Podcasts about bmc racing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 61:28

A bumper edition of the CN podcast It's been a few weeks since our last episode but the Cyclingnews podcast is back with interviews with Tom Dumoulin and Matt White We also discuss the likelihood of the Tour de France taking place later this year and whether it's too soon to get excited about race dates that have been scheduled for the second half of the year. European editor Stephen Farrand provides the latest lowdown from Italy and the Giro d'Italia's plans, while we also look back at the formation of the Slipstream team. The American squad recently announced a round of cuts and layoffs but in the 2000s they burst onto the scene, and Ed Pickering from Procycling magazine was at their team launch in Boulder, Colorado 13 years ago. Pickering and CN's Daniel Benson talk about the team's first rosters and pose the question as to whether they've stayed true to their roots. Tom Dumoulin, at home in Belgium, catches up with us over Skype and talks about lockdown, altitude camps and his thoughts on the new 2020 calendar, while Mitchelton Scott's Matt White joins us from Spain to discuss how teams can start to plan for the coming months. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful, Pinarello and Floyds of Leadville.

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The coronavirus crisis: Where do cycling and global sports go next?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 27:34

Last week, when we recorded an episode entirely devoted to the covid-19 coronavirus crisis. The hope was that by now we'd be back to some semblance of normality and that racing would at least be back on the agenda. Seven days later though and that scenario is far bleaker than many of us could have imagined. Granted, as we recorded this episode Paris-Nice is somehow still on but around the world bike races are being pulled left right and centre. It looks as though the entire season is at risk. Coming up we'll hear from our European Editor Stephen Farrand, who is based in Italy, one of the most heavily hit countries, and we talk to Italy's Matteo Trentin from CCC team, who gives us riders' perspective. But we start this episode by talking to Rob Harris, AP's global sports correspondent. In this interview, we step away from cycling and look at the wider problems that sport now facing. We ask who decides which sports go ahead, whether, as Lewis Hamilton recently said ‘cash is king' and just how damaging the possible loss of marquee events such as the Olympics, European Championships and a host of other events could be for sport on a global stage. Closer to home, Stephen Farrand has been with Cyclingnews for almost a decade. He is based in Italy and has covered the Giro since 1994. These are unprecedented times for Italian cycling and its society as a whole. We caught up with Stephen on Thursday afternoon, just after the conclusion of stage 5 at Paris-Nice. He gives his insight into how Italy is coping and where racing could go from here. For our final interview, we stick with an Italian theme. Matteo Trentin is the vice president of the Italian riders association and one of the most respected riders in the peloton. The CCC rider is currently in Spain for a short training camp but we spoke with him about his thoughts on racing and the coronavirus and what the riders and teams should be doing under the difficult circumstances. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Cycling's coronavirus crisis - Podcast featuring Vaughters and White

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 53:12

As you might expect this podcast solely focuses on the Coronavirus and its effect on professional cycling. We're going to hear from team bosses Jonathan Vaughters, and Matt White, as well as our European Editor Stephen Farrand, who lives in Italy, and Sophie Smith, who made it home from the UAE and is safely back in Australia. But we start with Stephen Farrand and we discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the Italian race scene and how teams and the Italian public at large are struggling to cope. This was recorded just a few hours after RCS announced that Strade Bianche would not take place this weekend. Our interview with Jonathan Vaughters from EF Pro Cycling was conducted on Thursday evening but Paris-Nice was set to go ahead and EF were down to ride. Vaughters talks about how teams are trying to understand the quickly evolving situation and the various playbook scenarios they are having to consider when it comes to race selection, rosters and riders' health. Matt White's Mitchelton-Scott team was one of the first, if not the first, to announce that their men's and women's teams would be halting all racing with immediate effect. That as before Strade Bianche was canceled. In this interview White talks about the wellbeing of his riders, and the logistical stresses put on a team. He uses the example of the recent developments at the UAE Tour as an example. Finally, we hear from Australian journalist Sophie Smith on the dramatic twists that took place at the UAE Tour last week. Some teams and riders are still stuck in the UAE and will be there until mid-March but the situation for around 72 hours was fraught and tense, to say the least. In this interview with Smith, we take you through how the situation unfolded. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Yates, Froome and Ewan at the dinosaur park

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 24:26

The UAE Tour continues and in the latest episode of the Cyclingnews podcast – brought to you in association with Sportful, Pinarello and Floyd's of Leadville – we wrap up stages 3 and 4. We hear from Adam Yates on his stage win and race lead, and Caleb Ewan and Sam Bennett after both riders missed out on stage wins. Ewan crashed and found himself out of position on Wednesday, while Bennett jumped too early and altered his leadout train. We talk about both sprinters and just how competitive this race has been. As in previous days we also drop in at Team Ineos to talk to Chris Froome. The four-time Tour de France winner is using the UAE Tour as his comeback race and in this latest catch-up we talk to him about his future beyond 2020 – he's out of contract this year – and how he's feeling after several days of competition. Picking up from our previous discussion over the Australian emu wars of the 1930s – to remind you, the emus won – presenters Daniel Benson and Sophie Smith continue the theme by turning their attention to their limited dinosaurs facts after stage 4 started outside a dinosaur theme park in Dubai. Spoiler: Their facts and knowledge on the subject really are limited. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Chris Froome, Adam Yates, and the emu war – UAE Tour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 32:32

In the second of our podcasts from the UAE Tour we hear from Chris Froome, Adam Yates, Sam Bennett, and yes, as the title suggests, we also discuss the Australian Emu War of the 1930s. Spoiler alert: the Emus won. We start with a recap of the first two days of racing after Pascal Ackermann and Caleb Ewan - the new leader of the race – shared the spoils. Joined once again by Australian writer Sophie Smith, we hear from Chris Froome. The British rider opens up about his rehab, learning to walk again and he reveals that he had a further surgery in December after internal stitches became infected. We also talk to Adam Yates. The British climber took fourth at the white jersey at the 2016 Tour but has not hit those heights in a Grand Tour since. He tells us why it's going to be different this time at the Tour and what he's changed in terms of his schedule and plans. Smith gives an insight into how stage 3 might play out and what level of popularity the Yates brothers share back in Australia. And then there's the emus. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Chris Froome and Caleb Ewan in UAE Tour preview

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 37:29

The second WorldTour stage race of the season kicks off this weekend with the UAE Tour. The week-long event provides a world-class field with three up-hill finishes and a number of opportunities for the sprinters. It's no surprise that so many sprinters have made the journey to the Middle East with Pascal Ackermann, Dylan Groenewegen, Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Sam Bennett and Fernando Gaviria all on the startlist. In our first podcast episode from the race we sit down with Ewan, and talk about leadership, pressure, his season so far, and how he sees the sprints going as the week progresses. The Australian is certainly a firm favourite at the race after taking a stage here last year. Our presenters – Daniel Benson and Sophie Smith – also hear from Chris Froome, who arrives at the race having not competed since his career-threatening crash at last year's Criterium du Dauphine in France. Froome has spent the last eight months in recovery and rehab and admits that he's still not over his injuries. In our recording he opens up about his hopes for the coming weeks and his condition heading into his first race of the year. Finally, we catch up with Froome's team director, Matteo Tosatto. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Tour Down Under news and interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 41:39

After a long hiatus we welcome back Procycling editor Edward Pickering to the Cyclingnews podcast, as we look ahead to the Tour Down Under and discuss a number of topics from the evolution of UAE Team Emirates to the chances of Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan as they go head-to-head in Australia. Viviani moved to Cofidis over the winter and we discuss how the French team has successfully gone about their business in the transfer market and whether the Italian can replicate the form he has shown over the last two years. We also hear from both Viviani and Ewan after Sunday's downtown criterium, while we also check in with Tom Southam from EF Pro Cycling as he looks ahead to the first WorldTour race of the year. Our final interview in this episode is with Matt White, from Mitchelton Scott. White has masterminded six overall titles in the last nine years and with Daryl Impey on his roster is looking to make it three in a row. The Australian team director talks about this year's Tour Down under course and how and where the race might be won. To subscribe to the Cyclingnews podcast, click here. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two musettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

Dumoulin, Alaphilippe and the best and worst of the 2020 WorldTour kits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 50:37

In the latest episode of the Cyclingnews podcast we hear from Tom Dumoulin, Julian Alaphilippe, Caleb Ewan and Jumbo Visma's Merijn Zeeman on how he picked his team's Tour de France squad, and how they'll take on Team Ineos in July. We also cast our gaze over the good, the bad and the ugly from this year's men's WorldTour team kits. We announce the winners of our signed Vincenzo Nibali jerseys and there are two musettes stuffed with kit to give away. We start with a look back at the highlights from the December training camps and sit down with former Giro d'Italia winner Tom Dumoulin. The Dutchman controversially switched teams to move from Sunweb to Jumbo Visma over the winter and in our interview he opens up about the car journey in which he turned around at half-way due to his knee injury and his reasons for switching teams. Now fit and healthy, he also talks about the 2020 Tour de France and how he and Jumbo Visma's other leaders are going to work together this July. Dumoulin's director, Merijn Zeeman is another guest on the podcast and he tells us how the management arrived at the final eight Jumbo Visma for July's event and why they've decided to send such a strong team to the race. From Jumbo Visma we head to Deceuninck-QuickStep in Calpe and catch up with Alaphilippe to find out whether he can replicate his incredible 2019 season. We also pick our top three, and bottom three, WorldTour kit designs for 2020, before a final stop at Lotto-Soudal in Mallorca where we hear from Caleb Ewan on his dreams for Milan-San Remo and his transition from Mitchelton Scott to his current Belgian team. Our latest competition gives you the chance to win one of two mussettes. We have one from Katusha Alpecin that's stuffed with goodies and kit from last year, while we also have a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. Can you tell we've recently moved offices and need to clear some space? All you have to do to win these fantastic prizes is head to our Itunes page, give us a review and post your top three kits for 2020 (men's or women's). We'll announce the winners in the next couple of weeks. This podcast was brought to you by Sportful and Floyds of Leadville. Sponsor message Born in the Italian Dolomites, Sportful has been making athletes faster, more efficient and better protected since 1972 Official apparel supplier to Bora-Hansgrohe. The same Pro Issue apparel, which includes our BodyFit Pro and Fiandre lines, worn by Peter Sagan is available to purchase by all cyclists. BodyFit Pro; a form fitting design with a focus on enhanced aerodynamics was created specifically for the rigors of pro bike racing. Our versatile Fiandre line uses proprietary technology to keep you dry and comfortable in inclement, variable weather conditions. Sportful leads the market with innovative and technical apparel so you can experience those unforgettable moments, your very best days on a bike. For more details visit sportful.com Follow the ride on instagram @sportful

26. Juli 2019 In 180 Sekunden mit Sebastian Weinert

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 2:59

Ineos-Faher Egan Bernal trägt neben dem weißen Trikot des besten Jungprofis am Ender der 19. Etappe der Tour de France auch das Maillot Jaune und das mit 48 Sekunden Vorsprung auf den entthronten Julian Alaphilippe von Deceuninck-QuickStep. Das fünf Etappen umfassende Mountainbike Etappenrennen in Frankreich, das Trans-Mauirienne Vanoise gewinnt Lukas Flückiger von BMC Racing. Bernals Teamkollege Geraint Thomas rangiert derzeit auf dem dritten Platz. Mark Padun gewinnt die 3. Etappe des Adriatica Ionica Race mit einer Bergankunft auf fast 1800 Metern.

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Tour Down Under: Porte power and underdog Impey

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 36:00

Welcome back to the Cyclingnews podcast, brought to you in association with Sportful, Pinarello and Floyd's of Leadville. We've had our winter break but we're back and at the Tour Down Under. And we're kicking off the season with an exclusive interview with Trek Segafredo's Richie Porte. We'll also hear from the race's defending champion Daryl Impey of Mitchelton-Scott. Porte moved from BMC Racing in the winter and has big hopes and aspirations when it comes to stage racing this, along with one final crack at the Tour de France. We talk to Porte about the hunt for success at the Tour, mental as well as physical pressure, and how he has settled with his new teammates ahead of the Tour Down Under. Impey, who denied Porte the 2018 Tour Down Under title, returns to lead the line at Mitchelton Scott and talks tactics over a race that will be decided by seconds.

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150: Not lunch with Adam Blythe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 77:54

This episode is a twist on The Cycling Podcast's occasional Lunch With... series. Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie met up with Adam Blythe during the London Six-Day at the Olympic velodrome and although they did have lunch the podcast was recorded once all the plates had been cleared away. The former British national champion is still only 29 but has packed a lot into his nine-year pro career. He'd baulk at being described as a product of the British Cycling academy because he left fairly shortly after joining and headed to Belgium to try to make his way as a pro. He learned how to make a living from racing while living with another former British champion, Tim Harris, and his partner Joscelin Ryan and got his first taste of life in the professional ranks with the Silence-Lotto squad. Since then he's raced for some of the biggest teams in the world – BMC Racing, Orica-GreenEdge and Tinkoff – but has also dropped out of the World Tour twice. He can count Philippe Gilbert, Peter Sagan and Alberto Contador as former team-mates. Most recently he has ridden for the Irish Aqua Blue Sport team that folded suddenly mid-season, but he will return to Lotto-Soudal, where he started his career, in 2019. In this candid conversation, Blythe talks about to survive as a pro. The Cycling Podcast is supported by [**Rapha**](www.rapha.cc) and [**Science in Sport**](www.scienceinsport.com) **The Cycling Podcast Live shows** This is the last chance to get tickets for our almost-sold-out live show at St David's Hall in Cardiff on November 27. To join Richard, Lionel and Orla, go to [thecyclingpodcast.com/live-events](thecyclingpodcast.com/live-events) to buy tickets. **Become a Friend of the Podcast** Our final Friends of the Podcast episode for 2018 will be out very soon. It's on the subject of how to survive retirement and features Fabian Cancellara, Juan Antonio Flecha and many more. The idea was proposed by Friend of the Podcast Stephen Harris, who guest edited the episode. To sign up as a Friend of the Podcast go to [www.thecyclingpodcast.com/friends](www.thecyclingpodcast.com/friends) It's £15 to become a Friend of the Podcast for 2018 and it will give you access to 15 feature-length episodes, plus the Kilometre 0 series from the 2018 Giro d'Italia, the Espoirs Diary series recorded by Keira McVitty and Calvert Churchill and other bonus episodes. The 2019 Friends of the Podcast series will kick off with the Grand Tour Diaries audiobook in December. **Thank you to our sponsors** Check out Rapha's **Black Friday** offers at [rapha.cc](rapha.cc) – there's up to 40% off some great garments and accessories from November 22 to 26 online. **Discount code:** Listeners to The Cycling Podcast can get 25% off their Science In Sport energy products by going to [scienceinsport.com](scienceinsport.com) and entering the code **SISCP25** on checkout. **Episode sponsor** Thank you to our episode sponsors, Shipstation. If you sell anything online, Shipstation can make your life easier. All the major couriers are at your fingertips and if you want to try Shipstation free for 30 days go to [Shipstation.com](Shipstation.com) and enter the promo code CYCLING **Get in touch** We love hearing from our listeners. Send your questions and comments to us by email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com Find us on Facebook, Instagram or send us a tweet @cycling_podcast

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146: A stagiaire's story with Freddy Ovett

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 79:28

November 7 | In this bumper episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe look at the long-established route into the professional ranks for young riders – the stagiaire system – and hear an extended interview with Freddy Ovett, who rode as a stagiaire for BMC Racing earlier this year. Each year many of the World Tour teams offer stagiaire placements to young riders for a variety of reasons – to introduce a new signing to the team, to offer a taste of the pro peloton to a talented prospect or to make up their minds on a rider they’re not 100 per cent sure about. We discuss how the system works and look at success rate for riders who sample this kind of work experience or extended job interview. Then we hear from Freddy Ovett, who was in conversation with Richard earlier this year. His surname will be familiar to anyone who followed world-class athletics in the late 1970s and 1980s because Freddy’s father is 1980 Olympic 800m champion Steve Ovett. Freddy Ovett, who was also a talented runner, talks about how he switched to cycling and is still determined to make it into the pro ranks even if the stopwatch is starting to tick. With The Cycling Podcast set for a sell-out live show at the Clapham Grand theatre next week, and with a date at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall at the end of the month, we round off the episode with a couple of clips from one of our live shows in Edinburgh this spring, featuring Lionel and François Thomazeau. The Cycling Podcast is supported by **Rapha** and **Science in Sport**. **The Cycling Podcast Live shows** Tickets are available for our live show at St David's Hall in Cardiff on November 27. To join Richard, Lionel and Orla, go to [thecyclingpodcast.com/live-events](thecyclingpodcast.com/live-events) to buy tickets. **Become a Friend of the Podcast** Become a Friend of The Cycling Podcast and get access to our library of feature-length special episodes. Recent highlights include the #NoGoTour with Conor Dunne and Larry Warbasse and an extended interview with Louison Bobet. Go to The Friends of The Cycling Podcast page at [thecyclingpodcast.com/friends](thecyclingpodcast.com/friends) **Thank you to our sponsors** Check out Rapha's new Explore range at [rapha.cc](rapha.cc) **Discount code:** Listeners to The Cycling Podcast can get 25% off their Science In Sport energy products by going to [scienceinsport.com](scienceinsport.com) and entering the code **SISCP25** on checkout. **Episode sponsor** Thank you to our episode sponsors, Harry's. If you would like to get a free Harry's razor trial set delivered to your door (for just £3.95 postage charge) go to [harrys.com/cycling](harrys.com/cycling) **Get in touch** We love hearing from our listeners. Send your questions and comments to us by email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com Find us on Facebook, Instagram or send us a tweet @cycling_podcast

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Rad-WM: Letztes Teamzeitfahren

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 40:27

Am gestrigen Tag wurden mit den Mannschaftszeitfahren die Rad-Weltmeisterschaften im östrreichischen Innsbruck eröffnet. Bei den Frauen konnte sich etwas überraschend, das mit deutscher Lizenz ausgestattete Team Canyon SRAM Racing den Titel sichern. Die Topfavoriten Boels-Dolmans und Team Sunweb mussten sich hingegen mit den Plätzen zwei und drei begnügen. Auch bei den Männern sicherte sich mit Quick-Step Floors keines der absoluten Favoritenteams den Titel. Auch hier blieben den favoritsierten Teams Team Sunweb und BMC Racing nur die Plätze zwei und drei. In der neuen Ausgabe von Radio Tour, dem Radsport-Talk in Zusammenarbeit mit radsport-news.com, spricht Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru) mit Felix Mattis (@felixmattis), Joachim Logisch und Peter Maurer über den ersten Wettkampftag von Innsbruck. Die Mannschaftszeitfahren des gestrigen Tages, waren die vorerst letzten bei einer Weltmeisterschaft. Der Weltverband UCI hat bereits vor den Titelkämpfen angekündigt, das Teamzeitfahren in der aktuellen Form abzuschaffen. Die Diskussion über mögliche Nachfolgeveranstaltungen, sowie die Auswirkungen dieser Entscheidungen gibt es ebenfalls in dieser Ausgabe. Zudem kommen auch die Be...

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Rad-WM: Letztes Teamzeitfahren

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 40:27

Am gestrigen Tag wurden mit den Mannschaftszeitfahren die Rad-Weltmeisterschaften im östrreichischen Innsbruck eröffnet. Bei den Frauen konnte sich etwas überraschend, das mit deutscher Lizenz ausgestattete Team Canyon SRAM Racing den Titel sichern. Die Topfavoriten Boels-Dolmans und Team Sunweb mussten sich hingegen mit den Plätzen zwei und drei begnügen. Auch bei den Männern sicherte sich mit Quick-Step Floors keines der absoluten Favoritenteams den Titel. Auch hier blieben den favoritsierten Teams Team Sunweb und BMC Racing nur die Plätze zwei und drei. In der neuen Ausgabe von Radio Tour, dem Radsport-Talk in Zusammenarbeit mit radsport-news.com, spricht Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru) mit Felix Mattis (@felixmattis), Joachim Logisch und Peter Maurer über den ersten Wettkampftag von Innsbruck. Die Mannschaftszeitfahren des gestrigen Tages, waren die vorerst letzten bei einer Weltmeisterschaft. Der Weltverband UCI hat bereits vor den Titelkämpfen angekündigt, das Teamzeitfahren in der aktuellen Form abzuschaffen. Die Diskussion über mögliche Nachfolgeveranstaltungen, sowie die Auswirkungen dieser Entscheidungen gibt es ebenfalls in dieser Ausgabe. Zudem kommen auch die Beteiligten zu Wort. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

73: Tour de France 2018 | Stage 10 | Annecy – Le Grand Bornand

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 46:16

The Tour de France reached the Alps after the rest day and Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie, François Thomazeau and Orla Chennaoui recap the tenth stage. We hear from the team-mate and sports director of Julian Alaphilippe’s Quick Step team after the Frenchman won the first Tour stage of his career. Plus we hear from Rolf Aldag, sports director of Dimension Data, after the nervous wait to hear if Mark Cavendish and some of the other sprinters made the time limit. And from BMC Racing’s Jim Ochowicz about the team’s new sponsorship deal which has saved it from disappearing from the peloton. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.

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TdF: Der Ruhetag vor dem Sturm

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 53:53

Nach neun Etappen stand für die Teilnehmer der Tour de France der erste Ruhetag an. Aus diesem Anlass blicken Eric Gutlück (@eterakete87), Felix Mattis (@felixmattis) und Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru), bei Radio Tour - dem Radsportpodcast in Kooperation mit radsport-news.com, auf die bisherige Rundfahrt zurück und blicken auf die kommenden Tage voraus. Natürlich wird auch am heutigen Tag noch einmal auf den Sieg von John Degenkolb auf der gestrigen Etappe zurückgeblickt und die Chancen auf einen weiteren Etappensieg des deutschen Sprinters analysiert. Aber nicht nur der Sieger von gestern, sondern auch der sehr aktive Tom Dumoulin blickt zurück auf den schweren Abschnitt. Auch auf die viel diskutierte Bestrafung von Andre Greipel und Fernando Gaviria auf dem achten Teilstück nach Amiens, blicken wir noch einmal zurück. Außerdem hat Felix im Rahmen des Ruhetags mit Nikias Arndt gesprochen, der eine etwas überraschende Sicht auf die ausgesprochenen Strafen hat. Grundsätzlich erleben die Zuschauer trotzdem überraschend offene und spannende Sprints um die Etappensiege. Woran das liegen könnte, auch das wird in der neuen Folge ergründet. Neben den sportlichen Schlagzeilen, sp...

TdF: Der Ruhetag vor dem Sturm

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 53:53

Nach neun Etappen stand für die Teilnehmer der Tour de France der erste Ruhetag an. Aus diesem Anlass blicken Eric Gutlück (@eterakete87), Felix Mattis (@felixmattis) und Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru), bei Radio Tour - dem Radsportpodcast in Kooperation mit radsport-news.com, auf die bisherige Rundfahrt zurück und blicken auf die kommenden Tage voraus. Natürlich wird auch am heutigen Tag noch einmal auf den Sieg von John Degenkolb auf der gestrigen Etappe zurückgeblickt und die Chancen auf einen weiteren Etappensieg des deutschen Sprinters analysiert. Aber nicht nur der Sieger von gestern, sondern auch der sehr aktive Tom Dumoulin blickt zurück auf den schweren Abschnitt. Auch auf die viel diskutierte Bestrafung von Andre Greipel und Fernando Gaviria auf dem achten Teilstück nach Amiens, blicken wir noch einmal zurück. Außerdem hat Felix im Rahmen des Ruhetags mit Nikias Arndt gesprochen, der eine etwas überraschende Sicht auf die ausgesprochenen Strafen hat. Grundsätzlich erleben die Zuschauer trotzdem überraschend offene und spannende Sprints um die Etappensiege. Woran das liegen könnte, auch das wird in der neuen Folge ergründet. Neben den sportlichen Schlagzeilen, spielte auch die Zukunft des Teams BMC in den letzten Tagen eine größere Rolle. Auf der heutigen Pressekonferenz wurde nun der neue Sponsor vorgestellt. Was das für die Zukunft des Teams bedeutet und was man im kommenden Jahr erwarten darf, ist unklar. Wir versuchen euch trotzdem ein wenig in die Thematik einzuführen und ein paar mögliche Szenarien zu besprechen. Auch der Ausblick auf die kommenden Etappen darf nicht zu kurz kommen. Es geht in die Alpen, wo wir den ersten Schlagabtausch der Favoriten auf den Gesamtsieg erwarten dürfen. Unter anderem wartet der legendäre Anstieg nach Alpe d´Huez auf die Fahrer, aber auch die anderen Etappen werden vor allem für die Sprinter quälend. Auch auf Grund der wenigen, noch ausstehenden Sprintetappen muss sich noch zeigen, wie viele Sprinter es überhaupt ins Ziel nach Paris schaffen werden. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

TdF: Alles auf Anfang

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 24:21

Die Verlierer der ersten beiden Etappen, zählen zu den Gewinnern des Mannschaftszeitfahrens bei der Tour de France und sorgen wieder für einigermaßen ausgeglichene Verhältnisse. BMC entschied die Etappe rund um Cholet für sich und verwies Team Sky und Quick-Step Floors knapp auf die Plätze. Durch den Erfolg kletterten Greg Van Avermaet und Tejay Van Garderen auf die ersten beiden Plätze in der Gesamtwertung. In der neuen Ausgabe von Radio Tour - dem Radsportpodcast in Kooperation mit radsport-news.com, sprechen Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru) und Felix Mattis (@felixmattis) vor allem über die neue Situation in der Gesamtwertung. Während Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin und Rigoberto Uran mit leichten Vorteilen in die kommenden Etappen gehen, liegen die weiteren Favoriten sehr nah beieinander und sind weiterhin mittendrin im Rennen um den Gesamtsieg. Felix hat bereits vor dem Rennen mit André Greipel über die bisherige Tour und die anstehenden Etappen gesprochen. Nach dem Rennen analysierte er gemeinsam mit Nikias Arndt das Zeitfahren von Team Sunweb und blickte auf seine Aufgaben in den nächsten Tagen. Neben der Analyse der heutigen Etappe, darf natürlich auch der Blick auf den morgigen Tag nicht zu kurz kommen, an dem wir den ersten großen Sprint erwarten. Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

59: Tour de France 2018 | Stage 3 | Cholet – Cholet

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 47:05

The Tour de France’s third stage was a team time trial in the countryside around Cholet and The Cycling Podcast’s sleek formation of Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau discuss the winners and losers of the day. The yellow jersey changed hands after BMC Racing won the team time trial – just as they did in Brittany three years ago. That means Greg Van Avermaet is the new race leader. In this episode we hear from BMC’s time trial coach Marco Pinotti and their former rider, now agent, Manuel Quinziato about the discipline. We also hear from Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas and Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin, who will count the stage as a good one for their overall hopes. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport

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TdF: Alles auf Anfang

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018 24:21

Die Verlierer der ersten beiden Etappen, zählen zu den Gewinnern des Mannschaftszeitfahrens bei der Tour de France und sorgen wieder für einigermaßen ausgeglichene Verhältnisse. BMC entschied die Etappe rund um Cholet für sich und verwies Team Sky und Quick-Step Floors knapp auf die Plätze. Durch den Erfolg kletterten Greg Van Avermaet und Tejay Van Garderen auf die ersten beiden Plätze in der Gesamtwertung. In der neuen Ausgabe von Radio Tour - dem Radsportpodcast in Kooperation mit radsport-news.com, sprechen Lukas Kruse (@Luuk_Kru) und Felix Mattis (@felixmattis) vor allem über die neue Situation in der Gesamtwertung. Während Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin und Rigoberto Uran mit leichten Vorteilen in die kommenden Etappen gehen, liegen die weiteren Favoriten sehr nah beieinander und sind weiterhin mittendrin im Rennen um den Gesamtsieg. Felix hat bereits vor dem Rennen mit André Greipel über die bisherige Tour und die anstehenden Etappen gesprochen. Nach dem Rennen analysierte er gemeinsam mit Nikias Arndt das Zeitfahren von Team Sunweb und blickte auf seine Aufgaben in den nächsten Tagen. Neben der Analyse der heutigen Etappe, darf natürlich auch der Blick auf den...

The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

Ben Greenfield Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 75:04

It's high time to dig into another one of the dog-eared books on my shelf - one of those titles that I folded over, highlighted and scribbled in profusely. The book, entitled, "", claims to solve the 13 most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. It's based on the idea that you don’t have one brain - you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer brain that runs your habits (good and bad). They fight for control all the time and that’s when bad things happen; you get crazy nervous before a race, you choke under pressure, you quit when the going gets tough, you make dumb mistakes, you worry about how you look. What if you could stop the thoughts and feelings you don’t want? What if you could feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress? According to today's podcast guests and the authors of the book - Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson - you can indeed take control of your brain so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport. Dr. Simon Marshall trains the brains of endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts to become happier and more mentally tough. He is former Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego and Professor of Exercise Science at San Diego State University where he was Director of the Graduate Program in Sport & Exercise Psychology. He has published over 100 scientific articles on the psychology of exercise and has been cited in the scientific literature over 10,000 times. He has served as invited expert on exercise science for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society. He is currently the Performance Psychologist for the BMC Racing team, an elite WorldTour professional cycling team. As the sherpa-husband of professional triathlete Lesley Paterson, he is the founding member of Team S.H.I.T. (Supportive Husbands in Training), and competes in triathlon or cycling events as the husband of Lesley Paterson. Lesley Paterson is a professional mountain biker, 3-time world champion in off-road triathlon, an Ironman® triathlon champion, endurance coach, and foul-mouthed Scots lassie. Growing up in Scotland, Lesley was the only girl on an all-boys rugby team, which is where she nurtured her love of dirt and dirty words. Banned from the team when puberty struck, she took up cross-country running and triathlon and was soon winning national titles and competing internationally. Lesley founded Braveheart Coaching to train and inspire endurance athletes to compete with passion, toughness, and an unwavering “Braveheart” spirit in overcoming obstacles. Paterson is a trained actress, a screenwriter, and personal trainer to Hollywood actors. During our discussion, you'll discover: -What made Simon and Lesley work on this book together as a dual process...8:45 -What an athletic identity is, and how to form a strong one...12:45 -How to use a self-schema process to build your identity and avoid a damaging "identity mismatch"...20:45 -Why an alter-ego for yourself is one of the most powerful things you can do to form an athletic identity...38:00 -Why rituals seem less and less common in an era of "holding your smartphone for a selfie" before the race...42:30 -Simon and Lesley's best of the best advice for getting through an injury...50:45 -Simon and Lesley's tips for getting outside your comfort zones...1:01:45 -A thumb tapping exercise for increasing your tolerance to pain and getting outside your comfort zone...1:10:15 -And much more! Episode Sponsors: -. A bioavailable blend to support joint comfort, mobility and flexibility, and bone health.Use discount code "benflex10" and receive 10% off your first order of Kion Flex! -! You've got to try their new Elk bar. Not only is elk one of the most flavorful, but it's high in Vitamin B and many other vital nutrients. Save 10% off your order from Onnit using my ! - Molecular, hydrogen-infused water. They've just released the H2 Elite X, a combination water/inhalation system. Get 30% off their H2 Now tablets when you enter the code "ben" at checkout. -. The best shave you'll ever experience. Get their full trial set for FREE at . Resources from this episode: - - - Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Simon, Lesley or me? Leave your comments at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/braveathlete and one of us will reply!

45: The art of recovery — how to balance training and rest with metrics

Fast Talk

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 68:07

IT’S OFTEN OVERLOOKED. Sometimes forgotten. But it never should be. Recovery is just as important to strong performances as your daily workouts and weekly riding volume. Recovery is the other side of the training balance that we often neglect. That is until we’re in a race, the legs feel sluggish, and the field rides away from us. Then we start asking what happened. In today’s technology-driven training world, we have easy-to-use tools like power meters to track our performance. But tracking recovery is not so easy. What’s lacking is that one clear metric or tool to tell us when we’re fatigued. If you discuss the topic with coaches and elite riders, they’ll each suggest a different way to monitor your recovery. Some will point to objective measurable metrics like resting heart rate, heart rate variability, or blood tests. Others will use more subjective measures — how they feel generally, the soreness they experience when they climb the stairs in the morning, or, sometimes, how much their family wants to avoid them. In today’s episode, we delve into the question of recovery metrics, a question that comes from listener Greg Gibson. First, we’ll discuss why the balance between training and recovery plays such an important role in performing at our best. That doesn’t mean that being recovered all the time is a good thing. So we’ll also address the difference between overtraining and functional over-reaching. Next we’ll discuss a recent review comparing subjective metrics to objective metrics of recovery. If you think that a blood test or heart rate measure is necessarily better than answering a few questions every morning about how you feel, think again. In either case, we’ll look at some of the tools for monitoring recovery, including tests like the POMS questionnaire of mood and the RESQ scale, as well as heart rate variability. Finally, we’ll hear from several coaches and athletes about what they feel works best when it comes to monitoring recovery. Our guest today is Dr. Paul Gastin, a professor at the Centre for Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University in Australia. Dr. Gastin has spent over a decade working with coaches and athletes in the field. He’s particularly interested in how to best measure recovery outside of the lab and has written an influential review paper on the subject. Our other guests include veteran pro Brent Bookwalter, with BMC Racing. We’re also joined by two excellent coaches here in Boulder: Mac Cassin with Apex Coaching and Fast Talk regular Frank Overton, owner of FasCat Coaching. We’ll hear from Armando Mastracci, the founder of Xert training software, about the potential to use training software to give us clues about our recovery state.

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26: Giro d'Italia 2018 | Stage 6 | Caltanissetta – Etna

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 51:06

This episode of The Cycling Podcast finds Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe in the queue to board the ferry from Messina in Sicily to the mainland – just as they did at a similar stage of the race last year. They reflect on a thrilling finish at Mount Etna, where the Australian Mitchelton-Scott team pulled off a stunning double by winning the stage and taking the pink jersey. Colombian rider Esteban Chaves won the stage, having been part of a large break packed with big-name riders. Just behind him, his team-mate Simon Yates jumped away from the group of favourites, closed the gap to Chaves and took the race lead from BMC Racing’s Rohan Dennis. The episode begins at the beginning with LottoNL-Jumbo rider George Bennett and Thibaut Pinot’s coach and brother Julien looking ahead to the climb of Etna. At the finish we hear from Mitchelton-Scott boss Matt White about their double success and defending champion Tom Dumoulin about how he fared in the race’s first big test. Plus we discuss the winners and losers on Etna. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.

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24: Giro d'Italia 2018 | Stage 4 | Catania – Caltagirone

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 42:12

The Giro d’Italia resumed in Sicily after the grande partenza weekend in Israel and a tricky finish in Caltagirone gave Belgium’s Tim Wellens the second Giro stage win of his career and caught Chris Froome out. Wellens and his Lotto-Fix All team played a blinder, negotiating the penultimate hill and a deceptive descent and piling the pressure on behind. The Belgian pipped Mike Woods on the line. In this episode we hear from both Woods and Wellens’ team-mate Tosh Van der Sande. Daniel Friebe joins The Cycling Podcast’s Giro d’Italia team to discuss the significance of the day’s racing with Lionel Birnie. After a crash in his warm-up before the opening time trial, Froome was already on the back foot – today he lost another 21 seconds. We discuss the likelihood of seeing the likes of Froome, Fabio Aru and Miguel Angel Lopez try to recover time on Mount Etna on Thursday. And we hear from BMC Racing’s sports director Max Sciandri about how they pinched the pink jersey from Tom Dumoulin in Israel a couple of days ago. It was a carefully planned move but, as Sciandri explains, the riders took some convincing. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport. Become a Friend of the Podcast to get access to a library of feature-length special episodes. In the latest episode, In Search of the Pink Panther, Lionel asks why there has been a distinct lack of Belgian Grand Tour winners since 1978 when Johan De Muynck won the Giro d’Italia. You’ll also get access to KM0 – Fuoripista, our mini-series of stories from off the Giro’s beaten track. https://thecyclingpodcast.com/friends

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22: Giro d'Italia 2018 | Stage 2 | Haifa – Tel Aviv

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 32:57

The Giro d’Italia continued with the second stage from Haifa to Tel Aviv and it concluded with the predicted bunch sprint, although that barely told the full story of a surprisingly intriguing day. After missing out on the pink jersey in the opening time trial, BMC Racing had a plan to put Rohan Dennis into the race lead. They targeted the time bonus at an intermediate sprint and propelled the Australian over the line first to relieve Tom Dumoulin of pink. We hear from Dennis’s team-mate Nicolas Roche about how they did it. The Israel Cycling Academy team wanted to make an impression too and they nearly took the king of the mountains jersey but Guillaume Boivin fell just short. He tells us about his day in the break. The stage was won by Elia Viviani of Quick Step and we discuss the Italian’s season so far and why this was an important win for him. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.

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21: Giro d'Italia 2018 | Stage 1 | Jerusalem / Jerusalem

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 41:35

The Giro d’Italia got underway with a time trial in Jerusalem and Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie were there to see the race resume more or less as it ended last year – with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin in pink. The world time trial champion pipped Rohan Dennis of BMC Racing by two seconds to take the opening stage, and in this episode we hear from Dumoulin’s Sunweb team-mate Sam Oomen. We also get the reaction from a disappointed BMC Racing sports director Max Sciandri after Dennis had victory snatched from him at the last. Chris Froome, who is hoping to add the Giro d’Italia to the Tour de France and Vuelta a España titles he won last year, crashed in his warm-up ride on the course and paid the price, conceding significant ground to Dumoulin. We hear from him and Team Sky’s sports director Nicolas Portal. One man who was happy at the end of the day was Matt White of Mitchelton-Scott after Simon Yates pulled off the surprise of the day – finishing seventh in the time trial. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport. [Become a Friend of the Podcast](https://thecyclingpodcast.com/friends) to get access to a library of feature-length podcasts, the latest episode, In Search of the Pink Panther, Lionel asks why there has been a distinct lack of Belgian Grand Tour winners since 1978 when Johan De Muynck won the Giro d'Italia.

19: Quick Step’s domination of the Classics continues