The Tour de France Femmes is over. After a historic day with a summit finish on the Alpe d'Huez, Alison Jackson, Lotta Henttala, and Noemi Rüegg sit down to talk about the Tour, how they are feeling, why Lotta cried not once, but twice yesterday and share what foods they are most excited to eat now that the race is over.

It's been a Tour with plenty of ups and downs for our squad, but we are proud of this team and they way they kept fighting each and every day. Thank you for listening to Stage by stage, our podcast from the Tour de France. We'll be back soon, with more stories from the road.

Things can change fast at the Tour de France. Just two days ago, we were in Rotterdam enjoying a sunny, warm, beautiful (but hectic) Grand Départ. Since then we have started to make out way towards France and unfortunately lost one of our teammates along the way when Clara Emond was forced to go home due to illness. So today, we have a very special guest appearance from Noemi Rüegg! If you have been listening to our show this year, you will know that Noemi and Mags were roommates in room 215 and were the team's good luck charms, winning back-to-back races in back-to-back days in Mallorca in the teams first ever races.

In this episode, Noemi and Mags talk about a monumental day at the Tour (pun intended), what happens in the peloton when a train stops the Tour, and what goes on after the stage.

Things can change quickly at the Tour de France. Just two days ago, we were in Rotterdam, enjoying a sunny and warm (though hectic) Grand Départ. Since then, we've begun our journey towards France, but unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to one of our teammates, Clara Emond, who had to return home due to illness.

But, fear not, the podcast continues and today, we're thrilled to welcome a special guest, Noemi Rüegg! If you've been following our show this year, you'll know that Noemi and Mags were roommates in room 215 and served as the team's good luck charms, winning back-to-back races on consecutive days in Mallorca during the team's first-ever races.

In this episode, Noemi and Mags discuss a monumental day at the Tour (pun intended), what happens in the peloton when a train interrupts the race, and what goes on after the stage.

We can smell the Mediterranean Sea and Nice feels oh so close for Neilson and Sean. We catch up with them on the second and last rest day of the 2024 Tour de France to recap what has been a crazy week of racing.

Our American duo talk about what it was like to race in one of the hardest stages to date, why being in the gruppetto can actually be nice (at least for them), and why breaks are so hard to get in to at the Tour.

The squad is racing aggressively and have shown time and time again that they are one of the strongest teams at this year's Grande Boucle. Let's see what week three holds for us.

We've (FINALLY) reached the first rest day of the 2024 Tour de France. It's been a crazy first week of the Tour and Florence already feels like ancient history. Our squad has ridden valiantly this week and have showed that they are here to race and race hard.

Today, we talk to Tour Rookie, Sean Quinn and teammate Neilson Powless about their favorite water brands, what it was like racing in the first ever "chemins blancs" stage of the Tour, and why Unbound Gravel might or might not be in their futures.

The first three stages of the 2024 Tour de France have been brutally hard, intensely hot, and all around unforgettable for our squad. Sean and Neilson take you through the Grand Départ in Florence, what it felt like to finally pin those Tour numbers on for our Tour rookie, and how they have been coping with the heat. They also walk you through how our team responds to different scenarios in a race and how we got the yellow jersey.

There's still a lot of cycling left before the first rest day, but we are proud of how this team is riding.

Allez.

Stage 0 | Florence, Italy

Join us for an exclusive series straight from the heart of the Tour de France with your hosts Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn,

At this point, Neilson is a Tour veteran, already competing in his fifth "grande boucle" so it's only natural that we ask him to share his wisdom with Tour de France rookie, Sean Quinn. In this episode, they talk about their first impressions of the Florence "grand départ", what it's like being in teammate Alberto Bettiol's home region of Tuscany with the man himself, and about their love for Oatmilk.

Be sure to subscribe to follow their journey around France over the next couple of weeks!

In this episode, you are joining us on the eve of the US national championship road race. Coming back from injury is always a bumpy road, full of unknowns, vague timelines, and challenges. Both Neilson Powless and Sean Quinn can confirm this. We talk about what it takes to bounce back after injury, our hopes and dreams for the US cycling scene, goals for the season, and more.

So join us on this ride as we explore the world of cycling together. 

Join us in the back of the team bus as we road trip to the Vuelta Feminina. If you don’t know who Kim is yet, we think you should. Kim is brand new to the sport of cycling. Three years ago, she was a teenager in New Zealand who had never even raced a bike and if you had told her that she would be competing for the win at one of cycling’s biggest races, she probably wouldn’t have believed you. But a few weeks ago, at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, she did just that.

Kim tells us how she came to the sport of cycling, how she has gotten comfortable stepping out of her comfort zone, her favorite road trip snacks, and what her hopes and dreams are for her career.

So join us on this ride as we explore the world of cycling together. 

This season you’ve seen our men’s and women’s squads wearing an unreleased helmet from our partners over at POC. Its look is definitely eye-catching and there’s no shortage of opinions about how it looks, but the numbers and results speak for themselves. Plus, to quote Alison Jackson, we think the squad looks great in them. POC’s all new Procen Air helmet has already earned wins at races like Milano-Torino and Omloop van het Hageland and has quickly become a favorite among our riders. The Procen Air is not only one of POC’s fastest road helmets ever, it does so without compromising on safety.

We speak with Magnus Gustavsson, POC’s Hard Goods Director and engineer behind the Procen Air, as well as Andreas Klier, our team’s technical Operations and Commercial Manager who oversees equipment for EF Pro Cycling. He also had a lot to do with the inception of our newest helmet but more on that later. These two share the story behind the Procen Air’s development, how POC always ensure they are going above and beyond on safety, and what the future looks like for cycling helmets. 

So join us on this ride as we explore the world of cycling together. My name is Kathryn Ezra, and this is the Explore Podcast.