Domestique Cycling Podcast

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali could be the most brutal edition we’ve ever seen. With over 5,000 metres of climbing, relentless hills, altitude, and air quality challenges, this year’s Worlds is set to test the very best. In this episode of the Domestique Cycling Podcast, Bram is joined by Domestique editor Ethan and special guest Dan Challis for a full World Championships 2025 pr...

South African rider Byron Munton has lived through more than most in his 25 years. From crashing into a swimming pool while learning to ride, to lifting his arms in celebration at the Volta a Portugal, Munton’s story is one of resilience, family, and finding purpose in the hardest of times. In this episode of The Domestique Hotseat, he opens up about his first elite World Championships, the brutal...

Kim Le Court lands in the Domestique Hotseat with Aidan Burgess after having made history in the peloton. The Mauritian rider became the first African woman to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, just months after winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Her breakthrough on the road followed years of success in mountain biking, including victory at the Cape Epic, and a bold return...

Kim Cadzow may be new to the sport, but she has already made her mark in the WorldTour. After joining Jumbo-Visma in 2023, the 23-year-old quickly built on a breakthrough 2022 season, when she won the New Zealand time trial title and showcased her climbing talent with a fifth place on the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. In this episode, Cadzow talks about the steep learning curve of elite cycling...

Finn Fisher-Black takes the Domestique Hotseat with Aidan Burgess in the lead-up to the 2025 Vuelta a España. At just 23 he has already ridden for Jumbo-Visma, UAE and now Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, chasing the opportunities that can shape a career in the WorldTour. He recalls the infamous night-time TTT in Barcelona, convinced on the start line that he would crash, and speaks candidly about life in...

Michael Storer jumps into the Domestique Hotseat with Aidan Burgess after one of the most active and talked-about performances of the 2025 Tour de France. In this episode, Storer opens up about what it’s like to be the guy Julian Alaphilippe rides for, and how he navigated leadership status at Tudor Pro Cycling. He talks about his decision to leave Groupama-FDJ, the difference real support makes,...

Well, that wasn’t your average Champs-Élysées parade. Wout van Aert rode Pogacar off his wheel—yes, really —to win solo in soaking wet conditions, with Matteo Jorgenson playing the perfect decoy. The sprinters got stitched, the GC was neutralised, and Pog lit it up just because he could. Cyrus and Aidan break down what made this year’s Paris finale actually worth watching. They dig into UAE’s tact...

Stage 20 was chaos—wet roads, a furious breakaway, and an emotional first Tour de France win for Kaden Groves. Cyrus and Aidan relive the sprint-finish that Groves earned the hard way, battling through a sketchy crash, disloyal team dynamics, and low expectations. They unpack Jegat’s wild ride into the GC top 10, Jayco’s tactical failures, and Mauro Schmid’s heroic comeback after a 70km/h crash. A...

Arensman wins solo after UAE spends half the day chasing Roglic. Pogacar looked like he wanted the win… until he didn’t. Vingegaard finally outkicked him. And Roglic? Full tilt, full fade. Cyrus and Aidan dive into how Ineos found form just in time, how Lipowitz quietly locked down the podium, and whether Pogacar’s “let them win” energy is the real deal or just the legs catching up. Also inside:  ...

Ben O’Connor wins solo on the Queen Stage after chaos in the valley, Lipowitz overcooks it, and Pogacar just shrugs off another Vingegaard attack. Aiden and Cyrus dive into: – Why Red Bull-Bora’s “double leader” strategy is failing – What Pogacar's restraint is doing for the race – The sticky bottle that’s making headlines – UAE’s and Visma's team depth – How O’Connor may have just kept...

After a calm-ish day featuring a controlled breakaway and a sudden downpour, things went full Mario Kart in the final kilometre. A huge crash took out most of the sprint contenders, but Jonathan Milan stayed upright to take his second stage win of the Tour. Simmons was immense, Abrahamsen gave it a go (again), and Cofidis… well, Cofidis did Cofidis things. Cyrus and Aidan break down the sprint cha...

Valentin Paret-Peintre outfoxed Ben Healy and Enric Mas at the summit to give Soudal Quick-Step a much-needed victory. Behind them, Vingegaard and Pogacar lit up the GC fight again, trading attacks in a Tour that refuses to give us a dull day. Cyrus and Aidan dive into it all—from Van Wilder’s heroic Lazarus pull, to Pogacar’s pure joy while attacking when he didn’t need to, to why Visma-LAB'...

Stage 15 was supposed to be a quiet transition. Instead, we got eight groups on the road, surprise Belgian domination, a perfect UAE decoy move—and Alaphilippe celebrating third like he'd won the whole Tour. Tim Wellens took a well-deserved solo win, Campenaerts rolled into second, and somehow Alaphilippe emerged from the fog of painkillers to snatch third… and celebrate like he’d fathered a...

Thymen Arensman lit up Stage 14 with a dominant breakaway win—first riding for Rodriguez, then riding away from everyone. Behind, Pogacar was unbothered, Vingegaard was defiant, and Remco… was in the team car before the first summit. Cyrus and Aidan unpack it all: UAE’s calculated pacing, Visma’s disappearing support squad, and the surprising solidity of Lipowitz. They also debate Remco’s decision...

Pogacar crushed everyone (again), beating riders on full TT rigs while riding his aero road bike without paint or bar tape. Roglic turned back the clock with a third-place finish. And Luke Plapp sat in the hot seat so long we’re pretty sure he needs aloe vera. Cyrus and Aidan break it all down: from Remco’s shocker and Vingegaard catching his two-minute man, to debates about disc wheels, one-by se...

Stage 12 was billed as a showdown and it delivered, with Pogacar launching a signature attack to blow the GC apart. Vingegaard gave chase, Remco faded, Onley impressed, and Ben Healy waved goodbye to the yellow jersey. Cyrus and Aidan break down how UAE turned the tables on Visma, why Pogacar’s crash might still catch up with him later, and what on earth Roglic was thinking with the ankle socks. T...

Stage 11 saw the breakaway go from kilometre zero and somehow never get caught, despite van der Poel, Wout, and Simmons ripping it behind. Jonas Abrahamsen took the win for Uno-X, but only after Mauro Schmidt spent the last kilometre drilling it on the front… and gifting it away. Meanwhile, Pogacar hit the deck hard with 4km to go. It looked brutal, but he got up, remounted, and thanks to an old-s...

Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert threw down a monster two-man break, nearly held it to the line, and gave us one of the most entertaining final kilometres of the Tour so far. Milan launched early but Tim Merlier overhauled him. Cyrus and Aidan unpack a surprisingly tense day of echelons, GC nerves, shoulder barges, sticky bottles out the team car window, and why nobody wants to chase a brea...

Stage 8 gave us one of the driest days of the Tour so far, but Jonathan Milan came through with a classy sprint win that had just enough chaos to make things interesting. Alpecin fumbled the lead-out, Groves led out an empty wheel, and Milan said thank you very much. Meanwhile, Wout van Aert casually surfed wheels to second place, showing he's got real legs again. Jonas Vingegaard was throwin...

Stage 7 was wild from the gun. We had the fastest opening hour in Tour de France history, a feisty breakaway with Geraint Thomas and Garcia Cortina, and a Mur de Bretagne showdown that left the GC fight wide open. Pogačar took the win and the jersey. Vingegaard was right there. Meanwhile, Arkea—after copping a roasting yesterday—bounced back with a massive performance and landed Vauquelin in third...

A proper breakaway day at the Tour de France—and Ben Healy took full advantage. We break down how he did it, why UAE let it happen, and what it means for the GC fight. Also: pity polka-dots, DS drama, and Ineos hiding in plain sight. 🎙️ Cyrus dishes on groupetto survival 🎙️ Aidan wonders if Vingegaard is cracking  And we reveal our Domestique and Dickhead of the Day. New episodes daily. Subscribe...

Remco Evenepoel was untouchable in the TT. But it’s Pogačar who wears yellow now - after a ride that screamed control. Jonas Vingegaard? He cracked. Cyrus and Aiden unpack a day that shook the GC, wonder what really happened to Jonas, and ask: is this the first big shift in the race, or just a TT blip? Plus: Vauquelin impresses, Plapp goes all-in, and Sarah Gigante delivers the comeback of the yea...

Same three on the podium as on stage 2. But it didn’t feel the same. Pogacar’s sprint was pure class. Vingegaard proved he’s not just a diesel. And van der Poel? He went deep . Cyrus and Aidan ask: has the Tour really started now? Or are we still in warm-up mode? 

 A slow start turned chaotic. Stage 3 saw nothing… until it saw everything. Aidan and Cyrus break down a dull day turned carnage-filled, with Jasper Philipsen crashing out, nerves boiling over in the bunch, and Tim Wellens playing polka-dot mind games. Get your cycling news and feature articles on Domestique: https://www.domestiquecycling.com/ Follow Domestique on Socials 🔗 👉 X: https://x.com/Do...

 A wild second stage where rain, crashes, and attacks defined the day. The Cooldown hosts dissect Milan’s meltdown, van der Poel’s dominance, and what Vingegaard’s fireworks might mean for the yellow jersey battle.