A stacked breakaway, a young French rider given the hometown blessing to attack, a runaway neutral service motorbike causing chaos, and a proper GC scare for one of the favourites heading straight into the Queen Stage.

In this episode:

• FDJ's hometown gift to their young French talent, and EF's near-miss with their own descending specialist
• Puck living her absolute best life — press conferences, breakaway points, GC top-15, all at once
• A genuinely bizarre day for Visma — best 10-minute power ever, still gets dropped from the group
• The neutral service motorbike incident that nearly took out the breakaway multiple times
• Canyon-SRAM's tactical dilemma — using the white jersey to chase when GC is what matters most
• Longo Borghini's one-woman chase effort, and what it says about her priorities
• A tight, well-earned bunch sprint finish and what it means for the GC top five
• Mont Ventoux preview: the Queen Stage, three GC contenders, and a genuine head-to-head shaping up
• Another broadcast coverage miss — right before the biggest stage of the race

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Amy makes her BBC radio debut talking bra-gate, and back on the bike a genuinely brutal stage separates the real GC contenders from the pretenders — including one honest, disarming post-race quote that stuck with everyone.

In this episode:

• Amy's whirlwind BBC appearance, and whether any press is good press
• The UAE leadership saga gets an unexpectedly clear answer straight from the rider herself
• Puck's KOM mission continues largely unopposed — why isn't anyone else fighting for polka dots?
• The GC group splinters on the hardest climbing of the race so far — who survived, who didn't
• A genuinely gracious post-race quote that says more about where the gap really is
• Breaking down prize money across the men's and women's races — and why it matters more than you'd think

• A Polaroid project update and the ongoing Zwift leaderboard chaos
• Stage 6 preview: does the breakaway finally get its shot, or is everyone saving it for what comes next?

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Max is back from a Gold Coast win and straight into it — Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's baffling time trial position gets torn apart, a fresh UAE leadership headache deepens, and a UCI aerodynamics scandal that's somehow gone properly mainstream.

In this episode:

• Pauline's TT position — "overrated helmets," and why it might be the most telling sign yet of where her focus has been
• A surprise TT winner puts down the ride of the day, ahead of every big name
• The UAE leadership saga deepens — a near-photo-finish result that somehow makes things messier, not clearer
• Kasia Niewiadoma's quietly brilliant ride against the clock
• Building out a full mock Australian and New Zealand women's team, Uno-X style
• Puck's mysterious tactics — going for KOM points then insisting it wasn't the plan
• "Bra-gate" — the UCI aero padding controversy that's made UK mainstream press
• Max's Everesting plans, a mountain bike horror story, and Patagonia gravel vs MTB debate
• Stage 5 preview: eight climbs, a genuine GC showdown, or does everyone save it for Ventoux?

🚴‍♀️ Daily Tour de France Femmes coverage with Amy Jones
🎧 New episode every stage — follow so you don't miss one
🎙️ Send us your voice notes — link in bio, speakpipe.com/stanleystsocial
👟 Comment your Stage 5 tip for a shot at Giant shoes (Australia only)
💻 Tip the most stage winners across the Tour for a chance to win a Zwift smart trainer setup

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Amy's Women's Cycling Weekly origin story, another round of the broadcast coverage debate, and a proper "why wasn't anyone else in the move" session for the teams who missed their shot on a day that opened right up.

In this episode:

• Amy explains how Women's Cycling Weekly started, and why she built it
• The broadcast coverage debate continues — comparing SBS's full free-to-air stream to the UK's patchier options, and whether it really comes down to ASO's economics
• Breaking down which teams had a real chance today and simply didn't show up
• The GC group action on the final climb — who got caught out, and why it wasn't (technically) anyone's fault
• Marlen Reusser's imposing time trial résumé ahead of tomorrow, and who might actually trouble her
• Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's mysterious time trial form — has she even raced one since returning to the road?
• Zwift home setup competition update — still nobody two-from-two, let alone three
• Stage 4 preview: the individual time trial that could blow the GC picture wide open

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🎧 New episode every stage — follow so you don't miss one
🎙️ Send us your voice notes — link in bio, speakpipe.com/stanleystsocial
👟 Comment your Stage 4 tip for a shot at Giant shoes (Australia only)
💻 Tip the most stage winners across the Tour for a chance to win a Zwift smart trainer setup

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The Blasi contract drama just got a lot juicier — a 100K buyout clause, a "stupid mistake" quote, and a team principal stepping down mid-Tour. Plus a genuinely brutal blow for the Australian contingent, and a deep dive into why some stages get full broadcast coverage and others don't.

In this episode:

• Rihanna Marcus's brave long-range move — how close did she come to holding on?
• SD Works' dominant sprint continues, and why nobody's doing their chasing for them anymore
• Brodie Chapman forced out ill — a huge loss for both the team and the broadcast
• The UAE saga deepens: a 100K buyout clause, a "divergence in strategic visions," and a team principal on the way out
• Old guard vs new guard — unpacking whether this is really about age, or about who's earned their stripes
• Where does Dominika Włodarczyk fit into UAE's three-way leadership question?
• The broadcast coverage debate — why aren't all stages shown start to finish, and what does that say about the sport's economics?
• A genuine discussion on race calendars, stage counts, and building a proper season-long package for women's cycling
• Stage 3 preview: could this finally be the day a breakaway wins, or does Wiebes make it three from three?

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Title Options — no spoilers

Primary (recommended):Six Minutes, No Panic | Tour de France Femmes Stage 1 Recap

Alternates:

• The Blasi Question & a Savage Post-Crash Quote | TDFF Stage 1
• Our Biggest Prize Yet, Thanks to Zwift | TDFF Stage 1 Recap
• Spratt's Last Tour, Raced Like Her First | TDFF Stage 1 Recap

Amy Jones joins Alex for the Tour de France Femmes Stage 1 debrief — a stacked GC group, a genuinely savage post-crash quote, and real intrigue brewing over Paula Blasi's future at UAE.

In this episode:

• A breakaway given six minutes with under 100km to go — panic, or smart management?
• Why nobody wanted to chase, and what it says about the gap between WorldTour and ProConti level
• The Blasi contract mystery — is UAE's press messaging hinting at a departure?
• Balsamo's blunt post-crash quote about repeat offenders, and whether it's fair
• Spratt's last-ever Tour de France ride, still attacking like it's her first
• FDJ's Red Bull hard launch, and the DJ/car/helmet full rollout at the start line
• A closer look at Kim Le Court, the Mauritian former mountain biker turning heads
• Our biggest prize giveaway yet — a full Zwift home trainer setup, thanks to our new partners
• Stage 2 preview: another testing profile, and whether anyone dares race differently this time

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We're joined by a brand-new voice on the podcast — cycling journalist Amy Gaze, who's covered the Tour de France Femmes since its inaugural edition in 2022 (ex-Cyclingtips, Rouleur, and her own Substack), to break down everything you need to know before the race hits the road.

Alex and Max sit down with Amy for a full Tour de France Femmes preview: a history lesson on every edition so far (Annemiek van Vleuten's dominant 2022, Vollering's 2023 win, Niewiadoma's four-second 2024 thriller, and Ferrand-Prévot's statement 2025), a deep dive into this year's GC favourites (Demi Vollering, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Kasia Niewiadoma, Marlen Reusser, Elisa Longo Borghini and Paula Blasi), the first-ever ascent of Mont Ventoux on Stage 7, sprinter and breakaway watch, the Aussie and Kiwi riders to follow, and each host's stage one and GC podium picks.

Luke Plapp is back on the pod straight off the back of the Tour de France, and we're running through everything from the final week. Plappy takes us inside Stage 21's new Montmartre circuit (better than Alpe d'Huez?), what it's actually like riding through the crowds at Alpe d'Huez when you're not racing for GC, and why this year's race stayed relatively crash-free.

We break down Max's Legs Not Names and Names Not Legs rider ratings, build our Tour de France dream teams, and rank every team's tour from top tier to bottom of the class. Plus: how prize money actually gets split between riders and staff, why an Aussie WorldTour team needs to happen, a preview of the Tour de Femmes kicking off Saturday, and the usual chaos in between.

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That's a wrap on the 2026 Tour de France! Max Gawn and Alex close out three weeks of daily coverage with the final stage into Paris — Mathieu van der Poel's incredible late attack on Montmartre, Jasper Philipsen's runner-up salute, and Tadej Pogačar sealing his dominant overall win. They reflect on the best Tour in years, run through the tip competition winners, and look ahead to the Tour de France Femmes starting next weekend.

Massive thanks to everyone who tuned in daily — you guys are the best. This community made three weeks of racing even better.

In this episode:

• Van der Poel's Montmartre masterclass and the sprint for the line
• Pogačar's dominant GC win and the GOAT conversation
• Reflecting on the best Tour de France in years
• Tip competition winners and prize giveaways
• What's next: Tour de France Femmes with Amy Gaze and Brodie Chapman

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Week three legs are separating the field, the Alpe d'Huez debate isn't going anywhere, and the mailbag has thoughts on both. Chalk lines vs rope vs barriers, plus one photo of Pascal Ackermann that needs no further explanation. And yes, there was also a Queen Stage.

In this episode:

• Week three legs — who's still got it, and who's cooked after three weeks of racing
• Working through the mailbag on Alpe d'Huez — the good, the fair, and the "maybe don't say that" feedback
• Chalk lines vs rope vs barriers — trying to find the happy medium without killing the atmosphere
• That Ackermann photo, and why it's the perfect encapsulation of the mountain's chaos
• Carapaz sets the record on the first climb out of the holes, then does it again late — third-week Carapaz is just a thing now
• Mads' baffling, brilliant, completely unnecessary KOM raid mid-Queen Stage
• Tadej's full-stage domestique ride for Del Toro, and Prodhomme's iconic stare-down
• Sepp's double crash, near miss with the ravine, still smiling in the press conference
• Reedy's Tour de France fantasy league shout-out, and the "Free Quinn Simmons" campaign begins
• More Aussie Uno-X funding chat — tech money still leading the race
• Stage 21 preview: the shortened Paris finale, wildfire disruption, Pogi and MVDP going long again