The Jake Bowtell Football Experience

Jake recaps the final stage of the 2026 edition of Tour de la Provence, as the breakaway once again outwitted the peloton, and Matthew Riccitello looked to defend his GC jersey!

Jake recaps the second Stage of Tour de la Provence, as the peloton heads for a 13km mountain climb into the snow to decide who will wear the GC jersey in Stage 3!

Jake recaps a thrilling first stage of Tour de la Provence, which concluded with one of the most exciting finishes of the season so far!

Jake recaps the opening four events of the Biathlon competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including a French assault on the medal tally, Johan-Olav Botn's career-best day, interview awkwardness, grumbles about the Australian coverage, and Bulgarian biathlon history for Lora Hristova!

Jake previews the 10th edition of Tour de la Provence, including a speed recap of 2025, a snappy look at the three Stages, and picking jersey winners for General Classification, Points, King of the Mountains, and Youth GC!

Jake recaps the final two Stages of the UAE Women's Tour as Lorena Wiebes attempted to make it 3 wins from 3 Sprint Stages, and Elisa Longo Borghini looked to take out the General Classification for the third time in three UAE Tours!

Jake recaps the second stage of the 2026 UAE Women's Tour, and ponders a few philosophical thoughts that arose while watching these elite athletes do their thing in tough conditions.

Jake recaps the opening Stage of the Women's UAE Tour, as Lorena Wiebes looked for another sprint triumph in the desert!

Jake previews the upcoming UAE Women's Tour, as Elisa Longo Borghini looks to defend her GC jersey following her 2025 victory! There's a recap of that 2025 Tour, a look at the four Stages, Jake's list of potential contenders, and predictions for who wins which Classifications!

Jake recaps an awesome weekend of cycling from the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race!

Jake recaps the decisive stage of the 2026 AlUla Tour as multiple riders made their bid for the general classification victory on a truly savage final climb.

Jake recaps Stage 4 of the AlUla Tour as Terengganu Cycling try to defend Zhe Yie Kee in the most active rider jersey, Tudor Pro Cycling defend Yannis Voisard in the general classification, and Jonathon Milan attempts to make it a hat-trick of sprint wins.

Jake recaps Stage 3 of the AlUla Tour as the peloton head for the hills! An underdog team grabs a jersey for themselves, another unfortunate crash for UAE, a furious sprint to the end, and a crafty performance that ensured victory for Tudor Pro Cycling's Yannis Voisard!

Jake recaps Stage 2 of the 2026 AlUla Tour, including bonus time for Jan Christen, misfortune for Phil Bauhaus and Fabio Jakobsen, and another dominant sprint performance from Lidl-Trek's Jonathon Milan.

Jake recaps the opening stage of the 2026 AlUla Tour as Jonathon Milan storms to victory in a frenetic final sprint, before discussing Jonas Vingegaard's unfortunate overnight crash.

Jake recaps an eventful 2026 edition of the Tour Down Under, and previews the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and AlUla Tour!

So, the NFL and I have been living apart for a bit, but they called me up and asked if I'd be interested in doing Packers @ Lions, Chiefs @ Cowboys and Bengals @ Ravens and then when we wake up in the morning we can do Bears @ Eagles. And I feel like we've been doing well, and I'm willing to look past how on the nose Chiefs v Cowboys on Thanksgiving is conceptually, and so I think I'm going to go over. Also some shit about trying to find the truth of what this impulse to podcast about sport is, the Women's Pro Baseball League, the Professional Women's Hockey League, and why we should stop treating our leisure time as a to do list.

Jake discusses CFL legend George Reed "On This Day In Sports", then previews TNF between the 49ers and Rams, AFLW Week 8, and the Indonesian MotoGP! "Voxel Revolution" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake discusses the 1994-95 NHL lockout On This Day In Sports, previews Week 2 of the 4-Day Cricket Season in South Africa, and ranks the NFL's Top 5 Teams after 4 weeks of play! Rate, review and subscribe!

Jake recaps all the action from Week 17 in the CFL, Week 5 in College Football, and Week 4 in the NFL!

Jake discusses Brisbane going back to back in the AFL Men's Grand Final, all of the action from Round 7 of the AFLW, a quick wrap of the 4-Day cricket in South Africa, and an emotional triumph for Marc Marquez in the Japanese MotoGP. Rate, review and subscribe! "Presenterator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake previews all of the action ahead of a jampacked weekend of North American Football! First off it's Week 17 of the Canadian Football, then Week 5 of the College Football season with juicy ranked on ranked matchups, before finishing out with NFL Week 4 and a crunch clash between the Ravens and Chiefs! Rate, review and subscribe!

Jake previews a bunch of sports coming up this weekend, including the AFL Men's Grand Final between the Cats and Lions, the 7th Round of the AFLW season, Marc Marquez attempting to seal up his 7th MotoGP Championship in Japan, and the start of the 4-Day cricket season! Rate, review, subscribe!

Jake recaps all of the action from an enthralling Monday Night Football contest that saw the Detroit Lions topple the Baltimore Ravens 38-30. Rate, review and subscribe!

Jake discusses all of the action from a massive weekend of football in the NFL, College, and Canada! Games between the Eagles and Rams, Oklahoma and Auburn, and the Lions and Stampeders were standouts, and there's big headlines to discuss around rule changes to the CFL in 2026 and beyond. Rate, review and subscribe!"Blue Ska" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake discusses Clayton Kershaw's retirement announcement, Max Verstappen winning in Azerbaijan, the Cats and Lions winning through to the Grand Final, and the Kangaroos continuing their AFLW dominance in Round 6! Rate, review and subscribe!"Presenterator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake previews all of the North American Football action on a Feisty Friday! First up it's Week 3 of the NFL, headlined by clashes between the Rams and Eagles and the Lions and Ravens. Then it's Week 4 of College Football with the Battle For The Iron Skillet between TCU and SMU, and ranked matchups between Illinois and Indiana and Auburn and Oklahoma. Finally it's Week 16 of the CFL season with a crucial East Division brawl between Montreal and Toronto! Rate, review, subscribe!"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake previews Thursday Night Football between the Bills and Dolphins, two epic Prelim Finals between the Cats and Hawks and Magpies and Lions, as well as a full preview of AFLW Round 6! Rate, review, subscribe!"Voxel Revolution" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake talks about both Monday Night Football matches with wins for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and LA Chargers, before pivoting into thoughts on the Week 4 edition of College Football's Top 25. Rate, review, subscribe!"Island Meet and Greet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake chats all of the action from NFL Week 2 where the Eagles and Chiefs faced off in a Super Bowl rematch, Week 3 in College Football as Georgia and Tennessee turned in a points-fest, and CFL Week 15 as the Tiger-Cats secured another run-heavy win over the Blue Bombers!"Blue Ska" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake chats another Marc Márquez win at the San Marino Moto GP, Hawthorn and Brisbane locking up wins in the AFL Men's Semi Finals, and a Round of upsets in fifth week of the AFLW season!"Presenterator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake previews all of the North American Football action from NFL Week 2, College Football Week 3, and CFL Week 15! Tons of great matchups to sink your teeth into - get listening!"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On a Thirsty Thursday Jake previews the Thursday Night Football clash between the Packers and Commanders, as well as all the action from the AFL Men's Semi Final matchups and Round 5 of the AFL Women's season!

On a Wonderful Wednesday Jake reflects on NFL Week 1, discusses Sir Donald Bradman's last first class innings on English soil on This Day In Sports, goes down a 1925 NFL season rabbit-hole, and learns a little about Notre Dame/Chicago Bears star Johnny Lujack! "Island Meet and Greet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jake recaps another wild week of College Football as the USF Bulls upset the Florida Gators in Gainesville, and the Oklahoma Sooners win a ranked on ranked matchup with Michigan. Then it's onto Week 1 of the NFL, as the Packers make a statement and the Bills win an all-time classic against the Ravens.

Jake recaps all of the action from Week 1 of the AFL Men's Finals series, Round 4 of the AFL Women's season, and Week 14 of the Canadian Football League! If yiu're enjoying the daily shows please rate, review and subscribe!

Jake recaps Collingwood's thrilling win over the Crows in Thursday night's Qualifying Final, before previewing the full slate of North American football action ahead in NFL Week 1, College Football Week 2 and the CFL Week 14! Please rate, review and subscribe! Mwuah! "Surf Shimmy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a preview bonanza on this Thirsty Thursday! First up Jake is joined by Johnny Larkin to look ahead to the Italian GP and the battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 championship. Then the lads chat about the first week of the AFL Men's finals series, with big Qualifying Final clashes between the Crows and Pies and the Cats and Lions. Then Jake goes solo to run through a full preview of all 9 games as the 4th Round of the AFLW season approaches! Rate, review and subscribe! Thanks for listening!

Jake jumps in front of the mic for a Wonderful Wednesday, reviewing Miami's thrilling win over Notre Dame, the TCU Horned Frogs dismantling Bill Belichick's UNC team, as well as all of the action from Week 13 of the CFL headlined by a thriller between Saskatchewan and Winnipeg! Rate, review and subscribe to the pod - we'd love ya forever!

Jake unpacks all of his thoughts from the NFL trade that saw Micah Parsons traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two 1st Round draft picks and DT Kenny Clark. Then F1 afficionado Johnny Larkin joins the show to break down all of the action from Oscar Piastri's brilliant F1 win at the Dutch GP over the weekend!

Jake recaps all of the action from a glorious Week 1 of the College Football season as the USF Bulls knock off the ranked Boise State Broncos, Arch Manning and Texas get whacked by the Buckeyes, LSU and Clemson clash in the Duel of Death Valley, FSU takes a measure of revenge for 2023 over the Tide, and a bunch of Top 25 teams cream cupcake opponents! Then it's time to look back at the full slate of games from Round 3 of the AFLW season as the Eagles soar to a fourth quarter comeback, the Swans outlast the Cats in a thriller, North Melbourne remain unbeatable, and the Blues pull up one of the upsets of the season in the Lions den!

Jake discusses all of the action ahead in Week 13 of the CFL as Winnipeg travels to Saskatchewan looking for an upset, the Toronto v Hamilton rivalry gets set to write another chapter, and Edmonton face a stern Calgary Stampeders challenge. Then it's a preview of all nine games in Round 3 of the AFLW season helmed by a must-win clash for the Geelong Cats against the unbeaten Sydney Swans.

Jake is joined by Johnny Larkin to discuss the news of Cadillac F1 signing their drivers for 2026, before previewing this weekend's Dutch GP!

Jake recaps all of the action from Week 12 of the CFL season as the Blue Bombers quietly keep chugging on, the Elks continue their improvement, Toronto triumphs in a bizarre blowout, and the Stamps make a statement in the game of the week!

Jake talks about Carlton ruckman Tom De Koning signing for St Kilda, the implications for the Blues, what it means for the Saints, and how Geelong might get involved. Then it's time to dissect the silly season currently springing up around Cleveland Browns rookie QB Shadeur Sanders, and whether it's the NFL Illuminati tanking his rookie season, or simply his own flaws as a player that were red-flagged in college.

Jake recaps all of the action from the weekend's AFL Mens and Womens leagues, takes a look at Week 0 of the College Football season, and reviews another Marc Márquez victory at the Hungarian MotoGP.

Jake went LIVE on Friday morning, previewing Week 12 of the CFL, reviewing dino action/horror Primitive War, and looking ahead to the final Round of the AFL Men's season, and the second Round of action in the AFLW!

Jake is joined by his great mate, and F1 fanatic, Johnny Larkin to review all of the action from the first half of the 2025 Formula One season! A full run down of the races so far, the battle between the McLaren teammates Piastri and Norris, Verstappen's performance in a less than ideal setup, Johnny's favourite race of the season, what to look forward to after the Summer break, and our tip for who wins it all!

Jake recaps Week 11 in the Canadian Football League, as Ottawa fell short in Winnipeg, Edmonton triumphed over Toronto, Saskatchewan decimated Hamilton, and BC blitzed past Montreal! If you enjoy the podcast I'd love for you to hit the Subscribe button and tell a friend!

Jake recaps the biathlon action from Blinkfestivalen 2025, including strong performances from Lisa Vittozzi, Lou Jeanmonnot, Juni Arnekleiv, Eric Perrot, Martin Uldal and Sturla Holm Laegreid. Then there's time for early thoughts on the 2025/26 Biathlon World Cup, with the Men's competition entering a post-Bø era, Eric Perrot potentially on the rise to challenge Norwegian domincance, the Women's competition being as open as ever, with Lou Jeanmonnot looking to grab her first overall crystal globe after back to back seasons of heartbreak at the finish line.

Jake is back in your ears to recap a wonderful weekend of cycling action down at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race!