The Detour Podcast

the Tour de France.  We also get insights from Team UAE's George Bennett who chats about what they are expecting from Wout Van Aert and the Jumbo Visma team this week.

The first part of the Tour de France is done as riders now look forward to the rest day.  We recap the opening 9 stages of the Tour de France and wonder if anyone can topple Tadej Pogacar on his quest for a 3rd title.

It was another second place on the stage for Michael Matthews as Wout Van Aert takes another Tour de France victory.  We catch up with Luke Durbridge, Nick Schultz, Michael Storer and Lennard Kamna before the start.

It was heartbreak for Lennard Kämna on stage 7 as Tadej Pogacar claimed stage honours.  Dan catches up with Ben O'Connor and Geraint Thomas before the start and tries unsuccessfully again to hunt down Wout for the kanga award.  We also update the Giro Donne with Amanda Spratt out of the race with a Covid positive result.

We're live again before the start of stage 7 at the Tour de France as we recap another eventful stage 6 as John tries to make sense of the race tactics from Wout Van Aert after riding in the break all day and ultimately ending his chances of the stage win and retaining the leaders jersey.  We also dissect the finale with Michael Matthews coming close to a stage win for Team BikeExchange Jayco.

It was a stage of the Tour de France we will never forget after Simon Clarke took the stage honours, his first ever individual stage win, and at the ripe age of 35.  We dissect his amazing story after not having a contract at the end of last year, to walking on the top step.  We also chat about the drama of the stage for Ben O'Connor and how the cobbles have shaken up the GC.

Dan catches up with plenty of riders before a nervous stage 5 at the Tour de France as the riders tackle 11 cobble sectors, with some riders taking on the bumpy terrain for the first time.

Dylan Groenewegen broke through by the narrowest of margins to take the stage honours in stage 3 for the BikeExchange-Jayco squad.  It was an emotional win for Dylan and the team.  We show all the post race reaction as well as Dan's presentation to Magnus Cort for the "Ride of the Day" award on Stage 2.

Dylan Groenewegen broke through by the narrowest of margins to take the stage honours in stage 3 for the BikeExchange-Jayco squad.  It was an emotional win for Dylan and the team.  We show all the post race reaction as well as Dan's presentation to Magnus Cort for the "Ride of the Day" award on Stage 2.

We recap stage 2 of the Tour de France as Dan gives away his first 'Ride of the Day' award to Yves Lampaert before the start.  We also breakdown the sprint and show why Caleb didn't feature in the finish.