Best Astana Podcasts (2025)

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S13 Ep151: Trapdoor - Inside the Astana Miracle 1:03:18

16d ago1:03:18

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, we revisit one of the most intriguing storylines of the late summer and autumn in the first instalment of a new KM0 series - Trapdoor - examining the fight to avoid relegation from the WorldTour. First up is Astana and their miraculous recovery from a dire position a year ago. Exactly how did the recru…

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S13 Ep155: Wings of Change 1:16:44

25m ago1:16:44

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by fellow journalist Daniel Benson for a look at how RedBull-BORA-hansgrohe are gearing up for the 2026 season. After Remco Evenepoel’s arrival, the German team are under pressure to deliver on their long-standing ambition to join cycling’s ‘superteams’. This week their riders a…

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S13 Ep154: Bulgar Treat? 1:21:14

6d ago1:21:14

1:21:14

In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by Brian Nygaard and Michele Pelacci as we run the rule over the men's 2026 Giro d’Italia just presented in Rome. The ‘Corsa Rosa’ will start from Eastern Europe for the second year in a row. After Albania this year, next May it’ll be Bulgaria’s turn to host Italy’s national tou…

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S13 Ep153: Context, What Context? 1:12:06

11d ago1:12:06

1:12:06

In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and Tudor Pro Cycling stalwart Larry Warbasse discuss some of the more intriguing and controversial news stories of the last few weeks. With most teams about to gather for their first pre-season training camps, some also face an uncertain future. The long-mooted Lotto-Intermarché merger s…

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S13 Ep152: This Time for Africa 56:49

14d ago56:49

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Oi you, loser! Or should that be winner? Yes on this month’s episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, we discuss our picks for the winners and losers of the season. Our very own losers Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Rebecca Charlton pick out a few notable performances – both for good and bad reasons – from a season that threw up a number of surprises. …

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S13 Ep150: All White Now 44:58

24d ago44:58

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In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, we digress from the usual diet of weekly news and analysis for a check-in with a familiar voice and regular guest over the years, Matt White, who in recent weeks has joined the Movistar’s team staff after over a decade in senior management at Jayco-AlUla. White’s departure from the Australian trade tea…

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S13 Ep149: An end-of-season ramble 1:12:26

1M ago1:12:26

1:12:26

With the 2025 road racing season now firmly in the rear view mirror, join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie for a freewheeling ramble through some of the big stories that have hit the headlines in the past couple of weeks. We start by discussing the fragile nature of survival at World Tour level with the news that the Australian team Jayco-Alula came…

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S13 Ep148: Pog, Larry, Avoid 1:10:39

1M ago1:10:39

1:10:39

The Cycling Podcast returns on Halloween for an end-of-season debrief and audience with the rider formerly known by his team-mates as ‘The Ghost’, Larry Wabasse - for reasons the Tudor Pro Cycling ace will explain. After a quick dip into the week’s headlines, including news of Oier Lazkano’s provisional suspension for biological passport anomalies,…

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S13 Ep147: Unwrapping the 2026 Tour de France 1:05:55

1M ago1:05:55

1:05:55

Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch, give their verdict on the parcours unveiled in Paris on Thursday morning. The ASO bigwigs have backloaded the course, apparently in the hope of maintaining a little more suspense this year. Will they succeed? Or, in trying to Pog-proof the Tour, have they merely underlined what an impossible task that is?…

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S13 Ep146: SlovAlien 1:15:46

2M ago1:15:46

1:15:46

The Monument season ended at the weekend in time-honoured fashion, with il Lombardia, and its now traditional denouement of a Tadej Pogačar victory. What more can anyone say about Pogačar’s extraordinary domination? As ever, we at least try to dig out new superlatives, this week with Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and TNT’s voice of cycling, Rob Hatc…

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S13 Ep145: Psych! 53:05

2M ago53:05

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It’s a meeting of minds on this month’s episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin as Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Rebecca Charlton take a closer look at sports psychology in light of World Mental Health Day. We hear from Dr Allie Wagener, sports psychologist at the Human Powered Health team about her work. Plus we hear from General Manager Ro de Joncke…

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S13 Ep144: Seixas And We Know It 1:10:43

2M ago1:10:43

1:10:43

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S13 Ep143: Out of Africa 1:17:35

2M ago1:17:35

1:17:35

The inaugural UCI road World Championships on the continent of Africa took place in Rwanda last week. Dominated - again - by Tadej Pogačar, the men’s road race was widely dubbed ‘the hardest edition ever’, but was it really? Team USA’s Larry Warbasse joins Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie to give his verdict and general impressions from Kigali. We a…

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S13 Ep142: Arrivée | Men's World Championship Road Race 2025 51:51

2M ago51:51

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Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they analyse the men's elite road race at the 2025 UCI World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. No spoilers here in the episode notes. 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 spo…

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S13 Ep141: Arrivée | Women's World Championship Road Race 2025 34:48

2M ago34:48

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Join Rose Manley and Rebecca Charlton as they analyse the 2025 women's UCI World Championship road race in Kigali, Rwanda. No spoilers here but stand by for an account of a stunning edition of the race for the rainbow jersey. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership wi…

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S13 Ep140: The Call of Kigali 1:34:16

2M ago1:34:16

1:34:16

The inaugural UCI road World Championships on the continent of Africa take place in Rwanda this week. The first few days of racing threw up one major surprise, the next few could yield more - and Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie & Brian Nygaard are on review & preview duty here. Remco Evenepoel‘s trouncing of Tadej Pogačar in the men‘s TT last Sunday c…

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S13 Ep139: Back To School 1:08:35

3M ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Listen up class! The Cycling Podcast Féminin has returned after our post Tour de France Femmes summer break and we have that back-to-school feeling. Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Rebecca Charlton tackle some enticing subjects after a number of contentious topics have arisen over recent weeks. We discuss weight loss in cycling, the disqualification of…

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S13 Ep138: Stage 21 | Alalpardo > Madrid | Vuelta a España 1:34:04

3M ago1:34:04

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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, w…

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S13 Ep137: Stage 20 | Robledo de Chavela>Bola del Mundo. Puerto de Navacerrada | Vuelta a España 1:06:13

3M ago1:06:13

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The end is almost in sight — this is our 20th daily podcast from the Vuelta a España 2025, recorded on the road as the race heads towards Madrid. Each episode brings race analysis, rider interviews, and daily postcards from Spain. OUR SPONSORS, LLOYDS The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnersh…

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S13 Ep136: Stage 19 | Rueda > Guijuelo | Vuelta a España 1:08:36

3M ago1:08:36

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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, w…

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S13 Ep135: Stage 18 | Valladolid > Valladolid | Vuelta a España 54:35

3M ago54:35

54:35

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, w…

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S13 Ep134: Stage 17 | O Barco de Valdeorras>Alto de El Morredero | Vuelta a España 1:01:39

3M ago1:01:39

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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, w…

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S13 Ep133: Stage 16 | Poio > Mos.Castro De Herville | Vuelta a España 1:05:36

3M ago1:05:36

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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, w…

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S13 Ep132: A Long Glorious Goodbye For Geraint | Stage 6 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 44:41

3M ago44:41

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Join Graham Willgoss and Lionel Birnie for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, interviews an…

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S13 Ep128: Stage 15 | A Veiga/Vegadeo>Monforte De Lemos | Vuelta a España 1:00:14

3M ago1:00:14

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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, w…

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S13 Ep131: The Rumble On The Tumble | Stage 5 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 36:06

3M ago36:06

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Join Graham Willgoss and Lionel Birnie for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, interviews an…

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S13 Ep130: Stage 14 | Avilés>La Farrapona | Vuelta a España 54:49

3M ago54:49

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Daily coverage of the Vuelta a España continues, with Daniel Friebe joined by Brian Nygaard for episodes recorded on the road in Spain as the race makes its way from Turin to Madrid. Each episode features in-depth race analysis, exclusive interviews, and daily postcards from Spain, capturing the atmosphere and stories from along the route. OUR SPON…

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S13 Ep129: The Burton Dassett Dash | Stage 4 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 35:42

3M ago35:42

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Join Graham Willgoss and Lionel Birnie for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, interviews an…

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S13 Ep128: Stage 13 | Cabezón de la Sal - L'Angliru | Vuelta a España 57:59

3M ago57:59

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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, w…

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S13 Ep126: Ampt Up To 12 | Stage 3 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 37:32

3M ago37:32

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Join Graham Willgoss and Lionel Birnie for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, interviews an…

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S13 Ep127: Stage 12 | Laredo - Los Corrales de Buelna | Vuelta a España 1:06:30

3M ago1:06:30

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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, w…

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S13 Ep125: Stowmarket Value | Stage 2 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 48:05

3M ago48:05

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Join Graham Willgoss, Lionel Birnie and Tom Southam for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, …

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S13 Ep124: Stage 11 | Bilbao - Bilbao | Vuelta a España 58:55

3M ago58:55

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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, w…

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S13 Ep123: A Southwoldie, But A Goodie | Stage 1 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025 41:22

3M ago41:22

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Join Graham Willgoss, Lionel Birnie and Tom Southam for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, …

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S13 Ep123: Stage 10 | Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva › El Ferial Larra Belagua | Vuelta a España 58:49

3M ago58:49

58:49

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, w…

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S13 Ep122: Stage 9 | Alfaro > Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray | Vuelta a España 2025 54:27

3M ago54:27

54:27

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, w…

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S13 Ep121: Stage 8 | Monzón Templario > Zaragoza | Vuelta a España 57:22

3M ago57:22

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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, w…

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S13 Ep120: Stage 7 | Andorra la Vella.Andorra > Cerler.Huesca La Magia | Vuelta a España 53:35

3M ago53:35

53:35

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, w…

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S13 Ep119: Stage 6 | Olot > Pal. Andorra | Vuelta a España 55:14

4M ago55:14

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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, w…

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S13 Ep118: Stage 5 | Figueres > Figueres | Vuelta a España 2025 45:34

3M ago45:34

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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, w…

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S13 Ep117: Stage 4 | Susa > Voiron | Vuelta a España 56:54

4M ago56:54

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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, w…

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S13 Ep116: Stage 3 | San Maurizio Canavese > Ceres | Vuelta a España 56:01

4M ago56:01

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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, w…

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S13 Ep115: Stage 2 | Alba > Limone Piemonte | Vuelta a España 52:57

4M ago52:57

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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, w…

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S13 Ep114: Stage 1 | Torino - Reggia di Venaria > Novara | Vuelta a España 48:58

4M ago48:58

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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…

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S13 Ep113: The XL Vuelta a España Preview 1:21:13

4M ago1:21:13

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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 hi…

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S13 Ep112: Elvis Pedersen and Do Ineos Grenadiers Need To Be All Shook Up? 1:25:36

4M ago1:25:36

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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 to…

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S13 Ep111: Movers And Shakers: Remco To Red Bull, Vingegaard To The Vuelta 1:07:00

4M ago1:07:00

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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 domi…

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S13 Ep110: Stage 9 | Praz-sur-Arly - Chatel | Tour de France Femmes 2025 1:08:23

4M ago1:08:23

1:08:23

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 …

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S13 Ep109: Stage 8 | Chambéry - Col de la Madeleine | Tour de France Femmes 2025 55:44

4M ago55:44

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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 pil…

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S13 Ep108: Stage 7 | Bourg-en-Bresse - Chambéry | Tour de France Femmes 2025 45:43

4M ago45:43

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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 forg…

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