What better way to delve into Australian Simon Clarke’s (Israel Premier Tech) breakaway Stage 5 win than with his former coach and mentor Dave Sanders. Sanders has coached and mentored some of Australia’s finest road cyclists including Cadel Evans and Simon Gerrans and was the head coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport for more than 20 years. Sanders talks to our hosts Mike, Matilda and Lee (who somehow lost his shirt for this episode) about Simon’s journey to his historic win, the tactics discussed between the two beforehand “safest place is up the road,”, and how Simon was feeling post-win on one of the most unforgiving cobbled stages of the tour. Of course, the trio kicks off the episode with an analysis of the last couple of days of racing, and their predictions for how the teams must work together in the stages ahead if anyone is to have a shot at reigning back the almighty Tadej Pogačar - can he be caught or is it too late already?