The Detour Podcast

We chat with Team Qhubeka Assos rider Simon Clarke about the situation for 2022 and uncertainty with the team and contracts.  Leigh Howard also joins the show fresh off announcing his retirement from cycling.  Phil Liggett also joins the show live from the UK.

We chat with Race Director Scott Sunderland to preview the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia.  Scott takes us through the course design and some of the key elements of the race, which will decide who wears the rainbow bands in 2023.

We chat with Australian rider Nathan Haas after his announcement that he is leaving his road cycling career to chase his passion for gravel racing in 2022. We also reflect on how much the sport has changed in the past 10 years for the better and worse.

A special episode of the Detour Podcast as we pay tribute to Paul Sherwen on the third anniversary of his passing. Phil Liggett shares his fondest memories of his dear friend after spanning four decades in the commentary box with him. We're also joined live by Eurosport commentator Rob Hatch to gather insights into what goes into the job, and how to get good at it.

We chat with Australian emerging star Sarah Gigante after her rollercoaster 2021 which saw her make her Olympics debut and battle injury and illness. We chat with her about her season and how she is recovering from a bout of myopericarditis (inflammation of the heart and surrounding tissue) which she suffered in late July.

We chat with Race Director Stuart O'Grady to preview the 2022 Santos Tour Down Under for both the men and women, along with all the festivities on hand from the 21st - 29th of January.  We also chat with Kiwi rider Sam Bewley to see how he's doing in hotel quarantine in New Zealand and his plans for 2022.

We chat with former pro cyclist and now AusCycling European Road Coordinator Rory Sutherland about the future for road cycling in Australia.  Donna Rae-Szalinski gives us insights into the women's program and the work ahead.

We chat with dutch rider and honorary Aussie Koen de Kort live from the Amilla resort in the Maldives. We chat with Koen about his recovery from a off road vehicle accident four months ago which lead to the amputation of three fingers. We also chat about his career in the pro peloton and his new role within the Trek team.

We chat with Nicki Strobel who has been a head chef in professional cycling for over 10 years at the pro tour level.  Nicki opens up about what cyclists eat when on tour and how to maximise performance at elite and club level.

We chat with former World Champion and Tour de France stage winner Michael Rogers about his new role at the UCI as head of Road and Innovation. We recap the 2021 season and look at what's ahead for the governing body in 2022.

We're joined live by Team BikeExchange rider Amanda Spratt who was recently diagnosed with endofibrosis and will embark surgery next week.  We also preview the 2022 Tour de France Femmes and go through each of the eight stages.

With the announcement live of the 2022 Tour de France race route we take a deep dive into the stages and who will be suited for each profile. Phil Liggett and Olympic gold medalist and commentator Scott McGrory joins us live. With the iconic climb Alpe D'Huez set for 2022 we take a look back at the 2015 edition to get a feel for the monster crowds and atmosphere.

Tadej Pogacar wraps an amazing season by taking out his second monument at Lombardia. Team Bahrain Victorious DS Neil Stephens jumps on to wrap their successful 2021. Commentators Phil Liggett and Scott McGrory join us live to also chat about the Women's Tour in the UK.

We recap an epic edition of the Paris-Roubaix with insights from Luke Durbridge, Mat Hayman and Sam Bewley.  We're also joined live by Phil Liggett, Heinrich Haussler and Mitch Docker who ended his career at Roubaix.

We're joined by 2007 Paris-Roubaix winner Stuart O'Grady, 2016 winner Mat Hayman and Mitch Docker to take a look at what will be an epic edition of the 'Hell of the North.'  We also recap the first edition of the Women's race paying tribute to the amazing ride of Lizzy Deignan.

We're joined by Team BikeExchange rider Jessica Allen and Donna Rae-Szalinski to preview a historic race for the Women's cycling calendar, the first ever Paris-Roubaix.  It's scheduled to be a wet and windy event which has caused a lot of nervous energy in the build up.  We are also joined by Robbie McEwen who pays tribute to Heiko Salzwedel.

On this episode we recap all the action from the World Championships in Belgium.  We're joined by Rebecca Eliot (Pro Touch Africa) to chat about the Phil Liggett Foundation and what pathways are there for African riders to make it on the world stage.  We wrap the show with Jamie Anderson and Bernard Moerman from the Flandrien Hotel to chat about their role with the Phil Liggett foundatio...

We're joined by Team BikeExchange's Sam Bewley, Phil Liggett, the Cycling Podcast's Richard Moore live from Belgium and Donna Rae-Szalinski to take a deep dive into both the Women's and Men's World Championship Road Races.

Another special edition of the Detour as we are joined by Kate Bates (World Champion, Olympian) Gracie Elvin (Olympian, former professional) and Donna Rae Szalinski (Aus Cycling Endurance Development coordinator) to find out who they would select for all the big races on the Women's UCI calendar in 2022.

In a special episode of the Detour we are joined by Stuart O'Grady, Scott McGrory and Matt Wilson to select our Australian 'All Star' Team for the 2022 season.   Our selection criteria is all Australian riders in the pro peloton in 2022. We will name our line ups for the Australian summer, the classic's and all three grand tours.

Were joined by Team BikeExchange rider Teniel Campbell hot off her stage 6 victory at Tour de l'Ardèche, only a day after the team had their bikes stolen before the start.  Phil Liggett also joins us to talk about Mark Cavendish's contract and should he ride on again for our old mate, Patrick Lefevere.

We chat with the in form rider of the month Magnus Cort to chat about his rise to the top of world cycling after winning three stages at the 2021 Vuelta.  We go through the early days of his career and get his thoughts on the upcoming world road championships.

We're joined by EF rider and cycling podcast royalty Mitch Docker to wrap the 2021 Vuelta.  We reflect on a massive three weeks as Aussie Jack Haig finishes in third position on the GC after holding off Adam Yates in the final time trial.

We recap an epic stage 20 as Jack Haig is poised to become only the fourth Aussie to finish on the podium at a Grand Tour.  We check in with Neil Stephens to break down the tactics on the day as Bahrain Victorious laid down the pressure causing Lopez to crack and ultimately withdraw from the race.  We also announce the winning bid for the Amilla Resort Maldives silent auction.

We chat with Jens Keukeleire again from the team bus en route to the start of stage 20 as they notched up Magnus Cort's third stage win of the Vuelta.  Iffy also asks Magnus if he believes he is the favourite for the World Championships on the back of his form.  We also announce the winner of our apexcustomaus.com kit design competition.