"From 1969 to 1975 before the wheels metaphorically fell off and the literal punch-in-the-gut took place, Eddy Merckx was so dominant, his winning percentage was probably better than most MLB Hall of Famers’ batting-averages."

S2 Ep28: Strade: Dust Settles on a Merckx-ian Performance

This Cycling Odysseys Podcast is an attempt to go back to when Cycling was King, the most popular sport in Europe.  This was accomplished in the first half of the 20th Century by newspapers and journalists who created vivid narrative accounts of the epic races and transformed the sport's greatest champions into legends. This podcast will try to channel cycling's epic and romantic traditions which seem to have been marginalized or lost in recent decades.

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This Cycling Odysseys Podcast is an attempt to go back to when Cycling was King, the most popular sport in Europe. This was accomplished in the first half of the 20th Century by newspapers and journalists who created vivid narrative accounts of the epic races and transformed the sport's greatest champions into legends. This podcast will try to channel cycling's epic and romantic traditions which seem to have been marginalized or lost in recent decades.

This Cycling Odysseys Podcast is an attempt to go back to when Cycling was King, the most popular sport in Europe.&nbsp; This was accomplished in the first half of the 20th Century by newspapers and journalists who created vivid narrative accounts of the epic races and transformed the sport's greatest champions into legends. This podcast will try to channel cycling's epic and romantic traditions which seem to have been marginalized or lost in recent decades.

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S2 Ep28: Strade: Dust Settles on a Merckx-ian Performance

S2 Ep28: Strade: Dust Settles on a Merckx-ian Performance