Rachel Jary and Chris Marshall-Bell are at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – and what a race it has been so far. We've seen crashes, drama and some very harsh words between the sports directors of two leading teams. This episode unpacks all the controversy and gets an insight from the peloton about if there needs to be more respect, or if danger is just the reality of bike racing. Rachel also spends a day with the sports directors of Canyon//SRAM and finds out about the work that goes into trying to defend a Tour title – spoiler alert, it's not easy!

This episode includes interviews with Kasia Niewiadoma, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Kim Le Court and more.

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