Queen Stage Cycling Podcast

Against all odds (and Brenda's prediction) Enric Mas and Movistar won the 2026 Vuelta! They worked smarter, not harder, and let a lot of breakaways have their day in the sun. Hosts Brenda and Bailey break down the second half of the race, and pour one out for the Old Guard (read: riders age 30+) who dominated the "post-Pogacar" weeks.

Brenda and Bailey break down Week 1 of the Vuelta a España, which has been (per usual) a little chaotic. They react to Pogacar's unexpected crash out, and debate whether his season is over (yes) or his career (no). Brenda is hoping the last of the "old guard" Primoz can pull off a W, and Bailey thinks Decathlon is building the Death Star (even if Gall looks mid.)

Call it recency bias, but Stage 21 was the most exciting stage of this year's Tour de France. Tadej! Gets! Cracked! Hosts Brenda and Bailey reflect on the race from km 0 through the Champs Elysee. Brenda is here for "good young man" Seixas and the American cycling comeback. And Bailey is reigniting her feud with Remco ( and Del Toro... and Philipsen...) and wants the Tour to bring ba...

The horns in question? Tadej Pogacar. The best mountain domestique of his generation, doing a 50km pull on the front for Isaac Del Toro.... Hosts Brenda and Bailey debate just how much dead weight Pogacar pulled to the podium, whether Remco Evenopoel could've beaten Jonas Vingegaard, and do a "close reading" of rider interviews (they are English majors, after all.) The penultimate st...

Pogacar beats a 30+ year record up Alpe D'Huez. Attacks the "pretenders" without even standing up. All with only a few teammates still standing (though diarrhea-gate seems to have resolved itself.) Brenda is in awe, and Bailey is so immune to Pogi's prowess she yawned a little bit. Stage 19 delivered! The mountain was full and absolutely crammed with spectators and it was all an...

Hosts Brenda and Bailey dissect a diarrhea-related conspiracy theory involving the pants color of one Tadej Pogacar. They also break down much more important aspects of Stage 18 on this year's Tour de France, including the theater kids' impressive victory, GC riders being too chicken to attack UAE, and the indefatigable Mads Pedersen's continued pursuit of the green jersey. Set your al...

Jasper is a disaster no more (as long as Van der Poel is there to pull him over the finish line.) But he is no longer an "angry bird" so we're sure Alpecin will be celebrating. Brenda and Bailey break down a chaotic Stage 17 deep in the dog days of this year's Tour de France with so many plot twists that confused even the riders.

Evenopoel wins the time trial to complete back-to-back stage wins, and Bailey is not thrilled. Queen Stage breaks down Stage 16 of this year's Tour de France, which also saw the end of Red Bull's dual leader strategy with Lipowitz crashing out. Brenda gets in the mix on her first gossip corner segment and wonders WTF is going on at INEOs where a rider actually missed their start time...

The crash heard round the world knocks Jonas Vingegaard out of the Tour de France!—and sets a hush over the rest of the peloton. Brenda and Bailey tackle a very dramatic Stage 15 including molten hot takes on: Pogi disrespecting the yellow jersey by mountain domestique-ing for Del Toro, why 2am doping controls are very annoying but part of the job, and whether Remco really won that sprint.

Turns out, the phenom may in fact be... phenomenal. Even Bailey had to do a mea culpa after Paul Seixas rode with the big dogs today, and even bested Jonas on the line! The hosts also disagree over how "good" Visma looked today and whether Del Toro is Pogacar's Achille's heel. The GC battle is not disappointing at this year's Tour de France!

The chronically underestimated Tom Pidcock did not win today's stage, but he did catapult himself up into a now very-crowded top 10 all vying for the podium. And the way Visma is riding... Second place is absolutely up for grabs. Brenda and Bailey continue their losing streak on predictions and applaud some incredible teamwork from Jayco and Pinarello in today's Tour de France Stage 13 win...

It's the dog days of the 2026 Tour de France and things are getting... bananas? Merlier gets the sprint (nothing new there). Must be nice to have those legs. Brenda and Bailey are as confused as everyone else about these sprint rules, but are big fans of all these breakaway heroes keeping the boredom away! This weekend's blockbuster stages are sure to light up the GC race, but for now, we&...

Brenda and Bailey break down a very exciting Stage 10 of this year's Tour de France. This is where the rubber meets the road, friends, and we saw lots of unexpected winners and losers. (Not the stage winner, obviously that was Tadej Pogacar.) But Jonas had a terrible day and an ever terribler attitude, and the youngsters behind him smell blood in the water. Bailey has almost turned around on P...

Mathieu van der Poel pulls Alpecin's Tour de France out of the toilet, and delivers a masterclass in breakaway wins. Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 9 of this year's Tour de France. It was hot and chaotic, with a lot of suspect tactics. Everyone needs a rest day, pronto! Including your hosts! We'll see you on Tuesday!

Back-to-back sprint stages delivered wins for Tim Merlier! Brenda and Bailey break down Stages 7 and 8 on this year's Tour de France and ask the hard-hitting questions: WTF is going on with Alpecin this year? Who does Remco think he is? And why is everyone except Lotto too chicken to go in the breakaway on flat stages?

Pogacar couldn't sleep, and woke up early ready to crush the competition at the first mountain stage of this year's Tour de France. Brenda and Bailey break down the highly predictable, but still impressive, stage 6. The hosts are loving the Del Toro-Pogacar bromance, and Bailey is unhappy to report that Remco seemed to have a good day...

Today's sprint stage delivered fireworks for approximately 30 seconds at the end. The rest of the day? Lots of picturesque vistas, rest and recovery, and riders trading gossip in the peloton. Hosts Brenda and Bailey highly recommend the YouTube "highlights," but thoroughly enjoyed the Tour de France's first bunch sprint! With a surprise winner!

Is this year's Tour de France the happiest place on earth? The bromances and good team vibes continued, despite 100+ degree heat! The breakaway "finally" won the day, albeit in a sprint finish. Bailey is seriously questioning why breakaway stages are so popular if they are so boring, and Brenda still has questions about yesterday's UAE barnstorming. Both hosts are worried about J...

Brenda and Bailey are having severe deja vu from last year's Tour de France as UAE delivers a one-two punch with their second victory in as many days. This time, Pogacar sprints across the line, and takes the yellow jersey to boot. He would like to clarify that he is not "hungry for stage wins" however, he eats a gel every 30 minutes and is well fueled...

Pogacar lost—but still crushed the competition! He's so confident that he gifted teammate Isaac del Toro the win today! Brenda thinks he is playing some serious mind games... Together with her daughter (and co-host) Bailey, they break down a very exciting Stage 2 of this year's Tour de France, continuing what has been an unusually dramatic first couple of days of racing. Clip in and enjoy...

Brenda and Bailey react to an incredible Team Time Trial for Stage 1 of this year's Tour de France. "Underdog" Jonas and Team Visma beat out UAE and Net Company INEOS to take the stage—and yellow! (No, neither host had Visma as their prediction, so our prediction competition is 0-0.) We can't wait to see how Pogacar takes his revenge...

Better late than never! Brenda and Bailey cram for the exam, and preview the 2026 Tour de France the night before Stage 1. Did Jonas find some rizz? Is the Seixas hype about to pop? Will Remco fake sick before we hit the mountains? None of the above (probably!) Queen Stage is hitting the ground running for the 2026 Tour de France, join us for daily pods (at least until we run out of steam) and our...

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Tour de Suisse! Spoiler alert: Pogacar crushes everyone else's will to live and "accidentally" takes a cool 2 minutes on a sprint stage... But Brenda thinks this is all "mind games" ahead of the Tour de France, and Bailey's got money on Lenny Martinez out-performing wonder kid Seixas at the Tour. Only time will tell as the Tour coun...

Criterium du Dauphine gets a fresh new vibe as the Tour Auvergne Rhone Alpes! Brenda and Bailey break down the weeklong stage race that featured a lot of fun breakaway winners (and some underwhelming GC performances.) But, the race did turn Bailey around on Team Time Trials! Jury is still out on whether Paul Seixas is worth the hype, though he did give us fodder for the next great sports movie! As...

Brenda and Bailey break down the first (sleepy) week of the 2026 Giro D'Italia including some dramatic crashes, the debut Grand Tour for the wacky Unibet Rose Rockets, and Visma hanging out at the back of the Peloton just chillaxing. Here's hoping the 2nd week is a little spicier!