Shows
RadioCyclingCan the Ineos Grenadiers threaten the big four at the Tour de France?The Critérium du Dauphiné starts on Sunday and the Tour de Suisse takes place soon after, and both races are clear indicators that the Tour de France is now just weeks away. Top of the menu in July, of course, will be the much-hyped and long-awaited clash between the big four – Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič. But what of the Ineos Grenadiers? Knocked from their perch having dominated the Tour during the 2010s, the British team is resurgent. They may not have a rider to compare with the four ma...2024-05-3138 minRadioCyclingTadej Pogačar's Giro win and what it augurs for the Tour de FranceIn the end, the biggest obstacles to a Tadej Pogačar victory in the Giro d'Italia were a few over-excited fans giving him an unwelcome push on Monte Grappa. The Slovenian now says that he will chill, and then come back for the kill, only this time at the Tour de France...In the wake of Pogačar's six stage wins that carried him to the largest winning margin at the Giro for six decades, we reflect on the UAE Team Emirates leader's radical change of Grand Tour fortunes and look ahead to how hi...2024-05-2841 minRadioCyclingTours of Britain saved, Sam Bennett targets the TourAfter months of uncertainty, British Cycling have the money, the title partner and the race director: now they also have the races. Incredibly, the Tours of Britain have been saved, thanks to a five-year sponsorship deal with Lloyds Bank that is believed to be in the region of £20 million.We hear from British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton as he tells the media about the "landmark deal" that will see Lloyds Bank immediately become the title partner of the Tour of Britain events, as well as what BC are calling its "major events vision". We al...2024-05-2335 minRadioCyclingGreg LeMond: Pogačar will be faster and better at the Tour de FranceWe’re only 15 days into the 2024 Giro d’Italia, and already Tadej Pogačar has the race in his pocket. He leads second-placed Geraint Thomas by almost seven minutes. Before the Giro began, he had already won Strade Bianche, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Volta a Catalunya. Soon he will be turning his sights to the Tour de France. Is he going to win every race he turns up to this season?In order to get perspective and context on his achievements, shortly after the Slovenian’s Grand Tour masterclass on stage 15 to Livigno we caught...2024-05-2035 minRadioCyclingWhy can't 2024's most successful team find a bike sponsor?Road racing’s not just about the biggest races, the biggest names and the biggest teams. While the Giro d’Italia continues and hogs most of the headlines, there's plenty of quality racing going on elsewhere, just with a lesser profile and often less funding too. This leads us to the question: why can’t Britain’s most talented young team get a bike brand on board?That team is Shibden HopeTech Apex, and we hear from its manager, Tim Ferguson. He tells us about their astonishing run of success through the first half of this s...2024-05-1738 minRadioCyclingHow Tadej Pogačar could still be beaten at the Giro d'ItaliaTadej Pogačar has a convincing lead in the Giro d’Italia as the race pauses for the first rest day. With nine stages completed he's already won three stages and could easily have bagged five. Imperious on every terrain, he's even turned his hand to providing a devastatingly strong lead-out for his UAE team's sprinter, Juan Sebastián Molano. He's racing for fun and for victory. So, we ask, can anything stop him from cantering away with the maglia rosa as the race nears its Roman finale?In order to answer that question, we s...2024-05-1334 minRadioCyclingWill Jonas Vingegaard defend his Tour de France title?Defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is talking up his chances of being at the Grand Départ of this year’s race in Florence on 29 June after the crash at Itzulia Basque Country that left him with serious injuries and complicated his Tour preparations hugely. But will he make it? And if he does, will he be in good enough shape to challenge for the yellow jersey yet again?At the end of a week in which Vingegaard made his first outdoor foray on two wheels since that horrific crash, we hear fro...2024-05-1035 minRadioCyclingHe’s in pink, so what's Tadej Pogačar's next move at the Giro?Just three days into the Giro d’Italia and, after Tadej Pogacar’s sterling work over the opening weekend, it’s already a done deal, isn't it? No, of course it isn’t. Yes, the Slovenian has the pink jersey and has made a great start, but there's still plenty of racing to come and work to be done, according to Stephen Roche, who knows better than almost anyone what it takes to win the Giro-Tour double.Although he recognises that Pogačar is a class apart as a racer, Irelan...2024-05-0636 minRadioCyclingCan Geraint Thomas deny Tadej Pogačar in the Giro d’Italia?With the Giro d'Italia starting in Turin on Saturday, we turn most of our new episode over to a preview of the corsa rosa and ask the question: can Geraint Thomas — or in fact anyone — outfox the flying Tadej Pogačar? We start with an extended interview with Geraint Thomas, beaten on the final weekend last year by Primož Roglič, who took the title by just 14 seconds. While acknowledging that Roglič's fellow Slovenian Pogačar is a class above his GC rivals for the maglia rosa, 2018 Tour de France winner Thomas tells us why he's b...2024-04-3042 minRadioCyclingWhy is Lotte Kopecky skipping the Tour and has women’s racing now reaching a financial tipping point?The spring Classics are over and the Grand Tours are looming, starting with the Vuelta Femenina, which kicks off this weekend. But before we get into the Vuelta Femenina and ask if Demi Vollering can win for the first time this season, there’s another huge women’s story in town: that of world champion Lotte Kopecky deciding to bypass the Tour de France Femmes in August — something which would have been unthinkable even a year ago — in favour of the Paris Olympic Games.We examine the reasons behind the world number one's decision to miss...2024-04-2537 minRadioCyclingWhy Rod Ellingworth left Ineos GrenadiersAfter being at the forefront of British success for two decades, masterminding the development of superstars such as Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and Tom Pidcock, Rod Ellingworth has left WorldTour to oversee the reboot of the women’s and men’s Tour of Britain. In an exclusive interview trackside at Manchester velodrome, Ellingworth reveals why he left Ineos Grenadiers, how he has a bold vision to grow British Cycling’s national tours — and whether he’ll be giving Dave Brailsford advice on who to bring off the bench at Old Trafford…...2024-04-1642 minRadioCyclingBora boss Ralph Denk on Roglič's state of health, Red Bull's stake in his team, links to Wout van Aert & Cian Uijtdebroeks' disappointing departureThe frenzy of the cobbles are just about behind us, the Ardennes Classics now lie in wait and soon the high mountains of races like the Tour of the Alps and, of course, the Giro d’Italia will fill our screens... Meanwhile, off the road, the UCI has just announced that it is bringing in a new face to lead the fight against technological fraud….but who is this guy…? We profile and hear from Nicholas Raudenski – a former criminal investigator who has also worked for the US Department of Homeland Security – who's about to head up...2024-04-1144 minRadioCyclingSafety first at Paris-Roubaix with Arenberg chicane, One Cycling project in limbo, fears grow over Israel-PremierTech's presenceIt’s time for Paris-Roubaix: the race that every kid dreams of winning, but that half the pro peloton hate. After last weekend’s chaos on the Koppenberg in the Tour of Flanders, what lies in wait in the ‘Hell of the North’?One thing that's already clear is that race organisers ASO and the riders' union the CPA are determined to put a strong emphasis on safety, most specifically with the introduction of a chicane right before the entrance to the most notorious section of cobbles in the Arenberg Forest.We hear from CPA presiden...2024-04-0335 minRadioCyclingIs Tadej Pogačar the greatest of all time? Plus, our Tour of Flanders preview and the latest on the Women's Tour of BritainAnother bike race, another Tadej Pogačar exhibition. The Slovenian didn’t just win the Volta a Catalunya, one of cycling’s toughest week-long stage races, he completely annihilated the opposition.Pogačar’s only 25, but already he counts 69 victories on his palmarès, including two Tours de France and five Monuments. Is there anything he can’t do? Is he now knocking on the door of eternal greatness?We put that question to the man himself in Catalonia, where Pogačar tells us that he's stepped up a level this year and is now going into e...2024-03-2837 minRadioCyclingBritish Grand Départ on ice, Pogačar's plan for Sanremo, Paris-Nice set for big freezeThe WorldTour’s Big Four stage racers – Vingegaard, Pogačar, Evenepoel and Roglic — are all on the road at last, as the European season really gets going. We start, though, with the news that the much-rumoured British Grand Départ, set to take place in 2026, has been shelved. UK Sport deputy CEO Simon Morton tells us, "We are not actively pursuing hosting in 2026," as the funding crisis in local government takes hold and cuts are made to government-backed sporting events in what's an election year. Yet after this latest gloomy development for British cycling, Morton suggests there is still...2024-03-0626 minRadioCyclingOpening Weekend preview, Women's Tour of Britain latest, Cofidis pro Zingle saves friend's life following race crashHad enough of sandstorms, palm trees and camels at the roadside? Get ready then for beers and techno, bergs and burgers: it’s time for Opening Weekend...We start with a preview of Saturday's two editions of Het Nieuwsblad and Sunday's Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. The men's edition of Het Nieuwsblad will see Visma-Lease A Bike start with a stacked team that features the race's last two winners, Dylan van Baarle and Wout van Aert, and very much tagged as favourites. We hear from Sep Vanmarcke, who won this race in 2012 against an equally powerful BMC team and is now di...2024-02-2330 minRadioCyclingExclusive interview with dsm-firmenich PostNL boss Iwan Spekenbrink, plus the SafeR initiative and the intro of yellow and red cards for racing offencesAdam Yates, Lotte Kopecky, Mads Pedersen – the big names are already winning the big races. But as we look ahead towards Strade Bianche, Paris-Nice, the spring Classics, other issues come into play – just as they do every season. Issues like race safety, rider responsibilities, ethics and money...With these issues very much in mind, we speak at length to dsm-firmenich PostNL team manager Iwan Spekenbrink, who talks about why his team remains part of the Movement for Credible Cycling, why cycling needs more doping controls to boost its credibility, and about the exciting talent that is racing in h...2024-02-1441 minRadioCyclingBritish Cycling's big plans for national tours, how Brexit hit UK racing, teams split over SafeR initiativeTen years after the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire, road racing in Britain is in crisis. We examine two strands of that state of affairs...We start by interviewing British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton, who has announced a rescue plan for the men's and women's national tours. Dutton explains how the newly formed British Cycling Events will set about saving these two emblematic races, but admits that they may not be as substantial as they previously were, in the short term at least. He also provides an update on the Tour de France's...2024-02-0535 minRadioCyclingWhere it went wrong for the Tour of Britain; Ineos sets its sights on the Tour without Brailsford; Australian GC hope Luke Plapp on his next steps towards the topSo the training camps are over, WorldTour racing is under way, and already the European calendar has kicked off. But it’s a bumpy road in professional cycling and, while some riders and races thrive, others are already finding it hard going. On the new RadioCycling podcast...Is it already too late for the Tour of Britain? With grave doubts hanging over the future of Britain's national tour, we hear from Hugh Roberts, the CEO of Sweetspot, who organised the race for the last 20 years but have now gone into liquidation. Roberts tells us about th...2024-01-2632 minRadioCyclingExclusive interview: Visma-Lease A Bike boss Richard Plugge on One Cycling, drawing on Dave Brailsford for inspiration, the Hessmann doping positive & losing Primož RogličTaylor Swift, Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic and Tom Cruise. No, that’s not the new backroom staff at Manchester United. Those are the names of the global superstars that front up the entertainment choices that we all make, each and every day. So how does five hours of road racing in the rain in Flanders compete against A-listers like that?Well, in this RadioCycling special, we meet Richard Plugge, head of the world’s teams organisation the AIGCP, and the hugely successful manager of the Jumbo-Visma team that won all three Grand Tours last year – but als...2024-01-1442 minRadioCyclingRemco Evenepoel on riding the Tour de France, Fabio Jakobsen on his new leadership role, Tour of Britain latestWhile northern Europe is swept by blizzards and freezing temperatures grip the landscape, in the relative warmth of Spain's Costa Blanca cycling's elite teams are making their final pre-season preparations and, as part of that, have been meeting the press. We joined this welcome migration and this pod features three of the peloton's biggest names...We start with Belgium's most feted sporting star, Remco Evenepoel, one of the "big four" who are due to clash at the Tour de France this summer. We ask the Soudal-QuickStep leader about whether he can end his country's 48-year Tour drought...2024-01-1031 minRadioCyclingWhat future for the Grenadiers after Ineos's Manchester United takeover? Mathieu van der Poel – untouchable on the bike and off it? Remembering Melissa HoskinsHappy New Year to all of you — here’s to 2024. There's so much to look forward to: the Classics, Grand Tours, the Paris Olympic Games, plus the intrigue, rumour and spectacle of professional cycling...Sadly, we start, though, with the distressing story of the death of Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins in Adelaide on New Year’s Eve. Her husband, two-time world time trial champion Rohan Dennis, was subsequently arrested on charges of causing death by dangerous driving. We look back on Hoskins' garlanded racing career, which included a world record and world title on the track and multip...2024-01-0143 minRadioCyclingTours of Britain in jeopardy, Tadej Pogačar on riding the Giro and his favourite pizza, and our wrap of the 2023 seasonChristmas is coming but there's still enough time for us to squeeze in one final podcast before we're all submerged in discarded wrapping paper. These are our headlines...Tours of Britain reach the end after Sweetspot mainstays retire: The breaking news is that Mick Bennett and Hugh Roberts, promoters of the men’s and women’s Tour of Britain, are to retire. We reveal what's known so far, discuss what it could mean for UK cycling and whether the British Cycling federation has a new strategy for the country's two national tours.Tadej Pogačar talks...2023-12-2036 minRadioCyclingMark Cavendish talks 2024, as do Lidl-Trek leaders Tao Geoghegan-Hart & Giulio Ciccone, plus a big step for the One Cycling projectDo they know it’s Christmas? Well, no, not at most pro team training camps, where thoughts are a million miles away from brandy cream and mince pies. We sent our intrepid reporter to the Costa Blanca to get the latest from the peloton's stars...Mark Cavendish says he's ready for his final hurrah: Motivated by the desire of his Astana-Qazaqstan to see him race for one more season and also by his competitiveness at this year's Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, the Manx sprinter says he's happy and relaxed as he goes into what is li...2023-12-1832 minRadioCyclingSafety first for Israel-PremierTech after u-turn; we meet EF Education new hope Lukas Nerurkar and Lidl-Trek's unsung hero Toms SkujinsThe first pre-season training camps are under way, and we've got news from three of the teams sure to be in the heart of the action when racing restarts in January... We start at Israel-PremierTech, where there's been quite a u-turn since we spoke to team owner Sylvan Adams just a fortnight ago. Back then, we asked him if — given the tensions fuelled by the conflict in Gaza — he had any concerns for the safety of his team’s riders and staff, to which he replied: “What are we supposed to do? Cower? We're just going to go about...2023-12-0135 minRadioCyclingThe Ineos view on 18yo American racing sensation AJ August; another step forwards for One Cycling; the Algerian with more wins than Remco Evenepoel & Jonas Vingegaard; the Uzbek team behind a Grand Tour coupTeams rosters are all but finalised and the first gatherings prior to the 2024 season are now just days away. In this new episode, the RadioCycling team looks ahead, initially by focusing on a new name in the WorldTour peloton, a rider who looks set to be America's next big thing...Have the Ineos Grenadiers found the next American superstar in 18-year-old Andrew "AJ" August? We hear from the British team's coach Dario Cioni, who reveals the long courtship between Ineos and the teenage sensation from New York state, what makes August such an outstanding prospect, where he's...2023-11-2339 minRadioCyclingIsrael-PremierTech boss Sylvan Adams on the war in Israel, security concerns, using cycling for reconciliation & Chris Froome's bike set-up; plus, Spain's latest doping scandalOur latest episode features an exclusive, hard-hitting and sometimes confrontational interview with Israel-PremierTech boss Sylvan Adams. It's an encounter that's sure to create debate and shouldn't be missed.With the world's attention on the ongoing warfare in Israel, the Israeli-Canadian billionaire reveals the impact the conflict has had on his team and offers an extremely robust defence of his adopted country's military response to the horrific terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas. Adams challenges the suggestion that the IPT riders and staff might require more security when racing and training as a consequence of the h...2023-11-1638 minRadioCyclingTour of Britain in limbo; the struggle to boost cycling participation in Palestine; as Manchester United line up Dave Brailsford, what next for the Ineos Grenadiers?In the latest podcast from the RadioCycling team, the headlines are...Tour of Britain in limbo – Following British Cycling's sudden and dramatic termination of its 10-year agreement with Tour of Britain promoters Sweetspot, we examine the probable repercussions and hopes for survival of both the men’s and women’s races.We hear from the journalists who broke the story, Cycling Weekly's Tom Thewlis and The Guardian's Jeremy Whittle, who explain the financial dispute that led to the apparently terminal breakdown in this long-standing relationship and the likely ramifications for both parties. The pair also examin...2023-11-1027 minRadioCyclingDoubts and dismay over One Cycling's plan to revamp racing; the Parisian climb that's key to Olympic glory; Tour de France set for return of split stages?Road racing may now have ceded centre stage to cyclo-cross, but there's still plenty of major stories and issues for the RadioCycling team to pick over in our latest podcast. We begin with...One Cycling – the latest on the plan that could rock world road racing. Since lifting the lid last week on the scheme put together by Jumbo-Visma boss Richard Plugge and Soudal-QuickStep majority owner Zdeněk Bakala, we've been gauging reaction and opinion across the sport. We hear from the race organisers likely to be affected by the mooted restructure of the calendar, from...2023-11-0142 minRadioCyclingSpecial report: Is Saudi Arabia's PIF behind cycling's proposed new league?A RadioCycling special report reveals how Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) may be part of the proposed new league that promises to revolutionise and change cycling forever.PIF, who have invested heavily in football, golf, boxing and F1, have held discussions with the major stakeholders of the mooted league.RadioCycling has been informed that the league has been in the works for the past three years, and that five major teams are involved.The league is the brainchild of Jumbo-Visma’s general manager Richard Plugge, who is also the man behind One Cy...2023-10-2729 minRadioCycling2024 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes route announcements, and Velo d'Or awards, featuring Mark Cavendish, Jonas Vingegaard, Jasper Philipsen and Demi VolleringA special extended episode of RadioCycling comes live from Paris, as we attend the prestigious Vélo d'Or awards and the 2024 route announcements of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes.Our 24-hour Parisian special begins at the Pavilion Gabriel, just off the Champs-Élysées, where the great (most notably Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault) and good gathered for the first formal presentation of the prestigious Vélo d'Or awards by French magazine Vélo. We hear from the winners – or at least those that attended rather than opting for a short break at EuroDis...2023-10-2545 minRadioCyclingMichael Mørkøv on Mark Cavendish; exclusive Charlie Quarterman interview; 2024 Giro d'Italia route; Tour de France Femmes set for Alpe d'Huez finaleIn a week when the dying embers of the raging fire that was the 2023 season are almost extinguished, we're already looking ahead to 2024... Welcome to the latest slice of cycling news from RadioCycling...We start with a guest appearance by Charlie Quarterman, who lifts the lid on the reasons for his decision to retire from the professional scene at the age of 25, despite a sterling performance in the 2023 Giro d’Italia and his undimmed passion for racing. The young Briton talks candidly about the constant physical and mental pressure he felt he was under, both on...2023-10-1936 minRadioCyclingIntermarché in racism scandal; transfer frenzy after merger meltdown; Tour set for gravel test; Babadag - the toughest climb of allIt may be autumn, the time of falling leaves and drifting woodsmoke, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, but there's still plenty of news and talking points in the pro peloton. These are RadioCycling's latest headlines...Intermarché-Wanty-Circus plunged into racism scandal – The Belgian team has pulled two of its riders from the Tour of Guangxi, the final WorldTour race of the season, after they posted a racist image on social media. We detail how the team and the UCI have responded to this furore and examine what it says about the riders involved and the sta...2023-10-1130 minRadioCyclingJumbo-QuickStep merger latest; Bahrain seek 2nd sponsor; Thibaut Pinot Ultras head for Lombardy; Guangxi returns after 3-year breakThe European road season may be heading for its grand finale in Lombardy this weekend, but there's no end yet to the talk of mergers. As uncertainty continues to linger over the men's peloton, these are RadioCycling's headlines... Blood on the carpet – with the UCI weighing in as the Jumbo-Visma/Soudal-QuickStep merger meltdown continues, we examine the latest developments in this ongoing saga. Is SQS boss Patrick Lefevere the good guy? And what of Richard Plugge, the Jumbo-Visma boss who's also the head of the professional teams' association. Has his reputation been tarnished?Money, money, money...2023-10-0431 minRadioCyclingMotor doping: the absent tech fraud tests that threaten cycling’s credibility; is Jumbo-QuickStep merger on? How Cat Ferguson leapt to the WorldTourTalk of mergers are on the news menu just about everywhere, but before we turn to the latest on that issue, RadioCycling has quite a scoop...X-ray machines and iPads have been touted as the means to prevent motor-doping and reassure everyone in cycling that the sport is technologically clean. However, a RadioCycling investigation has found that, despite the UCI stating that “it carries out bike tests at all UCI men’s and women’s WorldTour events”, that is not the reality.Our canvassing of the 51 WorldTour and Women's WorldTour races reveals that there are huge hol...2023-09-2637 minRadioCyclingVuelta review: Jumbo boss Richard Plugge on their leadership furore, Remco on being better in 2024, & Geraint Thomas on "stagnation" at IneosThe Vuelta a España may be done, but it's not yet dusted. These are RadioCycling's headlines following one of the most controversy-hit Grand Tours in recent memory...Vuelta wash-up: did the best man win? We examine whether Jumbo-Visma's overdue and belated selection of Sepp Kuss as the team's leader was a sporting or a marketing decision, and hear from the man who made it, Richard Plugge, who insists that social media pressure didn't play a role in them deciding to back the American and that everyone on the team buys into their #Samenwinnen (winning together) ethos.2023-09-1932 minRadioCyclingJumbo's Vuelta skelter, including ex-UCI boss Brian Cookson on their dominance; heart scares in the bunch; NCL hits the skids; & transfer latestWith GC Kuss edging ever closer to Madrid and Jumbo-Visma's Grand Tour Grand Slam now inevitable, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...As Jumbo-Visma end their tactical Vuelta skelter, we ask whether the Dutch team is the greatest of all time and whether it can maintain its supremacy. We also hear from former UCI president Brian Cookson, who assesses whether that dominance is good for the sport and why salary and budget caps aren't the solution to the perennial issue of big-money teams lording it over their rivals.This week's heart scare for Jumbo-Visma's Nathan Van...2023-09-1537 minRadioCyclingVuelta leader Sepp Kuss, Vuelta discovery Cian Uijtdebroeks, racing legend Annemiek van Vleuten & Tour of Britain boss Mick BennettAs the Vuelta a España pauses for its second rest day, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...Cruise control for Sepp Kuss: With just six days of racing between the American and one of the unlikeliest but also most popular Grand Tour wins of recent times, we hear from the Vuelta race leader. Kuss explains why the steepness and quantity of the climbing that lies ahead holds no fears for him, his good memories of the fearsome Angliru and confirms that there are, as yet, no team orders being applied to Jumbo-Visma's three leaders who fill the t...2023-09-1135 minRadioCyclingGC Kuss – it's on at the Vuelta! 2024 Tour route latest; Van Aert on Kooij; all hail the Tour of BritainThere's a big weekend of racing ahead at the Vuelta a España and the Tour of Britain. With our special guest host OJ Borg standing in for Jeremy Whittle, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...We start at the Vuelta, where all the talk is about GC Kuss. Could it happen? Will it happen? The American mountain domestique who's leading the race didn't buckle in the TT, is climbing as well as anyone and appears to be enjoying his spot in the limelight. We examine the beautiful dilemma of having three leaders that's facing Jumbo-Visma and, bizarrely, i...2023-09-0735 minRadioCyclingRemco and Jonas on Vuelta TT; Juan Ayuso profiled; Vuelta flirts with muddy disaster; Jumbo-Visma's relentless winning machine; big moves for Steels & BackstedtAs the Vuelta a España caravan pauses for its first rest day and the chance to wipe off the mud and dirt it picked up at the Cruz de Caravaca summit finish, these are RadioCycling's headlines...Is the Vuelta organisation's better judgement going off course? After yet another stage that left questions hanging over the race directors, we discuss the muddy mayhem of the Cruz de Caravaca. Was the decision to neutralise the final kilometres an over-reaction or were they right to avoid a situation where the hopes of some GC contenders might have gone slip s...2023-09-0331 minRadioCyclingLenny Martinez's coach on the Vuelta leader; more Ineos-QuickStep rumours; two paths for Jumbo in sponsorship search; Avenir winner Isaac del Toro and Mexico's renaissanceAfter three opening days when chaos was the predominant factor, this Vuelta is turning into a belter, with Sepp Kuss at his climb-conquering best and the youngest rider in the field donning the race leader's red jersey. With the mountains now coming thick and fast, RadioCycling's latest headlines from Spain and beyond are...Lenny Martinez sees red as Remco loses his grip: we could hardly have picked a better morning to speak to the coach of the 20-year-old Groupama-FDJ rider who's already shone magnificently on his Grand Tour debut. Nicolas Boisson tells us what makes Martinez special...2023-09-0136 minRadioCyclingVuelta chaos: De Gendt, Guillén & Dan Martin give their take; Cav 50/50 for 2024; Jumbo-Visma holds course after doping positiveThe Vuelta a España is off and running, although its opening weekend was hardly auspicious. RadioCycling donned its waterproofs and night vision goggles in Barcelona and these are our headline stories...The Vuelta's chaotic start: glassy and treacherous roads, racing in darkness, rider protests, getting the results of intermediate sprints from fans, and its defending champion's crash into race staff moments after a thrilling victory... The season's final Grand Tour has stumbled rather than sprinted from the starting blocks. We hear from Thomas De Gendt on the riders' take of the mayhem, we get a defence o...2023-08-2936 minRadioCyclingOur Vuelta preview, featuring Geraint Thomas, Sepp Kuss, Eddie Dunbar, Jay Vine and James KnoxOur latest podcast focuses entirely on the Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the season that has attracted, arguably, the best line-up of riders seen anywhere this season. In RadioCycling's deep dive into the Vuelta, these are the headline stories are...As Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard rekindle their partnership in Jumbo-Visma's bid to claim a first-ever season sweep by one team of all three Grand Tours, we speak to American ace climber Sepp Kuss, who played a key role in the Dutch team's Giro and Tour successes and has been selected to do the...2023-08-2534 minRadioCyclingIneos-QuickStep merger? Lidl-Trek's supermarket sweep; a bad week for doping cases; Swiss aiming for 2031 Super WorldsThe Vuelta a España is just around the corner, but before the focus switches to the final Grand Tour of the season there are plenty of other big talking points in the pro peloton. These are RadioCycling's latest headline stories...We start on familiar ground, with a look at the latest developments and rumours involving the Ineos Grenadiers, Soudal-QuickStep and, it almost goes without saying, Remco Evenepoel. What began as a quest by the British team to sign the Belgian team's leader is turning into something quite different and much more substantial. There's talk of a m...2023-08-2338 minRadioCyclingFormer Team Sky doctor given doping ban, the Tour de France and its probable UK return, and James Shaw on severe concussionWith a flurry of big name moves in the transfer market and 10 days remaining until a cast of the peloton's stars gather at the Vuelta a España, these are RadioCycling's latest headline stories...Following the announcement a four-year ban for former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman for possession of a banned substance and lying to UK Anti-Doping investigators, we speak to Matt Lawton, chief sports correspondent of the Times, who has followed the case closely since 2016. We hear what impact this decision will have on Team Sky's legacy, whether Freeman is the "fall g...2023-08-1737 minRadioCyclingSuper Worlds wrap: Remco, Pidcock, Kopecky & rider burnout. Plus, Geoghegan Hart leaves Ineos & Pogačar says "no" to VueltaAfter two weeks of non-stop action, the Glasgow "Super" World Championships closed, as they began, with some stellar performances from some of the sport's biggest stars. As we head off for a super beer and a long lie down, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...Worlds in motion... UCI president David Lappartient has hailed these Glasgow Worlds as the biggest success in the championships' history, but there are plenty of talking points in what has been an overwhelming (in all senses of the word) fortnight. We reflect on the sheer amount of racing, which has triggered admissions of burn-out a...2023-08-1430 minRadioCyclingGlasgow Worlds reaction; Remco latest (yes, again!); transfer market update; the feelgood story of the Worlds; Federico Bahamontes rememberedThere's so much action taking place at the Glasgow "Super" World Championships that there's hardly been time to squeeze in a podcast, but we've finally managed it and these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...We start, of course, in Scotland, with the World Championship version of the Wacky Races. It's been frantic, but fun. There's been griping about too many corners, too many potholes and even too much racing, but it's been impossible to avoid being swept up by the quantity, quality and beauty of the action. As well as offering our take on "cycling's Olympics", we hear f...2023-08-1037 minRadioCyclingTDF Femmes finale; Remco transfer saga rolls on; the UCI crackdown on drafting; Adam Hansen on improving motorbike safety in racesAfter an enthralling second edition of the Tour de France Femmes finishes with Demi Vollering's overall victory in Pau, these are RadioCycling's headlines...Bigger and better than in 2022, with a stronger, deeper and more competitive field, the Tour de France Femmes built towards a dramatic climax in the Pyrenean mist that will stay in the memory. We get a rider's perspective on the race from French star Audrey Cordon-Ragot.One of the dominant stories of the Tour de France Femmes was the crackdown by the UCI jury of commissaires on riders drafting behind cars when...2023-07-3136 minRadioCyclingAlpecin downplay Philipsen death threats; Vollering the rider to beat at TDFF; Intermarché defend Girmay's Tour showing; Cav to saddle up again in 2024?; the cash crisis in women's cyclingnAs the Tour de France Femmes approaches its high-rise finale in the Pyrenees, these are RadioCycling's headlines...Despite the loss of sprinter Lorena Wiebes due to a stomach complaint, SD Worx remain in control at the TDFF with Lotte Kopecky still holding the yellow jersey she's had since the opening day and their GC leader Demi Vollering looking as if she has the edge on her rivals, despite a 20-second time penalty for drafting behind her team car. We look at the key days ahead, and particularly Saturday's critical mountain stage over the Aspin pass that then...2023-07-2831 minRadioCyclingCagey start at TDF Femmes; the UCI's quest against motor doping; Claire Steels, the 36yo WorldTour debutant; educating the Tour's new fans that As the Tour de France Femmes reaches its halfway point, these are RadioCycling's headlines...The first three stages of the TDF Femmes have seen plenty of weather, crashes and abandons, but the GC battle has been cagey, with Demi Vollering's Team SD Worx and Annemiek van Vleuten's sparring with each other, but not yet looking to delier knockout blows. We hear from defending champion Van Vleuten on why the GC contest has been a waiting game.Amidst the conjecture and scepticism that was triggered during the final week of the Tour de France, there we...2023-07-2632 minRadioCyclingTom Pidcock, Jai Hindley, Lizzie Deignan and the Jumbo-FDJ "beergate" spat feature in our Tour review and Tour Femmes previewOn cycling's Super Sunday as the Tour de France finishes and the Tour de France Femmes gets going, these are RadioCycling's headlines...As Jonas Vingegaard completes the most dominant Tour victory of recent years, we pick out the race's highlights including an unforgettable first week, the return of the Puy de Dôme, Bora's poignant tribute to Gino Mäder, and, last but not least, Thibaut Pinot's tremendous swansong in the mountains.British riders were also to the fore during the Tour, from the start in Bilbao, where Adam Yates won the day, to the fi...2023-07-2435 minRadioCyclingVingegaard under fire, Sagan in the spotlight, and Rousse talks Tour de France FemmesAfter two weeks of frenzied and close-fought action, the Tour leaves the Alps with its leader holding the biggest lead of this century. As the race pauses in "Chickentown", these are RadioCycling's headlines...At Combloux and Courchevel, Jonas Vingegaard became the demolition man, putting a wrecking ball through the general classification and eviscerating Tadej Pogačar. With scepticism of his performances spreading, we get a Danish perspective on the Jumbo-Visma leader and his place in his country's sporting pantheon, and also hear from his team director Grischa Niermann. Sunday will be Peter Sagan's last day a...2023-07-2133 minRadioCyclingVingegaard-Pogačar Tour duel swings Dane's way; Jumbo-Visma ponder legal action against fan; Israel boss doubles down on Froome comments; cycling's post-Festina brave new worldAfter Jonas Vingegaard's torching of his rivals in the Combloux time trial, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...Like Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault or Miguel Induráin in their time trialling pomp, Jonas Vingegaard not only beat Tadej Pogačar in the Tour's only TT, but blitzed him, putting an astonishingly large gap between himself and his arch-rival. We reflect on this incredible performance, on what it means for the GC battle, and on whether Pogačar has the ability – and enough road left – to surpass his first-week comeback and turn the battle for the yellow jersey around again.2023-07-1936 minRadioCyclingTadej & Jonas's epic duel, the race for Remco, Ewan and Lotto fall out, & Arsène Wenger on his love of cyclingAs the Tour de France pauses in Saint-Gervais for its second rest day, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...The Tour remains on a knife-edge, with Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard so close to each other that they might as well be riding a tandem. We reflect on a Tour that's shaping up as even better than last year's and potentially as one of the best of all time.There's another fascinating battle going on away from the Tour action. The race for Remco Evenepoel is heating up. Although his Soudal-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere is a...2023-07-1736 minRadioCyclingTour latest: Froome "absolutely not" value for money says IPT owner Adams; Movistar to announce co-sponsor; pendulum swinging towards Pogacar says Rasmussen; Dumoulin backs unflappable VingegaardIn a very frank interview with Radio Cycling's Chris Marshall-Bell, Israel-PremierTech team owner Sylvan Adams explains why four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome didn't merit a place in their Tour de France line-up and says that the British rider hasn't fulfilled the hopes IPT had for him when he signed an extremely lucrative multi-year contract three years ago. "He’s supposed to be our leader at the Tour de France and he’s not even here, so no I couldn’t say he’s value for money, no," Adams declares.While stating that he has the utmost r...2023-07-1335 minRadioCyclingRemembering Gino Mäder – a reflection on his life that features interviews with the Swiss rider by journalist Kate WagnerIn this special episode, RadioCycling pays tribute to Gino Mäder, the 26-year-old Swiss rider who died after crashing while racing in his national tour last month.Produced in collaboration with journalist Kate Wagner, who got to know Gino well during his professional racing career, it features extracts from interviews she conducted with the Bahrain Victorious rider.These interviews highlight not only Gino's love of cycling and racing, but also his passion for issues beyond the sport, notably the climate crisis, which fired his desire to bring about change and tackle inequality and injustice. These i...2023-07-1128 minRadioCyclingTour latest: Egan Bernal tells us he's "proud" of himself; TDF boss lifts lid on 2024 route; Puy de Dôme analysis; why there's no rest on a rest dayAs the Tour de France pauses in Clermont-Ferrand for its rest day, these are RadioCycling's latest headlines...2019 Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has made a miraculous return to racing after his near-fatal training crash in Colombia last year. The Ineos Grenadier tells us why he's proud of what he's achieved in making it back to the Tour, what he's hoping for from the rest of the race, and why Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar are racers "from another planet" and that his long-term goal is to join them on it. In an exclusive in...2023-07-1037 minRadioCyclingTour latest: Pogačar & Vingegaard's Pyrenean slugfest; Ineos forced to rethink; sprinters gear up for Bordeaux; Paris unveils magnificent Olympic coursesAs the Tour de France leaves the Pyrenees, these are RadioCycling's news headlines...It's been frantic, the tactics have been crazy at times, but it's also been totally captivating. We look back on two days in the Pyrenees when Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar tried to knock lumps out of each other and in doing so served up racing action that was every bit as enthralling as last year's epic mountain duel between the pair, the sport's two outstanding climbers. While the dynamic duo have fought their own private battle, the Ineos Grenadiers have fou...2023-07-0729 minRadioCyclingNews headlines: Jumbo deny van Aert rift; "Hands off Remco" says Lefevere; team radio relay proving a hit; Astana say no to NairoAs the Tour de France heads for the Pyrenees, these are RadioCycling's news headlines...Wout van Aert hasn't looked like a happy camper at times during the Tour's opening days, but Jumbo-Visma's head of performance Merijn Zeeman tells us that there's no rift at all between the Dutch team's multi-talented Belgian powerhouse and their Danish leader and defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard. It's nothing more than the Belgian press creating something out of nothing, Zeeman asserts.Our man in the Tour's media mixed zone, Chris "Listen Boy" Marshall-Bell, catches Soudal-QuickStep boss Patrick Lefevere in chatty m...2023-07-0530 minRadioCyclingTour news, day 2: Ineos deny rider exodus; French unrest eases as TDF approaches; Bahrain in dark over police probe; Lappartient suggests fans pay to watchWith the Tour de France's first weekend completed, these are RadioCycling's news headlines...Ineos team manager Rod Ellingworth acknowledges that at least three of the British team's GC leaders are angling for transfers, but denies that there's going to be a mass exodus of their stage race talent. Bullish in his defence of Ineos's Grand Tour strategy, Ellingworth tells us why he's excited about their future and the role he hopes Egan Bernal will play in it.After several days of unrest following the killing a teenager by a police officer, calm appears to be...2023-07-0233 minRadioCyclingTour de France preview: featuring Jonathan Vaughters, Marcel Kittel, Fred Wright, Tadej Pogačar's coach, and Ineos's transfer riddleRadioCycling will be offering three episodes a week during the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Our first Tour-themed show, backed by our new sponsor Saddle Skedaddle, offers a blitz of the latest news going into the world's greatest race.We start with the latest on transfer dealings at Ineos Grenadiers, where there's a lot of outward traffic but very little movement in the other direction. With Tao Geoghegan-Hart, Ben Tulett, Pavel Sivakov, Carlos Rodríguez and now Dani Martínez all heavily linked with moves away from the British super squad, we ex...2023-06-2833 minRadioCyclingIneos unleash the British Ganna; the very latest on Jumbo and their rumoured Saudi sponsor; Giro Donne saved at the last; what next for Froome?While Ineos teenager Josh Tarling was expected to be among the medallists in the British TT championship, his victory by more than a minute over his rivals did cause a stir. We speak to his former coach Stuart Blunt about the 19-year-old Welshman, who Blunt describes as a "British Filippo Ganna".We've got a Jumbo-Visma double, starting with the latest from team manager Richard Plugge on the Dutch team's search for a new lead sponsor. Plugge refuses to confirm press rumours of discussions with Saudi enterprise Neom City, but says there's been global interest in backing the...2023-06-2631 minRadioCyclingTour de France culture special: A look at the good and bad of Netflix's Unchained, plus the cycling films you definitely should see and the books you should readFrom Orson Welles to Ernest Hemingway, Ben Stiller to Paul Smith, Dustin Hoffman to Samuel Beckett, the Tour de France has long had many famous fans in the world of culture and the arts. Now the race has had the Netflix treatment with Unchained, their much-heralded series about the 2022 Tour. Enjoyable as it was, the series only showed a glimpse inside the madness, excitement and intrigue of the world's biggest bike race. So what about the other great cinematic and literary gems, classics and faux pas of the world's greatest bike race? This episode is a...2023-06-2139 minRadioCyclingUkraine special: 16 months after the Russian invasion, RadioCycling investigates the impact of the war on Ukrainian cycling and its ridersSoon after Ukraine was invaded by Russia in February 2022, RadioCycling's Chris Marshall-Bell began investigating the impact of the war that has ensued has had on Ukrainian cycling and its cycling community.16 months on, RadioCycling presents this special episode on Ukraine. It focuses on one of the country's leading coaches, Oleksandr Kulyk, who was killed six days into the conflict, and his son, Andriy, his country's national road race champion in 2019.Andriy Kulyk's moving account of his father's life as a coach to Olympic champions and his death under a Russian artillery barrage encapsulates the fate...2023-06-1819 minRadioCyclingTour selection storm at Groupama; team radios opened up to Tour fans; Steve Cummings on Ineos's Tour selection dilemmas; transfer rumour mill ramps upTour de France selection is always a tricky business, team managers giving good news to some riders and dismaying others. This is typified by the hullabaloo at Groupama-FDJ, where team boss Marc Madiot has delighted Thibaut Pinot fans by selecting the mercurial climber for a final lap of France before his retirement, but made way for him by discarding sprinter Arnaud Démare, who's had the Tour on his programme all year. We delve into the news that created beaucoup de brouhaha in France.Staying with Tour selection, we examine the riders pushing their case at the T...2023-06-1536 minRadioCyclingDauphiné debrief: Vingegaard marches on; chaos at Tour des Pyrénées; LeMond's battle with leukaemia; big plans for Vuelta Femenina;If the Critérium du Dauphiné's ability to highlight the Tour de France favourites once again proves reliable, Jonas Vingegaard is going to be hard to stop as he aims to defend his title in July. We examine the Dane's dismantling of his rivals in the French Alps, look at which of them have emerged from the Dauphiné with reason for optimism and, on the flip side, those who have left with their reputations tarnished.Liker the Dauphiné, the Tour International Féminin des Pyrénées was scheduled to have a Sunday afternoon finish, but instead t...2023-06-1134 minRadioCyclingVuelta boss Guillén dismisses date change; Bossuyt: I'm the victim in doping affair; Gee can target Classics and GTs says Israel DS; Bora set focus on Grand Tour victoriesOur latest episode kicks off with an exclusive interview with Vuelta a España director Javier Guillén, who tells us that there's absolutely no prospect of the Vuelta swapping dates with the Giro d'Italia, a move that many were pushing for as a possible solution to the bad weather that perennially affects Italy's Grand Tour. "No, no and no!" declares Guillén. Looking ahead to this year's Vuelta, now just 10 weeks away, Guillén says all the big names will be welcome and discussions are under way to tempt the likes of defending champion Remco Evenepoel and three-time winn...2023-06-0833 minRadioCyclingPogačar fresh but short of racing for the Tour; Canyon hit by doping affair; UCI tighten block on Russians; Uzbek motorbike mayhemTadej Pogačar discloses that there positive and negative sides to his racing layoff after he broke his wrist at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April. On the up side, he'll be fresh going into the Tour de France, but he acknowledges he'll be short of racing and that his wrist may still be hampering his punchy style. We hear what the two-time Tour champ has to say.Canyon//SRAM are in the midst of a doping after their Belgian sprinter and world track champion Shari Bossuyt tested positive at the Tour of Normandy in March. We look at...2023-06-0527 minRadioCyclingJonas Vingegaard in his best shape ever, says Jumbo coach; the Tour sets its sights on Brittany and Britain - in 2024 and 2026; will Man Utd takeover derail Ineos?Jonas Vingegaard is stronger and more confident than ever, that's according to Mathieu Heijboer. Jumbo-Visma's head of performance tells that us that, while the Dane is still shy and retiring off the bike, Vingegaard has moved on another level when he's racing and is full of confidence as he prepares to defend the Tour de France title.Scotland, England, Wales: This seems increasingly likely to be the order for the three stages that will form the Grand Départ of the 2026 Tour de France. We lift the lid on the latest details, including the possibility of an epi...2023-06-0130 minRadioCyclingGiro wrap: redemption for Roglič; what next for Ineos?; Lefevere says "hands off Remco"; Britain's young talent face funding crisisRoglič redemption: Thomas the fall guy as Primož slays his demons. We hear from Jumbo-Visma's Grand Tour debutant and reluctant oboeist Thomas Gloag about his Giro and riding for the race's newly-crowned champion.Plus, Olympic champion Ed Clancy, a close friend of Mark Cavendish's since they were kids, reflects on the Briton's stunning final stage victory in Rome.Ineos left shattered as Jumbo numbers tell in the end. Sports director Oli Cookson gives the British team's perspective on the second Giro in succession where victory has been snatched from them on the final mountain stage....2023-05-2929 minRadioCyclingThe Giro's thrilling finale; concerns over Glasgow Super Worlds; Jakobsen set for QuickStep exit?No Country for Old Men: as GC battle at the Giro lights up in typically late but enthralling fashion, Geraint Thomas and Primož Roglic are set to slug it out for the pink jersey, but can't write off young gun João Almeida.Stage wins and the pink jersey: we catch up with DSM sports director Matt Winston, who reflects on his team's impressive Giro and the weekend's critical TT finale.World of confusion: has the UCI over-reached itself with the Glasgow Super-Worlds? Dubbed "cycling's Olympics", some countries are struggling to foot the costs required to...2023-05-2529 minRadioCyclingCav set to call time on stellar career; Giro GC battle yet to ignite as mountains loom; UCI president wants to move Liège-Bastogne-Liège to new date; Tour faces more eco protestsMark Cavendish is set for a big annoucement on the Giro's rest day, with the Italian saying that the British sprinter will announce his retirement at the end of this season.Philippe Gilbert has described the Giro's GC battle as providing "meagre entertainment" and the ex-world champ is far from alone. We look at what's preventing the contest for the pink jersey from igniting.EXCLUSIVE STORY: UCI president David Lappartient tells RadioCycling that he wants to see Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the other Ardennes Classics moved to an autumn date and explains why he's for th...2023-05-2122 minRadioCyclingCav set to call time on stellar career; Giro GC battle yet to ignite as mountains loom; UCI president wants Liège-Bastogne-Liège on new date; Tour faces more eco protestsMark Cavendish is reportedly set to announce on the Giro's rest day that he will retire from racing at the end of this season.Philippe Gilbert has described the Giro's GC battle as offering "meagre entertainment" and the ex-world champion is far from alone in this opinion. We look at what why the contest for the pink jersey is one of attrition rather than thrills.RadioCycling Exclusive: UCI president David Lappartient tells us that he'd like to see the Liège and the rest of the Ardennes Classics switched to the autumn as part of a...2023-05-2136 minRadioCyclingEXCLUSIVES: we reveal Remco's next race; interview with CPA president Adam Hansen; Ineos DS Steve Cummings on the spectre of CovidThere's a lot to cram into this episode.It kicks off with an exclusive interview with ex-pro turned riders' union president Adam Hansen, who talks about the challenges of his first months as head of the CPA, why he's trying to be more inclusive and open, and about the riders' biggest concern – no prizes for guessing that it's race safety.Covid is causing chaos at the Giro d'Italia. Is it time for tighter restrictions to be brought back in with the Tour de France looming? Ineos DS Steve Cummings gives his perspective on dealing with th...2023-05-1936 minRadioCyclingCovid-hit Remco quits Giro; Giro rest day review; Vollering v Van Vleuten clash again; what next for Nairo?Episode 4 went off without hitch, only for race leader Remco Evenepoel to quit the Giro d'Italia with Covid. So here's version two, complete with that disappointing news, as well as a look ahead to week two of the corsa rosa.We get Jayco-Alula team manager Matt White's analysis of what lies ahead in a race that could hardly be any more finely balanced. Plus, there's Tao Geoghegan Hart's analysis of Radio Cycling host Jeremy Whittle's wardrobe, while Peter Cossins suggests that the Giro, so hyped by so many, is actually the least exciting of the Grand Tours 2023-05-1528 minRadioCyclingGran Sasso preview; Charlie Quarterman on his day in the break; DSM exclusive; Cav's coach expects wins soonA look ahead to the GC battle on the mighty Gran SassoCorratec's Charlie Quarterman on his challenging day in the break on stage 6 and why he asked Alessandro Di Marchi to ease up a tadDSM get a new partner but insist they'll keep focusing on young talent and not prima donnasMark Cavendish's coach Maurizio Mazzoleni explains why the Manx sprinter has raced so much this season and how this is likely to pay offSupport the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...2023-05-1130 minRadioCyclingVuelta Femenina big bang; Cordon-Ragot opens up; no Giro bubbles; Lance's space missionRadioCycling brings you to up to date with the thrilling action experienced at the Vuelta Femenina, hears from Audrey Cordon-Ragot who has experienced a nine month period she'd happily erase from memory, and also gets the lowdown on cycling's attempt - or lack of - to combat the ride in Covid cases. There's also the perplexing tale of a certain Lance Armstrong being blasted into space...Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-05-0929 min
RadioCyclingRadioCycling: the peloton's Russian army rider; Giro issues; Tiberi's new job; Vuelta FemeninaOn the first-ever edition of RadioCycling, we bring you the four biggest news stories ahead of the opening men's Grand Tour of the season. We hear how Covid is affecting certain teams in the build-up to the Giro d'Italia, investigate the strange tale of a Russian army cyclist racing the biggest races in the women's calendar, while we also reveal where Antonio Tiberi is heading next after shooting dead a cat. There's also a look back on the first half of La Vuelta Femenina. Sponsored by Sigma Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-0628 min