44

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We're back with a special on-the-ground episode from Oudenaarde, the finish town of the Tour of Flanders. It's wet, it's cold, but we've found a bar and a fire and are ready to talk about a spectacular bike race (even if the last 50 km were slightly less spectacular). As always, for a deep run-through of the women's Flanders, don't miss Abby and th…

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S12 Ep18: Arrivée | Tour of Flanders 2024 | Women's Race 34:53

18d ago34:53

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For our first Féminin Arrivée of the season, Rose Manley and Denny Gray pore over an explosive edition of the Tour of Flanders. Team SD Worx start the race with World Champion and home favourite Lotte Kopecky looking to make it a hat-trick of Ronde Van Vlaanderen victories. But can Lidl-Trek, a team growing in confidence and tactical nous, finally …

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S12 Ep17: Arrivée | Tour of Flanders 2024 | Men's Race 40:29

18d ago40:29

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In our second Arrivée episode of the Classics season, Daniel Friebe & Richard Abraham deliver their verdict on the 108th edition of the Tour of Flanders or Ronde van Vlaanderen. With Wout van Aert’s spring campaign ruined by a crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, the Belgian’s long-time bête noire, Mathieu van der Poel, started the race as …

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Ep 94: Tour of Flanders 2024 Preview - Who Can Challenge Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky? 32:16

27d ago32:16

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On the bill this Sunday is De Ronde, one of the most prized Monuments there is. The Toms rattle through the route, delve into the history of the Paterberg, and pick out a handful of riders who might challenge the rainbow-clad favourites, Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky. Plus, Tom 1 foreshadows a major crash. Note: This episode was recorded b…

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Is it safer at altitude? 52:56

22d ago52:56

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This week's episode of Placeholders, recorded after a busy weekend of racing – but before Dwars door Vlaanderen ... – ponders which men's Classics team is best right now, riders skipping races to go to altitude, and whether the "Big Six" is really a thing.By Escape Collective

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LUKE LAMPERTI | The American Future of the Classics! 34:28

22d ago34:28

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S12 Ep16: Mads as a March Hare 1:31:52

23d ago1:31:52

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by former Classics stalwart Mitch Docker and the journalist Richard Abraham, as we look back at last weekend’s pre-Ronde van Vlaanderen appetisers, the E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem. Friday saw the latest masterclass from Mathieu van der Poel in E3, which underlined his stat…

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S12 Ep15: Last Woman Back 1:09:10

27d ago1:09:10

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Our mini-feature this month focuses on the final riders to complete Paris-Roubaix. Riders who have had to overcome difficult circumstances to reach the end of one of the most formidable races in cycling, even when they finished way outside of the time limit. We speak to Ilaria Sanguineti, Eluned King and Senne Knaven about what motivated them to pu…

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Van der Poel is in it for the long haul 52:24

1M ago52:24

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Kit Nicholson and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz to discuss Mathieu van der Poel's longterm deal with Canyon and extension with Alpecin-Deceuninck, whether the pros should be friends, and what's coming up in the Spring Classics.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep14: The Pog & Phoneline 1:22:09

1M ago1:22:09

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This week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast comes from the latest stop on Daniel Friebe’s springtime Mediterranean tour, Mallorca, and precisely the home of Eurosport commentator Rob Hatch. That pair are joined by journalist Richard Abraham, as we revisit some of the most compelling storylines from Milan-Sanremo at the weekend. Jasper Philipsen’s vi…

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S12 Ep13: Arrivée | Milan-Sanremo 2024 48:56

1M ago48:56

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We’re on the Ligurian Riviera for the first Monument of the season - almost live from the finish-line on Via Roma. Join Daniel Friebe & Brian Nygaard to hear how the race was won & what some of the key protagonists said. There’s also a cameo from perhaps our most cherished friend - Ciro Scogamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport. buycycle Arrivée is br…

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The best generation of American racers since ... ? 57:01

1M ago57:01

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Dane Cash, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz on the Placeholders this week to discuss this generation of Americans after Matteo Jorgensen's Paris-Nice win, where things stand for the WorldTour sprinters, and what's on tap this coming weekend at Milan-San Remo.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep12: American Flyers 1:41:45

1M ago1:41:45

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This week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast is a special dispatch from the Côte d’Azur, partly recorded at the home of our own Captain America - better known to us as Décathlton-AG2r La Mondiale’s ‘Motown Maestro’ Larry Warbasse - and featuring an exclusive interview with Visma-Lease a Bike’s newly crowned Paris-Nice champion, Matteo Jorgenson, on t…

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TOM STEELS | The Road To Becoming a DS 1:11:10

1M ago1:11:10

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🎥 Find the video interview on YouTube and participate in the Roubaix contest by leaving your favorite race moment in the comments 👉 https://youtu.be/TcpI58alwqA We have two VIP hospitality tickets up for grabs for the Roubaix on April 7, 2024. _____ Join us for a gripping journey into the heart of professional cycling as we delve into the last thre…

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Ep 93: Strade Bianche, San Remo & A Song Contest 34:59

2M ago34:59

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After a series of disasters at TT Podcast HQ - a broken face for Tom 1 and a burnt laptop for Tom 2 - we're back to talk about the Italian Spring Classics. Strade Bianche offered two distinct races, both of which ended with two serial winners on the top step. What will San Remo bring? Who knows, we'd rather talk about the town's recent song contest…

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What is this thing? 1:02:14

2M ago1:02:14

1:02:14

Ronan Mc Laughlin, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz on this week's Placeholders to discuss new helmets and new helmet regulations, Tadej Pogačar's talent, and hookless rims. The crew also gives the BikeGrid game a go.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep11: The Whole Pog 1:20:36

1M ago1:20:36

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In this week's episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and journalist Richard Abraham are back in the bike race bubble at Paris-Nice, where two of the Big Four contenders for this year's Tour de France start to piece together their preparations for July. Remco Evenepoel comes fresh from victory at the Volta ao Algarve but is taking on a stage…

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52 - Modi di dire italiani: De gustibus - storia e uso 10:17

2M ago10:17

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Impariamo insieme una espressione italiana molto comune per parlare di gusti: de gustibus non disputandum est, o più semplicemnte, de gustibus! Parliamo della sua origine del suo significato e facciamo qualche commento divertente anche sul cibo italiano. GRUPPO TELEGRAM GRATUITO - entra qui IMPARA CON ME 1:1 www.italiantimezone.com…

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S12 Ep10: Mum's the word 53:32

2M ago53:32

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We’re looking at motherhood in our February episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin. With Ellen Van Dijk’s much-anticipated return from maternity leave on the horizon, we explore the growing trend of racers returning to the peloton post-baby. Rose Manley speaks to Lizzie Deignan, one of the first women to be supported by her team to a return to raci…

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Visma flexes depth, Strade Bianche looms 45:44

2M ago45:44

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This week on the Placeholders, Dane Cash, Abby Mickey, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz to ponder whether anyone will remember Visma's Opening Weekend results if they can't win a Monument, who is the best sprinter right now, and whether team mechanics can disguise themselves as riders to get into races.…

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S12 Ep9: Yellow Fever 1:35:38

2M ago1:35:38

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by the veteran French journalist François Thomazeau and the Aussie former Classics maestro Mitch Docker to recap Opening Weekend - the Belgian double-header dominated, as per the predictions, by the Visma-Lease a Bike team. Wout Van Aert was the favourite for Saturday’s Omloop h…

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Knee-jerk predictions for Opening Weekend 47:38

2M ago47:38

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Jonny Long and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz on the Placeholders this week for a form check as early-season racing ramps up. The crew also circles the Plugge hole (Erzen's version) and makes some knee-jerk predictions ahead of Opening Weekend.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep8: Weekend Warriors 1:34:32

2M ago1:34:32

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by the journalist Richard Abraham & top commentator Rob Hatch, as we look forward to a very eagerly anticipated Opening Weekend in Belgium. Before thoughts turn to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne,, we review some racing highlights from the last weekend, most not…

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51 - L'Italia, un amore lontano - chiacchierata con Urmi Hossain 22:18

2M ago22:18

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In questo episodio parliamo con Urmi Hossain di Italia e di cosa significa vivere lontani dal Paese che si ama e che si chiama "casa". Scopriamo la comunità italiana a Montreal, in Canada, e parliamo di lingue e anche un po' di razzismo e multiculturalità. Find out more about Urmi Hossain and her contents: Women's empowerment @ myways.ca Language l…

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Rigo's retirement and some Bora brouhaha 48:16

2M ago48:16

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Jonny Long, Kit Nicholson, and Dane Cash join Caley Fretz on this week Placeholders to cover all of the big news as racing is heating up around the world from Oman to Colombia.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep7: Stars & Watercarriers 1:33:59

2M ago1:33:59

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by the journalist Richard Abraham & Décathlon-AG2r La Mondiale stalwart Larry Warbasse - a still slightly soggy Larry Warbasse after his season’s début at a very wet Tour de la Provence. We discuss how Mads Pedersen whipped up a storm that blew the rest of the field away in the …

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The Unsung Heroes of Pro Cycling - Meet the Mechanics 45:37

2M ago45:37

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In the world of professional cycling, where the spotlight often shines on the riders conquering the grueling races, there exists a group of individuals working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure every pedal stroke is supported by a perfectly tuned machine. These unsung heroes are the mechanics, the wizards of the workshop who transform bikes in…

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Is it about the athletes? 45:02

3M ago45:02

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Ronan Mc Laughlin, Jonny Long, and Kit Nicholson join Caley Fretz to discuss the rumors of a potential (and large) investment in bike racing from a Saudi Arabian firm as well as the news of the UCI banning a pedal and Zdeněk Štybar's retirement.By Escape Collective

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S12 Ep6: A Mads Rush 1:32:55

3M ago1:32:55

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In this week’s regular episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by top commentator Rob Hatch and the Danish former comms chief turned team manager turned journalist, Brian Nygaard. We take a look back at a busy week of racing - including the cyclocross World Championships - and some of the biggest stories of the last week, including …

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50 - Modi di dire italiani: "Fare il giro di Peppe" - origini e significato 3:38

3M ago3:38

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Uno spin-off, un dietro le quinte con Michelangelo, Quello di Arte, per conoscere il significato e le origini dell'espressione italiana "fare il giro di Peppe". Buon ascolto! Travel to Rome living exceptional experiences: www.livevirtualguide.com Michelangelo: www.quellodiarte.com Giulia: www.italiantimezone.com…

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With wings on their bikes, they'll pedal 47:08

3M ago47:08

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Abby Mickey, Dane Cash, and Ronan Mc Laughlin join Caley Fretz to talk Red Bull, MyWhoosh, Ekoi, and more ...By Escape Collective

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