Queen Stage Cycling Podcast

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!

"Ancient" Tadej Pogacar gently reminds the young phenom Paul Seixas that he's the GOAT for a reason. The end of the Spring cycling season was a snoozefest, until is wasn't! Brenda and Bailey break down Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallone, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege including their appreciation for winners who chug a beer on the podium and domestiques who work so hard they can't even fi...

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Paris-Roubaix "Hell of the North" race where even Tadej Pogacar admitted taking the victory was "mission impossible." While they may have lost track of the number of flat tires... Brenda and Bailey were thrilled to see Wout Van Aert back in full form on the cobbles! Bailey is hoping the Shimano executives aren't too upset about Tadej&#3...

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Tour of Flanders race (Ronde van Vlaanderen) including a stacked start list of five of the sport's best riders: Pogacar, Van der Poel, Van Aert, Pedersen, and Evenepoel. And they delivered! Pogacar won (of course) but the rest gave him a run for their money. Brenda has questions about how the rest of the "Fab 5" should feel about their seasons af...

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Milan-San Remo monument classic, including Brenda's uncharacteristically hot take that Pogacar crashing is actually his secret weapon... Despite the win by the GOAT cycling, Pogacar, this race was one for the underdogs like Wout Van Aert, Tom Pidcock, and Mads Pedersen who returned just a month after breaking his wrist and collarbone. The most exciting rac...

Hosts (and mother-daughter) Brenda and Bailey break down key races and news from the start of the 2026 men's road cycling season. Including, some very unconventional fashion choices that could only be the brainchild of one Victor Campenaerts... Poor Jonas and his "pre-cut" overalls. Brenda also explains why Omloop matters and defends Team Time Trials. Then they break down a very pred...

Bailey and Brenda preview the 2026 men's road cycling season, running through all the big and expensive off-season transfers to see how the World Tour teams are shaping up. Then, a bottle of bubbly is on the line as mom and daughter bet on the winners of the biggest races of the year!

Queen Stage favorite proposed to his girlfriend on the Champs Elysee! And there was also some actual racing. Pogi got in the mix on Montmontre, but Wout Van Aert won the stage and got Visma a consolation prize. Brenda and Bailey break down the last stage of this year's Tour de France, and reflect on how this year stacks up against previous year's races.

Rider's moods seemed to mirror the weather: gloomy. Brenda and Bailey break down the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France, with a surprising breakaway win for sprinter Kaden Groves! Everyone else is ready to head home, including our rather crabby yellow jersey victor Tadej Pogacar. We'll see you tomorrow, with mimosas in hand, for the last dash into Paris!

Thymen Arensman gets the best of Jonas and Tadej—who he calls "aliens"—in a surprise win of Stage 19 of this year's Tour de France. Brenda and Bailey yelled at the TV all morning, and then speculated wildly about how Tadej possibly let this stage go. Some rejiggering in the Top 10 also added drama to an otherwise stalemate of a stage. Only two more days to go!

Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 18, the Queen Stage, of this year's Tour de France. Bailey has to eat crow and celebrate today's winner, Ben O'Connor (not a favorite...) Visma's tactics continue to mystify, and today, UAE's tactics did as well. And the podium is still not quite finalized!

All hope appeared lost for the sprint today, then US National Champ Quinn Simmons (AKA "Captain America") pulled Lidl-Trek back together with his bare hands. Jonathan Milan goes on to win the sprint thanks to Cap'n and his handlebar mustache after most his rivals crashed right before the finish. Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 17 of the Tour de France and predict tomorrow's St...

Colds are running rampant in the peloton, and rumors are running even faster. Tadej keeps yellow but zigs when we all expected him to zag and does NOT fight for the stage win on Mont Ventoux. Leaving some room for a fun and exciting breakaway to take the W. Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 16 of this year's Tour de France and gear up for an exciting final week!

Teams are tired and desperate this late in to the Tour—and today, they were hangry as well. Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 15 of the Tour de France. Brenda's favorite Alaphilippe inexplicably thinks he won the stage, but comes in 3rd! And Tadej has to calm down the Peloton after a big crash. Lots of drama heading into the 2nd and final rest day tomorrow.

Brenda and Bailey break down Stage 14 of the Tour de France. A crazy intense mountain stage, featuring the omnipresent Tourmalet. Visma's full breakdown continues, and their tactics continue to mystify. But good news for those of us who like watching cycling, someone other than Tadej Pogacar won this stage--and Ineos waited a long time for this return to form.