Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin break down the early-season stage racing over the past few days, including the implications of Tadej Pogačar's dominance at the UAE Tour while his teammates João Almedia and Jan Christen dropped Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič at the Volta ao Algarve and the all-out racing at the Ruta del Sol, before getting into why we are seeing so many race incidents and dangerous courses and how it could give a Saudi Arabia-backed One Cycling an opening to take control of the sport.

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Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin break down the flurry of recent racing, including today's opening stage of the star-studded UAE Tour and the action-packed Clásica Jaén, and debate what we can learn about the performances before getting into a few listener questions.

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Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin break down the racing action from the opening stages of the Tour Down Under, dive into Ineos' surprise signing of Caleb Ewan, and debate if it is a good idea for the embattled team before getting into a few listener-submitted questions.  

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