The Detour Podcast

We chat with 12 time Giro stage winner Robbie McEwan and 2009 Tour Down Under winner Allan Davis about Caleb Ewan and what lies ahead for the pocket rocket.  We also recap Caleb Ewan's win at Scheldeprijs and preview stage 12 of the Giro.

We all know Phil Liggett is a legend of the sport of cycling.  As a result there has been a feature length film made on his career titled 'The Voice of Cycling' which will have its World Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on the 17th of October.  We chat with Phil about the movie and his career in the sport.  We are also joined by Matt Keenan, Gerry Ryan and Scott McGrory to sha...

Mitchelton-Scott GM Brent Copeland joins the show to update the situation with the team after they have withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after four staff test positive for COVID-19.  Commentator Matthew Keenan joins the panel to unpack another eventful day in Italy.

We chat with David McKenzie and Neil Stephens about the Linda McCartney Racing Team which raced from 1998 to 2001.  We also chat with Susan Stewart who pioneered the IteamNova after the collapse of the LMRT in 2002.

Dr Bridie O'Donnell joins the show to chat about the Giro and where things are at with the current COVID-19 situation.  We chat with Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White about what needs to be done to protect riders and teams moving forward.  Sam Bewley joins us after his training ride to chat about the CPA and what is being done for rider safety.

We chat about the breaking news from the Giro with Simon Yates testing positive for coronavirus.  Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White gives us insights live from the team bus.  We then chat with cycling superstar Grace Brown on the back of her incredible form.

We chat with Kiwi George Bennett about this years heartbreak at the Tour de France.  We also get insights on how riders feel about returning home at the end of the season with the current COVID restrictions.  We also flash back to the Orica-GreenEDGE safari in South Africa back in 2015.

We recap another exciting stage at the Giro with Ganna taking his 82kg frame to victory.  We chat with South African Daryl Impey about his amazing journey with the GreenEDGE organisation.

Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White previews a lumpy day at the Giro and gives us insights into the long transfers from Sicily.  Matt Wilson gives us an update from the Belgium classics.  We talk about the new 'metre matters' law being passed in Victoria and John shares a classic Giro story from 2003.

Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White takes us through exactly what happened on stage 3 of the Giro as Simon Yates lost touch with the GC contenders on the final climb.  Baden Cooke then joins the show to talk about being thrown into the barriers during the 4th stage of the 2005 Giro costing him a maiden stage victory.

Don't ever salute too early!   We recap all the drama from Liege and look at some other famous early crows.  Matt White outlines the tactics for stage 3 and Michael Wilson joins the show to chat about his career and his greatest victories.

We dissect all the drama from the opening time trial at the Giro and chat with Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White after an impressive ride by Simon Yates.  Alan Davis joins the show live from Spain and Scott McGrory relives some funny stories from the 2009 Tour de France.

The Giro is back as we are joined by Olympic Gold Medalists Scott McGrory and Brett Lancaster to chat about all the contenders for this years race.  Mitchelton-Scott Sports Director Matt White also stops by to chat about Simon Yates and his predominately Aussie squad.

Allan Peiper gives an incredible insight to the stage 20 TT and the atmosphere inside the UAE Emirates team.  Matt White reflects on the Tour and looks ahead to the Giro and Matt Keenan joins the panel.

George Bennett joins the show before the stage 20 time trial to chat about an amazing Tour de France for Jumbo Visma.  Allan Peiper give a run down on the TT course and we flash back to a motivational speech from Bewls at the 2016 Giro.

We chat with UAE Emirates DS Alan Peiper who gives a run through of Pogacar and his mindset in this years Tour de France.  We also catch up with Luke Dirbridge and check in with his progress for the World TT Championships next week.

Liggett, Gerrans and Whitey join the show as we recap a brutal stage 17.   We look ahead at the main GC chances and what tactics will be adopted to try and unsettle Roglic and Pogacar for the remaining stages.

SBS Commentator Dr. Bridie O'Donnell joins the show to give her insights on the race so far and how things have been in the commentary box.  Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White gives his predictions for the stage and Sam Bewley breaks down the tactics from the GC teams as they tackle the 170km stage with two brutal HC climbs

Sam Bewley shares the story of the 2016 Vuelta when Esteban Chaves had 1 minute 20 to make up on Alberto Contador to make the podium.  An incredible tale of complete commitment by the team to a game plan, no matter how slim the chances were of success.  We also spoke with Matt Keenan prior to the start to chat about the rest day and how he thinks the next week will pan out for the 2020 T...

It was the closest fight for the green jersey in the history of the race.  Baden Cooke and Robbie McEwen were only separated by two points on the final stage and it all came down to the final sprint.  Hear from Baden Cooke, Matt Wilson and even David Millar drops in for a couple of insights on what was an incredible race. 

We check in with Mitchelton - Scott DS Julian Dean to see how the team is tracking for a monster stage of the Tour de France.  We then chat with UAE DS Neil Stephens about Pogacar and relive some classic Backstage Pass moments

We chat with Lucas Hamilton after his win at Tirreno Adriatico.  Sam Bewley checks in from Girona and gives us an update on his injuries after the stage 10 crash at the Tour de France.  We also jump in the Detour DeLorean and relive some classic Backstage Pass memories.

Phil joins us live from the UK to chat about his new documentary "The Voice of Cycling" and his thoughts on the tour so far.  Mat Hayman explains how he has found the transition into the role of DS with Mitchelton-Scott.  Robbie McEwen fights through terrible wifi to break down the stage 11 sprint and the DQ of Peter Sagan.

We chat with renown Aussie journalist Rupert Guiness about his 30 years of covering the Tour de France.  Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White gives an update on the Covid-19 positive in the team and we flash back to a very amusing day at the Vuelta.

We chat with Adam Yates and Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White and get insights from the stage 1 crash from George Bennett and Sam Bewley.