The Cycling Podcast

In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and ace commentator Rob Hatch examine one venerable Italian cycling institution’s latest iteration - the newly revealed 2024 Giro d’Italia route - and look at the brightest, most ambitious upstart on the same nation’s racing calendar: Filippo Pozzato and his races in the Veneto.  We deliver our own assessment of a noticeab...

This week’s episode features a comprehensive look back at the last monument of the season, Il Lombardia, and the latest example of Tadej Pogačar in just his latest annus mirabilis.  Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch also reflect on Thibaut Pinot’s very noisy and memorable farewell, plus the full-stop on a few other notable careers last weekend. There’s also the latest on the merger that a...

In this week’s bumper episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie are joined by French press-pack doyen François Thomazeau to discuss some dramatic events over the last seven days - and look ahead to il Lombardia at the weekend.  There’s the usual news round-up, then the labyrinthine tale of how Daniel tried to establish the 2024 destination of Primož Roglič. We also ponder the...

The Cycling Podcast returns this week with an in-depth look at the news story that has rocked the sport over the past few days: the revelation by Dutch website Wielerflits that the existing Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-Quick Step teams may be about to join forces. Daniel Friebe and ace Eurosport commentator Rob Hatch hear from the journalist who broke the story, Raymond Kerchoffs, and go on to discuss b...

In this month’s episode of The Cycling Podcast Feminin, Rose Manley and Denny Gray pour over what has been a packed racing schedule since the World Championships. They pick out the defining moments and big breakthroughs from this closing part of the season which has included a nail-biting Tour of Scandinavia, a lively Tour de Romandie and a Simac Ladies Tour that was full of surprises. We also hea...

Join Daniel Friebe and Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 21 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 17 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 16 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 15 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, an...

Join Daniel Friebe with Rob Hatch as they recap stage 14 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and m...

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 13 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, a...

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard  as they recap stage 12 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, a...

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 11 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. F...

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 10 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, an...

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 9 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...

Join Daniel Friebe with Fran Reyes as they recap stage 8 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast...

Join Daniel Friebe with Fran Reyes as they recap stage 7 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast...

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 6 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podca...

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 5 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, plus a meeting of the day with Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is...

Join Daniel Friebe with Rob Hatch and  Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 4 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larr...

Join Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes as they recap stage 3 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and muc...

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap Stage 2 of the 2023 Vuelta a España.  We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and...