The Detour Podcast

We chat with stage 7 winner Michael Storer about his win at this years Vuelta a España and his fantastic run of form.  We are also joined by Team Bahrain Victorious DS Neil Stephens to check in on the race so far and recap Caruso's victory on stage 9.

We chat with Team BikeExchange rider Grace Brown live from Europe as she recaps her 2021 season and move across to FDJ next year.  We also check in with Julian Dean prior to stage 9 at the Vuelta a España.

It was another fantastic stage of the 2021 Vuelta a España as Australian rider Michael Storer wins from the breakaway adding to the list of exciting young talent to emerge in the past few seasons.  Olympic gold medalist Scott McGrory joins the show to recap the stage.

Stuart O'Grady joins the show to recap an eventful stage 6 at the Vuelta as Magnus Cort holds off Primoz Roglic to claim the stage victory.  Iffy claims it's one of the greatest stages his ever seen.  Big call.  We discuss why.

General Director of the Flanders classics Scott Sunderland joins the show along with Phil Liggett for some more general cycling banter.  Scott fills us in on what's ahead for the Flanders Classics Group and Cadel Evan Great Ocean Road Race as well as sharing some classic yarns from racing in the early 90s.

Former pro and DS Matt Wilson joins the show live to unpack the stage 4 sprint at the Vuelta which saw an emotional victory to Fabio Jakobsen who almost lost his life in last years Tour of Pologne.  We also ask Matt about the famous Paris-Roubaix victory to Matt Hayman in 2016 and how close it came to a very different result.  Team BikeExchange DS Julian Dean joins us live to recap the stage 4 sprint, and with all the momentum can Jakobsen go back to back and claim stage 5 which looks suited again to another bunch sprint.

We're joined by former professional cyclist Will Walker to chat about his Vuelta memories with Rabobank. We're also joined again by Phil Liggett to dissect stage 3 as Roglic seems content to lose the jersey for now.

It's set for a battle of the GC contenders on stage 3 at the Vuelta a España as riders finish up the category 1 Picón Blanco. Former pro Henk Vogals joins the show to recap the stage 2 victory to Jasper Philipsen with BEX rider Michael Matthews finishing in 3rd position.

Primoz Roglic flexed his power at this years Vuelta with an impressive performance in the opening TT.  As we look ahead at stage 2 we deep dive into the sprinting stocks as Iffy aims to predict a winner.  We also fire up the 'Detour Delorean' and flashback to the 2007 Tour de France.

We fight through bad wifi issues and check in with Team BikeExchange DS Julian Dean to preview the 2021 Vuelta a España. It's all set to be a big three weeks ahead as Primoz Roglic looks for redemption after disappointment at the Tour de France.