The Cycling Podcast

In our first episode since the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss are joined by Brian Nygaard to recap a busy week of racing during this in-between period before attention turns to the third and final grand tour of the season, the Vuelta a España, gets underway later this month. The week's news has been dominated by the confirmation that Remco Evenepoel will leave Soudal-Quick Step before the end of his contract, transferring to the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad at the end of the year. What does it mean for Remco, but also his current and future teams? We recap the racing from the Clasica San Sebastian to the Tour of Poland plus events in northern Spain and France. Then we look back to the Tour de France and get Brian's perspective on Jonas Vingegaard's performance. The Dane is the outstanding favourite for a Pogačar-free Vuelta but is it time for him to accept that the Tour is out of his reach unless the Slovenian is absent? EPISODE SPONSORS Saily If you are travel

Join Rose Manley and Denny Gray on a journey through the final, decisive stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ec

The mountains are here! Find out what happened on the only summit finish of the race as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 8 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitnes

Take a seat on our beautiful terrace and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights

Join Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they take a look at Stage 6 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of softw

If the local karaoke night hasn’t swept you up already then come and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness tech

Pull up a chair in Poitiers and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray and a couple of extra friends take a look at Stage 4 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology

Don’t be a square! Pull up a table in ‘hip and happening’ Angers and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they take a look at Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitn

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo

Put on your Breton stripes, pick up your bagpipes and listen in as Rose Manley and Denny Gray take a look at Stage 2 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes), including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and trai

Come join the Breton festivities with Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they pick apart the first stage of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. Follow along as they cover the race from the Grand Départ in Brittany to its conclusion in the Alps. There will be interviews, insight, features and Denny’s inevitable daily pilgrimage for cheese. And don’t forget to follow The Cycling Podcast on your favourite podcast app to listen to the episodes as soon as they drop. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wah

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo

A month or so before the Tour de France, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss were discussing ideas for KM0 episodes... 'How about camping on Mont Ventoux?' said Lionel. 'Yes!' said Graham. And so Lionel packed a tent, airbed and sleeping bag and decided not to book a hotel near the Giant of Provence so there could be no turning back. After picking up camping equipment for Graham at the Nîmes branch of Decathlon, they set off up the mountain to meet Simon Gill, who was in his camper van. The original plan was to camp in the forest, where other Tour spectators were setting up for the night. However, police restrictions on the crowds and vehicles meant Lionel and Graham could not risk being stuck down the mountain, 10km from the summit, on race day, so they soldier on, past Chalet-Reynard and the shelter of the tree-line and up to the bald, rocky peak. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience – as in something they will not repeat in a hurry. Unforgettable in its own way as they braved the strong winds. Who kn

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo

This episode of KM0 tackles Dave Brailsford's return to Ineos Grenadiers and the Tour de France, the scene of his greatest sporting triumphs. Between 2012 and 2019, Team Sky and then Ineos Grenadiers won seven out of eight editions of the Tour. However, there had been controversies along the way – therapeutic use exemptions to permit their key riders to take otherwise prohibited medication, therefore pushing right up to the line in terms of what is allowed by the rules. The jiffy bag incident. Letting riders and staff members go in the wake of the 2012 reasoned decision by the United States Anti-Doping Agency into Lance Armstrong's doping, and their team doctor through the glory years, Richard Freeman, getting struck off by the general medical council for his conduct while working in cycling. After a spell at Ineos Sport, overseeing Jim Ratcliffe's sporting empire, and an unsuccessful period with Manchester United football club, Brailsford returned to the cycling team on the eve of the Tour de France with a

We’re welcoming Féminin listeners old and new to get into the Tour de France Femmes spirit with Rose Manley and Denny Gray as they meet up to preview the race over a platter of French cheeses.  In what proved to be a far longer “punchy” episode than anticipated, Rose and Denny share their top fives of the race to come. They discuss the top five things to look out for on the course, plus their top five GC contenders, interesting prospects and stage hunters. Plus they finish it off with some crucial guidance for new listeners to the Féminin pod: a top five of Féminin references so that everyone knows their Nienke Vinke Fan Club from their ‘Casio’ Niewiadoma. Also on the agenda, the English for “fromagerie” and Denny gets trapped down a SD Worx vortex. 

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo

This is the third part of Lionel Birnie's conversation with Shelley Verses about her experiences working as a soigneur for the 7-Eleven team at the 1986 Tour de France. She was the first woman to work as a soigneur on the Tour and her presence on the race attracted a lot of attention from the media. If you've not listened to part one yet, you can find it here. That concludes our Chapter & Verses mini series for now. This episode of KM0 is available for everyone to listen to for free, thanks to you the support of our Friends of the Podcast. To sign up to listen to all our KM0 episodes go to thecyclingpodcast.com. An annual subscription works out at a few pounds (or dollars) a month and plays a huge part in keeping the show on the road.

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France. We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app. INTRODUCING OUR SPONSORS, WAHOO FITNESS We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan. Wahoo’s vision is to build the best athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoo