Episodes
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Giro d'Italia Rest Day Thoughts + Final Week Preview
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
This week I talk about the Giro d'Italia's abridged stage 16 (01:10), preview tomorrow's stage 17 (21:07), and throw out a crazy theory about how Egan Bernal should lead Ineos at the upcoming Tour de France (29:05).
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Giro Stages 9/10 Breakdown + Marco Pinotti Discusses Evenepoel & Bernal
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
This week I go through my notes from stages 9 (01:50) & 10 (06:37) before sitting down with 6-time Italian time trial champion & current Team BikeExchange performance coach Marco Pinotti (21:10) to talk about what the heck is going on with the recent trend of riders like Remco Evenepoel coming into grand tours with tip-top form after long layoffs from racing and how he sees the rest of the Giro playing out.
Friday May 14, 2021
Breaking Down Ineos’ Giro GC Strategy & Previewing Stages 8/9
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
In this mini-episode, I break down Ineos' strategy from yesterday's Stage 6 (01:44), go through the big takeaways from the race so far (18:57), and dive into the rationale behind Ineos' decision to invest so much energy into breaking up the race mid-stage on Thursday (21:19).
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Giro d'Italia Stages 1-5: What We Learned
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
This week I go through the big takeaways so far at the Giro d'Italia (02:04), who the GC winners are (06:26), Deceuninck-QuickStep's strange tactics on stage 4 (09:33), why the GC outcome at the Giro is so hard to predict (16:39), the curious case of Remco Evenepoel (19:50) and previewing tomorrow's stage 6 (27:53).
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Romandie Notebook & Analyzing the Giro d'Italia Favorites
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
This week I touch on why so many of the big-time GC riders skipped the Tour of Romandie (01:27), go through my notes from the race and touch on what Geraint Thomas' definitive victory means for his position at Ineos (05:09) and discuss if Chris Froome's continued struggles mean ISN will leave him off their Tour team (24:20). Then I jump into the Giro d'Italia and discuss the route, the health issues plaguing the favorites, and, ultimately, who will win (27:07).
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Liege Notebook & Battle of the Ineos Trident at Romandie
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
I go through my race notebook for Tadej Pogacar's incredible win at the Men's Liège-Bastogne-Liège (01:40) as well as SD-Worx's flawless tactics in the Women's edition that delivered Demi Vollering to her first major WorldTour victory (29:14). Then I dive into the interesting intra-team battle brewing at the Tour de Romandie (42:55).
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Unpacking Roglic's Comeback Win at Basque Country & How I Got it So Wrong
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
This week I dive into my race notes on what the heck happened on the final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country (01:31) and what I got wrong about Jumbo's tactics leading into it (09:00).
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Flanders Breakdown w/Kristen Faulkner plus Basque Country Showdown
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
This week I go through my race notebook from the Men's (02:25) and Women's (19:05) Tour of Flanders. Then Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank rider Kristen Faulkner comes on (27:11) to give us her Flanders debrief after riding to an impressive 10th place. Then I dive into a few key points from the ongoing Tour of the Basque Country (56:50), where Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic are giving us a sneak preview of a looming Tour de France showdown.
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
E3/Gent-Wevelgem Notebook & Kristen Faulkner on Her Breakout Season
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
This week I go through my race notebook from E3 & Gent-Wevelgem and what this tells us about the upcoming Tour of Flanders. Then (24:00) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank rider Kristen Faulkner comes on to talk about her breakout European road season, (1:04:40) how her background as a VC investor has helped her bike racing career, (1:10:36) her struggles to get on the US National Team for the upcoming Olympics and World Championships, (1:16:04) challenges Women face in the sport, and grills me about why BTP doesn't cover Women's cycling.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
What Does Adam Yates' Domination at Catalunya Mean For Ineos & Milano-Sanremo Notebook
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
This week I go through my race notebook from Milano-Sanremo, discuss Adam Yates looking like one of the best riders in the world at Catalunya, where this leaves Ineos' Tour leaders like Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz, and touch on the sad news that Paris-Roubaix has been canceled for the second year in a row.