The Domestiques

One of the biggest weeks in cycling is here, and it’s on our shores. From Sunday 18th to 25th September, the world’s best cyclists will be racing in Wollongong for a shot at the rainbow stripes, and The Domestiques crew are there to cover it. Today, we welcome Michael ‘Bling’ Matthews to help us review Grace Brown’s AMAZING podium ride in the Women’s ITT, and preview the week ahead. This, and so much more, on the latest episode of The Domestiques.

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Tracey Gaudry is a Globally renowned Australian sports administrator and former professional cyclist, who was the Vice President of the UCI, current president of the Oceania cycling federation, and behind the scenes continues to champion enormous change in not just women's cycling but lifting the entire peloton from grassroots to world champions.

Matilda and Tracey dive into the overnight success of women's racing 30 years in the making and how to drive foundational change. We thank Tracey for her incredible work over her career and sharing her precious time today.

The team recap Stage 2 and 3 of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift and talks to special guest, semi-retired ex-pro rider and Zwift Social Media Manager Carlee Taylor. Matilda kicks off by highlighting Hollywood’s hosting reliability being that of a Movistar rider as he drops out at the start, then as he comes back the ladies get stuck into discussing the uplifting halo effect of the TdFF and all of the media coverage for the future of women’s cycling, through to crash controversies, “riders out there riding like they’re an avatar on Zwift” as well as Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s raw and emotional post stage win interview. It’s all covered in this episode of The Domestiques.

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Tommo and Hollywood are in Paris for the final stage of the Tour de France. Join us live as we recap all the days action, plus revisit the best moments from the last 3 weeks.

Stage 18 was the exclamation point on one of the most exciting Tour de France’s this century. Jonas Vingegaard all but extinguished Tadej Pogacar’s hopes of victory in Paris. Vingegaard broke away half-way up the Hautacam to claim his second mountaintop stage win, with the Pog a further minute down. And so we head into the penultimate stage, the final TT, and then onto Paris. Which is the perfect transition to perhaps the biggest story in Pro Cycling at the moment, the Grand Départ of the Tour de Femmes this weekend. We are joined by a rider taking part in the very first Tour de Femme, and one of Australia’s top cyclists, Anya Louw. Previously of ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast, Anya has followed in the footsteps of her partner, Alex Bogna, is blazing into world cycling in 2022. Anya has just been signed by AG Insurance - NXTG, and will be a vital part of the teams ambitions to secure stage victories and the White Jersey in Paris. We discuss the Tour, the developments in female cycling recently, and how there is so much more to be done. 

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We are deep into the final week of the 2022 Tour de France, and we are well and truly on our way to the Pyrenees. Stage 16 saw Canadian stallwart Hugo Houle win in an emotional victory, with little change in the General Classification. So, we took the opportunity to spend almost the full episode with Jimmy Whelan, former EF Racing member and winner of the 2022 Santos Festival of Cycling and second place at 2022 Australian Road Nationals. Jimmy had a nightmare 2021, in a story that would test the most devoted of athletes. From crashes to broken promises, and everything in between. Jimmy hasn’t given up, nor has anyone that knows him. His story is one that needs to be heard, and we are proud to tell it.

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Aussie Michael ‘Bling’ Matthews takes us inside the peloton for this very special episode. Winner of Stage 14, ‘Bling’ takes us into those final few kms, Le Tour so far, what’s to come, his hopes for Wollongong Worlds, his friendship with tadej pogačar, importance of family, being slightly misunderstood, and are the ASO testing for CoVid with head pats? This is an incredibly honest chat with Australia’s hottest cycling export, like, subscribe and share with your mates. A massive thank you to Bling for his time after the hottest stage so far.

Another jam-packed episode today. The Domestiques wrap up today’s stage into Saint-Étienne, as Mads Pedersen grabs the honours, adding another feather to his illustrious palmarès. Caleb Ewan hits the deck again, and the battle between the Pog and Vingegaard simmers before we hit the Pyrenees. The team also welcomes special guest, Patrick Jonker, ex-US Postal (Lance Artmstrong era), ONCE, and Rabobank. Pat has one of the most illustrations careers of any Australian Professional Cyclists, and he details what it was like to ride during the dark ages of the late 90s, early noughties. Oh - and we found Hollywood. He’s alive, and looking as beautiful as ever. That - and so much more - on today’s episode.

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Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/

Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

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On this new episode of The Domestiques It’s Bastille Day, July 14th and Lee ‘Hollywood’ has gone missing, undoubtedly off partying somewhere with his shirt off. Mike and Matilda pedal full steam ahead into all the action laid down on the 9% Col du Granon finish of the Tour de France’s Stage 11. Pogacar cracks on the way up and Matilda reminds us that stage winner (SPOILER ALERT) Vingegaard was her pick for the tour. 18,000m of climbing has already been done but there’s still a long way with 27,000m to come. Speaking of climbing, today’s guest Neve Bradbury is a lady quickly ascending the ranking of the women’s pro circuit. Neve, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon–SRAM was the highest ranked Australian at the recent Giro Donne coming in at an impressive 10th. Neve talks to our hosts about the Donne, her meteroic career thus far from winning the 2020 Zwift Academy at just 18 and her words of wisdom for those Aussie riders wanting to follow in her footsteps to the pro tour.

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Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/

Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/

Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

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It’s another rest day on the Tour de France today and the question on everyone’s lips is who will make it through the PCR tests? On this episode hosts Mike, Matilda and Lee talk about their predictions for the climbs ahead and sit down with Bikestyle Tours’ Adam Gill who has been running cycling holidays following races like the Tour de France for over 25 years. Though of course not the last few during Covid. The team touch on the effects of Covid on this year’s tour, what it’s like being where the action is, rider hazards in form of spectators and even the up coming Tour Down Under.

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Your hosts:

Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/

Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/

Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

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