The Echelon Cycling Podcast

The Olympic Road Race saw Remco Evenepoel and Belgium complete the double with Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen missing out on the medals. The Cycling Transfer season has opened as well and Ineos Grenadiers in big crisis as Dan Bigham is set to leave the team.

In week full of Olympics it was Tom Pidcock and Remco Evenepoel that grabbed the headlines and the GOLD but Tadej Pogacar's absence as well what will the Giro Tour champion do with the remaining of his season and why did he not attend the Olympics?

Ewan -@ewanswilson

Patrick @Paddy_Blakee

From UAE Team Emirates to Uno X Mobility there are plenty of teams hoping for success at the biggest bike race of the year but who will leave the race satisfied and who will be disappointed.

Ewan, Patrick and Scott dissect the Criterium du Dauphine 2024 with narratives of Remco Evenepoel, Derek Gee and Primoz Roglic whilst a special insight into the second season of Netflix Unchained Season 2.

Patrick, Ewan and Scott discuss the week of cycling and explain the absence from the week before.

In the second week of the Giro d'Italia 2024 - Tadej Pogacar dominated the week and extended to more than 6 mins down to second place Geraint Thomas. In the 4 of Days of Dunkirk, Sam Bennett demolished the competition and Tom Pidcock has been rumoured to Redbull Bora Hansgrohe.

In a packed first week of the Giro d’Italia 2024, Tadej Pogacar stole the show but the race has been filled with interesting narratives. Thibau Nye won in the Tour of Hungary where Mark Cavendish took his second win of 2024 and what is happening with Nairo Quintana?

00:00 Intro 

00:20 Lincoln GP 2024 

03:26 Giro d’Italia 2024 Week 1 Recap

18:24 Jonas Vingegaard Back Riding his bike

26:33 Tour of Hungry 2024

32:09 Nairo Quintana in Trouble?

39:23 World Tour Rankings 2024

42:56 Rider of the Week 

A packed week of cycling with the Tro Bro Leon, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta Feminina and many other one day races. Bora to become Redbull Bora Hansgrohe for the Tour de France and linked with many more riders as well.

Patrick, Ewan and Scott dissect the team line ups of the Giro d'Italia 2024

In the week of Vuelta Asturias, Tour de Romandie and Tour of Turkey, it was Carlos Rodriguez took the overall and in Turkey DSM took 4 sprint stage wins and the overall with Frank van den Broeck, Fabio Jakobsen and Tobias Lund Andresen. Whereas Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert return to training for the first time since their crashes in the spring time. 

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