Stage 2 of the Tour de France finished atop the Mûr de Bretagne. The final 18 km were perplexing and then heartwarming, with a post-race interview that brought a tear to the eye. 

Ronan flagged down Dan Martin and Jan Bakelants for a chat.

Finally, we run through who came away from stage 1 with injuries, at least that we know of.

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The first stage of the Tour de France featured two gnarly crashes and one incredibly impressive effort for yellow. 

Caley caught up with Lachlan Morton ahead of his Alt Tour.

The (maybe) last edition of La Course by the Tour de France delivered action from start to finish.

On the eve of the opening stage of the 2021 Tour de France Ronan and Abby call in from the car after chasing around teams for bike photos. 

Dane previews the first stage of the Tour, picks riders for the win, and speculates what it means for the first week.

With the Tour de France grand départ mere days away, the CyclingTips podcast team runs through which stages are going to matter, who is going to factor in the general classification, and their personal picks for the race across France.

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Dane breaks down the major talking points coming out of the Tour de Suisse. The debate around Mark Cavendish going to the Tour de France continues. 

Caley caught up with Justin Williams after L39ION of LA swept all the elite men's and women's races at Tulsa Tough over the weekend.

For Nerd Nugget, the saga of the Speedco handlebars continues, and Ronan actually agrees with the UCI?

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Dane breaks down the final takeaways from the Critérium du Dauphiné and what to expect from the Tour de Suisse. Plus, the women raced their first-ever Tour de Suisse Women.

Unbound Gravel delivered two impressive races from both the elite men and elite women.

For Nerd Nugget, a conversation about why the UCI can’t apply some of the rules more consistently

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The Giro d'Italia is over and with the final two stages fresh in our minds we discuss the race, who disappointed, and who impressed. 

For Nerd Nugget, Ronan wrote a story about front hub "fairings" used at the Giro ITT that were banned by the UCI.

After an exciting stage 19 at the Giro d'Italia the CyclingTips podcast gets together to chat what happened on the day and what to expect in the final two stages.

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We discuss the second week at the Giro d'Italia, Bernal's class, and if it was a mistake for Ineos Grenadiers to take him to the Giro instead of the Tour de France. 

For Nerd Nuggets, James brings up the mysterious wheels of Jumbo-Visma spotted in Italy.

After a crazy stage 11 at the Giro d'Italia, the podcast team got together to chat about who won on the gravel and who lost.