Freewheeling

Amy Lauren Jones joins Abby today to chat on the ground coverage and the lack of live video. 

Ruth, Hannah, and Brodie are back!

Abby is solo again today to discuss stage five of the Giro Rosa, but never fear! Tomorrow she will definitely have company. As usual, we get an update from Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.

Abby breaks down stage four  of the Giro Rosa and checks in with Ruth Winder and Hannah Barnes.

Loren and Abby revisit the question of gravel in stage 2 before chatting about the eventful finale of stage three. All three of our dairiests are in better spirits after stage three.

Loren and Abby get into stage two, which featured some gnarly gravel and a ridiculous amount of climbing. Plus we hear how Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman, and Hannah Barnes went on the day.

The Giro Rosa kicked off with a 16.8km Team Time Trial. Abby runs through the race, plus we hear from Ruth Winder, Brodie Chapman and Hannah Barnes.

There was a lot to talk about today on the Freewheeling podcast! We haven’t recorded since before La Course by the Tour de France, and as it was one of the most exciting races so far this season, we had to discuss it. Then we move on to discussing the women’s Tour of Ardeche. The question arises of what race we as journalists should be covering, so we dive into that for a bit. Finally, the Giro Rosa starts on Friday so we make our picks for the final winner and talk about this years edition of the only women’s ‘grand tour’ on the calendar.  Ruth Winder, who will be keeping an audio diary from the Giro Rosa, makes a cameo to talk about the strength of her team, Trek-Segafredo, in the last couple races, as well as what the Giro Rosa means to her.

Abby, Loren, and José are back to discuss all the new national titles, the European Championships, GP de Plouay, and more racing coming up for the women.

With barely any racing so far in this new season, the peloton is now going into quite a large block, and we're all excited to see how that goes.

Plus, do you want José to pronounce your favorite riders' names properly for you? Tweet at us and we will discuss it in the next episode!

TRIPLE THREAT, ASSEMBLE! After a hectic and unfortunately predictable Strade Bianchi last weekend and an unexpected break in what was supposed to be a packed calendar, Abby calls in Loren Rowney and Jose Been to chat. They dive deeper into Strade, Annemiek's form, transfer season, and more. Plus, Jose explains her reasoning behind profiling women in the peloton, including her most recent interview with Mavi Garcia.

Following the first women's racing since March 3rd, Loren and Abby set aside an entire episode to discuss the chaos of the race, the results, and how racing might proceed from here. They dive into what Strade will look like this weekend, and discuss the actual importance of bike racing with the world the way it is right now. A heavy episode, but we're curious what people think. Tweet at @abimickey and @lorenrowney for further discussion. Thanks to Assos of Switzerland for sponsoring this week's podcast.