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Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
This week I break down the standout performances so far from the UAE Tour and how all signs point to yet another season of living under the reign of the great Tadej Pogačar. I also touch on how Mark Cavendish's might affect the ongoing sprinter battle with Fabio Jakobsen at his QuickStep team before touching on the upcoming big weekend of racing.
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
This week I break down the highlights so far from the Tours of Algarve and Andalucia before stopping to ask what any of these results actually mean in the big picture and in the context of the rest of the season (09:36).
With so many of the major GC contenders still holed away at their high-altitude training camps, the biggest takeaway so far is Richard Carapaz's poor performances so far, and if this means he will struggle to be a real contender at the Giro d'Italia in May (11:14). I then break down the modern training trends of grand tour winners, which have them coming into races at full fitness, versus the more old-school, race-into-fitness, strategy (21:27).
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
This week I break down the sprint action from the Tour of Oman (01:58) before diving into the Tour de la Provence (09:22) and whether Ineos is using the incredibly talented Filippo Ganna in a way that maximizes his vast potential.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
This week I break down the early-season racing action from the low-key cool Saudi Tour (01:30), the spicy action from Etoile de Bessèges (09:22) before getting into the best race of the season so far, the Volta Valencia (13:25). I also dive into how the relegation battle is already affecting the racing (22:30) before briefly discussing what Tom Pidcock can achieve this Spring (28:24).
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Video clip breakdowns & trying to find Tom Pidcock's road racing ceiling
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
This week I break down Tom Pidcock's decision to travel to the USA for the upcoming Cyclocross World Championships, Wout van Aert's altered spring schedule, QuickStep's decision to bench Mark Cavendish and take Fabio Jakobsen to the 2022 Tour de Frane and touch on the newly released 2022 BTP NET Ratings.
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
This week the Queen of in-depth rider profiles and world-famous Roglic-whisper Kate Wagner joined me for a wide-ranging conversation touching on everything from the recent wave of Slovenian dominance, the Primož Roglic/Tadej Pogacar rivalry (along with house to properly say their names), the inside scoop on the Bahrain team, and what it is like to spend an afternoon at Matej Mohorič’s house.
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Kate's fantastic Primoz Roglic profile
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
This week I break down the possibility of Wout van Aert being suspended by the UCI (02:27), the chaos at EF and their pursuit of Mark Padun (07:36), and then (18:11) PEZ Cycling's Richard Pestes interviews me for his site's new YouTube series.
Post link: Would Mark Padun Be a Good Fit at Ineos?
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
This week I talk to Andrew Vontz, Vice President of communications and a member of the executive management team at Strava, who is also the creator/host of Choose the Hard Way, a podcast about peak performance and the obstacles people overcome to do great things. Andrew, beyond being a pro cycling superfan, spent the first decade of his career as a freelance journalist. Outside of cycling, he wrote features, interviews, and profiles about people, places, and things at the limits of human experience that regularly appeared in the country's top outlets. A cyclist himself, he has twice placed second at the 100-mile Unbound Gravel Half Pint race.
In this conversation, we discuss Andrew's career path from getting an MFA in creative writing at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) to being an executive at the most influential company for the fitness of recreational athletes, along with the evolution (or lack thereof) of cycling in the United States and where we see things heading in the future.
Andrew's Choose the Hard Way Podcast can be found at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify & Google Play
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
This week I break down the four most interesting teams so far in the transfer market (01:30) and then discuss Movistar's odd decision to bring in two extremely controversial former dopers to help manage the team going forward (34:01) and why this is likely a bad idea.
Post Links: Weekly Rider Transfer Analysis: Astana, UAE, DSM & Movistar
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
This week I breakdown the 2022 Tour de France route (1:31), go through the end-of-season UCI rider and team point rankings (12:37), talk about what is going on with the management shakeup at Ineos (43:26), and then touch on why Remco Evenepoel is making a trip to Kansas for the Belgian Waffle Ride (50:43).
Post Links: A Season in Review: Breaking Down the UCI Point Rankings
Initial Impressions From the 2022 Tour de France Route Reveal