We touch on the 2025 TDU and how hard it is to win after winning in modern cycling. We discuss whether the pre game huddle has its place in cycling and Jonesy talks us through his recent Gout attacks. 

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We are back with our first show of the off season. Cycling content is slim but we manage to put together 53mins of uninterrupted garbage, some of it loosely related to cycling.. 

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Its been a long time, but it was worth the wait! Svein Tuft joins us on this episode and its one you don’t want to miss! Even we were quiet listening to his stories and his amazing perspective on life and professional cycling. 

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George is back online for this weeks show and we dive into the double discs used by Van Aert in the Olympics TT before we go off piste and give an alternative commentary on the Olympics in general.

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Scott McGory joins the show to talk the TDF media scrums. The logistics of 'bottle points' at the TDF, gravel stages & Bewls has a baby! 

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Luke Durbridge joins the show ahead of his 10th Tour de France. He tells us whats changed over those years, how he manages the Tour and the dual objectives as one of Jayco-Alula most reliable and loyal domestiques 

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George is back behind the mic along side Bewls & Jonesy. We chat about Pog's dominance at the Giro, was he greedy or just doing his job? is the breakaway dead? How could cycling spice things up with on board microphones and cameras. And some other stuff we spoke about that we can't remember...

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Mitch joins the show to chat about the Giro so far and his own experiences at that race, we unsuccessfully come up with a nick name for Pogacar and we explain our long absence and the future of the show

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The boys join the Strade monument debate, are what use to be cycling war stories just the norm now? Bewls pitches the idea of a designated 'sort out zone' at the end of every race to settle any in race conflicts  

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Our loyal 'fill in' Imps joins the show this week. We talk about his transition into DS life, the economics of cycling with cash bonuses for riders & does it exist for staff? And we talk about the importance of experience in a what is becoming a young mans sport. 

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