Welcome to the Ascent Cycling Podcast - covering the world of professional cycling with race analysis, reviews, interviews, and more. From mountains to cobbles, Grand Tours to Classics, we have you covered. Hosted by Guillaume Wattier and Joe Timms.
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Bauke Mollema gave Trek their first TDF win in 3 years, as Guillaume Martin is the new runner-up of this Tour de France
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Mark Cavendish equalized the one who we shall not say the name's record
Nils Nils Nils Super Nils Nils Super Super Nils Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Nils Politt gave Bora a win after having lost Peter Sagan the morning
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Wout van Aert won the stage with not one, but two Mont Ventoux, and where Jonas Vingegaard had Pogi show his first sign of weakness on this year's TDF
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Deceuninck cleaned the sprinters out with a 3rd win for Cav, and we preview the double Ventoux !
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where the rain saw Aussie Ben O'Connor winning!
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Tadej Pogacar won the Tour.
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Mark Cavendish put everyone to bed and got his 32nd win on the Grande Boucle !
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Tadej Pogacar put everyone to bed, and destroyed the Tour de France
Guillaume talks about stage 4 of the 2021 Tour de France, where Mark Cavendish took the honours in a fierce sprint after catching Brent Van Moer to the line
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Alpecin did the back to back, but more notably, saw a lot of riders hitting the deck, with Ewan and Haig out of the race, and Primoz Roglic losing a minute
Joe and Guillaume talk about today's stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where Mathieu Van der Poel put everyone to bed by doing what his late grandfather couldn't, getting the yellow jersey.
Guillaume talks about the opening stage of the 2021 Tour de France, where World Champ Julian Alaphilippe put everyone to bed by destroying the competition, in what was a hectic stage, scene of 2 huge crashes putting a lot of riders out of contention for the yellow jersey
Joe and Guillaume talk all things Giro after a wonderful three weeks in Italy.
Joe and Guillaume say goodbye to the Giro as Pippo Ganna wins in a dramatic manner ahead of Rémi Cavagna, and Eduardo Affini, but the story of the day is of course Egan Bernal taking the Maglia Rosa home, winning the Trofeo San Fine on his frirst attempt
Joe and Guillaume first discuss Stage 20 of the Giro with Damiano Caruso taking the honours, and then take a look ahead of the 21st stage of the Giro, the final Time-Trial in Milano, with Egan Bernal most likely finishing in pink tomorrow
Joe and Guillaume first discuss Stage 19 of the Giro with Simon Yates taking the honours, and then take a look ahead of the 20th stage of the Giro, leading to the Alpe Motta, for what is the last mountain stage, and inline stage of this edition of the Giro d'Italia
Joe and Guillaume discuss stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia, between Rovereto and Stradella, which saw a massive breakaway taking the win, with Alberto Bettiol, Carthy's number one babysitter, tahking the only shot he's had on this race to go ahead and win it !
Joe and Guillaume discuss stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, between Canazei and Sega di Ala, which saw the first cracks in the pink jersey of Egan Bernal, losing near to a minute on Simon Yates, in a stage where Dan Martin became a winner on all 3 Grands Tours
Joe and Guillaume take a look ahead of the 17th stage of the Giro, leading to Sega di Ala, with a potential breakaway win and the toughest climb of this Giro so far.
Joe and Guillaume discuss stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia, between Salice and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which would have been the Queen Stage had it not been for the race to lose the Passo Fedaia, and the Pordoi, following tough weather conditions
Joe and Guillaume take a look ahead of the 16th stage of the Giro, leading to Cortina d'Ampezzo, with a potential breakaway win and 5600m of climbing today
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage of the Giro which took place on the almighty Monte Zoncolan and was won by the breakway surprisingly to keep the host's predictions scores at 2-1 in France's favour.
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage of the Giro which saw Giacomo Nizzolo ending his streak on the Giro and finally reaching that top step of the podium, and the boys take a look ahead of the Monte Zoncolan
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage of the Giro which saw the peloton go over 4600m of positive elevation, with Vendrame winning the stage, and Vincenzo Nibali sharpening his tooth
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's unbelievable stage of the Giro which led the peloton to the white roads of the Strade Bianche, and saw a spectacular race, from the breakaway, but also the GC, with some riders saying goodbye to the pink jersey
Joe and Guillaume take a look ahead of the 11th stage of the Giro, leading to Montalcino, in what could become an iconic stage of this decade
Joe and Guillaume have some outrageous things to say about the next two weeks of this Giro
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage where Bora put on a show today ahead of the rest day, with Peter Sagan winning Stage 10 of the Giro ahead of Gaviria and Davide Cimolai
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage where Egan Bernal made a statement in Campo di Felice where he did the double, taking both the stage, and the Maglia Rosa, after what was a very eventful day, with Geoffrey Bouchard missing out on his first pro win of his career for just 200m.
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's stage where Gino Mäder avenged Mikel Landa by claiming his first professional win, ahead of Bernal and Dan Martin, but also Attila Valter who moves into pink as we near the end of the first week
Joe and Guillaume discuss today's disaster as Mikel Landa, leader of Bahrain Victorious and favourite for the Maglia Rosa says goodbye to the 2021 Giro d'Italia. Also Caleb Ewan is fast
Joe and Guillaume discuss the win of Joe Dombrowski, the maglia Rosa of Alessandro De Marchi, and the first GC moves we've had today !
Joe and Guillaume discuss the goat known as Taco van der Hoorn.
Joe and Guillaume discuss the first inline stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, where Tim Merlier gave Alpecin Fenix their maiden GT win, on their maiden GT race !
Joe and Guillaume discuss the opening time-trial of the 2021 Giro d'Italia, where Pippo Ganna put everyone to bed by destroying the competition, with some very nice performances from the likes of Remco Evenepoel Follow the Pod: • Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ascent-cycling-podcast • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2j4UrC0PIuFp0M6A8RBazS • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ascent-cycling-podcast/id1539332265 • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscentCycPod The Hosts: • Joe -- https://twitter.com/Timmsoski -- https://www.youtube.com/timmsoski • Guillaume -- https://twitter.com/KBlackwar -- https://www.youtube.com/blackwar Music • Panda Coast: https://soundcloud.com/pandacoast
Joe and Guillaume take a look ahead to the most beautiful grand tour of the season, the Giro d'Italia! The race for the maglia rosa is wide open this year, but Remco Evenepoel, Egan Bernal and Simon Yates headline the favourites. We discuss everything from our picks for pink to Clement Champoussin's chances on stage 12 to Bagno di Romagna.
Joe and Guillaume take a look ahead to the 2021 edition of the UAE Tour. Tadej Pogacar, Adam Yates and Joao Almeida are the favourites for the GC, bet we have our own takes on a supercharges startlist.
Joe and Guillaume analyse Trek-Segafredo ahead of the 2021 cycling season. Vincenzo Nibali and Bauke Mollema are their GC leaders, whilst Mads Pedersen and Jastper Stuyven are their classics options.
Joe and Guillaume analyse the team with the most wins in 2020, Deceuninck Quick-Step, ahead of the 2021 cycling season. The team is absolutely loaded, with the likes of Julian Alaphilippe, Remco Evenepoel and Sam Bennett in their ranks. We expect a lot of them again in 2021.
Joe and Guillaume analyse the INEOS Grenadiers ahead of the 2021 cycling season. Chris Froome has left, but the British outfit have acquired five very strong riders to join an already incredibly strong squad. How will Richard Carapaz, Geriant Thomas, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Egan Bernal get on in 2021?
Joe and Guillaume analyse BORA Hansgrohe ahead of the 2021 season. Peter Sagan remains the face of the team, but new signings such as Wilco Kelderman and Nils Politt add real depth. We discuss what we could see from BORA Hansgrohe in 2021.
Joe and Guillaume analyse Groupama FDJ ahead of the 2021 season. Thibaut Pinot looks to bounce back after a dissapointing Tour de France as he heads to the Giro d'Italia. Instead, David Gaudu and Arnuad Demare highlight the provisional Tour de France lineup.
Joe and Guillaume analyse UAE Team Emirates ahead of the 2021 cycling season. We analyse their 2020 campaign, which was highlighted by Tadej Pogacar's win at the Tour de France. Then, we look at their transfers, where they have signed the likes of Matteo Trentin and Marc Hirschi, before looking a what we expect of them in 2021.
Joe and Guillaume analyse Team Jumbo Visma ahead of the 2021 cycling season. We analyse their 2020 campaign before looking at their transfer business and their riders to watch in 2021. Can Primoz Roglic finally crack the Tour de France? What can we expect from the likes of Sepp Kuss and Wout Van Aert in 2021?
Joe and Guillaume analyse Astana - Premier Tech's 2020 season, before taking a look ahead to their 2021 campaign. Can Alex Vlasov challenge at the Giro d'Italia? And what can we expect from team leader, Jakob Fuglsang? Follow the Pod: • Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ascent-cycling-podcast • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2j4UrC0PIuFp0M6A8RBazS • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ascent-cycling-podcast/id1539332265 • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscentCycPod Timestamps 0:00 / Intro 0:33 / 2020 Recap 5:05 / Transfers 12:20 / Focus: Alex Vlasov 18:43 / Focus: Alexey Lutsenko 25:49 / Focus: Jakub Fuglsang 30:06 / Focus: Ion Izagirre / Gorka Izagirre 33:30 / Rider to Watch: Alex Aranburu 35:49 / Rider to Watch: Harold Tejada 38:16 / Outro
Joe and Guillaume analyse Lotto-Soudal's 2020 season, their transfers for 2021 and goals for the upcoming season. We also pick out some riders we have a particularly close eye on for the season. Can Philippe Gilbert finally claim Milano - San Remo? Guillaume has concerns regarding Caleb Ewan's goals, whilst Joe has a young talant to keep an eye on this year!
Team DSM sent shockwaves around the cycling world as they announced that 22-year old star Marc Hirschi would leave the team ahead of the 2021 season. Joe and Guillaume react to the news in a very neccesary emergency podcast!
Guillaume and Joe discuss the case for a salary cap in cycling, which could see closer competition and prevent 'super-teams' from approaching many of the better riders. Follow the Pod: • Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ascent-cycling-podcast • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2j4UrC0... • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AscentCycling_ The Hosts: • Joe: https://twitter.com/Timmsoski / https://www.youtube.com/timmsoski • Guillaume: https://twitter.com/KBlackwar / https://www.youtube.com/blackwar Music • Panda Coast: https://soundcloud.com/pandacoast
Guillaume and Joe look back at the 2020 edition of La Vuelta a España, where Primož Roglič held on to defeat Richard Carapaz, with Hugh Carthy rounding out the podium.
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