This week I break down the four most interesting teams so far in the transfer market (01:30) and then discuss Movistar's odd decision to bring in two extremely controversial former dopers to help manage the team going forward (34:01) and why this is likely a bad idea.

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Post Links: Weekly Rider Transfer Analysis: Astana, UAE, DSM & Movistar

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This week I breakdown the 2022 Tour de France route (1:31), go through the end-of-season UCI rider and team point rankings (12:37), talk about what is going on with the management shakeup at Ineos (43:26), and then touch on why Remco Evenepoel is making a trip to Kansas for the Belgian Waffle Ride (50:43). 

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Initial Impressions From the 2022 Tour de France Route Reveal

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This week I break down Pogačar's dominant win at Il Lombardia (01:20), how his long-range attack capitalized on a tactical shift in modern racing (24:30), why he isn't taken more seriously as a one-day contender by the media and other riders (29:20), and then measuring how Pogačar stacks up against the all-time great Eddy Merckx after three full professional seasons (43:07).

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Post Link: Il Lombardia: Breaking Down a Scenic Coronation

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This week I break down Sonny Colbrelli's stunning Paris-Roubaix victory (01:28), unpack why riders with such little experience fared so well at the extremely difficult race (25:38), discuss how much equipment choices affected performances (26:28), and then preview the upcoming Il Lombardia one-day race (36:02).

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Post Link: Paris-Roubaix: Breaking Down the Chaos on Cobbles

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In a special bonus episode, pro rider Sarah Gigante comes on to break down the recent Women's World Championship Road Race (01:41), as well as giving her thoughts on the Women's inaugural edition of Paris-Roubaix (33:00).

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Post Link: Balsamo's Worlds Win Confirms a Changing of the Guard

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This week I break down how Julian Alaphilippe played the stacked Belgian team to win at the World Championships (01:50) and then preview this weekend's much-awaited return of Paris-Roubaix (22:32), along with my favorites for the win and who to stay away from (30:35).  

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Post Link: Breaking Down a Beautiful, Yet Brutal, Road Race

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This week, I break down the thrilling duel between Filippo Ganna & Wout Van Aert at World TT Championships (01:30), what we should take from Remco Evenepoel's third-place finish (13:17), what to make of the supersonic average speeds from the top riders (20:28), Ellen van Dijk's victory in the Women's TT (29:07), and what to expect in the upcoming road race (31:00).

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Post Link: Ganna vs Van Aert Was a Battle of Two TT Titans

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This week I breakdown what we learned from Wout van Aert's overall win at the Tour of Britain (1:56), Sonny Colbrelli's win at Euro Championships (4:10), how Remco Evenepoel's lack of race awareness could cause problems for Van Aert at Worlds (8:35) if Mathieu van der Poel's win at the Antwerp Port Classic means he can race Worlds and Roubaix (11:45), and then sit down with 20-year-old phenomenon Sarah Gigante (14:58) on the difficulties of breaking into pro cycling and moving abroad as an Australian teenager, highlights of her career so far, and joining the powerhouse Movistar team for 2022 and beyond.

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Sonny Colbrelli's Euro Performance Showed Us He is a Legitimate Threat for World Champs

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This week I go over the key takeaways from Roglic's Vuelta win (01:25), why time trialing is the key to winning grand tours in the modern era (15:20), what is going on with Movistar & Miguel Angel Lopez (22:30), will the emergence of formerly unknown talent like Jack Haig & Jonas Vingegaard have teams looking down their own roster for 'new' talent (31:50), and who is looking good as we approach the road race world championships (33:32).

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How Roglic Won La Vuelta

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This week I breakdown why La Vuelta's final week will most likely be more bark than bite (01:47), touch on if Odd Christain Eiking or Guillaume Martin can actually win the race (12:04), Ineos' bizarre GC strategy so far (16:11), why sprint fields at grand tours have been so bad (19:49), and then go over who should lead the Belgian team at the upcoming World Championships (29:30).

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