Did Not Finish

In this week’s episode, Cillian brings an entirely un-topical stat to the table – one relating to Chris Froome’s never-ending pre-retirement tour – but the boys have a merry old time discussing it anyway. There’s talk of Andy Schleck’s boyish charm, tarnishing your reputation for cash, more superb listener emails, and tall tales from La Redoute to finish off.

Double digits for DNF and a triple for MVDP, what a weekend in cycling.

The best UK cycling podcast (verified) returns to unpick a topical statistic. Harry knocks off a Belgian's triple (think baker's dozen) of heady blondes, Stu sees unseasonable Scottish weather, and Cillian has his aunties round for tea before getting into the meat and potatoes of this week's fact. Adjacent topics include race names, pronunciations, whether perceived (or received) wisdom is any use, and some toast pops up (again).

A bulging email inbox also returns – send yours to [email protected] – and we round out with a bit of John Williams and a longing for cycling's equivalent of the Drake v Kendrick feud.

See you in the douches!

In episode 09 of DNF Harry is in a campervan somewhere between Ghent and Oudenaarde having just witnessed not one but two rainbow winners at De Ronde, and a few more besides. Rainbows abound! Magic.

After briefly basking in tales of watching racing and going roadside, Cillian regales the fellas with a topical week's stat – a triple rainbow on the podium at the men's race, which has not been done for a surprisingly long time. How long, we hear you ask? Listen in to find out.

We also briefly discuss Belgian beer (of course), the genesis of Johan Museeuw staying dry at Vlaanderens Mooiste, bike changes and getting lost in your own museum, plus a tantalising tale from Harry's pro cycling pillow talk palmares.

There's also an end to the email drought of 08 – thanks listeners! Send future correspondence to [email protected] for consideration (we love it).

Come away in!

For episode 08 of DNF, we join together to celebrate the life and rides of Primož Roglič—the greatest stage racer to never win the big one. Cillian, Harry and Stu discuss whether we care about the ‘other’ jerseys in a race, Wout van Aert’s demise as a race animator, and the numbers on your toaster. Cillian then has a radical plan to make racing more exciting in the boring middle bits, Harry brags about being inside Philippe Gilbert's 27 million euro apartment, before Stu tells us about the time he almost shared a cryo-chamber with Rog. 

Why do so many riders obsess over Milan-San Remo? And who have got the closest the most times without winning? After a barnstorming Saturday of San Remos, with both the men and women serving up a gourmet feast of tasty racing, Cillian, Harry and Stu talk through what makes La Classicissima so fantastic for so many reasons. There’s also a homage to Elisa Longo Borghini, and stories of Juan Antonio Flecha, but most importantly, this week’s episode has a topical stat! Enjoy.

It’s the week of Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice in bicycle racing, and our factmaster Cillian brings a stat about his legendary compatriot and namesake Sean’s success at weeklong stage races. We also talk Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering as a great new cycling villain, and whether Pidcock should have stuck the knife in, before finishing up with a couple of bonkers reader emails.

Long live Ireland's Sun King!

This week’s stat is a cobbled classic all-timer: no male rider has ever won Omloop Niewsblad and the Tour of Flanders in the same year. Our hosts Cillian, Harry and Stu discuss why that might be, as well as reviewing the racing from ‘Openingsweekend’. 

Finally, real racing is back: Do you want Muur?!!!??! (yes, please).

Multi-discipline masters are the subject of the latest episode of DNF – who are the greatest cycling unicorns, and why did so many of them ride for Team Sky? 

Cillian, Harry and Stu are back after a week away, sat astride a horse galloping onwards in the pursuit of cycling knowledge, with a saddlebag crammed with stats! 

While the Warner Bros. Discovery decision continues to send sizeable ripples, the trio unpack a fact that has its own repercussions through not just the year but entire cycling careers. Ready for lift off?

Warner's Brutal Decision… Wrecked Broadcast Direction… Whoops! Bicycling Dead… You see where we’re going with this one. 

In episode 02 of DNF, we discuss the shattering news of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) hiking up the price to watch cycling in the UK and Ireland from £6.99 a month to £30.99 – what a bunch of corporate b*stards! Or is it that bad? Cillian and Harry speak about their time working at GCN+, and the trio debate how we got here, and where things go now.