The Detour Podcast

We kick off our 2021 Tour de France series with the 'Voice of Cycling' Phil Liggett live from the UK.  We look at all the big contenders for the GC and sprint stages as well as the four Australians hoping to be at the pointy end of the general classification.

With all the big lead up races completed before the 2021 Tour de France we look at who are the in form riders, and who could be some surprise selections.  Cycling journalists and ultra rider Rupert Guiness joins us after two long weeks in the saddle to raise awareness for mental health.

With the Tour de France only three weeks away, it's good signs for Aussie Richie Porte as he leads the Critérium du Dauphiné with one stage to go.  We also chat about the Tour of Suisse, and Olympic Gold Medalist and Team DSM DS Luke Roberts joins the show to recap the Giro and look ahead towards the Tour de France.  We also chat with Matt White to see how Team Bike-Exchange are shaping...

We wrap the 2021 edition of the Giro d'Italia as the guys offer up their votes for the best domestique, best team ride and moments of the month.  We also check in with Team Bahrain Victorious DS Neil Stephens to chat about Damiano Caruso's rise to the Giro podium and what their plans are for the Tour de France.

We wrap stage 20 of the Giro as Damiano Caruso powers to victory sealing his 2nd place on the GC.  We chat with 2010 Giro stage winner and mountains classification winner Matt Lloyd.  The voice of Cycling Phil Liggett gives his wrap on the race and Matt White rounds out the show to dissect all the action from the stage, looking ahead to the final TT.

We're all set for a super weekend of racing at the Giro with only two stages remaining to decide who will take the top step in Milan.  Can Simon Yates pull off a Giro miracle and pull back 2 minutes and 49 seconds on Egan Bernal?  We chat with Team BikeExchange's Matt White to find out how Simon is feeling and the plan for the stage.

With three massive stages left of the Giro we chat with Matt White to see how Simon Yates is travelling prior to Stage 19.  We also relive some funny memories from the 2013 Tour of Alberta.  We also chat with Australian Cycling legend Bradley McGee about his career which saw him become the only Australian to lead all three grand tours.

The GC battle is well and truly alive at the Giro after Simon Yates clawed back into 3rd place on the GC, clawing back 53 seconds on Barnal.  TdF commentator Matt Keenan joins the show as we chat with Team BikeExchang Head DS Matt White prior to stage 18.  We also chat with former pro Henk Vogal's to chat about his career and some classic Giro stories from the mid 2000s.

With only five stages remaining in the 2021 Giro d'Italia we look at all the remaining stages ahead to try and ascertain who will finalise the top step in Milan.  Are there any possible chinks in the armour of Egan Bernal and the dominant force of Ineos Grenadiers?  We also fire up the 'Detour DeLorean' and flash back to some bloopers form the 2010 Tour de France.

After an epic stage 16 at the Giro which saw Egan Bernal stamp again his authority on the race, we check in again with Team BikeExchange's Matt White to talk about what happened with Simon Yates, dropping from 2nd to 5th on GC.

Who better to preview the queen's stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia than Tour de France winner Cadel Evans.  We ask Cadel what is needed to topple the dominant display of Egan Bernal and how can should Simon Yates race the remaining stages.  We also check in with Team Bike Exchange's Matt White after the team meeting to find out the tactics for the day.  We also discuss the last minut...

We dissect a big day at the Giro as Egan Bernal shows again his dominance in the pink jersey as Simon Yates moves up to second on GC.  We check in with Israel Start-Up Nation sprint coach Allan Davis to discuss the crash in the final stage with Daryl Impey and Rob Stannard.  Sam Bewley joins the panel and Matt White depending on the health of his blackberry.

One of our biggest line ups to date as we are joined by 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers who won up the famous Zoncolan climb at the Giro in 2014.  Matt White joins us prior to the start on his now infamous 'blackberry' to give us insights into how he thinks the stage will pan out and the chances of their GC hope Simon Yates.

On the back of George Bennet and Gianluca Brambilla's run in at the Giro we look at some of the biggest clashes on the bike over the years.  We chat about Grace Brown's victory overnight at the Vuelta a Burgos and check in with Matt White prior to Stage 13.

We chat again with Team BikeExchange's Matt White about the monumental stage 11 at the Giro which shook up the GC standings and created havoc among the team cars.  We also chat about the recent announcement of the Australian Olympic Team for the road and track.

By far the most epic stage of the Giro is upon us as we preview stage 11.  With four sectors along gravel its sure to throw up some surprises and could end the changes of many GC riders.  We chat with Team BikeExchange's Matt White before the stage to asses the chances of GC hope Simon Yates.

Things are heating up at the Giro after an exciting finish to Stage 9.  We deep dive into the top 10 contenders on GC and asses their chances leading into the second and third weeks.  Team Bike Exchange's Matt White joins us live before the start of Stage 10.

We check in again with Team Bike Exchange head DS Matt White to talk about the tactics of a tough couple of days ahead at the Giro.  UCI Innovation Manager Michael Rogers jumps on to talk about Virtual Cycling and the IOC upcoming series.  We also chat about the tech developments and the emergence of 3D printing for components.

We chat with Team Ineos Grenadiers DS Brett Lancaster about how Egan Bernal is shaping up for the overall GC at the 2021 Giro.  Burt also chats about his career and the current situation with the UCI and recent changes to race regulations.  We also check in with Team Bike Exchange's Matt White to find out the tactics for a medium mountain stage 8.

We chat with Team BikeExchange's Matt White the day after the team car ran into the back of Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Pieter Serry on the final climb of Stage 6.  We also chat with Flanders Race Director Scott Sunderland to get his take on the Giro and how he navigated running Belgiums biggest race during COVID-19.

We chat with 12 x Giro Stage winner Robbie McEwen to get his take on the sprints so far.  We also chat with Matt White to preview Stage 6 which should again shake up the GC classification.

We chat with Phil Liggett to get his thoughts on the Giro so far and ask how commentary will work with Scott McGrory for the Olympic Games this year.  Team Bike Exchange's Matt White recaps a wet and wild stage 4 and gives his thoughts on todays stage.

We chat with Giro stage winner David McKenzie and TDU race director Stuart O'Grady about the day David saluted back in 2000 after Taco Van der Hoorn won from the breakaway.  We also check in with Team BikeExchange's Matt White to find out the tactics for stage 4 which on paper suits Simon Yates.

We check in again with Team Bike Exchange's Matt White to preview stage 3 of the Giro and how the wet conditions will effect the race tactics.  We also bring in rider Sam Bewley to unpack the sprint in stage 2 and look into his crystal ball to find a winner for stage 3.

It was a short and fast opening ITT at the Giro as we dissect all the winners and losers from the day.  We chat again with Team Bike Exchange DS Matt White and look ahead to the upcoming sprint stage with a technical finish which could throw up some surprises.  We also discuss the challenges off the bike with rider signings and pose the question, should cycling have a salary cap?