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Johan Bruyneel, the sharpest mind in professional cycling and management force behind countless major victories, along with co-host Spencer Martin, creator of the cycling-based tactical analysis newsletter Beyond the Peloton, predict the future by breaking down upcoming top-level bike races, forecasting results to help you beat the betting market. With such highly experienced and detailed-oriented hosts, the race previews, data-based individual rider analysis, behind-the-scenes and on-the-gr ...
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The Forward Podcast with Lance Armstrong gives the audience a rare and revealing listen into Armstrong's conversations with an eclectic range of personalities—some well-known, others simply with intriguing stories to tell. Guests, which hail from the worlds of politics, entertainment, art, business, sport and beyond, have included Malcolm Gladwell, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Evert and the Avett Brothers. The Forward often touches on the theme, or concept, from which the podcast’s name is dra ...
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Spencer and Johan break down the startlist, route, and pre-race favorites in detail to predict who will win one of the biggest, and most challenging, races of the season, Paris-Roubaix or the Hell of the North (L'enfer du Nord). They sift through the odds to find the best potential return, and, for the second consecutive week, attempt to answer the…
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Spencer and Johan discuss the pre-race favorites in detail to predict who will win one of the most coveted races of the season, the Tour of Flanders. They also answer the question on everyone’s mind: Can anyone truly challenge Mathieu van der Poel? Throughout the episode, they also reveal a few strategies to capitalize on the heavily skewed odds, s…
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NBA Star Blake Griffin. The Forward w/ Lance Armstrong
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Lance catches up with Blake in Austin for a South By Southwest panel. They talk about their love of sports and becoming veteran athletes, balancing sport, and family, and embarking on a 2nd career after sports, including Blakes's passion for humor, TV, and film.
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Spencer and Johan review the startlist, course, and weather in detail to predict who will win the critical pre-Tour of Flanders dress rehearsal, Gent-Wevelgem. They reveal their favorites, wildcards, and ultra-value long shots, so make sure to listen in to see how the duo sees the race playing out. To get access to OŪTCOMES before the race, go to h…
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Milano-Sanremo 2024 Preview - Johan and Spencer predict how the season’s first true clash of the one-day titans will play out
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Spencer and Johan break down the course and star-studded list of favorites for the first Monument of the 2024 season, which will take the peloton from the outskirts of Milano to the sunny Ligurian coast. Taking this all into account, they reveal their personal picks and select wildcards. Listen in to see how the duo sees the race playing out, which…
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Michael Chernow reflects on his journey of resilience and redemption | The Forward w/Lance Armstrong
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An extraordinary journey of resilience and redemption with Michael Chernow. From a tough upbringing to a harrowing near-death experience due to addiction, Chernow's story is a testament to the resilience. Beyond his culinary accomplishments as the co-founder of The Meatball Shop and founder of Seamore's, a sustainable seafood restaurant chain, Cher…
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Billy Walters Talks Sports Betting, Jail & His Relationship with Phil Mickelson
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Lance is joined by Billy Walters, entrepreneur, philanthropist, best-selling author, and one of the most accomplished sports bettors of all time. They discuss how his tough upbringing influenced the trajectory of his life, his sports betting methods, what led up to his conviction for insider trading, his experience in jail, and how it impacted who …
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Ken Rideout on Overcoming Addiction & Running 155 Miles Through Mongolia
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On this episode of The Forward, Lance is joined by Ken Rideout, host of The Fight with Teddy Atlas Podcast and an avid runner, speaker, and investor. They discuss how Ken became one of the World’s top over-50 runners, his journey overcoming addiction, Jake Paul’s impact on the sport of boxing, and Ken’s recent victory in the Gobi March; a 155-mile,…
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Spencer and Johan run down the course, and star-studded list of favorites, for the final Monument of the 2023 season, before revealing their personal picks and wildcards. Listen in to see how the duo sees the race playing out, which one of the superstars is most likely to come out on top, and which riders present the best betting value. To get acce…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks for tomorrow’s Stage 21, which sees the peloton finish off the Vuelta a España with multiple laps of a circuit in the center of Madrid before finishing on the Plaza de Cibeles. With today’s pick of Wout Poels hitting at +1800 to put the duo on a four-stage win streak, you’ll want to listen to see who they think …
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Spencer and Johan predict the winner for tomorrow’s Stage 20, which sees the peloton tackle a deceptively difficult medium mountain stage with ten categorized climbs. Listen in to hear the duo break down how the stage will play out, and, just like Spencer’s +700 pick of Alberto Dainese for today’s Stage 19, if any high-value bets are hiding in plai…
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Spencer and Johan break down and predict the winner for tomorrow’s Stage 19, which will see the peloton begin their long march down from the mountains of Asturias toward Madrid in the center of Spain. Listen in to see how the duo thinks the stage will play out, and, just like Johan’s +350 Remco Evenepoel pick for today’s Stage 18, if there are any …
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites to win tomorrow’s Stage 18, which will see the peloton tackle a difficult stage through Asturias over five steep categorized climbs. With Johan’s long-shot +1100 pick of Primož Roglič hitting on today’s Stage 17, you'll want to make sure to listen in to see how the duo thinks the stage will play out, if Sepp K…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks for tomorrow’s Stage 17, which sees the peloton tackle one of the most challenging climbs in cycling, L'Anglirujo, after another short, explosive stage along Spain’s Atlantic coast. Listen in to see how the duo thinks the stage will play out, if the teams of the GC favorites will chase back the breakaway or let …
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites to win tomorrow’s Stage 16, which, at just 120 kilometers long along the rolling Cantabrian coast the day after a rest day, will likely produce fast, furious, and unpredictable racing. Listen in to hear which riders the duo thinks are best positioned to win and present the best betting value. Also, with Johan’…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks to win tomorrow’s Stage 15, which is shaping up to be a classic Vuelta breakaway stage from Pamplona to Lekunberri in Navarre, northern Spain. Listen in to hear which riders the duo think present the best betting value. Also, stick around until the end to hear Johan’s daily head-to-head picks, which have perform…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their favorites, and a few wildcards, to win tomorrow’s Stage 14, which serves up another tough day in the Pyrenees as the peloton makes their way back to Spain for a summit finish at Larra-Belagua. Listen in to hear how the duo thinks the stage will play out, if the breakaway or GC riders will contest the victory, and whic…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites and wildcards to win tomorrow’s Stage 13, which features the hardest parcours of this Vuelta and takes the peloton on a short, but brutal route from Formigal in the Spanish Pyrenees across the French border to finish atop the famed Tourmalet climb. With Spencer correcting picking Juan Sebastian Molano to win t…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks for tomorrow’s Stage 12, which finishes in Zaragoza and serves up a relatively mild parcours before the peloton enters the Pyrenees at the end of the week. Listen in to hear who the duo thinks are the best value bets to both win, and podium, the stage. Also, with Johan’s head-to-head picks hitting at a 100% succ…
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Spencer and Johan debate their favorites and wildcards to win tomorrow’s stage from Lerma to the punchy uphill finish at La Laguna Negra, which comes after today’s hugely important time trial, which was won by Spencer’s pick of Filippo Ganna, and before the major mountain stages in the Pyrenees on Friday and Saturday. Listen in to hear how the duo …
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites to win, and podium, tomorrow's 26-kilometer-long individual time trial in Valladolid, which will play a critical role in deciding the eventual winner of the overall classification. Listen in to hear who the duo likes to win, if they think any wildcards can emerge from the field to upset the favorites, and whic…
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Spencer and Johan go through their favorites and wildcards to win tomorrow’s tricky summit finish, which takes the peloton up to finish at Caravaca de la Cruz, which is located deep in the mountains of Murcia. Listen in to hear the duo debate how they think the stage will play out, which riders provide the best betting value, and how betters can us…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their favorites to win tomorrow’s challenging eighth stage, which ventures into the hilly interior of the Costa Blanca region before taking the riders up an extremely steep final climb before plunging down to the finish line in Xorret de Catí. Listen in to see if the duo thinks the breakaway or GC group will contest the win…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks to both win and podium tomorrow’s stage, which features one of the flattest, and longest, stages of this Vuelta a España. Listen to see if the duo thinks Kaden Groves and his Alpecin team will continue their grand tour sprinting dominance or if other riders provide more betting value. Also, make sure to stick ar…
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Spencer and Johan name their favorites, and a few select wildcards, for tomorrow’s stage, which serves up yet another tough opening week summit finish. With the duo on a three-stage win streak, you’ll want to listen in to see how they think the stage will play out and which riders offer the most betting value. Also, make sure to stick around until …
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Spencer and Johan reveal their carefully selected favorites, and wildcards, for tomorrow’s stage, which features a tough-to-control mostly downhill stage. With Johan's stage-winning picks on a two-stage streak, you’ll want to listen in to see how the duo sees the stage playing out and which riders offer the most betting value. Also, make sure to st…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites, and wildcards, to win tomorrow’s transition stage through Catalonia, which could provide one of the few chances for the sprinters to contest a stage victory at this Vuelta. Listen to see how the duo sees the day playing out and which fastmen offer the most betting value, just like Johan’s pick of Remco Evenep…
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Spencer and Johan debate who to pick for tomorrow’s difficult summit finish in Andorra, which comes unusually early in the race and will likely serve as the first major GC test by separating the contenders from the pretenders. Listen to see how the duo sees the stage playing out and which riders offer the best betting value. Also, stick around unti…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites, and a few high-value wildcards, to win tomorrow’s physically demanding and tactically tricky stage from Mataró to Barcelona. Listen to see how the duo sees the stage playing out and who will win the hotly contested uphill sprint, which takes place just two kilometers after the peloton tackles a challenging cl…
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2023 Vuelta a España GC & Stage 1 Preview
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Spencer and Johan reveal their picks, and wildcards, to win both the overall classification and the stage 1 team time trial at the upcoming Vuelta a España. The duo goes through the squads that are best constructed to contest the challenging and technical opening TTT through central Barcelona, as well as breaking down who will come out on top in an…
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2023 Men’s World Road Race Championship Preview
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Spencer and Johan pick their respective favorites, and a few high-value wildcards, to win tomorrow’s World Road Race Championships, which sees the peloton tackle a 270-kilometer course in Scotland, with the riders starting in Edinburgh and finishing on ten laps of a challenging 14-kilometer circuit in central Glasgow. Listen to how the duo thinks t…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorite, and a select wildcard, to win tomorrow’s final stage in Paris, which takes the peloton up and down the famed Champs-Élysées for a likely sprint finish. Listen in to see who the duo thinks will emerge as the eventual winner. And, with the head-to-heads back for the final stage, stick around until the end of the…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorite, and two wildcards, to win tomorrow’s stage 20, which takes the peloton on a short, but potentially explosive, route through the Vosges Mountains of the Alsace region before finishing at the Le Markstein ski station atop the Col du Platzerwasel. Listen in to see how the duo sees the stage playing out and who wi…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their favorites, and a few extremely talented wildcards, to win tomorrow’s nineteenth stage, which takes the peloton on a deceptively challenging route from Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny through the mountainous Jura region. Listen in to see how the duo sees the stage playing out and who will likely come out on top. And, ma…
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Spencer and Johan pick a favorite, and a few select wildcards, including a bold long-shot option, to win tomorrow’s eighteenth stage, which takes the peloton out of the Alps and back to flatter terrain for a finish in Bourg-en-Bresse. With their long-shot pick of Felix Gall hitting on today's stage 17 at +2900, make sure to listen in to see who the…
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Spencer and Johan reveal their favorites, and a few select wildcards, to win tomorrow’s brutal seventeenth stage, which takes the peloton through the heart of the Alps and tackles four categorized climbs, including the high point of this year’s race, the massive Col de la Loze, before descending down into the finish line in Courchevel. For the seco…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorite, and a single wildcard, to win tomorrow’s extremely important 22.4-kilometer long time trial, which finishes with a steep climb up to the finish line in Combloux. Listen in to see who the duo sees as being able to realistically contest the stage win. As always, make sure to stick around to the end of the episod…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorite, and a few long-shot wildcards, for tomorrow’s summit finish atop Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, a deceptively hard climb that is sure to splinter the bunch. Listen in to see who the duo sees the stage playing out. And, with the value of the WEDŪ head-to-head index still in positive territory for this Tour, even aft…
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Spencer and Johan choose their favorite, and high-value wildcards, for tomorrow’s brutal mountain stage, which takes the peloton up and over the infamous Col de Joux Plane and into the alpine town of Morzine. With some of the hardest climbs of this Tour on tap over the course of the stage, this is sure to be a GC classification-defining day. Listen…
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Spencer and Johan debate who the favorite, and wildcards, should be for tomorrow’s mountain stage, which finishes atop the Grand Colombier in the Jura mountains near the French border with Switzerland. Listen in to see who the duo settles on. And, with the value of the WEDŪ head-to-head index still up over 150% for this Tour, make sure to stick aro…
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Spencer and Johan pick a favorite, and a few under-valued, but high-upside, wildcards, to win the Tour’s 12th stage, which takes the peloton through an extremely hilly region of France to finish in Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Listen in to see how the duo think the stage will play out. And, with the value of the WEDŪ head-to-head index now nearing a 2…
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Spencer and Johan pick their favorites and a few high-value, but extremely talented, wildcards, to win the Tour’s 11th stage, which takes the peloton through central France from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins. Listen in to see how the duo see the stage playing out. And, with the value of the WEDŪ head-to-head index now up over 150% for this Tour, make…
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