The Detour Podcast

Michael Matthews clawed back crucial points in the battle for the green jersey as we recap all the action from stage 16.  Todays stage is a monster with riders finishing on the HC climb of 'Saint-Lary-Soulan.'  Will the Pog crack?  More chance of England winning a final on penalties.

We're into the final week of the 2021 Tour de France and take a look into our murky crystal ball to extract a couple of different scenarios for the final GC podium and polka-dot jersey. We also preview Stage 16 which looks primed for another breakaway.

We recap another bis stage at the Tour de France as Sepp Kuss celebrates the stage victory in style with a new version of a 'mic drop' throwing his sunglasses into the crowd metres before the finish.  We also catch up with Patricia Liggett to chat about the Kariega Foundation and her starring role in 'The Voice of Cycling' documentary.

Another mountain stage for the Tour de France as the riders tackle four climbs at altitude finishing in Andorra.  The burning question is will the GC contenders be able to pull any time on Tadej Pogacar or will the Slovenian continue his dominance of this race.

Mark Cavendish created history on stage 13 of the Tour de France as he equaled the all time stage win record at the Tour de France with Eddy Merckx on 34 victories.  It was a bad day at the office though for Team BikeExchange as Simon Yates and Lucas Hamilton crashed on a descent and were forced to abandon the race.  We check in again with Matt White and regular panel member Olympic Gold Medalist Scott McGrory.

We look to bounce back on stage 13 with our race predictions after we went all chips in on Mark Cavendish to equal the Tour de France record for stage wins.  Stuart O'Grady joins the show to help polish the crystal ball.

It was built up to be a mega stage of the Tour de France and stage 11 delivered with Wout van Aert taking a surprising victory after finishing second on the sprint stage a day earlier.  Tadej Pogacar showed the first signs of fatigue in this years race and Aussie Ben O'Connor dropped to 5th on GC after struggling to stay in the front group. We also preview stage 12 and wonder if anyone can stop Mark Cavendish from Tour de France destiny.

Another epic showdown looms as the riders tackle the famous Mont Ventoux twice on stage 11.  Will Aussie Ben O'Connor light it up or Tadej Pogacar extend his grip on the yellow jersey?  We also talk about Mark Cavendish as he won his 3rd stage and closes in again on the TdF record with Sam Bewley joining us live from Europe.

Stage 10 is another one set for the sprinters as we ponder if Mark Cavendish can eclipse Eddy Merckx's record of 35 stage wins.  He needs only two more to tie and three to be a clear leader.  We're also joined by Lindy Sutherland from the Kariega Foundation to talk about their amazing work to save the Rhino's from poachers across Africa.

We knew Ben O'Connor had some serious talent and potential but he took all of that to another level on stage 9 at the Tour de France claiming victory in his maiden Tour de France.  He also elevates himself to 2nd position on the GC and is a serious threat to the podium in Paris.  We chat all things Western Australia with Henk Vogels and Matt Poyner about Ben's rise to the top of the world.