The Detour Podcast

We chat with Craig Geater who's been in the world tour for over 20 years as a mechanic. We pick his brain about the highs and lows of his journey so far. We also chat with Karin Jones to wrap the 2022 Tour of Gippsland and preview the Melbourne to Warrnambool.

We chat with Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante as she prepares for her first race back since the Olympics at the Tour of Gippsland.  Sarah was struck down with myopericarditis after suffering severe chest pains in August.  We also wrap all the breaking news in the world of cycling with Phil Liggett live from the UK.

We chat with Australian sprint superstar Caleb Ewan to chat about his successful start to 2022 and what lies ahead for the rest of the season.  We also fire up the 'Detour Delorean' to head back to 2015 to relive his first ever grand tour stage win.  Phil Liggett also joins us live from the UK.

We chat with Israel - Premier Tech rider Simon Clarke about his last minute call up back to the world tour and his results so far in season 2022.  We also have an exciting announcement regarding trips to all the big races in 2022, as Marcel Berger from Mummu Cycling joins the show for the second half.

We chat with Scott McGrory to wrap the 2022 Santos Festival of Cycling as Richie Porte takes his final ride up Willunga Hill, all be it without a fairytale finish.  Luke Plapp also joins us live for his thoughts on the season so far and what the goals are for 2022. 

We chat with Scott McGrory about the last minute scramble in the commentary booth at the Santos Festival of Cycling. The team lost Anna Meares and Matt Keenan due to a covid positive among the crew. We also recap the action from stage 2 and preview the final day up Willunga Hill.

We chat about the last three days from the Santos Festival of Cycling in Adelaide with a wrap of the elite women, the criterium racing and the opening stage of the elite men.

We check in with Gene Bates, Matt Wilson and Ruby Roseman-Gannon for all the action from the opening stages from the Santos Festival of Cycling.  Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory gives a recap from all the winners on the velodrome.

It's hard to believe that it is now 10 years on from GreenEDGE's debut at the Santos Tour Down Under with Simon Gerrans taking the overall victory by a mere 1 second. We chat with race director Stuart O'Grady to see how preparations are going on the ever of the Santos Festival of Cycling. Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory also joins the show again live.

We wrap the #RoadNats22 with the elite mens winner Luke Plapp live on the show.  Iffy recaps a successful return of the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Classic live from the Prince Hotel in St.Kilda.  Phil Liggett also joins us live from the UK.