Best Vlaanderen Podcasts (2024)

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Paris - Roubaix Preview + Ronde van Vlaanderen Review 1:16:24

15d ago1:16:24

1:16:24

Ronde van Vlaanderen is behind us, Paris Roubaix is ahead. The wet cobbles of the Koppenberg decided the races in Flanders, will the new chicane at the start of Arenberg decide the Hell of the North? Can Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) do the double and win both the cobbled monuments in the same year? Who will, or rather can, stop him? An…

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Preview + Amstel Gold Race & Flèche Wallonne Review 31:33

3h ago31:33

31:33

From a sunny Amstel Gold Race over a soaking wet edition of La Flèche Wallonne to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the fourth Monument of the season. A lot has happened in the past week of cycling. Tom Pidock (INEOS Grenadiers) added another Classic to his palmares, while Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx – Protime) lost one by celebrating too early. The G.O.A.T Ma…

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Paris - Roubaix Review + Amstel Gold Race Preview 34:13

9d ago34:13

34:13

It was a weekend for the World Champions as Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck) and Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx - ProTime) won Paris - Roubaix and Paris - Roubaix femmes avec Zwift. The ways their victories came to be could not have been more different. Van Der Poel went long with a 60km solo and Kopecky won after a track sprint from a lost posi…

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Tour of Flanders & DDV Preview + E3 & Gent-Wevelgem Review 1:14:19

25d ago1:14:19

1:14:19

It’s finally time for Flanders’ Finest, the Tour of Flanders! After several tough, but beautiful cobbled Classics as E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields, playtime is over. Who will be able to compete with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)? Can Lidl-Trek maintain its high level and place Mads Pedersen or Jasper Stuyven in th…

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Episode 5: AFLEVERING 5 14:35

30d ago14:35

14:35

Presentatie : Luc Mertens

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E3 Saxo Classic & Gent Wevelgem Preview + Milano Sanremo Review 46:29

1M ago46:29

46:29

Jasper Philipsen won the first Monument of the season! The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider showed him at Milano-Sanremo him and Mathieu van der Poel are a lethal duo. It’s time to focus again on the Flanders Classics as E3 Saxo Classic and Gent-Wevelgem are the next big races on the cycling calendar. In this new Domestique Cycling Podcast episode Bram, Et…

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Milano - Sanremo Preview 1:13:03

1M ago1:13:03

1:13:03

The battles between Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Primoz Roglic (BORA – Hansgrohe) at Paris-Nice, the huge performances of Jonas Vingegaard at Tirreno-Adriatico, the sprint battle between Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at Nokere Koerse and the upcoming fight between a returni…

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Strade Bianche Preview 24:23

2M ago24:23

24:23

After the Belgian opening weekend with Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne it's time to switch the focus on Italy! Strade Bianche, often seen as the sixth Monument on the cycling calendar, is upon us. The race in and around Siena marks the return of Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian leader of UAE Team Emirates will be challenged by Tom Pidco…

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Opening Weekend Preview 38:25

2M ago38:25

38:25

Cycling is coming home! Opening weekend with Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne is upon us, so it's time to preview the first Classics in Flanders. Team Visma | Lease a Bike is bringing an all-star team to the start, including the likes of Wout van Aert, Dylan van Baarle and Christophe Laporte. The same can be said about Team SD Worx -…

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Volta ao Algarve Review 28:53

2M ago28:53

28:53

The peloton raced around Portugal to get in the perfect shape for the big goals later this season. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) was the big favourite for the overall win, and he delivered. With a stellar indivual time trail, the World Champion left the opposition behind by a mile. But it weren't all smiles as Daniel Felipe Martinez (BORA-han…

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Volta ao Algarve Preview 34:39

2M ago34:39

34:39

From France to Oman, the peloton is preparing themselves for the big targets later this season. Wout van Aert wrote history with his earliest season opener ever, Remco Evenepoel casually demolished the opposition in Portugal. Don’t forget, we’re only February! And we haven’t even talked about the mud fest in Clásica Jáen. We can review a lot, but p…

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Substitutions in Grand Tours - Domestique Cycling Podcast 24:06

2M ago24:06

24:06

To substitute or not to substitute, that’s the question in this Domestique Cycling Podcast episode! Movistar team manager Eusebio Unzue dropped some ideas about allowing substitutions during Grand Tours and he even wants to shorten them to 15 stages. Team managers as Patrick Lefevere (Soudal Quick-Step), Joxean Fernandez Matxin (UAE Team Emirates) …

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Racing Review - Valenciana, AlUla Tour, Etoile de Bessèges 41:39

2M ago41:39

41:39

Cross is Boss, but it’s also over and out. The road season is now our main focus until October. We’ve had one day races in Europe, but since the past week, stage racing is back on the continent. The Volta Ciclista a la Comunitat Valenciana kicked it off and was swiftly followed by the Etoilles de Besseges. Over in Saudi Arabia, we also had the AlUl…

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Cross is Boss - World Championships Review 15:07

3M ago15:07

15:07

Mathieu van der Poel, Fem Van Empel, Tibor Del Grosso, Zoë Backstedt, Stefano Viezzi, and Celia Gery have all earned the privilege of donning the prestigious cyclo-cross rainbow jersey for the upcoming season. While tension may not have been the prevailing theme at the UCI CX World Championships in Tabor, we enjoyed the racing weekend. The Mixed Re…

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Cross is Boss - World Championships Preview 29:56

3M ago29:56

29:56

Cross is Boss returns for the penultimate episode of this thrilling cyclo-cross season. The World Championships in Tabor are upon us. Of course Mathieu van der Poel, Fem van Empel and Tibor del Grosso are the main favourites in their categories, but are there any potential dark horses poised to steal the spotlight? Dieter and Hannes take a look at …

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Challenge Mallorca Racing Review ft. Tobias Halland Johannessen 1:00:16

3M ago1:00:16

1:00:16

The European road cycling season kicked off in Spain. Mallorca hosted five thrilling Challenges. Who better to analyze these events than Tobias Halland Johannessen? The Uno-X Mobility rider, who got 3rd in a Tour de France stage last year, raced on a very high level already and obtained two nice top 10 spots. Tune in to this latest episode of the D…

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Tour Down Under Preview 55:06

3M ago55:06

55:06

Here it is! Our first preview podcast episode of the 2024 cycling season. The course, the sprinters, the favourites for GC, ... Discover everything you need to know about the Tour Down Under. Is Caleb Ewan the sprinter to beat? Have we seen the best Julian Alaphilippe already? Is Jayco AlUla playing the Simon Yates card or will Lucas Plapp be the c…

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We Predict the 2024 Season 51:22

3M ago51:22

51:22

The 2024 cycling season just started in Australia, so it's time for the Domestique predictions! Yves and Hannes predicted the winners of the Monuments, Grand Tours, Olympics and World Championships. Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, ... They're all part of this season preview. Enjoy! Support the …

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Cross is Boss - The Big Three are back! 28:12

4M ago28:12

28:12

The Big Three - Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock - are back in the world of cyclo-cross. Or maybe it’s better to talk about The One?Mathieu van der Poel has crushed the field in his first four races. He conquered Herentals, caused a storm in Mol, flew over the sand in Antwerpen and made it a phenomenal mudfest in Gavere. In this …

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The Big Transfer Special! 1:50:39

4M ago1:50:39

1:50:39

From Primoz Roglic to Bora-hansgrohe, over Cian Uijtdebroeks to Jumbo-Visma to Gianni Moscon to Soudal Quick-Step. In this transfer special Yves, Bram and Hannes discuss the biggest moves of this offseason. Discover our opinions on the transfers of a couple of GC riders, sprinters, domestiques and Classics specialists and make sure you're ready for…

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Neilson Powless has some ambitious goals for 2024 - Domestique Cycling Podcast 58:19

4M ago58:19

58:19

An American with a breathtaking background story. Neilson Powless joined our podcast to look back one last time on his 2023 season and to talk about his future goals. And yeah, the EF Education EasyPost rider is coming back to the cobbled Flemish Classics, targetting Tour of Flanders. Besides that, Neilson dreams about participating in the Olympic …

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Cross is Boss ft. Zoe Bäckstedt 36:09

4M ago36:09

36:09

The most wonderful time of the CX season asks for a special guest. In this new episode of Cross is Boss Dieter invited one of the most promising young women out there: Zoe Bäckstedt. They had a talk about her evolution as a cyclo-cross rider, her dreams on the road and being at Canyon//SRAM Racing together with her dad Magnus Bäckstedt. Support the…

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Episode 4: AFLEVERING 4 14:44

4M ago14:44

14:44

Presentatie: Luc Mertens

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Cross is Boss - Wout van Aert is back! 23:27

5M ago23:27

23:27

Wout Van Aert is coming back to the world of cyclo-cross on the 9th of December! In this new episode of Cross is Boss, Dieter and Hannes preview the return of the Belgian in Essen, together with the snowy World Cup round in Val di Sole. Discover their picks and enjoy the episode. Support the showBy Domestique

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Cross is Boss ft. Cameron Mason, again! 45:22

5M ago45:22

45:22

Cameron Mason is back! Not only back racing after skipping a weekend, but also in our Cross Is Boss podcast. Together with the Cyclocross Reds rider we look back on his big performances at Koppenbergcross, Dendermonde World Cup round and the European Championships. Mason expresses his love for the World Cup round in Dublin and tells you what his up…

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Watts Under The Hood ft. Derek Gee 51:17

5M ago51:17

51:17

Dieter and Ethan, who made his first podcast appearence for Domestique, had a talk with Derek Gee. They talked about watts, his way up to the pro peloton, his 2023 Giro and his objectives for 2024. Support the showBy Domestique

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Is GC Plus a thing? ft. Laurens De Plus 42:14

5M ago42:14

42:14

After a short break, the Domestique Road Racing podcast is back! We are starting our 2024 season with a bang as we are joined by Laurens De Plus! The INEOS Grenadiers rider is known as one of the best climber domestiques of the current peloton and helped his team leader Geraint Thomas towards a solid second place in the Giro d'Italia, inches away f…

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Cross is Boss ft. Kevin Kuhn 23:45

5M ago23:45

23:45

In this third episode of Cross Is Boss, the Domestique cyclo-cross series, Dieter and Hannes invited Kevin Kuhn. Together with the Swiss rider they look back on the Telenet Superprestige round in Niel and the UCI World Cup round in Dendermonde. How is Kevin feeling after two tough and muddy races and what are his expectations for the remainder of t…

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Watts Under The Hood ft. Johannes Kulset 57:28

5M ago57:28

57:28

For this episode Dieter invited one of the most promising talents of the entire peloton: Johannes Kulset. Johannes had a lot of bad luck the past two years, but that didn't keep him from racking in the results. Only a year ago he was still a junior. This year he was already among the best in races as Tour of the Alps and Tour de l'Avenir. For 2024 …

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Cross is Boss - European Championships 23:08

5M ago23:08

23:08

Michael Vanthourenhout, Fem van Empel, Jente Michels, Zoe Backstedt, Aubin Sparfel and Célia Gery. They all get to wear the European stars for one season. In this second episode of the Cross Is Boss series Hannes and Dieter use 7 takes to discuss the Koppenbergcross and the European Championships. After that, they had a look at the Telenet Superpre…

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Watts Under The Hood ft. James Whelan 36:29

6M ago36:29

36:29

A follow-up podcast with Jimmy Whelan after the interview we had with him half a year ago. Jimmy made his biggest dream come true: being a pro again. How that happened and what his goals in 2024 are? You will hear that in this podcast! Support the showBy Domestique

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Cross is Boss ft. Cameron Mason 49:14

6M ago49:14

49:14

The first cyclo-cross races of the season are behind us, which means this is the perfect time to launch our newest podcast: Cross is Boss, the podcast that will keep you busy during the road offseason. Cameron Mason came straight out of the mud of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Maasmechelen to join us in this very first episode. We talked ab…

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The Tour de France 2024 Course Revealed! 51:49

6M ago51:49

51:49

We thought we had closed out our podcast season, but we had to come back to talk about the newly announced Tour de France course. Does gravel have a place in Grand Tours? Does this course benefit Jonas Vingegaard or Tadej Pogacar? What can Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic do on this parcours? We give our insights on all these questions in the late…

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Awards of the 2023 cycling season 1:39:08

6M ago1:39:08

1:39:08

The 2023 road cycling season is done and dusted. The only thing left for us to do is handing out 20 awards in 10 different categories! From the strongest rider of the year over the biggest disappointments to the most surprising moments of the past season. For the very last time in 2023 we take a closer look at the performances of both the men’s and…

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The Giro d'Italia 2024 Course Revealed! 24:01

6M ago24:01

24:01

The 2023 road cycling season just came to an end, but the Giro d’Italia organisers are already looking forward to their 2024 edition. They presented the route of next season’s first Grand Tour and it promises to be an exciting one! Big GC riders as Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel have their eyes on the Tour de France next year. …

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Ruben Apers' Search for a 2024 Pro Contract 48:53

7M ago48:53

48:53

There's only one week left on the cycling racing calendar but there's still a lot of riders left without a contract for next season. One of those riders is Ruben Apers, who is currently riding for Flanders - Baloise but has been told he'll need to find a new team for next season. We talk about his goals and dreams, his backup plans and how he would…

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Il Lombardia Preview 27:46

7M ago27:46

27:46

The last monument is upon us. The Classic of the falling leaves marks the end of the 2023 season and what a season it has been so far. In this episode, Dieter and Bram talk about the chances of Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic, and Remco Evenepoel of raising their hands in Bergamo. Will we see Remco with a moustache in the off season? We'd certainly lo…

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The Jumbo-Visma & Soudal Quick-Step Merger 36:37

7M ago36:37

36:37

The cycling world was set ablaze last Sunday as Wielerflits announced that Jumbo Visma and Soul Quickstep were negotiating a merger between the 2 powerhouses. Both teams declined to comment but the internet has since been filled with rumours. We try to sift through them and find the truth about what's going on and give our take on what the conseque…

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Episode 3: Aflevering 3 13:43

7M ago13:43

13:43

Wat maakt Finfty-One een unieke serviceclub, wat is met verlof gaan bij Fifty-One, en welke activiteiten organiseerden de clubs de voorbije maanden. Presentatie : Luc Mertens

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Vuelta a España Review 54:49

7M ago54:49

54:49

GC Kuss is real and he’s a Grand Tour Winner! The Eagle of Durango held on in the third week as his own team seemed to attack him at times, but in the final stages it became clear that Vingegaard and Roglic were content with letting their loyal super domestique take a well-deserved career altering win. The Grand Tour season is over, but we’ll keep …

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Vuelta a España Review - One Week To Go 56:02

7M ago56:02

56:02

The eagle hasn’t landed yet, but with only 6 stages to go, Sepp Kuss has a real shot at winning this year’s Vuelta. Remco Evenepoel is no longer a threat to the Jumbo bees, and Juan Ayuso has quite a bit of time to make up. If GC Kuss cracks, the Danish former fish packer Jonas Vingegaard and the Slovenian former ski jumper Primoz Roglic are ready …

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Vuelta a España Review - Feat. Sepp Kuss 44:39

8M ago44:39

44:39

GC Kuss is real and he took some time out of his rest day to talk to us about his experiences at this years Vuelta, the level of the race, his dream race to win and his In-N-Out order. Support the showBy Domestique

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Vuelta a España Review - First 5 Stages 54:27

8M ago54:27

54:27

We're 5 stages into the last Grand Tour of the season but it feels like we've had 20 already. There's been plenty of drama with the race organisers still not putting rider safety at the top of the agenda. From riding in the pitch dark to controversial neutralisations and very short run-offs after the line, it's been a crazy week at La Vuelta. Remco…

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Vuelta a España Preview 1:43:18

8M ago1:43:18

1:43:18

It's already the last Grand Tour of the season, but it promises to be a corker. Team Jumbo-Visma goes in search of an incredible feat by attempting to win all Grand Tours in a single season. Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and Giro d'Italia champion Primoz Roglic are both favourites. However, the defending Vuelta champion will not give up hi…

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World Championships Glasgow - Preview Women Elite Road Race & Time Trial 31:49

8M ago31:49

31:49

Get ready to pedal into the heart of the Women's World Championship Road Race in Glasgow! In this episode, we're gearing up to explore the twists, turns, and climbs of a course that's being hailed as one of the toughest in women's cycling history. Join us as we discuss Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering, the main favorites, and delve into the strateg…

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World Championships Glasgow - Review Men Elite Road Race 52:18

9M ago52:18

52:18

Much ink had been spilled and podcast airtime filled about the Glasgow course and we finally got to see what it's all about. The parcours delivered a spectacle of which we are yet to recover. Mathieu Van Der Poel crowned himself the new World Champion and has the rainbow jersey firmly glued to his shoulders. We evaluate our predictions and statemen…

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World Championships Glasgow - Preview Men Elite Road Race 47:35

9M ago47:35

47:35

On Sunday the 5th of August world’s best riders gather in Glasgow to battle for the beautiful rainbow jersey. This Men Elite World Championship Road Race promises to be a big spectacle. After listening to this episode, you will know all about the course and you will have discovered our race favourites: Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Wout van …

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Watts Under The Hood - WC U19/23 Preview ft. Sente Sentjens 39:48

9M ago39:48

39:48

It's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS time! No better way to warm up for the next two weeks than previewing the youth categories. We have a special guest today, and it's not just 'a' guest. Sente Sentjens is one of the main favourites of the junior race, for the road race and for the individual time trail. With already a pro contract in the pipeline, the talent…

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Watts Under The Hood ft. Stijn Steels 1:20:59

9M ago1:20:59

1:20:59

There it is, the first epidosde of our new podcast Watts Under The Hood! Dieter's first guest is Stijn Steels, former pro cyclist at Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team. Expect a chat about what it takes to be a WorldTour rider, about how to cope with Grand Tours and many more. Have a good listen! Support the show…

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Tour de France Review - The Final Week 55:40

9M ago55:40

55:40

The men’s peloton has done their laps around the Champs Elysees, the jerseys have been awarded and the speeches have been given. We’ve been treated to 3 weeks of spectacle from Bilbao to Paris, from Adam Yates to Jordi Meeus, From Jonas Vingegaard to Michael Morkov. Last week, I said it would come down to the wire. The 2 days after that, Jonas Ving…

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