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How the Race was Won

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How the Race was Won is back for 2025. This year, we have evolved from being solely a podcast to being a post-race video show that you can watch live over on YouTube, although of course you can still just listen to the show in podcast form if you'd prefer. In any case, we will once again be bringing you the same analysis you love, taking a closer look into the key moments of key races and the how and the why behind tactics and results. Escape Collective is member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/

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A stunning showing in the Pyrenees 09.07.2026 18:55

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France.

Side quests at the Giro d'Italia 29.05.2026 14:42

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia.

The well-oiled machine at the Giro d'Italia 23.05.2026 15:02

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.

Classics tactics on a Giro summit finish? 16.05.2026 19:37

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia.

Liège-Bastogne-Liège, now with 30% more entertainment! 26.04.2026 20:21

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Keep calm and carry on to win the Amstel Gold Race 19.04.2026 16:27

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the 2026 Amstel Gold Race. To get access to the full show and all the other Escape Collective member's only perks, sign up here !

The tactics we've been waiting for at Paris-Roubaix 13.04.2026 19:57

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix. Members get the full show ... head on over to escapecollective.com/htrww to sign up!

Did anyone read the previews for the Tour of Flanders? 05.04.2026 15:46

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the 2026 Tour of Flanders. To get the full show, sign up to become a member here .

A throwback result at the newly named In Flanders Fields 29.03.2026 18:31

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.

Milan-San Remo lives up to the hype, again 21.03.2026 20:24

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from Milan-San Remo, which just keeps proving year after year to offer the best [insert number here] minutes in bike racing.

Did Pogačar actually attack at Strade Bianche? 07.03.2026 18:48

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano are back for 2026 to break down all the action from Strade Bianche. To get access to the full member's only show, sign up over at escapecollective.com/htrww !

Keep calm and make history at Il Lombardia 11.10.2025 26:49

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia.

Could UAE have done anything differently at the Vuelta? 13.09.2025 32:54

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage and discuss the bigger storylines of the third week of the Vuelta a España.

We have a race on our hands at the Vuelta 05.09.2025 33:06

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 13 of the Vuelta a España and the rest of the second week so far.

There may be a Lidl problem with your team's Vuelta strategy 01.09.2025 38:15

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 9 of the Vuelta a España and take a broader look at all the action from the first week of the race.

The battle for yellow is over 26.07.2025 35:00

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the last mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France and take a broader view of the GC battle in the final week.

Cooked in the Pyrenees 20.07.2025 30:23

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the second week of the 2025 Tour de France, where three back-to-back days in the Pyrenees cooked everyone.

The kitchen sink and the first 'week' of the Tour de France 15.07.2025 35:13

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first 10 stages of the Tour de France, which culminated in a mountain stage where Visma-Lease a Bike tried pretty much everything to pressure Tadej Pogačar.

A remarkable end to a remarkable Giro 31.05.2025 28:11

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia, where Simon Yates turned the race on its head.

This is what it takes for UAE to make the Giro interesting 26.05.2025 24:24

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the GC battle two weeks into the Giro d'Italia, after a stage 15 that saw some changes in the standings ... and the narrative, too.

Mischief, mayhem, gravel at the Giro d'Italia 19.05.2025 32:00

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the dramatic ninth stage and the rest of the key points from the first "week" of the 2025 Giro d'Italia.

Could this Liège meeting have been an email? 27.04.2025 24:49

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano take a closer look at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where there was more to break down than you might expect for a race won so convincingly.

It ain't over till it's over at the Amstel Gold Race 20.04.2025 26:12

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's Amstel Gold Race.

Racing Roubaix is different from chasing Strava KOMs 14.04.2025 30:03

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Paris-Roubaix.

It wasn't for lack of trying at the Tour of Flanders 06.04.2025 30:02

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the men's Tour of Flanders, where rivals threw everything at the pre-race favorite.