June 06, 2025

Hairy Jonas legs and a Dauphine showdown

59 minutes

Welcome back to Spin Cycle, everybody. This week, Caley, Dane, and Jonny bring you:

Dave Brailsford is making a return to cycling after being shuffled from his day-to-day role at Man United, potentially focusing more on the cycling team.

His return prompts discussion about Geraint Thomas's potential management role upon retirement, first reported by Escape Collective in March. The exact nature of Thomas's role is ill-defined, with speculation ranging from something like head sports director or director of racing, or perhaps stepping into a role providing human connection and emotional intelligence for the riders, given that he doesn't seem to relish internal politics.

The Criterium du Dauphine is upon us, set to be a mano a mano a mano battle featuring Vingegaard, Pogacar, and Evenepoel in the same stage race for the first time this year.

Jonas Vingegaard was spotted training with hairy legs and short socks.

Netflix's "Unchained" series concludes, with the third and final season trailer released by Netflix France. The season is dropping really, really late on July 2nd, just before the Tour de France starts.

Plus: A look at the Dauphine route, which is backloaded with difficult stages and has almost no flat days.

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By Escape Collective

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