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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast discuss the GC fight at the ongoing Vuelta a España as the main contenders head into the final weekend of racing before going through how pro cycling appears to be melting down towards the end of a hard season with the promotion/relegation system getting more absurd by the day with September's World Championships struggling to attract a full start list due to the high-stakes points battle.
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Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast ask and answer big-picture questions about what has happened during Remco Evenepoel's reign of terror at the Vuelta a España, as well as going a little bit off book to discuss all things on-bike nutrition and sports science.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast ask and answer big picture questions about the final grand tour of the season, la Vuelta a España before getting into the news of Nairo Quintana's recent disqualification from the Tour de France due to the use of a banned substance.
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast ask and answer big picture questions about what was potentially one of the best editions of the Tour de France in the modern era and where each favorite (plus Tom Pidcock, who we can't stop talking about for some reason) goes from here.
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Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast try to break down Jumbo-Visma's Total Cycling approach and what the heck is going on with the sport of professional cycling as we officially enter the Cycling 2.0 era and leave the bygone days of conservative GC racing behind.
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Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast break down a show of force from UAE and Tadej Pogacar through the first difficult stage in the Pyrenees before discussing if Jonas Vingegaard can hold off the surging Slovenian over the next few stages, and much, much more.
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Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast take stock of the last two stages of racing and dig into what to watch over the coming stages in the notoriously difficult and wild Pyrenees.
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast take a step back after two impressive stage wins to ask the big questions about this race's GC picture: Does Andrew believe Geraint Thomas has a chance of winning this race more than his Ineos team and did Burning Man peak in the early 2010s? They then give some spicy hot takes regarding Tom Pidcock's and Wout van Aert's standing in their proverbial battles with parallel superstars Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel.
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast try to understand the action-packed first mountain stage at the Tour de France that has turned the race on its head before drifting off the beaten path to discuss if Pogacar has COVID, what is going on with the climate protests and does Geraint Thomas have a chance to turn back the clock and win this race?
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Spencer Martin of Beyond the Peloton & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast take stock of the GC picture on the Tour's first (real) rest day and wonder if Tadej Pogacar and his UAE team should be taking the competition a little more seriously and if their uber-aggressive riding style will come back to bite them later in this race. They also get into the macho culture on French teams, break down if Thibaut Pinot will win a stage and why riders/teams go all-in for top ten overall finishes instead of chasing stage wins.
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