S7 Ep172: Cavendish reboot, Pidcock stays put
10/29/19 • 64 min
In the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast we hear from Tom Pidcock, the versatile young rider who explains his decision not to step up to a World Tour team in 2020.
Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore also discuss Mark Cavendish’s move to Bahrain-Merida. Can he and Rod Ellingworth roll back the years and have the kind of success they enjoyed together at British Cycling and Team Sky?
We also discuss the politics of the UCI’s conflicts with the teams and even with the anti-doping body that they established.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
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Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore also discuss Mark Cavendish’s move to Bahrain-Merida. Can he and Rod Ellingworth roll back the years and have the kind of success they enjoyed together at British Cycling and Team Sky?
We also discuss the politics of the UCI’s conflicts with the teams and even with the anti-doping body that they established.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
In the latest episode of The Cycling Podcast we hear from Tom Pidcock, the versatile young rider who explains his decision not to step up to a World Tour team in 2020.
Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore also discuss Mark Cavendish’s move to Bahrain-Merida. Can he and Rod Ellingworth roll back the years and have the kind of success they enjoyed together at British Cycling and Team Sky?
We also discuss the politics of the UCI’s conflicts with the teams and even with the anti-doping body that they established.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
Lionel Birnie, Daniel Friebe and Richard Moore also discuss Mark Cavendish’s move to Bahrain-Merida. Can he and Rod Ellingworth roll back the years and have the kind of success they enjoyed together at British Cycling and Team Sky?
We also discuss the politics of the UCI’s conflicts with the teams and even with the anti-doping body that they established.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
Previous Episode
S7 Ep171: The 2020 Giro and a farewell to Phinney
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe give their first reaction to the 2020 Giro d'Italia route as it is unveiled in Milan.
The Grande Partenza in Budapest, Hungary, will be followed by a transfer to Sicily – without a rest day – and a journey that hugs the southern and Adriatic coastlines before a very difficult final week in the Alps.
We weigh up the time trials, a stage in Marco Pantani's home town Cesenatico, and ask whether the route is tempted fate with the weather.
Before that, we discuss the retirement of Taylor Phinney, a rider who looked to be a once-in-a-generation talent when he first turned professional but whose career was compromised by a horrendous crash at the US Championships in 2014.
We also hear from British riders James Knox and Tao Geoghegan Hart as their seasons wind up at Il Lombardia.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
The Grande Partenza in Budapest, Hungary, will be followed by a transfer to Sicily – without a rest day – and a journey that hugs the southern and Adriatic coastlines before a very difficult final week in the Alps.
We weigh up the time trials, a stage in Marco Pantani's home town Cesenatico, and ask whether the route is tempted fate with the weather.
Before that, we discuss the retirement of Taylor Phinney, a rider who looked to be a once-in-a-generation talent when he first turned professional but whose career was compromised by a horrendous crash at the US Championships in 2014.
We also hear from British riders James Knox and Tao Geoghegan Hart as their seasons wind up at Il Lombardia.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
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S7 Ep173: Ellingworth takes the wheel at McLaren
In this episode of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe review some of the biggest stories from the past week in professional cycling.
After 14 years, the Tour of California – the biggest stage race in the USA – is taking a hiatus. What does this mean for racing in America – and does Peter Stetina's decision to quit the World Tour in favour of gravel events such as Dirty Kanza suggest the sport is heading in a different direction?
Richard reports back on his trip to McLaren HQ in Woking, where he met Bahrain-Merida's new boss Rod Ellingworth and asks him about signing Mark Cavendish and reluctantly seeing world time trial champion Rohan Dennis leave.
We also discuss Filippo Ganna's world record-breaking four-kilometre individual pursuit ride in Minsk.
And as the medical hearing into the conduct of Dr Richard Freeman – former doctor for both Team Sky and British Cycling resumes – we discuss the implications of Dr Freeman's admission that he'd lied about the delivery of testosterone to British Cycling HQ.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
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There's still time to get tickets for our Grand Tour – and get 20% off our new book, The Grand Tour Diaries at thecyclingpodcast.com
Nov 11 - Bristol
Nov 12 - Cardiff
Nov 13 - Worcester
Nov 14 - Dublin
Nov 15 - Belfast
Nov 18 - London
Nov 25 - London
Nov 26 - Cambridge
Nov 27 - Edinburgh
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Nov 30 - Manchester
After 14 years, the Tour of California – the biggest stage race in the USA – is taking a hiatus. What does this mean for racing in America – and does Peter Stetina's decision to quit the World Tour in favour of gravel events such as Dirty Kanza suggest the sport is heading in a different direction?
Richard reports back on his trip to McLaren HQ in Woking, where he met Bahrain-Merida's new boss Rod Ellingworth and asks him about signing Mark Cavendish and reluctantly seeing world time trial champion Rohan Dennis leave.
We also discuss Filippo Ganna's world record-breaking four-kilometre individual pursuit ride in Minsk.
And as the medical hearing into the conduct of Dr Richard Freeman – former doctor for both Team Sky and British Cycling resumes – we discuss the implications of Dr Freeman's admission that he'd lied about the delivery of testosterone to British Cycling HQ.
The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science In Sport.
Listeners can get 25% off all Science In Sport products with the code SISCP25 at the checkout.
Episode sponsor – Stitch Fix
If you'd like to take the strain out of clothes shopping, why not let Stitch Fix's give you a personal stylist without you having to leave home. Fill in a questionnaire and let Stitch Fix do the rest. Stitchfix.co.uk/cycling
The Cycling Podcast's Grand Tour
There's still time to get tickets for our Grand Tour – and get 20% off our new book, The Grand Tour Diaries at thecyclingpodcast.com
Nov 11 - Bristol
Nov 12 - Cardiff
Nov 13 - Worcester
Nov 14 - Dublin
Nov 15 - Belfast
Nov 18 - London
Nov 25 - London
Nov 26 - Cambridge
Nov 27 - Edinburgh
Nov 28 - Leicester
Nov 30 - Manchester
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