This week I go through my race notebook from Milano-Sanremo, discuss Adam Yates looking like one of the best riders in the world at Catalunya, where this leaves Ineos' Tour leaders like Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz, and touch on the sad news that Paris-Roubaix has been canceled for the second year in a row.

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Going through my race notes from Tirreno-Adriatico & Paris-Nice and breaking down if Wout is now a legitimate GC contender, if Mathieu van der Poel is the best one-day rider in the world, why unwritten rules don't really exist, if Jumbo is a bad team and Ineos' horrible week. 

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Breaking down Mathieu Van der Poel's impressive victory (not Wout van Aert's, despite what the intro says) at Strade Bianche, a few notes from Paris-Nice and looking into the case of the missing Marc Hirschi.

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I go through my notebook after spending all weekend glued to the TV watching the first two 'real' races of the year, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, and briefly touch on and talk riders to watch for Strade-Bianche.

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This week I talk about the Pogacar/Yates showdown at the UAE Tour and what it means that the Tour champion looks even better than he did in 2020. I also answer a listener question about the emergence of a possible new Ineos superteam and quickly preview this weekend's coming one-day Classics.

This week I talk about (01:50) Wout van Aert & Mathieu van der Poel's showdown on the beach at CX Worlds, (14:00) what to take away from early-season road races GP La Marseillaise & Etoile de Bessèges and (31:54) talk through Ineos' decision to send 2019 Tour Champion Egan Bernal to the Giro instead of the Tour de France in 2021 and who will have to step up for the team in his place.

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This week I talk about Tom Dumoulin's shocking decision to unexpectedly leave his Team Jumbo-Visma training camp to take an indefinite leave from the sport, my BTP NET Team Ratings, upcoming rider previews, the confusion around the Olympic Games rumored cancellation, and where the heck to watch cycling now that NBC Sports is gone.

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This week I talk about Marc Hirschi's shocking premature exit from Team DSM and where he is likely headed next. Then Keegan Swirbul comes on to talk about how he went from living in an RV to racing professionally in Europe in the span of a week.

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This week I talk about the possibility of Wout van Aert going to Ineos for the 2022 season, if Mathieu van der Poel's overloaded racing schedule means he is hurtling towards disappointment in 2021, and why a salary cap will never work in pro cycling.

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I talked about Wout van Aert's shady podium exchange with a soigner at a recent CX race, dive into opportunities presented by the early 2021 Tour de France odds and break down what Rod Ellingworth's possible move back to Ineos means for the team in 2021.

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