James, Neal, Caley, Dane, and Abby are all back in Vecchio's for this week's episode, the first of 2020 with the whole CyclingTips Podcast crew. 

First up is a news roundup, discussing Bernie Eisel's retirement, Lorena Wiebes' contract controversy, and more. 

Neal sits down with Tim Johnson to talk gravel racing. 

Matt de Neef calls in from Melbourne, just back from covering Aussie nationals. 

Finally, James discusses Castelli's new ultra-lightweight kit in this week's Nerd Alert.

The band is back together

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We wrap up this season of the CyclingTips podcast by talking about the unconfirmed but highly likely news that Mark Cavendish will join Astana. Can he break the Tour de France stage wins record with the new team? And where else could he have gone?

Making sense of Cav's (alleged) move to Astana

The question of where Mark Cavendish will ride in 2023 is still up in the air, but with Astana-Qazaqstan and Miguel Ángel López parting ways a potential spot has opened up over there.
Plus, Colnago debuted their new V4R race bike, what's the deal with it?

And the hottest offseason topic is...

The ASO confirmed last week that the 2024 Tour will conclude with a time trial in Nice, but what does that mean for the riders eyeing yellow? Remco Evenepoel could be one of those riders, as he announced he would race the Giro d'Italia in 2023. 
The Track Champions League ended in London, and Kit thinks everyone should tune into the series next year.

A time trial bookend for the 2024 Tour de France? Ronan wishes.

This week Shoddy took over hosting duties to chat about Nairo Quintana, criteriums, and some cyclocross.

Jonny's going to San Francisco

The team gathers today to discuss the recent news at CyclingTips and some of the tidbits of cycling news that dropped throughout the week.

The band is back together

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