Cadel Evans talks about his objectives for the 2014 season at the BMC Team Presentation.

It’s not over till we say it’s over!

Sure, the end of the Tour of Beijng closed the lid on the 2013 WorldTour calendar, and after another season of hullabaloo/tumult/polemics/hubbub/uproar, some of you are already taking your cycling sabbatical before Season 2014 sets sail.

For Cycling Central podcasters Al Hinds, Phil Gomes and Anthony Tan, rest is not part of their vocabulary. In fact, even after looking the word up and dissecting its etymology, they’re still unsure of its meaning. (Plus they don’t have quite enough annual leave yet, or funds to go further than the corner store.)

Besides, there is much discourse to be had.

Beijing – were you paying attention to events in the East? Women’s cycling – will things get any better under the stewardship of new UCI top dog Brian Cookson and vice prez Tracey Gaudry? Mauro Santambrogio – when just you and your dark passenger is all that remains, what else is there to do but bake? Cycling Australia – with president Klaus Mueller and CEO Graham Fredericks about to leave the building, what legacy do they leave, and what lies ahead for our governing body?

The Cycling Central podcast. Where the worlds of pro cycling, Breaking Bad and Dexter collide.

It’s not over till we say it’s over!

Sure, the end of the Tour of Beijng closed the lid on the 2013 WorldTour calendar, and after another season of hullabaloo/tumult/polemics/hubbub/uproar, some of you are already taking your cycling sabbatical before Season 2014 sets sail.

For Cycling Central podcasters Al Hinds, Phil Gomes and Anthony Tan, rest is not part of their vocabulary. In fact, even after looking the word up and dissecting its etymology, they’re still unsure of its meaning. (Plus they don’t have quite enough annual leave yet, or funds to go further than the corner store.)

Besides, there is much discourse to be had.

Beijing – were you paying attention to events in the East? Women’s cycling – will things get any better under the stewardship of new UCI top dog Brian Cookson and vice prez Tracey Gaudry? Mauro Santambrogio – when just you and your dark passenger is all that remains, what else is there to do but bake? Cycling Australia – with president Klaus Mueller and CEO Graham Fredericks about to leave the building, what legacy do they leave, and what lies ahead for our governing body?

The Cycling Central podcast. Where the worlds of pro cycling, Breaking Bad and Dexter collide.

It’s not over till we say it’s over!

Sure, the end of the Tour of Beijng closed the lid on the 2013 WorldTour calendar, and after another season of hullabaloo/tumult/polemics/hubbub/uproar, some of you are already taking your cycling sabbatical before Season 2014 sets sail.

For Cycling Central podcasters Al Hinds, Phil Gomes and Anthony Tan, rest is not part of their vocabulary. In fact, even after looking the word up and dissecting its etymology, they’re still unsure of its meaning. (Plus they don’t have quite enough annual leave yet, or funds to go further than the corner store.)

Besides, there is much discourse to be had.

Beijing – were you paying attention to events in the East? Women’s cycling – will things get any better under the stewardship of new UCI top dog Brian Cookson and vice prez Tracey Gaudry? Mauro Santambrogio – when just you and your dark passenger is all that remains, what else is there to do but bake? Cycling Australia – with president Klaus Mueller and CEO Graham Fredericks about to leave the building, what legacy do they leave, and what lies ahead for our governing body?

The Cycling Central podcast. Where the worlds of pro cycling, Breaking Bad and Dexter collide.

Admit it. This is, by a metaphorical mile, the best cycling podcast going in Australia right now. (Never mind the fact that it’s only cycling podcast going in Australia right now…)

There is much to muse over this week. Al Hinds, who this season has shown a vocal maturity beyond his years, takes to the chair, ably assisted by online editor Phil #ididntsaythat Gomes and Anthony #isaidthat Tan.

Joaquim Rodríguez pouncing on the Villa Vergano to win back-to-back titles at the Tour of Lombardy. Redemption for ‘Purito’, or will the Worlds remain a festering sore, an everlasting nightmare for the Spaniard?

Retirement Central. David Zabriskie. Juan Antonio Flecha. Marco Pinotti. Mikel Astarloza. Robert Hunter. Christian Vande Velde. Stuart O’Grady. Denis Menchov. These are just a few retirees from the Class of 2013, but perhaps it’s a good thing the golden oldies of the pro peloton are going, and going for good, for we need to move onwards and upwards, rather than be chained to chequered pasts.

The Tour of Beijing starts Friday. Aside from that race in France each July, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better line-up for the final event on the WorldTour calendar. Why is it so?

Chris Horner resorted to Twitter to vent his frustrations on why a Vuelta a España winner is still without a contract, using the hashtag #ididthat to tell us what he went through to get where he is today – which is, er, well, a Vuelta a España champion without a contract.

And, with a new prez in place, it’s worth nattering about reform – changes within the WorldTour are afoot, and, so far, the Cycling Central trio like what they see. Let’s see if Brian #imyettodothat Cookson can deliver…

Admit it. This is, by a metaphorical mile, the best cycling podcast going in Australia right now. (Never mind the fact that it’s only cycling podcast going in Australia right now…)

There is much to muse over this week. Al Hinds, who this season has shown a vocal maturity beyond his years, takes to the chair, ably assisted by online editor Phil #ididntsaythat Gomes and Anthony #isaidthat Tan.

Joaquim Rodríguez pouncing on the Villa Vergano to win back-to-back titles at the Tour of Lombardy. Redemption for ‘Purito’, or will the Worlds remain a festering sore, an everlasting nightmare for the Spaniard?

Retirement Central. David Zabriskie. Juan Antonio Flecha. Marco Pinotti. Mikel Astarloza. Robert Hunter. Christian Vande Velde. Stuart O’Grady. Denis Menchov. These are just a few retirees from the Class of 2013, but perhaps it’s a good thing the golden oldies of the pro peloton are going, and going for good, for we need to move onwards and upwards, rather than be chained to chequered pasts.

The Tour of Beijing starts Friday. Aside from that race in France each July, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better line-up for the final event on the WorldTour calendar. Why is it so?

Chris Horner resorted to Twitter to vent his frustrations on why a Vuelta a España winner is still without a contract, using the hashtag #ididthat to tell us what he went through to get where he is today – which is, er, well, a Vuelta a España champion without a contract.

And, with a new prez in place, it’s worth nattering about reform – changes within the WorldTour are afoot, and, so far, the Cycling Central trio like what they see. Let’s see if Brian #imyettodothat Cookson can deliver…

Admit it. This is, by a metaphorical mile, the best cycling podcast going in Australia right now. (Never mind the fact that it’s only cycling podcast going in Australia right now…)

There is much to muse over this week. Al Hinds, who this season has shown a vocal maturity beyond his years, takes to the chair, ably assisted by online editor Phil #ididntsaythat Gomes and Anthony #isaidthat Tan.

Joaquim Rodríguez pouncing on the Villa Vergano to win back-to-back titles at the Tour of Lombardy. Redemption for ‘Purito’, or will the Worlds remain a festering sore, an everlasting nightmare for the Spaniard?

Retirement Central. David Zabriskie. Juan Antonio Flecha. Marco Pinotti. Mikel Astarloza. Robert Hunter. Christian Vande Velde. Stuart O’Grady. Denis Menchov. These are just a few retirees from the Class of 2013, but perhaps it’s a good thing the golden oldies of the pro peloton are going, and going for good, for we need to move onwards and upwards, rather than be chained to chequered pasts.

The Tour of Beijing starts Friday. Aside from that race in France each July, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better line-up for the final event on the WorldTour calendar. Why is it so?

Chris Horner resorted to Twitter to vent his frustrations on why a Vuelta a España winner is still without a contract, using the hashtag #ididthat to tell us what he went through to get where he is today – which is, er, well, a Vuelta a España champion without a contract.

And, with a new prez in place, it’s worth nattering about reform – changes within the WorldTour are afoot, and, so far, the Cycling Central trio like what they see. Let’s see if Brian #imyettodothat Cookson can deliver…

Five new world road champions, a soon-to-be-confirmed Aussie Pro Continental team, a newly elected president of the UCI, and, for the very first time, a women's vice president sets up shop in Aigle...

In the world of cycling, the last week's been anything other than ordinary.

Alex Hinds once again takes to the hot seat, ably supported by Sarah van Boheemen and Anthony Tan to dissect the topics affecting our multi-coloured world on wheels.

First up, the trio relive their finest moments in the under-23 men's and elite women's and men's road races, before going local, talking Tour of Tasmania and the recent spate of signings from Pro Conti-bound outfit Drapac, musing over who will fire and who will flop.

Of course, no discourse would be complete without some mention of profuse politicking and the farcical events in Florence that culminated in a 24-18 victory to Brian Cookson, thereby inheriting the throne that is cycling’s top job – a poisoned chalice or a new beginning?

Five new world road champions, a soon-to-be-confirmed Aussie Pro Continental team, a newly elected president of the UCI, and, for the very first time, a women's vice president sets up shop in Aigle...

In the world of cycling, the last week's been anything other than ordinary.

Alex Hinds once again takes to the hot seat, ably supported by Sarah van Boheemen and Anthony Tan to dissect the topics affecting our multi-coloured world on wheels.

First up, the trio relive their finest moments in the under-23 men's and elite women's and men's road races, before going local, talking Tour of Tasmania and the recent spate of signings from Pro Conti-bound outfit Drapac, musing over who will fire and who will flop.

Of course, no discourse would be complete without some mention of profuse politicking and the farcical events in Florence that culminated in a 24-18 victory to Brian Cookson, thereby inheriting the throne that is cycling’s top job – a poisoned chalice or a new beginning?

Five new world road champions, a soon-to-be-confirmed Aussie Pro Continental team, a newly elected president of the UCI, and, for the very first time, a women's vice president sets up shop in Aigle...

In the world of cycling, the last week's been anything other than ordinary.

Alex Hinds once again takes to the hot seat, ably supported by Sarah van Boheemen and Anthony Tan to dissect the topics affecting our multi-coloured world on wheels.

First up, the trio relive their finest moments in the under-23 men's and elite women's and men's road races, before going local, talking Tour of Tasmania and the recent spate of signings from Pro Conti-bound outfit Drapac, musing over who will fire and who will flop.

Of course, no discourse would be complete without some mention of profuse politicking and the farcical events in Florence that culminated in a 24-18 victory to Brian Cookson, thereby inheriting the throne that is cycling’s top job – a poisoned chalice or a new beginning?