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Tour de France Stage 5 - The Most Important Stage of the Whole Tour?
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If know you me, you know that I have a complicated relationship with pro cycling, where I gave it the best years of my life, it stabbed me in the back and shoved me out in my prime, but then launched me to a better life than I ever could have dreamed of. To be honest (other than when someone texted me that a friend was going to win the stage) I haven’t watched a bike race since 2016. I was always turned off by some doper in the pack or the commentary booth, but folks liked the podcast series, and a ton of you asked me to keep it going during the Tour. Maybe this will be healthy for me.
I have done hundreds of pro races, I know these guys and the teams and a lot of what’s going on and I have plenty of inside squawk and gossip. I’ll give you the summary, tell you what I’m seeing that might be a little different from what they’re saying on TV, but mostly I’m looking to enjoy it together.
Stage 5 was a blast, and I expect will prove to be the most important stage of the Tour. Big big climbs and aggressive tactics, I think it’s now clear who’ll win the GC and who has the strongest team, but there’s still a lot of subplots to follow.
Check it out, please share it, leave comments, but lets see if we can enjoy it together.
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/philgaimonshow
48 episodes
Manage episode 367949126 series 3486704
Free 2-week trial and PHILSENTME for a discount when you're ready to activate: https://chapeau-labs.com/
If know you me, you know that I have a complicated relationship with pro cycling, where I gave it the best years of my life, it stabbed me in the back and shoved me out in my prime, but then launched me to a better life than I ever could have dreamed of. To be honest (other than when someone texted me that a friend was going to win the stage) I haven’t watched a bike race since 2016. I was always turned off by some doper in the pack or the commentary booth, but folks liked the podcast series, and a ton of you asked me to keep it going during the Tour. Maybe this will be healthy for me.
I have done hundreds of pro races, I know these guys and the teams and a lot of what’s going on and I have plenty of inside squawk and gossip. I’ll give you the summary, tell you what I’m seeing that might be a little different from what they’re saying on TV, but mostly I’m looking to enjoy it together.
Stage 5 was a blast, and I expect will prove to be the most important stage of the Tour. Big big climbs and aggressive tactics, I think it’s now clear who’ll win the GC and who has the strongest team, but there’s still a lot of subplots to follow.
Check it out, please share it, leave comments, but lets see if we can enjoy it together.
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/philgaimonshow
48 episodes
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