The Detour Podcast

We dissect a big day at the Giro as Egan Bernal shows again his dominance in the pink jersey as Simon Yates moves up to second on GC.  We check in with Israel Start-Up Nation sprint coach Allan Davis to discuss the crash in the final stage with Daryl Impey and Rob Stannard.  Sam Bewley joins the panel and Matt White depending on the health of his blackberry.

One of our biggest line ups to date as we are joined by 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans and Michael Rogers who won up the famous Zoncolan climb at the Giro in 2014.  Matt White joins us prior to the start on his now infamous 'blackberry' to give us insights into how he thinks the stage will pan out and the chances of their GC hope Simon Yates.

On the back of George Bennet and Gianluca Brambilla's run in at the Giro we look at some of the biggest clashes on the bike over the years.  We chat about Grace Brown's victory overnight at the Vuelta a Burgos and check in with Matt White prior to Stage 13.

We chat again with Team BikeExchange's Matt White about the monumental stage 11 at the Giro which shook up the GC standings and created havoc among the team cars.  We also chat about the recent announcement of the Australian Olympic Team for the road and track.

By far the most epic stage of the Giro is upon us as we preview stage 11.  With four sectors along gravel its sure to throw up some surprises and could end the changes of many GC riders.  We chat with Team BikeExchange's Matt White before the stage to asses the chances of GC hope Simon Yates.

Things are heating up at the Giro after an exciting finish to Stage 9.  We deep dive into the top 10 contenders on GC and asses their chances leading into the second and third weeks.  Team Bike Exchange's Matt White joins us live before the start of Stage 10.

We check in again with Team Bike Exchange head DS Matt White to talk about the tactics of a tough couple of days ahead at the Giro.  UCI Innovation Manager Michael Rogers jumps on to talk about Virtual Cycling and the IOC upcoming series.  We also chat about the tech developments and the emergence of 3D printing for components.

We chat with Team Ineos Grenadiers DS Brett Lancaster about how Egan Bernal is shaping up for the overall GC at the 2021 Giro.  Burt also chats about his career and the current situation with the UCI and recent changes to race regulations.  We also check in with Team Bike Exchange's Matt White to find out the tactics for a medium mountain stage 8.

We chat with Team BikeExchange's Matt White the day after the team car ran into the back of Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Pieter Serry on the final climb of Stage 6.  We also chat with Flanders Race Director Scott Sunderland to get his take on the Giro and how he navigated running Belgiums biggest race during COVID-19.

We chat with 12 x Giro Stage winner Robbie McEwen to get his take on the sprints so far.  We also chat with Matt White to preview Stage 6 which should again shake up the GC classification.