The Detour Podcast

We go back to a historic edition of the Tour de France for all the inside stories from the battle between Leopard Trek v BMC.  Hear how there was a plan weeks earlier on the Leopard Trek team bus to unleash hell on stage 18 finishing up the Col du Galibier.  We then reflect on Cadel's Tour de France victory and what it has meant to Australian cycling.  

We chat with Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White to analyse stage 8 and look ahead to another day defending yellow.  Canadian Svein Tuft joins us live to chat about his memorable moments in his career and general theories on life itself.

We preview a massive weekend ahead at the Tour de France with the first of two big mountain stages ahead.  William Walker drops in to talk about Pogacar and riding grand tours at a young age.  ITV commentator David Millar chats with us live to chat about what it means to wear yellow and gives some sound advice for Adam Yates.

A jam packed show as we go live to the Mitchelton-Scott team bus en route to the start of stage 7 at the Tour de France.  We also catch up with the first Australian to wear the yellow jersey Phil Anderson as well as the 1988 200m Freestyle Gold Medalist Duncan Armstrong.

We catch up with the 'Voice of Cycling' Phil Liggett to get his take on the race so far.  Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White talks about what the jersey means to the organisation.  And finally Tour de France debutant Sam Bewley gives us insights from a riders perspective.

We chat with Mitchelton-Scott chef Nicki Strobel about how he feeds the riders at the Tour de France and team soigneur Joachim Schoonaker about how Covid-19 has changed the race for the support staff.

A huge edition of the Detour as we recap Caleb Ewans amazing stage victory and get insights from Michael Matthews about his signing with Mitchelton-Scott for the 2021 season.

We chat with Simon Gerrans who is on the ground at the Tour de France commentating for ASO.  We also check in with Mitchelton-Scott DS Matt White to see what the tactics are for stage 3.

We chat with Mitchelton Scott DS Matt White about all the action and drama from the opening stage at the Tour de France.  Whitey also looks into his crystal ball for Stage 2 predictions.  We also check in with Matt Keenan to see how it was commentating from Australia instead of on the ground in France.

With special guests Matt White, Sam Bewley and Dr. Bridie O'Donnell to preview the opening stage of the 2020 Tour de France.

We chat with commentator Matt Keenan and Mitchelton Scott DS Matthew White to preview the 2020 edition of the race.  We also take a listen to New Zealand George Bennett and his feelings about the potential of testing positive to Covid-219 during the three weeks.

2011 will forever be etched into the history books of Australian Sport when Cadel Evans become the first Aussie to win the Tour de France.  We chat with him about the lead up to that year edition and why was he so relaxed prior to the race start.  We also dive into the race tactics and what happened on the famous stage 18 finish up the Galibier.  

Caroline Buchanan is a superstar of the BMX and Mountain Bike world.  We chat with her about her rise to fame, Olympic campaigns, sponsorship and the crash which almost ended her life in 2017.  Another inspirational tale of mental toughness and passion to be the best.

Many people who know Aussie cycling have heard of Will Walker.  But not many know the real story.  Once touted as "the next Cadel" Will had some big success as a junior winning national titles and signing with dutch team Rabobank at the height of their dominance in the world tour.  At the age of just 20 he raced in the Tour of Spain which many criticised due to the demands on the bo...

Phil Liggett. “The voice of Cycling” The man who has commentated 47 Tours de France and 15 Olympics talks about his passions; Cycling, South Africa, Australia and the Lance fiasco

The McQuaid family have a rich history in cycling. Pat was president of the UCI in probably its most challenging era – Kieron was almost knocked of his bike by Irish Rebels in the Munich Olympics – Paul raced world championships and has built all the bikes and taught the actors how to ride for the new Hollywood movie “The Racer” and the youngest Darach is the new Chairman of World Tour team Mitche...

A special episode of the Detour as we chat with Phil Anderson - the first non European to wear the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France.  He details how he got his first break to ride in Europe as well as some of his best battles with the like of Bernard Hinault on the road.  Phil also talks about how he helped a young Simon Gerrans take up cycling, and the struggles he had in the early y...

A fascinating chat with Australia's top ranked women's cyclist Amanda Spratt as she opens up about the highs and lows of her career.  We chat about her road to recovery after a severe crash in 2008 which lead to a long and strenuous road to recovery.  Amanda talks about the current pandemic and the effect on protocols as well as her relationship with current World Champion Annemiek Van V...

We chat with acclaimed journalist and author Rupert Guinness after he recently completed the challenging VRAAM event.  He opens up about what it was like covering the Tour de France over 30 times from Cadel's amazing victory in 2011 to the Armstrong era.

We chat with Mitchelton Scott owner Gerry Ryan about the new era for the team.  Gerry opens up about the new management restructure as well as what happened in regards to the failed Manuela Fundación partnership.  We also go back to his beginnings as a young boy from Bendigo and trace the journey to becoming one of Australia's most successful businessmen.  In the current Covid-19 cr...

How will European teams get to Australia for the TDU?  What does a cycling HUB look like?  Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady answers all the pending pandemic questions surrounding the 2021 edition of the Tour Down Under.  We also deep dive into the highs and lows of his 20+ year career on the road and track.

Robbie McEwen at one time was considered one of the worlds best sprinters winning 12 stages of the Tour de France and the green jersey on three occasions (02,04,06.). We chat about his career both on and off the bike and the current state of cycling amongst the Covid-19 pandemic.

This first edition of the relaunched Detour Podcast goes back to the origins of the DeTour movie with legendary filmmaker Dan Jones.  We will discuss how a young 23 year old filmmaker got his first break to film the 2005 Tour de France and the journey since then.   QcivGVJ07u8xOjANM8pn