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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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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Following two consecutive stages of Tadej Pogacar domination, Andrew and Spencer ask if anyone can stop the Slovenian terror, and if so, how? They also discuss if he and his UAE team are making a mistake by riding so aggressively this early, break open a clue about the Wout/Tom Pidcock Red Bull helmet mystery & the relative fairness of the Tour's hotel room distribution.

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BTP host Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz from the Choose the Hard Way Podcast sit down to dissect the action-packed Paris-Roubaix edition Tour de France stage, a stunning performance from Wout van Aert on stage 4, and much, much more. Including, but not limited to, the inter-country transportation methods of the teams, why cycling TV coverage is bad/confusing, and why the sport's top stars aren't more effectively promoted. 

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BTP host Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz from the Choose the Hard Way Podcast sit down to dissect the major storylines as the Tour de France leaves its opening weekend in Denmark and gets back into action on French soil for Tuesday's 4th stage. We get into everything from EF's mustaches, what we already know about the GC picture, why Ganna keeps flatting in time trials, and if Wout van Aert will ever win a stage again. 

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BTP host Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz from the Choose the Hard Way Podcast kick off a special Tour de France edition of the BTP podcast where we will be both breaking down the racing and larger storylines of the sport's biggest event multiple times per week during the 2022 Tour de France.

In this inaugural episode, we discuss who will win the opening time trial in Copenhagen to take the race's first Yellow Jersey, how the GC favorites will fare in the tricky opening week, why the police keep raiding the Bahrain team's hotels/homes, and much, much more.

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This week I go over some surprising recent Tour de France selection news and what it will mean for the race before (07:08) breaking down some key performances at the recent Tour de Suisse & Tour of Slovenia.

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This week I briefly break down how their dominant Dauphine performance raised potential Tour de France leadership for Jumbo-Visma, as well as go over a few things worth watching as the Tour de Suisse GC battle heats up.

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Ten Takeaways From the Critérium du Dauphiné

This week Andrew Vontz from the Choose the Hard Way Podcast comes back to talk about the recent Giro d'Italia (07:40). We discuss what went right for Jai Hindley and what went wrong for Ineos/Richard Carapaz before touching on Peter Sagan's decision to race the upcoming Unbound Gravel Race and what challenges await him in Kansas' Flint Hills (1:03:35).

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Breaking down what we've seen from the GC battle so far, why the margins in grand tour GC battles seem to be getting smaller and smaller, and what to expect as the race enters its final weekend.

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