The Detour Podcast

We check in with EF Pro Cycling team rider Mitch Docker and Jumbo Visma's George Bennett to wrap the three weeks in Spain.  Scott and John also dish out their final team reviews for 2020.  There will be some high scores with our final 5!

It's the last stage of the Vuelta which wraps the 2020 season.  We check in again with Rory Sutherland as he takes the saddle for one last time.  We also check in with Jumbo Visma's George Bennett after a brutal stage 17 and see how they are feeling after Primoz Roglic sealed the GC victory.

We preview the final GC battle of the Vuelta and chat with Mick Rogers about his new role as Innovation Manager at the UCI.  We also talk about how he came close to wearing the yellow jersey at the 2007 Tour de France and his unbelievable story from his Tour Down Under victory in 2002.

Scott McGrory and Iffy have been burning their calculators and sharpening their pencils as they rate the first of our 7 World Tour Teams and their performances from 2020.  Matt White also joins the show to look at stage 16 of the Vuelta.

If it wasn't taxing enough riding a grand tour in November the riders embark on a filthy stage at the Vuelta with a 230km day of block head wind.  George Bennett give an update from inside the Jumbo Visma team bus and Scott McGrory joins the panel again to unpack another epic day in Spain.

Sam Bewley and Scott McGrory join the panel as we look ahead at the final week of the Vuelta. Is there is any chance Primoz Roglic can losing the Vuelta? If 2020 has taught us anything it is to expect the unexpected.

The 'Voice of Cycling' joins the show again to chat about the 2021 Tour de France route along with Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory.  We also preview the stage 13 TT of the Vuelta.

We chat with Aussie cyclist Rory Sutherland as he embarks on the final week of his 20 year career in the sport.  He opens up about the current state of cycling and passes on lessons he has learnt from all the highs and lows throughout his career.

We chat with Jumbo Visma's George Bennett prior to an epic stage 12 at the Vuelta.  Mitchelton-Scott DS Julian Dean previews the stage and gives an update on the how the team is travelling as we hit November racing.  Matt Poyner joins the panel to discuss the rider protest and how to approach sprint stages from a UCI perspective.  

We check in with Jumbo Visma's George Bennett as he prepares for a massive weekend at the Vuelta and see how Primoz Roglic is feeling.  We also chat with Allan Davis and Matt White to get their take on who will come out on top after these brutal two stages.

We chat with 3 time Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen to discuss the relegation of Sam Bennett at the Vuelta.  Aussie Zak Dempster joins us live from the Vuelta to chat about his role at Israel Start-Up Nation.

We chat with cycling commentator Matthew Keenan to chat about the Vuelta, the Giro boss, TDU and plenty more.  Simon Gerrans checks in from hotel quarantine to discuss what the next chapter looks like for him now he has returned to Australia.

After finishing second on GC at the 2020 Giro d'Italia we chat with Aussie Jai Hindley about his amazing month.  We also check in Sunweb DS Luke Roberts to go through all the decisive moments throughout the race.

We chat with one of our favourite kiwi riders George Bennett as he gets ready for stage 7 of the Vuelta.  We also check in with Allan Davis who is working with the UCI at the Vuelta, and ask him how the COVID-19 protocols are going given the second wave in Spain.  Sam Bewley then wraps the show to give an end of season update and how riders are enjoying their down time.

It's been a long build up but John finally lands Ineos Grenadiers GM Sir Dave Brailsford.  We chat with Dave about Tao Geoghegan Hart's incredible Giro victory.  We also discuss the 2020 Tour de France and how Dave approaches innovation in the sport.  We also chat with David Millar about his relationship with Tao and what he thinks of the current state of young riders dominating the...

We chat with Dave Sanders one of Jai's former sports directors about his amazing journey from The Jayco Herald Sun Tour to leading the Giro.  We also check in again with Matt Poyner and Rob Arnold to run through the final stage of the Giro d'Italia and asses Jai's chances of pulling off one of cyclings greatest ever grand tour victories.

We discuss all the fall out of the riders protest on stage 19 at the Giro.  Are the riders too soft or do the organisers need to work harder at improving conditions at their races?  We chat with Rob Arnold from Ride Media and Brenton Jones checks in from hotel quarantine in WA.

We recap an amazing stage at the Giro with Jai Hindley taking the win on stage 18.  Can he take out the overall?  We will discuss all the scenarios.

We chat about Ben O'Connor's sensational Giro victory and Mitchelton - Scott DS Matt Wilson checks in from the Tour of Spain as we preview stage 3.   We also chat with Matt White about Ben O'Connor's prospects of finding a contract in 2021.

We chat with Matt White after his week of isolation to get a read on the final week of the Giro and who he is tipping for the overall at the Vuelta.  We also ask about the COVID-19 bubble situation and how the summer of cycling is shaping up in Australia.

EF Pro Cycling rider Mitch Docker checks in to preview the Vuelta and give some insight into how riders are coping with the weird structure of the season.  Tour of Flanders race director Scott Sunderland recaps the event and gives an update on the 2021 season kick off in Australia.

Aussie Miles Scotson joins the show to chat about a super Giro for Groupama–FDJ.  We recap a drama packed Flanders and chat about Aussie Jai Hindley as he jumps to 3rd on GC at the Giro.

We check in with Michael Matthews after he got the all clear for COVID-19 and UAE Emirates DS Allan Peiper chats with us en route to the start of the Tour of Flanders.  Sam Bewley also pops in to preview Flanders and talks about how tough the 2020 season has been on the pro peloton.

Oceania Cycling Confederation President Tracey Gaudry joins the panel to chat about the COVID-19 bubbles, rider safety and many more pending issues for the world of international cycling.

Alex Stieda joins the show along with Phil Anderson to relive the 1986 Tour de France and how Alex claimed the coverted Maillot Jaune.  Alex raced from 1977 to 1992 and opens up about retirement and how the cycling scene is going in Canada.