Beyond the Peloton Podcast

Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast give their big-picture thoughts on Jonas Vingegaard's dominant overall victory at the recent Tour de France warmup race, the Critérium du Dauphiné, before breaking down the first two episodes of the new Netflix behind-the-scenes documentary, Tour de France: Unchained.

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast break down the final weekend of the Giro d'Italia, and give their big-picture takeaways, before discussing how the major June stage races (Dauphine & Suisse) can tell us which major contenders will end up at the Tour de France. They finish up by discussing this weekend's unofficial gravel world championships, Kansas' Unbound Gravel event, and what the stacked start list means for the future of the rapidly evolving discipline.

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast drop in to break down the Giro d'Italia at its midway point. They discuss the race's numerous crashes, Remco Evenepoel's COVID-induced abandonment, Primož Roglič & Geraint Thomas' slow-build GC battle & much more.

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast break down the upcoming duel between Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič at the three-week Giro d'Italia, which kicks off this Saturday in Fossacesia Marina

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast give their thoughts on Remco Evenepoel's dominant ride to win his second-consecutive Liège–Bastogne–Liège and what it means for his looming Giro d'Italia duel with Primož Roglič.

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In the second part of an in-depth conversation (part 1 on Andrew Vontz's Choose the Hard Way Podcast) Trinity Racing's Cameron Mason talks about his rapid rise through the international cyclocross ranks (he finished 9th at the 2023 CX world championships), how he approaches competition against superstars like Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert & Mathieu van der Poel, and where he sees his career going from here. 

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast go deep on Mathieu van der Poel's win at last weekend's Paris-Roubaix and what it all means for the future of the Van Aert/Van der Poel rivalry.

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast share a few lingering thoughts from last weekend's Tour of Flanders, throw out a few predictions about this weekend's Paris-Roubaix before (18:50) Team Jayco-Alula Sport Engineering Director Marco Pinotti comes on to explain how he has transformed the Australian team into a time trial powerhouse and answers our questions about how the team aims to get the most out of each rider.

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast talk to Team Jayco–AlUla professional rider Kristen Faulkner about her rapid rise through the pro cycling ranks, training routines, the season so far, and where she sees her career going from here. 

Listen to Kristen talk about her journey from growing up in rural Alaska, attending Harvard, and careers in New York finance and Silicon Valley venture capital before moving to Europe to join the pro peloton on Andrew's Choose the Hardway Podcast

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Spencer Martin of the Beyond the Peloton Newsletter & Andrew Vontz of the Choose the Hard Way Podcast discuss the recent run of semi-Classics and how the performances there will influence the winner on Sunday at The Tour of Flanders (aka Ronde van Vlaanderen).

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