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For The Love Of Cycling

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For The Love Of Cycling is exactly what it sounds like. Four people obsessed with cycling. Ned Boulting has spent decades narrating the drama from the commentary box, bringing the stories of the peloton to life, spotting the moments others miss and putting words to the madness. David Millar knows that madness better than most. A former pro who raced at the very top and brings a sharp, unfiltered view of how the sport really works. Pete Kennaugh brings the view from inside the bunch, a former Team Sky road captain who’s ridden through the chaos of Grand Tours and come out the other side with th...

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Jul 10, 2026

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NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 13.5 22.05.2021

Ned and David discuss flat stages, and today's hilly stage. Also Juliet's balcony and why it reminds Ned of King's Cross. Nizzolo is a buffalo, and Hemingway's love of bicycle racing. Find the wonderful Hemingway New Yorker interview here. CLICK HERE FOR COOL STUFF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 12.5 21.05.2021

Two gentlemen in Verona, well actually, it's just one, and it's Ned. David remains in fair Girona. That doesn't stop them discussing the Shakespeare play though, nor chat about stage 12 and talk briefly about 13.  Also the film Norfolk by Martin Radich. CLICK THIS LINK FOR GOOD STUFF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 11.5 20.05.2021

Ned has a troubling dream, Remco has a bad day, or was it? Well it was, but we mean, WAS it? Buchmann attacks. Soler’s career highlight reel in 10km. Newer humans win. Again. CLICK LINK HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 10.5 19.05.2021

In the heart of Tuscany, and ahead of what promises to be a magnificent race, David and Ned ponder the nature of the soul of the Belgian nation in the company of Remco, Gilbert and Brel. Plus there is also some Hungarian. CLICK LINK HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA REST DAY ONE 18.05.2021

Ned and David talk to Perry about bike racing, Wales, and music. CLICK THE LINKFIND PERRY HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 9.5 17.05.2021

David's gravelly tones add gravitas to the gravelly stage that was won in style by Bernal. Meanwhile he awaits a reply from Dan Martin and starts work on his Remco Control Centre. Also, Connor Swift dials in. Plus, there is some Paginini. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 8.5 16.05.2021

Ned is in Italy at the bike race. David is at home occasionally watching from afar. Every morning the two of them chat about the goings-on of the previous day, while also talking about the day ahead, as well as other stuff. Like nicknames...CLICK LINK FOR CHANCE TO WIN HERETHE PLANK ATTACK VIDEO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 7.5 15.05.2021

Ned and David talk about sprinting and less about the universe. CLINK LINK HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 6.5 14.05.2021

Ned and David talk about stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia. They also talk about entropy, Chinese explorers, Hungarian language, and some more about REMCO.  CLICK THE LINK THEY TALK ABOUT HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 5.5 13.05.2021

How to do not crashing. How to do no wind. How to eat octopus. And what happens when you discover the mountain you are standing on is actually hollow. CLICK THE LINK WE TALK ABOUT HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 4.5 12.05.2021

Yesterday it rained at the Giro, and there was an overhill finish. Ned and David talk about it. HERE IS THE LINK WE TALKED ABOUT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 3.5 11.05.2021

Ned and David celebrate the success of Taco Van der Hoorn and also reminisce about Steele Van Hoff and his welding past time, and don't really ever stray far from talking about the bike race to the point of even dabbling in the dark arts of breakanomics. ALL THE LATEST NEWS HEREFIND CHPT3 HEREGO TO THE ROAD BOOK HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about you...

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 2.5 10.05.2021

In a major creative break through Ned and David decide to label each episode as a half stage, therefore calming the brewing storm over whether it should be referred to as the previous days stage versus the upcoming stage. So here we have Farfalle Stage 2.5. They talk about racing. Remember Wouter. Ned offers some quite bizarre bird sounds from an assault while out running. Here is more information...

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE 1.5 09.05.2021

David and Ned discuss the difference between a TT and a prologue, as well as gladiators, hunting lodges, whether to call this stage 1 or 2, and of course, REMCO.STAY UPDATED HEREFIND CHPT3 HEREFIND THE ROAD BOOK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: PROLOGUE PREAMBLE 08.05.2021

David and Ned do the Giro d’Italia. After the post-presentation review we move on to the race preamble chat. We also discuss other stuff, like the King of Italy and the Turin velodrome, and something about breakfast. CLICK HERE TO FIND MORE AMAZING INFORMATION Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: PRE-RACE PRESENTATION REVIEW 07.05.2021

David Millar and Ned Boulting begin their own grand tour of Italian morning shows reviewing the Most Beautiful Race in the World aka the Giro d'Italia. David is hosting from his home in Girona, Ned is our man on the ground in Italy. There is no race to review yet,  so we talk about the riders, and the Dante inspired team presentation, and Ned tells the funniest joke ever told...SIGN UP HERE TO GET...

NEVER STRAYS FARFALLE: PROMO 02.05.2021

A taster of what's to come, as David Millar and Ned Boulting reveal their limited edition daily podcasts from the 2021 Giro d'Italia. David anchors from his home in Spain, while Ned reports every morning from the race in Italy. SIGN UP HERE TO STAY IN THE LOOP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE ROAD BOOK #35: 2020 is almost over. It hasn't been without incident. Ned and David take a bit of time to reflect. 05.12.2020

The racing season is over, and to conclude it comes the publication of The Road Book 2020 - the third edition, edited and published by Ned Boulting celebrating and compiling a years of road racing. David and Ned discuss races, pandemics, castles and broken bones. BUY THE ROAD BOOK HEREVISIT CHPT3 HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

THE ROAD BOOK #34: Flanders, the Giro, the Vuelta - It's still all insane. 19.10.2020

Ned and David dissect a truly monumental Flanders. Plus we hear from two Matts at the Giro, Rendell and Winston - the DS who could be on the the brink of an amazing win. And, right at the end, a quick look forward to the Vuelta......talking of which: Never Strays Far becomes "Revuelta" once again for the duration of the final Grand Tour. Update your subscriptions to carry on listening, folks! Host...

THE ROAD BOOK #33: The wait is over. Ned's Sagan lunacy comes tumbling down as the the Great Man wins in Italy. 13.10.2020

Reflections on a champion ride from the 3-time World Champion. Plus, a look back to Gent-Wevelgem, a look forward to Flanders, a little think about Mark Cavendish. And an extended interview with the latest British winner on the continent - the hitherto unheralded Simon Carr. Quite a story.www.chpt3.comwww.theroadbook.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abo...

THE ROAD BOOK #32: The Maddest Week. From Imola to Liège - the busiest schedule in history. 04.10.2020

More action than you can possibly keep track of, unless you're couchbound with a broken arm. Luckily, Ned is. David and Ned discuss the maddest week of racing, Worlds, Giro, Ardennes, Binckbank (Eneco, or Benelux as we prefer to call it), and other stuff. It's a lot in a short space of time. www.chpt3.comwww.theroadbook.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...

THE ROAD BOOK #31: In Praise Of Alaphilippe. A homage to the 2020 World Champion. 28.09.2020

Ned has dodged the surgeon's knife for another day and has used his time to read aloud Philippe Auclair's masterful and fulsome portrait of Begbie (aka Julian Alaphilippe) as first published in the 2019 Road Book, in which the Frenchman was voted Rider Of The Year. For special offers, and to enter the joint Road Book and CHPT3 competition, visit www.theroadbook.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

THE ROAD BOOK #30: The End Of The Tour. It's Like Falling Off A Bike. Literally. 23.09.2020

Last ditch drama at the castle, as David and Ned reflect on the end of a wonderful Tour and how Ned ended up in Lewisham hospital. Plus, an extended interview with Eurosport's Rob Hatch on how his three weeks of commentary went. And details of a fantastic competition to enter, with 4 great prizes up for grabs. COMPETITION HERECHPT3 is here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

THE ROAD BOOK #29: Dauphiné Stage Five. Drama to the end. 16.08.2020

Ned and David look back at Mountain Squash - a race that lived up to its name. Matt Rendell and Steve Cummings report from Lombardy, and we all draw breath in this punishing cycling season that has barely started. Ned - The Road Book 2018 & 2019 for nearly HALF PRICE hereDavid - CHPT3 is here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

THE ROAD BOOK #28: Dauphiné Stage Three. The Winning Formolo. 14.08.2020

David and Ned show signs of race fatigue as the GC pack gets a minor re-shuffle and there's a splendid individual ride to admire from the Italian Champ. Plus, which climbs strike fear into you heart and which don't? And what is it about Tignes. This episode features no Wittgenstein. BUY THE ROAD BOOK HERE - 2018 AND 2019 FOR THE PRICE OF ONEVISIT CHPT3 HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

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