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Stage 16 was altered so many times and produced a interesting battle between the break and GC group before Tadej Pogacar attacked seemingly with ease and no one could response.

The 31.2km time trial stage saw a battle between the GC riders and Filippo Ganna coming out on top after an intense challenge from Tadej Pogacar and plenty of movements in the Top 10 overall.

On one of the flattest stages of the Giro d'Italia the peloton encountered crosswinds but it ended with a masterclass lead out from Lidl Trek into the sprint for the fast men and Jonathan Milan getting his third victory of the race. Check out  @OwDoCycling  and  @theecheloncyclingpodcast  Follow us @thecyclingdane

Julian Alaphilippe managed to get in the right move with Mirco Maestri and take a win which was his first grandtour win since 2021 and his first Giro d'Italia win. Bahrain Victorious caused a bit of a scare in the GC group splitting the group momentarily.

On another flat stage Visma Lease A Bike was given more bad news with Cian Uijtdebroeks out of the race and two of his team mates were in the break but the race ended in a sprint with a crash for Fabio Jakobsen and Tobias Lund Andresen while Jonathan Milan won in front of Tim Merlier and Kaden Groves.

It was a stage for the breakaway as Valentin Paret-Peintre dropped Romain Bardet and caught Jan Tratnik but a hard pace towards the end for the favourites and Cian Uijtdebroeks was the rider suffering the most from the big names and Antonio Tiberi gaining ground.

On a stage that seemed to have a chance for the breakaway UAE Team Emirates carved out another opportunity for Pogacar and the Maglia Rosa sealed another victory in only his first week at the Giro. Check out ‪@OwDoCycling‬ and ‪@theecheloncyclingpodcast‬

The time trial stage with a climb towards the finish shook up the general classification and Filippo Ganna was the red hot favourite but lost the stage win to Tadej Pogacar who put in a brilliant ride. Luke Plapp managed to take over the white jersey and Ben O'Connor moved up to 4th overall.

On the gravel stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024 it was the breakaway that got the better of the favourites with question marks over the tactics of UAE and Ineos Grenadiers partially. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/

On a rare breakaway stage win there were plenty of crashes and the sprint teams could not cooperate so it became a unlikely victory for Cofidis into Lucca.   Check out  @OwDoCycling  and  @theecheloncyclingpodcast  Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/

On another sprint stage it was the bad weather that caused some crashes and Biniam Girmay was the main victim having crashed twice. Ganna attacked late to try to catch out the sprinters teams but it was Jonathan Milan who won in the end.

Patrick and Scott dissect the third stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On a very eventful sprinter stage it was Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas that stole the show in the finale. Check out  @OwDoCycling  and  @theecheloncyclingpodcast  Follow us @thecyclingdane

Patrick and Scott dissect the second stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On the first mountain stage to Oropa there were plenty of crashes and Andrea Piccolo was the sole breakaway rider for most of the second half of the stage as he had left the group and it was Tadej POgacar who won the stage after a disaster mechanical which caused a peculiar crash for the Slovenian.

Tadej Pogacar was trying to replicate MVDP by winning his first Giro d'Italia stage however an unknown quantity in the form of Jhonathan Narvaez took the stage win in a well executed sprint.   Check out  @OwDoCycling  and  @theecheloncyclingpodcast  Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane​

The Giro d’Italia 2024 will see the debut of superstar Tadej Pogacar and it will be interesting to see if the likes of Romain Bardet, Daniel Martinez or even Damiano Caruso can mount a challenge to the Slovenian. For the flat stages it could be a very competitive race as there are plenty of big names including Fabio Jakobsen, Olav Kooij, Biniam Girmay Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www...

Tadej Pogacar has been dominating in 2024 ahead of his Giro d'Italia debut but will the Slovenian be able to keep this momentum going in Italy? Who will be able to rival him from taking the victory?  

Tadej Pogacar dominated Liege Bastogne Liege with Mathieu van der Poel salvaging a podium but could the flying dutchman have stopped the Slovenian?   Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane

The fourth Monument of the year will see the second monument clash of Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar both have been very efficient with their racing. Tom Pidcock will be eager to improve on his third place from last year and will have confidence from his Amstel Gold Race win. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t...

The 2024 edition of Amstel Gold turned into a tactical master class by Tom Pidcock by sneaking into a decisive move with Mathieu van der Poel being a red hot favourite. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane​

The cycling transfers rumours and talks seem to have started much earlier for the 2025 season. There are rumours of a mass exodus of the talent at Groupama FDJ leaving with Laurence Pithie, Lenny Martinez and Romain Gregoire. Meanwhile Jasper Philipsen has been rumoured to have 4 suitors chasing him including UAE Team Emirates, Tudor Pro Cycling, Bora Hansgrohe and his current team Alpecin. And la...

Amstel Gold will see the return of Mathieu van der Poel who has been on a hot streak in the past weeks and he will hope he can replicate his fortunate such as in 2019 where he won the race however UAE Team Emirates, Lidl Trek and Visma Lease A Bike are bringing strong teams to try to prevent the dutchman from winning once more. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclin...

Paris Roubaix 2024 turned into an impressive team display from Alpecin once more with Mathieu van der Poel attacking from 60km to win the race and Jasper Philipsen winning the sprint from the chase group. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqgh02e3eE

Patrick and Scott discuss the favourites, route and give some predictions for the 2024 Paris Roubaix. Mathieu van der Poel is on red hot form and will look to win back to back titles and complete his first Flanders-Roubaix double in his career but who will be able to stop him? Maybe his team-mate Jasper Philipsen or even Mads Pedersen who could have recovered from his crash.

Mathieu van der Poel won his third Tour of Flanders title with some incredible riding up the Koppenberg on the wet cobblestones and Michael Matthews was relegated in the sprint for the podium. Check out Jack Burke's Podcast and Book: https://howtobecomeaprocyclist.com

The Tour of Flanders might be a clash between the titans of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen who have all been on the podium of the race before but can anyone challenge these cobblestone giants? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/