Slow stage, fast finishing sprint. It is the early days of the Giro, and it has been established they are currently in the Nebraska of Italy. I try to make it as riveting as possible.
Stage 1: Torino-Torino, 8.6km. It was a throwback to the days of Boardman. Listen here to how this Prologue in all but name played out in historic and royal Turin.
May is here and that can only mean one thing for cycling fans. The first Grand Tour of the year is upon us. Let the lifestyle change to accommodate a proper viewing of this 20+ chapter story.
The Last of the great Spring World Tour Stage Races. Our first venture into Switzerland for the year. The scenery is beautiful, but there is a reason their grass is so green. Gird thy loins for harsh weather!
Mur de Huy, Fleche Wallonne. Great climb, not a great race in recent decades in my eyes. Full explanation and recap of another thrilling edition up the famous cycling "Wall."
30 min
About Cycling Odysseys
From the publisher's feed
This Cycling Odysseys Podcast is an attempt to go back to when Cycling was King, the most popular sport in Europe. This was accomplished in the first half of the 20th Century by newspapers and…
journalists who created vivid narrative accounts of the epic races and transformed the sport's greatest champions into legends. This podcast will try to channel cycling's epic and romantic traditions which seem to have been marginalized or lost in recent decades.