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Randy and Dean Warren talk about the latest in professional bicycle racing.  Strade Bianche is foremost in the Warren brothers opening conversation although Randy and Dean reflect back on the opening weekend in Belgium.  The Omloop Nieuiwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne races ended not with much excitment in field sprints.  The Women's racing gets more and more exciting to watch with the balance of strong riders growing and spread out to more teams.  Two stage races begin in a few days with Paris-Nice featuring Amerian M-Jorg and his team leader Jonas Vingegaard.  Giro d' Italia hopefulls fill out the rosters racing at Tirreno-Adriatico.  

Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie are back to review the latest news and racing in the world of procycling, assisted this week by ace commentator Rob Hatch.  ‘Opening Weekend' may not have lived up to all the hype but both Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne did serve up some juicy talking points. Among the hottest topics in the Belgian media were Visma-Lease a Bike's toils - and they're also on the agenda in this week's ‘Coorevits Corner', our weekly check-in with Flandrian cycling oracle Hugo Coorevits. In part three of the episode, we look ahead to Strade Bianche and Paris-Nice at the weekend. One of the favourites for overall victory on the Promenade des Anglais a week on Sunday, Pavel Sivakov, also shares some childhood memories of “The Race to the Sun” and discusses newfound confidence since joining UAE Team Emirates last year.  Sponsored by Sports Tours International The Cycling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Sports Tours International. Whether you want to ride, or watch the best in the world in action, Sports Tours International can take you to the heart of some of the world's biggest cycling events. Choose from a VIP experience at the Tour de France or one of the major classics, or riding events such as the Etape du Tour or Marmotte, you can travel in style with Sports Tours International. Go to the Tour de France Grand Départ in Lille, or see the race in the Alps, Pyrenees or on Mont Ventoux with one of Sports Tours International's package trips. Alternatively, enjoy a VIP experience in Paris, or even a once-in-a-lifetime journey in an official Tour de France vehicle, getting you as close to the action as possible. Let Sports Tours International take charge of all the planning and logistics so all you have to do is enjoy the ride. Go to sportstoursinternational.co.uk for full details. EPISODE SPONSOR Indeed If you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn't to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to indeed.com/cycle now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast. TRIBUTE TO RICHARD MOORE AT GENT-WEVELGEM Friend of the Podcast Charlotte Elton is raising money to pay tribute to our friend and co-founder Richard Moore at Gent-Wevelgem by painting his name on the road. She's crowdfunding to pay for the paint and any additional funds will be donated to Sir Chris Hoy's Tour de 4 charity. You can donate to the cause here. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Welcome back to Spin Cycle! We kick things off by diving headfirst into the opening weekend of the classics: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.First up, Omloop. What a weird day of racing, especially from the women's peloton. How and why did FDJ and SD Worx let the break get 15 minutes? It was a game of chicken where everyone ended up as a chicken. In the men's race, the surprise came in the finale as small groups came back together, which they don't usually do, resulting in a bigger bunch sprint than we've seen in years. At least a lovely old lady got her Arnaud de Lie moment. At Kuurne, Kaden Groves got a yellow card and Jasper Philipsen was fastest. Is Caley's Jonathan Milan draft pick already looking foolish? At Tour du Rwanda, the final stage was cancelled due to bad conditions. Not a great sign ahead of the planned World Championships later this year.Finally, we like to end the show on a high note, so last up is the news that the 2027 Tour de France might start in the UK. Jonny is ecstatic. 

Esta semana se han disputado la Omloop Het Nieuwsblad y Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne dando paso a lo que se conoce como el Opening Weekend que creo que ha sido un poco decepcionante. Le preguntaré a Jordi Martínez, que se pasará por su casa, si a él también le defraudó el fin de semana. Comentaremos las dos carreras juntos. Y además, el resto de carreras, la actualidad, la pre-previas de las carreras de esta semana, todo para estar al día del ciclismo en ruta masculino. Este es el contenido del episodio: 00:00 - 04:30 ▶EDITORIAL 03:11 - 05:36 ▶UNA NOTICIA IMPORTANTE: relacionado con el podcast que os interesa escuchar. 05:36 - 18:19 ▶ACTUALIDAD: repaso de las noticias más importantes. 18:19 - 1:23;35 ▶OPENING WEEKEND: repasamos Omloop y Kuurne con Jordi Martínez. 1:23:35 - 1:34:42 ▶OTRAS CARRERAS: repaso en formato más corto de otras carreras importantes de la semana. 1:34:42 - 1:40:31 ▶PRÓXIMAS CARRERAS: os doy algunos apuntes sobre las carreras que nos vienen durante la semana. No te olvides de darle LIKE ❤️ y COMENTAR ✍️ A los mandos de las bicicletas: David Gómez ( https://x.com/davidesportista ) ¡Haz CLIC en el botón de APOYAR y conviértete en un FAN de Ciclismo de Ayer y de Hoy! ️ Ten acceso a los episodios EXCLUSIVOS para FANS, no tendrás publicidad y ayudas al mantenimiento del proyecto. ¿Quién puede dar más? ¿Nos acompañáis en esta ruta? ➡️Únete a nuestro canal de TELEGRAM. Comentamos las carreras, jugamos a intentar adivinar el ganador de las carreras, hacemos piña alrededor del ciclismo t.me/ciclismoayerhoy SUBSTRACK: https://open.substack.com/pub/ciclismoayerhoy Nuestro Twitter: https://twitter.com/ciclismoayerhoy Nuestro BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ciclismoayerhoy.bsky.social Nuestro canal de Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ciclismoayerhoy Página de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568610367016 Nuestro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciclismoayerhoy

This week's Spin Cycle podcast opens with the news that Rabobank is returning as a sponsor for Visma-Lease a Bike, like a salmon returning a once-polluted river. Rabobank's history in the sport is long and somewhat sordid, and their departure due to doping scandals felt final. Well, now they're back. What does that mean? Then Caley, Jonny, and Dane preview the upcoming Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne races, analyzing route changes, potential contenders like Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock, and the "Omloop curse." We touch on UAE's classics team and possible favorites for the races. Finally, we head into corrections corner. 

Welcome to ROADSIDE presented by Zwift!    In today's episode, we preview the opening weekend featuring the first cobbled classics of the year; Omloop Nieuwsblad and Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. We also catch up on the latest news and results from the last week of racing.   Zwift Mailbag: Send in your questions, hypotheticals, takes and everything in between to thepressroompodcast@gmail.com and we will read the best ones out in the next episode!   -  -    The Roadside Cycling Show is presented by Zwift   Need a trainer? Try the all-new Zwift Ride - zwiftinc.sjv.io/55gL11 Head to https://www.zwift.com/ to start your free 14-day trial today. The Roadside Cycling Show is also supported by FE Sports, the home of premier cycling brands and products such as Wahoo, Pirelli, 100%, Campagnolo and more. Check out their range now - https://www.fesports.com.au/Shop/c_230/Products 

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Luke immediately proved his worth stepping into the World Tour, coming third in his first ever race with Soudol Quick-Step having helped deliver his teammate to the victory. He finished 7th at Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, won a stage of Czech Tour, and has a boatload of results coming up through the ranks prior to this year, including back to back to back US criterium national titles. As if it doesn't get better, he's just an awesome guy. Tune in with this fun conversation that wraps up his neo pro year and see where Luke takes it from here. Follow Luke at @lukelamperti And get your hands on the $48 value from AG1 by visiting drinkAG1.com/tedking  

We're back this week with the Race Communiqué; getting the inside track on what is happening in the pro peloton with myself and my good mates Luke Durbridge and Tom Southam. The last month has been a busy one for the pro peloton. We've had the first European races, some stage race action in the Middle East, plus of course the most important bit - the classics season finally got going over the weekend in Belgium, at Het Niewsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.  Naturally we had a load to catch up on and we managed to pack a heap into this pod. As well as the racing news, I ask what we can really learn from Opening Weekend - what it feels like to ride it, and whether it is worth skipping if you want to win big later on?  Durbo – who was fresh (or as fresh as you can be) off racing the Opening Weekend himself, has some great insight as to what happens when a race is impacted by severe weather and what the process looks like to change a race on the go. It's something that fans rarely get to hear about but something that impacts everyone involved – including those of us watching at home.  Talking of harsh weather, Tom has just returned from O Grand Camino in Galicia, where he saw up close the condition of defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard and draws a few conclusions from the action there – as well as nominating his favourite tactical ploy of the month. There was so much to chat about, and we covered much more in our conversation but most excitingly (for me) we have a new format for (the newly retitled) Communiquiz! As well as a new name Durbo also takes over this month as question master – meaning that I get to go head-to-head with Tom in the new format. I'll leave it to you to have a listen and see who comes out on top! We had a lot of fun with this, and we hope that you guys do too. Cheers! Mitch

In this week's episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by the veteran French journalist François Thomazeau and the Aussie former Classics maestro Mitch Docker to recap Opening Weekend - the Belgian double-header dominated, as per the predictions, by the Visma-Lease a Bike team.  Wout Van Aert was the favourite for Saturday's Omloop het Nieuwsblad and indeed looked to be zeroing in on victory until the peloton him down in the closing kilometres. It was left to Jan Tratnik to ‘save' Visma-Lease a Bike and take the win…with Van Aert having to wait until the following day's Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne to open his Classics account for 2024. We discuss these and other notable performances from the two races, and also hear from Bahrain Victorious's Fred Wright about what went…wrong for him at Omloop. Julian Alaphilippe, too, has had better weekends, and would have been hoping for a better response to his boss, Patrick Lefevere's, recent criticism in the Belgian media. Nevertheless, we ask: what exactly was Lefevere playing at?  Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). AG1 If you want to take ownership of your health, try AG1 and get a FREE one-year supply of Vitamin D AND five free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/cycling. MAAP The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to maap.cc to see the full MAAP range. Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Its a wrap! Noah and Issam conclude the cyclocross season with a podcast about the Exact Cross in Sint Niklaas, the X2O Trophy in Brussels and the Sluitingsprijs in Oostmalle. Road racing is also underway, so they also talk about the opening weekend in Omloop het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne

Had 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 director for Israel-PremierTech in the Classics. Vanmarcke explains the hurdles facing Visma-LAB and reveals his hopes for the young IPT line-up.The women's Classics campaign also starts at Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday. We speak to Human Powered Health's Audrey Cordon-Ragot, who tells us about the significance of this race and why she's hoping it'll be wet and wild this weekend. The French racer also reflects on the latest more optimistic news for the Women's Tour of Britain.With that event in mind, we also hear from Cycling Weekly's Tom Thewlis,  who provides an update on the latest developments for the Women's Tour of Britain, which has returned to the UCI calendar as a four-day event and, assuming British Cycling can fulfil the financial and logistical requirements, is likely to run as a "hub" race based on one or two cities.Finally we turn to a quite astonishing story. It's a tale that could have had an absolutely awful outcome, but which ended up with Cofidis pro Axel Zingle perhaps saving the life of one of his close friends, Yael Joalland, during the GP Marseillaise race in France last month. Support the show

Empieza la mejor época de ciclismo, empieza la primavera ciclista con el Opening Weekend, Omloop y Kuurne. 00:00:00 PRESENTACIÓN 00:02:43 OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD (1.UWT) 00:33:40 OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD (1.WWT) 00:48:13 KUURNE BRUSSELS KUURNE (1.Pro) Enlaces de interés:

In this week's episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by the journalist Richard Abraham & top commentator Rob Hatch, as we look forward to a very eagerly anticipated Opening Weekend in Belgium.  Before thoughts turn to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne,, we review some racing highlights from the last weekend, most notably from the Algarve in Portugal, where Remco Evenepoel passed the 50-victory mark in his still very young career. We then shift our attention to the Var in France, where our ‘own' Larry Warbasse performed with some distinction on a fine weekend for his Décathlon-AG2r La Mondiale team..  In the final part of the episode, we focus on two upcoming races where Visma-Lease a Bike will be expected to pick up where they left off in 2023, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and O Gran Camiño in Galicia, Spain - start ramp for Jonas Vingegaard's 2024 campaign. We hear from one rider who'll be hoping to thwart the “killer bees”  in Belgium, Fred Wright of Bahrain Victorious, before telling you why tall trees may fall hard in the not-too-distant future in Galicia - even if that doesn't apply to Vingegaard this weekend.  Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am). NordVPN This episode is supported by NordVPN. Ensure your security online with a subscription today. Listeners will get an exclusive NordVPN deal at nordvpn.com/tcp  

Spring is sprung, La Primavera's near But why is Patrick Lefevere still here? Gary goes all Ogden Nash as he previews Milan San Remo, Alfredo Binda and foresees a comeuppance for the winner of the 1978 edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Women's Tour Crowdfunder: www.gofundme.com/f/the-womens-tour-2023

Randy and Dean Warren talk about the latest in professional cycling. The opening weekend of spring classics in Belgium saw Team Jumbo-Visma score wins and double podiums at the Omloop het Niewsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne races. SD Worx dominated in the women's races. At the United Arab Emirates world tour stage race, Remco Evenepoel won the overall while Adam Yates won the final uphill stage. Dean is off on vacation while Randy readies for his upcoming gravel camp.

What a fantastic week of racing! It is starting to be very repetitive, but its true. This week it was the opening weekend for the classics season with Omloop het nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne. Jack, Stewart Geoff and Gerry review the races in detail and share their opinions and exciting actions that caught their eyes. Next week Le Samyn, Strade Bianche and Paris Nice - Whoop!!In addition to the races mentioned above we start with the UAE tour and Gran Camino in Spain.Following global cycling news we also have an XC nationals update.Jack and Geoff share some exciting technology like: the Uno X aero helmet, which reminded us about the movie Spaceballs. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-the-new-uno-x-time-trial-helmet-the-wildest-one-yet/new tires developed by NASA? https://www.startengine.com/offering/smart-tire-companyupdated Zwift companion app. https://www.zwift.com/news/29779-companion-leaderboardsShimano 3 wheel pully. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-three-pulley-rear-derailleur-patent/Last but not least we talk about recovery. See top 10 tips below:Reduce intensity and volume during your recovery week. I usually recommend a 3-1 schedule where you increase volume and/or power over the course of 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of recovery.Adequate Rest: Getting enough sleep is crucial for recovery. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep per night.Proper Nutrition: Consume a balanced diet with adequate protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats. Eating enough calories is essential for recovery after long workouts. Remember to lower your calorie intake during rest days in your recovery week. Active Recovery: Engage in low-intensity activities such as yoga, walking, or swimming to promote blood flow and speed up recovery.Massage: Massaging tight or sore muscles can help to increase blood flow, reduce inflammation and promote relaxation.Compression: Wearing compression socks or leggings can help to increase blood flow and reduce muscle soreness.Hydration: Drinking enough water is essential for recovery. Aim to drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water daily.Ice baths: Taking ice baths after a long workout can help to reduce inflammation and promote recovery.Stretching: Incorporate stretching exercises into your routine to help maintain flexibility and prevent injury.Listen to your body: Pay attention to how your body feels and adjust your training accordingly. Rest and recovery days are just as important as training days.

Dans cet épisode présenté par l'état de la Virginie, on rejoint le cycliste de montagne, de gravel et d'aventure Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette, directement de Harrisonburg... en Virginie. Il nous parle de la compétition à laquelle il participe là bas et pourquoi il affectionne ce coin du monde pour rouler, peu importe la surface. Audrey Lemieux et Emmanuel Moisan se joignent ensuite à David Desjardins pour discuter des premières grands courses de la saisons: Omloop Het Neuwsblad, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne et, surtout, Strade Bianche.

In spite of over a month of racing, the true opening weekend is the last weekend in February with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. We look at both races and give our hot hot takes on Strade Bianche

'Well, after two years in a row of nice sunny weather for Opening Weekend, we are all starting to realize a nasty and dirty secret-and-a-half. Omloop Het Nieuwsbald might be one of the most highly anticipated races on the calendar, but nasty and dirty weather is necessary for that one to be a real ferocious heavyweight belter of a race. And surely we are all starting to come around to the reality that though Omloop will always be the more anticipated of the two for it is the “Official Official” start of the road season…maybe Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is lowkey the better Classic? '

Wout van Aert started his road racing season in emphatic style at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, finishing off a Jumbo-Visma one-two started by Tiesj Benoot. Richard Moore was in Gent for 'Opening Weekend' and he joins Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe to discuss the beginning of the classics campaign. We also dissect Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, which ended in the predictable sprint showdown between Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan but got there in far more surprising fashion. Daniel describes the concept of the 'cassoulet Taco' as the worst fusion cuisine imaginable, we highlight some of the other stars of the cobbles, and wrap up the rest of the week's racing action, which has been dominated by a handful of teams. In the final part, we discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how it relates to professional cycling after Gazprom, the team sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy company, starred at the UAE Tour. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com For 25% off all your SiS products, go to scienceinsport.com and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout. The Cycling Podcast has a new collaboration with MAAP. See: maap.cc The Cycling Podcast is on Strava Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes including the Christmas Selection Box collection. This episode is sponsored by Hammerhead. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Custom Color Kit and an exclusive premium water bottle with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo 2. Visit hammerhead.io and use promo code CYCLE at the checkout to take advantage of this limited time offer.

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In our first episode of 2022 we meet the World Tour's youngest rider, Cian Uijtdebroeks. The 18-year-old Belgian has signed for Bora-Hansgrohe and will make his professional debut in Mallorca at the end of the month.  Already dubbed “the next Remco,” Uijtdebroeks came to wide attention when he won the junior edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne in 2020 with a 50km solo breakaway.  But who is he, and how does an 18-year-old deal with the expectation and hype that comes with being a talented young rider in Belgium? Before Christmas, Richard went to meet him at the Uijtdebroeks family home close to the border between Flanders and Wallonia. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport. Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See supersapiens.com For 25% off all your SiS products, go to scienceinsport.com and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to more than 60 exclusive episodes including the Christmas Selection Box collection.

In this episode Besenwagen picks up Mads Pedersen. At just 26 years of age, Mads has already won the World Championships, Gent-Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. On top of that he was runner up in the Tour of Flanders and won his home race, the Tour of Denmark. www.besenwagen.com

This week's guest is a young man who has made a big splash in his first couple of months racing in the World Tour.I knew the name Tom Pidcock because he's been racing on the coat tails of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in cyclo-cross for a couple of winters now, but I'd never actually met him or spoken to him before.But when I got a message to say Tom would love to come on the podcast I was really keen to find out more about a man whose reputation preceded him.We've all seen how well he's fitted in right at the top level in some of the Classics this season. Third place in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, fifth at Strade Bianche and right up there in Milan-Sanremo are results that pretty much anyone would be happy with but Tom is a 21-year-old neo pro.I must admit I probably had a preconceived idea of what Tom would be like. I thought his swagger off the bike would match his swagger on it. He's a confident guy, no doubt, but he was also really down to earth and a pleasure to chat to so I hope you all enjoy finding out a bit more about him. Cheers,MitchPhoto by Sean Hardy @Hardyccphotos.Life in the Peloton 2020 playlistKeep in touch with Life in the PelotonKeep up to date with everything that’s going on with Life in the Peloton at my website lifeinthepeloton.comLife in the Peloton shopCheck out my range of Life in the Peloton merchandise on our Etsy store too, from beanies and caps to embroidered tees, logo tees and much more. Visit the Etsy store. Or follow on social media:Instagram: @lifeinthepelotonTwitter: @lifeinthepeloTheme musicThe theme music for Life in the Peloton was composed by Pete Shelley, who was lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks. It was commissioned by the production company behind Channel 4’s coverage of the Tour de France in the 1980s and was used as the theme music for the nightly highlights show. Pete died in December 2018. We were given permission by Pete’s widow and his manager to continue using the music for the theme tune to Life in the Peloton. To hear more about the music, listen to the Andre Greipel episode of Life in the Peloton.

The Spring Classics are here, and not a moment too soon, to lift away the winter gloom and welcome in some unusually mild weather for February in Belgium. Our editor Andy McGrath spent the weekend glued to the TV for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, as did host Ian Parkinson. Excellent racing all round, Tom Pidcock and Jake Stewart on the podium and Anna van der Breggen winning as per usual were the highlights. What else caught Andy's beady eye? There's a fair few famous 1980s musicians partial to a pedal – see Lloyd Cole on Zwift for example. Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant rode a cool old 531 steel framed machine round Paris between recordings back in the day. What's he up to now though? Massive fan and gawpy groupie, executive editor Ian Cleverly, tries not act starstruck while talking six strings and six gears. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Cycling Podcast presents Life in the Peloton The season is underway and it was time to hit the cobbles for the first time this year with Opening Weekend up in Belgium. That’s two races in one weekend; Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. I was travelling from Girona to Belgium with […]

It was time to hit the cobbles for the first time this year with Opening Weekend up in Belgium. That's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. I was planning to travel from Girona to Belgium with my EF Education-Nippo teammate Tom Scully so I thought it would be a great idea to take all of you on a road trip with us asa we headed to the first classics of the season. As you'll hear, we had a bit of a false start because our COVID-19 tests were a couple of hours out of date for the Belgian regulations so we had to go back home, get another test and do our Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recon ride on Spanish roads instead. The journey gave me a chance to find out more about Tom and particularly his career path, which has taken him the long way round, from New Zealand to the US, to Britain then to the Drapac team which merged with Cannondale and eventually became EF. Listening to him talk was a real reminder of what it takes just to get to World Tour level for some guys and what Tom said about embracing the lifestyle of a pro rider off the bike, being organised, coping with the travel, dealing with your plans being changed at short notice and not letting it eat into your mental and physical energy really resonated with me – especially this weekend! So, hope you all enjoy the pod. I'm off to Strade Bianche this weekend for what will be a very different appointment with the white roads to the one we had last summer. Until next time, take care, Mitch Life in the Peloton 2020 playlist (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630938-life-in-the-peloton-with-mitch-docker) Keep in touch with Life in the Peloton Keep up to date with everything that’s going on with Life in the Peloton at my website lifeinthepeloton.com (https://lifeinthepeloton.com/) Life in the Peloton shop Check out my range of Life in the Peloton merchandise on our Etsy store too, from beanies and caps to embroidered tees, logo tees and much more. Visit the Etsy store. (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeinthePeloton) Or follow on social media: Instagram: @lifeinthepeloton (https://www.instagram.com/lifeinthepeloton/) Twitter: @lifeinthepelo (https://twitter.com/lifeinthepelo) Theme music The theme music for Life in the Peloton was composed by Pete Shelley, who was lead singer of the punk band Buzzcocks. It was commissioned by the production company behind Channel 4’s coverage of the Tour de France in the 1980s and was used as the theme music for the nightly highlights show. Pete died in December 2018. We were given permission by Pete’s widow and his manager to continue using the music for the theme tune to Life in the Peloton. To hear more about the music, listen to the Andre Greipel episode of Life in the Peloton.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne are on the menu this week as the two Toms get stuck into the latest round of cobbles. Then it's a Strade Bianche quiz for desert. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this week’s episode Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe review opening weekend in Flanders and the first cobbled classics of the spring, Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday. We hear from Jake Stewart, the 21-year-old from Coventry who was second at Het Nieuwsblad – the youngest podium finisher since Eddy Merckx in 1966 – and rides for the French team, Groupama-FDJ. We also look ahead to Paris-Nice and speak to Matteo Jorgenson, an American who rides for Movistar: another 21-year-old tipped for great things. And we hear from Laura Meseguer about El Cycling Podcast, our new Spanish-language podcast. The Cycling Podcast is supported by iwoca (https://www.iwoca.co.uk/) and Science in Sport (https://www.scienceinsport.com/) . Listeners can get 25% off Science In Sport products with the discount code SISCP25.

Gennemgang af Omloop Het Nieuwsblad med Sep Vanmarcke som i år tog sig af podiets nederste plads. Kom med helt ind i hovedet på en af de bedste klassikerryttere i de seneste år. Men hvad lavede Sep mens vi andre kørte Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne? Og hvad pakker han altid med i kufferten når han skal på tur? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I go through my notebook after spending all weekend glued to the TV watching the first two 'real' races of the year, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, and briefly touch on and talk riders to watch for Strade-Bianche. Sign up for the newsletter Support the podcast by buying me a coffee

Our honest opinions on the race today. Talking about whether it was an underwhelming race and the tactics that took place.Also covers how our predictions performed.Afterwards, a look at KBK and the likely candidates for the win there. A certain MVDP is racing which will make everyone scared.Check out our extra stuff @OwDoCycling on Instagram

Life in the Peloton is a packed episode of two halves this time as Mitch Docker and his good mate Luke Durbridge look back at the first Belgian Classics of the season before answering some great listeners' questions. Mitch and Luke used to be teammates at Orica-GreenEdge, now they live not too far from each other in Girona, and they caught up after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne to talk about 'opening weekend'. They explain how pro riders choose the right clothing for the bad weather, Mitch reveals his favourite Belgian beer and they give their take on Gianni Moscon's latest rush of blood to the head. Then Mitch delves into the email bag to answer some cracking questions. They talk Classics, cobbles and climbs, the importance of upper body strength and double bar tape... How noisy are disc brakes and who would win a two-up between them on the velodrome in Roubaix? Episode sponsors This episode is supported by Vélo Birmingham and Midlands. The organisers of one of the biggest and best closed-road sportives in the UK is also organising the British national road race championships from June 18-20 this year. You can watch the best of British battle it out for the prestigious national champion's jerseys, then take part in either the 45-mile or 100-mile ride. And all podcast listeners can get a £10 discount on the ride entry at velobirmingham.com (https://www.velobirmingham.com/) with the code CYCLINGPODCAST. Keep in touch with Life in the Peloton Keep up to date with everything that’s going on with Life in the Peloton at my website lifeinthepeloton.com (https://lifeinthepeloton.com/) Check out my range of Life in the Peloton merchandise on our Etsy store too, from beanies and caps to embroidered tees, logo tees and much more. Visit the Etsy store. (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeinthePeloton) Or follow on social media: Instagram: @lifeinthepeloton (https://www.instagram.com/lifeinthepeloton/) Twitter: @lifeinthepelo (https://twitter.com/lifeinthepelo)

På denne etape af Forhjulslir kommer vi helt tæt på sidste weekends flotte danske præstationer på landevejen og brostenene. Der er i alt fire interviews på dagens etape. Hør først fra Søren Kragh Andersen fra Team Sunweb, som tog fusen på mange og kørte en suveræn flot 3. plads hjem i Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Søren fortæller blandt andet om, hvordan han åd sig selv for at komme med over Muren i finalen. Dernæst fortæller han sin mening om Gianni Moscons svinestreg og om den gode stemning, der er på Team Sunweb for tiden.   Det var ikke kun de danske herrer, som imponerede i åbningsweekenden. Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen - Athlete fra Bigla Pro Cycling fortæller om sin 3. plads i Omloop Het Hageland, hvor hun kun blev slået af etablerede sprintersjerner; Lorena Wiebes og Martina Bartistella. Derudover hører vi også om hendes flotte sæsonstart, som blandt har budt på en sejr på 1. etape af Volta a Valenciana.   Kasper Asgreen kørte fra alt og alle i søndags og vandt Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Interviewet med Asgreen er optaget mandag, dagen efter den store sejr i Kuurne. Hør blandt andet Asgreen fortælle om de sidste 5 km. hvor han flere gange undervejs tænkte tilbage på holdkammerat Bob Jungels store nummer fra 2019 i Kuurne.   Mikkel F. Honoré fra Deceuninck Quickstep styrtede desværre i det franske løb, Drome Classic, og brækkede ryggen tre steder. I dette interview hører vi om status på Mikkels ryg, og hvor længe det holder ham fra cyklen. Derudover fortæller Mikkel også om den kæmpe oplevelse det var at køre Tour Colombia, og hvordan situationen er i Schweiz lige udenfor Norditalien i forbindelse med coronavirussen.   Medvirkende: Kasper Asgreen, Søren Kragh Andersen, Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen, Mikkel Honoré og Anders Mielke

The season finally started, according to Lionel Birnie, with Belgium’s “Opening Weekend” comprising Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday followed by Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday.  The racing was thrilling, but there has been a lot of other news in the cycling world, from coronavirus and its possible effects on the upcoming races, not to mention the four teams still in quarantine in Abu Dhabi, to Gianni Moscon’s latest transgression and disqualification at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.   Lionel, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore discuss all this and there are interviews with Moscon’s Team Ineos sports director, Gabriel Rasch, as well as Allan Peiper of UAE-Team Emirates and Rik Van Slycke, whose Deceuninck-Quickstep team managed a win and a second place at the two Belgian races. We hear from young riders Fred Wright and Quinn Simmons, making their debuts in the Belgian races. And we have exciting news of our own – a new title sponsor, iwoca, who we warmly welcome to The Cycling Podcast. News of the sudden and tragic death of Nicolas Portal, the Team Ineos sports director, broke after we recorded this episode. We will have a full appreciation of Portal in next week’s podcast. The Cycling Podcast, brought to you by iwoca and supported by Science in Sport iwoca is title sponsor to The Cycling Podcast.  Over the past seven years iwoca has grown from a small start-up to one of the fastest-growing business lenders in Europe. Now they’re a team of more than 300 in London and Frankfurt working towards the goal of funding one million small businesses, including cafes, spin studios and bike shops. They can lend between £1,000 and £250,000 and make it quick and easy to get a decision. If you are interested in finding out more about what iwoca can do for small businesses go to: iwoca: Fast, fair and flexible business funding (http://iwoca.co.uk/) The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. For a 25% discount on all your Science in Sport sports nutrition products go to www.scienceinsport.com (http://www.scienceinsport.com/)   This week’s episode is supported by Hello Fresh.  HelloFresh makes cooking from scratch easy and convenient. As well as delivering fresh, quality pre-portioned ingredients to your door, they now have 21 different recipes to choose from each week. From Family Favourites and Balanced recipes under 600 calories to recipes that are on the table in ten-minutes flat, there’s something for everyone to try. And to make mealtimes even more memorable, you can also add extras like desserts and artisan bread for extra convenience.  For the simple way to cook fresh, HelloFresh is offering you 50% off your first box and 35% off your next three boxes. Head to https://hellofresh.co.uk and use the code CYCLING to receive 50% off your first box and 35% off your next three today. 

In the fifth episode of Adam Blythe Interviews, presented by The Cycling Podcast, Adam meets Team Sky rider Owain Doull.  Doull is an Olympic gold medallist, a member of Great Britain’s team pursuit squad at the Rio Games, who is in his third year with Sky. He is also one of their standout performers this season with a stage win at the Sun Tour and second at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.  He talks to Blythe about getting serious and whether or not he might return to the track for the Tokyo Olympics. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport. Science In Sport are offering all listeners 25 per cent off their range of energy bars, drinks and gels at scienceinsport.com. Use the code **SISCP25** when you reach the check-out. Go to the [Science in Sport website.](https://scienceinsport.com) This episode is sponsored by DNAFit. Get personal with your health and fitness by unlocking the power of your genetics. Use your DNA to move beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to health, fitness and wellbeing. Choose workouts and make meal choices to achieve your goals. A 20% discount is available to listeners of The Cycling Podcast, see: [http://www.dnafit.com/TCP](http://www.dnafit.com/TCP) And The Cycling Podcast has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to offer all listeners £5 off the entry fee for the London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday, June 16. The Cycling Podcast will also be entering a team, with Lionel and Richard joined by photographer Simon and some of the production team to ride the 54-mile event. Be part of the peloton for one of Britain's oldest charity rides by registering here: [https://www.bhf.org.uk/l2b2019](https://www.bhf.org.uk/l2b2019) Use the code **Brighton5** to get £5 off the entry fee. If you can't ride, why not sponsor The Cycling Podcast team on our Just Giving page. [https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/The-Cycling-Podcast](https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/The-Cycling-Podcast)

A packed episode of The Cycling Podcast tackles all the latest stories from the world of professional cycling. Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe discuss all the talking points from the 'Opening Weekend' in Flanders. Deceuninck-Quick Step's Zdenek Stybar and Bob Jungels gave them a double taste of victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, which Florian Sénéchal made three at Le Samyn on Tuesday. We dissect the racing and hear from Dylan Teuns, who was fifth in Saturday's race. We also discuss the issue of the women's Het Nieuwsblad being paused and neutralised because the breakaway rider Nicole Hanselmann caught the back of the men's race, and weigh up the controversy over the promotional poster for the E3 Binck Bank Classic. In the second part we discuss the breaking blood doping story centring on Austria which has so far caught Stefan Denifl and Georg Preidler. We hear from Jim Ochowicz, the manager of the CCC team Denifl was supposed to join this year before cancelling his contract for personal reasons. We ask what does this blood doping operation say about the state of the sport now? **The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.** **OUR SPONSORS** **Rapha** has just launched its new custom kit giving you the chance to design your own Rapha kit. Begin your journey now. Choose from the varied set of templates, pick your colours and add your logos. Make your mark with Rapha Custom at [www.rapha.cc/gb/en/custom/](https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/custom/) **Pédaleur de Charme** Pédaleur and pédaleuse de charme t-shirts, caps, and jerseys are in back stock in all sizes [here on the Rapha website.](https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/search/all?text=Pédaleur+de+charme) **Science In Sport** are offering all listeners 25 per cent off their range of energy bars, drinks and gels at [http://www.scienceinsport.com](http://www.scienceinsport.com) Use the code SISCP25 when you reach the check-out. We are delighted to welcome our episode sponsors this week – **Laka**. Laka is a smarter way of insuring your bikes and gear. It’s a community of cyclists joining together to play fair and take good care to save each other money. Go to [www.laka.co.uk](http://www.laka.co.uk) to find out more. If you are new to Laka, you can get a £10 credit by signing up today with the discount code 'podcast'. **FRIENDS OF THE PODCAST** We have just launched our third Friends of the Podcast special episode of the 2019 season. Following our epic Grand Tour Diaries audiobook and our behind-the-scenes look at Jumbo-Visma's attempts to close the gap to Team Sky, Lionel returns to Flanders for Opening Weekend. It costs £15 to become a Friend at [thecyclingpodcast.com/friends](http://thecyclingpodcast.com/friends)

Fred is back from a trip to the United Arab Emirates ... Why? Because WorldTour bike racing made its annual pilgrimage to the desert. He explains why the UAE Tour exists, what challenges it faces, and what the racing action was like. Also, we recap Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. We dig into the details of this emerging doping scandal in Austria, and finally we look ahead to Strade Bianche. This episode is sponsored by Floyd’s of Leadville. Athletes, wherever your training takes you, Floyd’s of Leadville CBD products can ease your pain and get you back in the game. Combat muscle soreness and inflammation with Floyd’s arsenal of premium CBD products - transdermal skin cream, penetrating balms, protein, hydration, softgels, and oil. Check out all of Floyd’s of Leadville CBD products at www.floydsofleadville.com.

Fred is back from a trip to the United Arab Emirates ... Why? Because WorldTour bike racing made its annual pilgrimage to the desert. He explains why the UAE Tour exists, what challenges it faces, and what the racing action was like. Also, we recap Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. We dig into the details of this emerging doping scandal in Austria, and finally we look ahead to Strade Bianche. This episode is sponsored by Floyd’s of Leadville. Athletes, wherever your training takes you, Floyd’s of Leadville CBD products can ease your pain and get you back in the game. Combat muscle soreness and inflammation with Floyd’s arsenal of premium CBD products - transdermal skin cream, penetrating balms, protein, hydration, softgels, and oil. Check out all of Floyd’s of Leadville CBD products at www.floydsofleadville.com.

På 6. etape af Forhjulslir snakker vi om den belgiske klassikeråbning med Omloop Het Niewsblad og Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Vi kigger på, hvilke danske ryttere, som kan gå hen at lave et topresultat på de belgiske pavéer. Derudover snakker vi om Riwals muligheder for at komme med til Tour de France 2021 i Danmark og om holdets debut på de italienske og franske landeveje. Du kommer også til at høre, hvad "Vinjebo-pace" betyder og mange andre røverhistorier. Medvirkende: Rasmus Bøgh Walin, Tobias Mørch Kongstad og Anders Mielke

The first month of the season is in the books, but the professional cycling scene has thrown up a number of stories for our presenters to delve in to. In the second episode of The Lead Out, Paul Knott, Alex Ballinger and former pro rider Yanto Barker analyse the two big stage races of the year so far at the Tour Down Under and Vuelta a San Juan. Where Richie Porte secured a sixth win on Willunga Hill, to the controversial week Deceuninck – Quick-Step had at the Vuelta a San Juan. We also take a look at how the major sprinters in the pro peloton have fared over the first month, including an in depth rider focus interview with Fernando Gaviria. Returning to our monthly ’30-second effort’, the question is 'Will Mark Cavendish break Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France stage win record?' Before the guys look ahead to the inaugural UAE Tour, where a loaded field is expected to line up before the first major European races begin on opening weekend at Omloop Het Nieuwsblaad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Let us know your predictions for the month ahead on our social media channels @cyclingweekly on Facebook and Twitter or @cyclingweeklymagazine on Instagram.

The first month of the season is in the books, but the professional cycling scene has thrown up a number of stories for our presenters to delve in to. In the second episode of The Lead Out, Paul Knott, Alex Ballinger and former pro rider Yanto Barker analyse the two big stage races of the year so far at the Tour Down Under and Vuelta a San Juan. Where Richie Porte secured a sixth win on Willunga Hill, to the controversial week Deceuninck – Quick-Step had at the Vuelta a San Juan. We also take a look at how the major sprinters in the pro peloton have fared over the first month, including an in depth rider focus interview with Fernando Gaviria. Returning to our monthly ’30-second effort’, the question is 'Will Mark Cavendish break Eddy Merckx’s Tour de France stage win record?' Before the guys look ahead to the inaugural UAE Tour, where a loaded field is expected to line up before the first major European races begin on opening weekend at Omloop Het Nieuwsblaad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Let us know your predictions for the month ahead on our social media channels @cyclingweekly on Facebook and Twitter or @cyclingweeklymagazine on Instagram.

February 28 | In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore reports from a freezing cold Belgium and the opening Classics of the season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. An extended package from Flanders captures the sounds of the cobbled classics as the season as the 'Beast from the East' gripped the region. We hear from Astana's Michael Valgren and his team-mate Magnus Kort Nielsen about the Valgren's victory and whether the reports of money troubles have affected team spirit. Richard is joined by Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe to discuss Omloop, and whether the 'new' finish to the race – reprised from the Tour of Flanders finish of a few years ago covering Tenbosse, the Muur and the Bosberg – was all it was cracked up to be. We also discuss the recent tours of Dubai and Abu Dhabi and ask whether the so-called 'desert swing' needs shaking up Hammer Series style. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.

Astana impressed at the first cobbled race of the season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. How did young Michael Valgren pull off this big win? We analyze the race and also look at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, where Dylan Groenewegen confirmed that he's a top sprinter to watch. Plus, American Alexis Ryan found the podium in the women's Omloop. Also on this podcast, Andrew Hood talks to Paris-Roubaix winner Greg Van Avermaet about the classics and why Tour of Flanders will always be his dream race to win. We wrap things up with a look ahead to more classics action coming up Sunday at the men's and women's Strade Bianche races on Tuscany's white dirt roads.

Astana impressed at the first cobbled race of the season, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. How did young Michael Valgren pull off this big win? We analyze the race and also look at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, where Dylan Groenewegen confirmed that he's a top sprinter to watch. Plus, American Alexis Ryan found the podium in the women's Omloop. Also on this podcast, Andrew Hood talks to Paris-Roubaix winner Greg Van Avermaet about the classics and why Tour of Flanders will always be his dream race to win. We wrap things up with a look ahead to more classics action coming up Sunday at the men's and women's Strade Bianche races on Tuscany's white dirt roads.

The Warren Cycling Podcast covers all things cycling in their weekly podcast.  Randy and Dean talk about the latest races and they are in full swing in Belgium as the classics season builds.  The Warren brothers talk about the Omloop Het Niewsblad women's and men's races, the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne race and the Abu Dhabi Tour.  They look forward to the upcoming events and who looks strong for Milan-San Remo.   

(25.2.2018) Ešte bez Petra Sagana odštartovali dvojicou pretekou Omloop Het Nieuwsblad a Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne klasiky na dlažobných kockách. V superchladnom počasí mali viac či menej prekvapivých víťazov. Okrem toho sme si zhrnuli ďalšie preteky z arabskej sezóny a tiež výkony tímu Sky, ktoré dokázali v Španielsku a Portugalsku zatieniť i návrat Chrisa Frooma do súťažného diania. Foto: FB/Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Can you feel that? The cobbled classics kick off this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad! We look ahead to that race and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Who is riding well? Why did Sagan decide to skip these fun early spring openers? Plus, we call up European correspondent Andrew Hood for an inside look at the crazy media scrum that was Ruta del Sol. Ruta del Sol? Yep, it was Chris Froome's debut race, and as you'd expect, there was a lot to discuss. All that, and we also look back on last week's other stage races: Tour of Oman and Volta ao Algarve.

Can you feel that? The cobbled classics kick off this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad! We look ahead to that race and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Who is riding well? Why did Sagan decide to skip these fun early spring openers? Plus, we call up European correspondent Andrew Hood for an inside look at the crazy media scrum that was Ruta del Sol. Ruta del Sol? Yep, it was Chris Froome's debut race, and as you'd expect, there was a lot to discuss. All that, and we also look back on last week's other stage races: Tour of Oman and Volta ao Algarve.

Klaus took some time off, so we welcomed back CD as a co-host. He's Portland royalty, you know. With the season finally on it's way, we waste like 20 minutes talking about Instagram, Paraguay, internet top-level domains (TLDs) and unemployment. Eventually we get around to discussing the 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Finally we talk more nonsense and make our picks for the Strade Bianche. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Enthusiasm levels are definitely rising in Sausage Roll Studios as Classics season starts in earnest. We discuss what was left of "Openings Weekend" after a Europe-wide snowfall put paid to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, leaving us with Het Nieuwsblad alone. We look at the modern classic that is Strade Bianche and we look ahead to Paris-Nice & Tirreno-Adriatico. Gary gives us the lowdown on the Track World Championships & we look at the new offroad kid on the block, Enduro.