Cyclingtips Podcast

A mix of characters old and new defined the last big day in the Alps. Pippa York joins Jonny, Iain, and Caley (plus a special guest) to talk through it all.

One of the best and most impactful Tour de France stages on a decade. We break it down plus bring you the scene from the top of the Galibier.

Magnus Cort shrugged off a week of breakaways, Caleb Ewan looked quite sad, and the men remain in glaz.

An episode dedicated to the Tour de France adjacent.

A mountain stage and a breakaway, plus COVID testing for everyone. Jonny, Ronan, and Caley are joined by Pippa York to talk through it all.

A doomed breakaway, a father in the team car, and another dominant display.

In today's episode, Jonny checks in from a motorbike in the middle of the Tour de France then the crew sit down to discuss the first true mountain top finish. Is Jumbo as put together as we thought they were? Is Ineos the best hope to try something wild to unseat Pogacar?

It was a day where Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar took turns dominating the entire Tour de France field. Ronan, Jonny, and Caley talk though the stage, plus Alberto Bettiol, La Planche, and your man with the near miss.

It was a wild day on the cobbles of northern France. Jonny, Ronan, and Caley break down Pogačar’s dominance, Jumbo-Visma’s strange response to a relatively normal issue, and delve into why Nairo Quintana is so good on cobblestones.

Wout van Aert decided the best way to end his run of second places was to sprint against himself on Tuesday. Jonny and Ronan are joined by Caley, fresh off the plane, to talk through a thrilling finale and look ahead to Wednesday's cobble stage.

Another sprint, another winner. The crew sit down after the final Danish stage to talk through a fast but impressively safe opener to the Tour de France. 

Fabio Jakobsen made it two for two for Quick-Step, capping an emotional and incredible comeback from his horrific crash in Poland. Jonny, Ronan, Shoddy, and Pippa talk through the stage.

"Now I've beaten all the best riders in the world - I'm just a farmer's son from Belgium, eh?" Yves Lampaert stunned the heavy favorites to take the first yellow jersey of the 2022 Tour de France. Shoddy, Ronan, and Jonny sit down over a Danish pizza to talk through the stunning ride and what's to come in the next few stages.

Shoddy, Jonny, and Ronan are joined by Philippa York on the eve of the first stage of the Tour de France to talk through overall contenders, Copenhagen atmosphere, the first time trial, and much more.

Which stages will define this Tour? The CyclingTips team is on the ground in Copenhagen for the grand depart and has had a close look at the roadbook, picking out the biggest and best stages of the upcoming Tour. We break down where the moves might happen, which mountain stages will really matter, and discuss whether Cavendish should be on the start line.

Suisse is over, the Dauphine is over, Slovenia is over. The Tour is coming. This week the crew breaks down where the contenders stand, argues over Thibaut Pinot's future, and laments some argy-bargy in Belgium.

The Criterium du Dauphine has wrapped up and, as usual, it answers some questions and creates some others ahead of the Tour de France. Jumbo-Visma was hugely impressive, but will that mean anything when Tadej Pogacar shows up?

We have a special episode this week. Caley sits down with longtime friend of the podcast (and Tour de France podcast host) Rupert Guinness, who is less than a week from starting the Race Across America. He'll race 4,900 km in 12 days, riding 18-20 hours per day. What will power him through? A warning to listeners: This episode discusses mental health issues, sexual abuse, and eating disorders. 

The first Aussie winner of the Giro d'Italia, an Ineos that didn't get what it was coming for, and a superstar who embraced memehood. The crew sit down to discuss (and rate) this year's Giro.

We've reached the final weekend of the Giro d'Italia, just one big mountain stage and one time trial to go. Only three seconds separate the top two. Does it get any better?