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The Cycling Podcast

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The Cycling Podcast takes listeners to the heart of professional cycling with weekly episodes and daily coverage of the Grand Tours.

Join journalists Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie – and a few special guests along the way – as they podcast about the latest cycling news and the world of professional cycling.

Founded by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie in 2013, The Cycling Podcast is one of the longest-running independent sports podcasts.

To support The Cycling Podcast, subscribe as a Friend of the Podcast to join our community, listen to special episodes released throughout the year and access our archive stretching back to 2015. Subscribe at thecyclingpodcast.com
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S11 Ep127: Stage 18 | Pola de Allande – La Cruz de Linares | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 18 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 14, 20231 hr 10 minSeason 11Ep. 127

S11 Ep126: Stage 17 | Ribadesella / Ribeseya – Altu de l’Angliru | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 17 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 13, 202352 minSeason 11Ep. 126

S11 Ep125: Stage 16 | Liencres Playa – Bejes | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 16 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 11Ep. 125

S11 Ep124: Stage 15 | Pamplona – Lekunberri | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 15 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 10, 20231 hr 4 minSeason 11Ep. 124

S11 Ep123: Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn – Larra-Belagua | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Rob Hatch as they recap stage 14 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @c...

Sep 09, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 11Ep. 123

S11 Ep122: Stage 13 | Formigal Huesca La Magia – Col du Tourmalet | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 13 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reactions from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitte...

Sep 08, 202345 minSeason 11Ep. 122

S11 Ep121: Stage 12 | Ólvega – Zaragoza | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 12 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 07, 202359 minSeason 11Ep. 121

S11 Ep120: Stage 11 | Lerma – La Laguna Negra Vinuesa | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 11 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino ...

Sep 06, 20231 hrSeason 11Ep. 120

S11 Ep119: Stage 10 | Valladolid – Valladolid | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 10 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter...

Sep 05, 20231 hr 8 minSeason 11Ep. 119

S11 Ep118: Stage 9 | Cartagena – Collado del la Cruz de Caravaca | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 9 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter ...

Sep 03, 202359 minSeason 11Ep. 118

S11 Ep117: Stage 8 | Dénia – Xorret de Catí | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Fran Reyes as they recap stage 8 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thec...

Sep 02, 20231 hr 6 minSeason 11Ep. 117

S11 Ep116: Stage 7 | Utiel – Oliva | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Fran Reyes as they recap stage 7 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thec...

Sep 01, 202359 minSeason 11Ep. 116

S11 Ep115: Stage 6 | La Vall d’Uixó – Observatorio Javalambre | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 6 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @t...

Aug 31, 202350 minSeason 11Ep. 115

S11 Ep114: Stage 5 | Morella – Burriana | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Brian Nygaard as they recap stage 5 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, plus a meeting of the day with Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecycl...

Aug 30, 202354 minSeason 11Ep. 114

S11 Ep113: Stage 4 | Andorra la Vella –Tarragona | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe with Rob Hatch and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 4 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social m...

Aug 29, 20231 hrSeason 11Ep. 113

S11 Ep112: Stage 3 | Súria –Arinsal | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Fran Reyes as they recap stage 3 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cyc...

Aug 28, 202359 minSeason 11Ep. 112

S11 Ep111: Stage 2 | Mataró – Barcelona | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap Stage 2 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @...

Aug 27, 20231 hr 6 minSeason 11Ep. 111

S11 Ep110: Stage 1 | Barcelona – Barcelona | Vuelta a España 2023

Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap stage 1 of the 2023 Vuelta a España. We’ll get post-stage reaction from Daniel on the ground, rider interviews, Fran Reyes’s wistful gazing – plus a trip down musical memory lane with “El Ritmo de la Vuelta”. Over the course of the three weeks in Spain, we’ll also have regular input from our man in the peloton, AG2R Citroën’s Larry Warbasse, and much more. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @...

Aug 26, 202348 minSeason 11Ep. 110

S11 Ep109: The XL 2023 Vuelta Preview

The third and final Grand Tour of the men’s cycling season, La Vuelta a España, rolls out of Barcelona on Saturday August 26, and in this XL race preview we look ahead to what we are already calling “El Clásico”. After the usual weekly news round-up, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie first examine the route, then the riders and particularly the favourites for overall glory in Madrid. To help them, they enlist one of the voices of Belgian cycling, commentator Renaat Schotte, our resident great Dane...

Aug 24, 20231 hr 46 minSeason 11Ep. 109

S11 Ep108: Vinos de la Vuelta - 2023 El Clásico Edition

Ahead of our 2023 Vuelta a España race preview, in this episode we look forward to something else - the wines selected by our friends at DVine Cellars to celebrate the route, the spirit, the terroir of an edition that we are already calling El Clásico. Daniel Friebe is joined by DVine's Spanish expert Angus McNab to present the wines that make up our El Clásico selection, and which can be ordered at https://dvinecellars.com/collections/the-cycling-podcast-cases . In order of appearance: - Sumarr...

Aug 22, 202349 minSeason 11Ep. 108

S11 Ep107: The White Company

In this week’s regular episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel and Lionel are joined by Team Jayco-AlUla Director of High Performance and Racing Matt White to reflect on the UCI ‘Superworlds’, Jayco’s Tour de France and the start of cycling’s transfer window - and look ahead to the Vuelta a España. Before that, we recap a busy week of news, including the announcement that former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has been handed a four-year ban for possession of a banned substanc...

Aug 17, 20231 hr 18 minSeason 11Ep. 107

S11 Ep106: Arrivée | Women’s World Championship Road Race

The so-called ‘Super Worlds’ came to a conclusion with the women’s road race from Loch Lomond to Glasgow. Six laps of the city centre circuit created another hell-for-leather battle between the best riders in the world, creating a race that seemed to defy the normal rules of road racing. With the ‘A team’ of Rose, Orla and Lizzy unavailable for selection, Lionel Birnie is joined by Denny Gray to discuss the action on an afternoon when the race crowned a rider worthy of the world title and a year...

Aug 13, 202333 minSeason 11Ep. 106

S11 Ep105: Bog Larry Avoid

In this week’s regular episode, we revisit last Sunday’s Men’s World Championship Road Race in the company of AG2r-Citroën ace Larry Warbasse, who was making his senior début in USA national team colours at the weekend. Despite Larry’s vital work early in the race, US team leader Neilson Powless couldn’t stop Mathieu van der Poel claiming the rainbow jersey - & we get Larry’s thoughts on a scintillating race & controversial Glasgow course. There’s also a brief & for Daniel excruciati...

Aug 09, 20231 hr 4 minSeason 11Ep. 105

S11 Ep104: Arrivée | Men's World Championship Road Race

Arrivée returns with our on-the-whistle review of the world championship men’s road race in Glasgow - where the grumbles about the crit-like course were drowned out by a pulsating, heavy metal battle for the rainbow jersey. Much of the pre-race speculation focused on the latest instalment of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert’s age-old rivalry. Tadej Pogačar and Mads Pedersen were among the riders overshadow them and indeed defending champion Remco Evenpoel - and all of the aforementioned qu...

Aug 06, 202348 minSeason 11Ep. 104

S11 Ep103: Caledonia Dreaming

In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie are joined by one of Belgium’s voices of cycling, TV commentator Renaat Schotte, to preview this weekend’s elite World Championship road race in Scotland. After the usual news round-up and a summary of the early moves on this year’s transfer market, our thoughts turn to Sunday’s course - and particularly the 14.3km Glasgow city circuit which will decide who inherits Remco Evenepoel’s rainbow bands, or indeed whether T...

Aug 02, 20231 hr 20 minSeason 11Ep. 103

S11 Ep102: Stage 8 | Pau – Pau | Tour de France Femmes 2023

In our final episode in our daily coverage, Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Lizzy Banks review Stage 8 time trial at the Tour de France Femmes and all the final standings. We also speak to the entire GC podium and all of the jersey wearers. Kasia Niewiadoma, Demi Vollering, Annemiek van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky, Cedrine Kerbaol and Juliette Labous all offer their input. And we hear how Denny gets on when he takes to his bike himself and does a recon of the final run-in. The Cycling Podcast is supporte...

Jul 30, 20231 hr 19 minSeason 11Ep. 102

S11 Ep101: Stage 7 | Lannemezan – Tourmalet | Tour de France Femmes 2023

Join Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they take you through the highly-anticipated seventh stage of the Tour de France Femmes. They’re also joined by Lizzy Banks after the finish to dissect a day that featured both the Col d’Aspin and a summit finish on the Tourmalet. We hear from Kasia Niewiadoma, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio and Claire Steels, to try to help explain it all. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitt...

Jul 29, 202352 minSeason 11Ep. 101

S11 Ep100: Stage 6 | Albi – Blagnac | Tour de France Femmes 2023

Join Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Lizzy Banks as they take a look at the sixth stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Stage 6 was intended to be one for the fast finishers but with the strongest sprinter - Lorena Wiebes - already out, it had the potential to be a golden opportunity for a new winner at the race. We hear from Emma Norsgaard, Lucinda Brand, Susanne Andersen and Charlotte Kool. Plus, the team look ahead to what will be the greatest challenge of the race, the ascent of the Tourmalet in t...

Jul 28, 202357 minSeason 11Ep. 100

S11 Ep99: Stage 5 | Onet-le-Château – Albi | Tour de France Femmes 2023

Join Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Lizzy Banks as they take a look at the fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Francois Thomazeau gives us some more “French Flavour” and we hear how Denny got on when he spent the day in a team car for the first time. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updat...

Jul 27, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 11Ep. 99

S11 Ep98: Stage 4 | Cahors – Rodez | Tour de France Femmes 2023

Join Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Lizzy Banks as they take a look at the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes. On a stage with both breakaway and GC potential, there was plenty to discuss. Annemiek Van Vleuten, Marthe Truyen, Kasia Niewiadoma and Anouska Koster offer their insight. Francois Thomazeau is on hand with his “French Flavour” and we hear how Denny when he went to a Tour de France feed zone for the first time. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport. Follow us on socia...

Jul 26, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 11Ep. 98
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