The Cycling Podcast

S14 Ep103: Sarenne-dipity | Stage 20 | Tour de France 2026

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France. The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app.  Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode: Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com [contact@thecyclingpodcast.com] Or leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast  [https://www.speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast] Introducing our sponsors, MyWhoosh Our Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started]. MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started] is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it’s free. It’s built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that’s staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it’s free to ride, just like outdoors. Episode sponsors Saily If you are travelling abroad and want to reduce or even eliminate roaming charges you need an eSim from Saily, brought to you by the creators of NordVPN. ⛵Download the SAILY app and use our code cycling at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Or go to saily.com/cycling [http://saily.com/cycling] for full details Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast]The Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast], cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride. Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast [https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast] Instagram @thecyclingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/] Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com/] to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here [https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/] for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am). The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in [https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/] to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava [https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

S14 Ep102: 21 Bends Later | Stage 19 | Tour de France 2026

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France. The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app.  Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode: Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com [contact@thecyclingpodcast.com] Or leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast  [https://www.speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast] Introducing our sponsors, MyWhoosh Our Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started]. MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started] is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it’s free. It’s built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that’s staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it’s free to ride, just like outdoors. Episode sponsors Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast]The Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast], cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride. Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast [https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast] Instagram @thecyclingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/] Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com/] to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here [https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/] for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am). The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in [https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/] to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava [https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

S14 Ep101: KM0: Ça Revient / It's Coming Home | Episode 6: Voiron

This episode of KM0 is available ad-free for Friends of the Podcast subscribers. Sign up to listen to our back catalogue of more than 300 special episodes and support The Cycling Podcast in the process. An annual subscription helps keep us on the road. Go to thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com] [https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/] In episode six of our series taking you behind the scenes of Paul Seixas's début Tour, we look at the 19-year-old's meteoric rise in the context of a sport increasingly obsessed with youth. As Seixas's podium and white jersey bids gather momentum, Daniel Friebe speaks to his first coaches in Lyon about how much of his story does – and doesn't – apply to other aspiring pro riders. We also hear from a top agent and team bosses about why WorldTour outfits are now recruiting riders in their mid-teens, in their desperate search for the next Seixas. Décathlon fought off stiff competition to lock him in when he was just 14 – but now that they have him, why are the French team still having to work hard to rein him in? Their head sports director, Luke Rowe, tells us.

S14 Ep100: Orcières-Roulette | Stage 18 | Tour de France 2026

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France. The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app.  Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode: Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com [contact@thecyclingpodcast.com] Or leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast  [https://www.speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast] Introducing our sponsors, MyWhoosh Our Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started]. MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started] is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it’s free. It’s built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that’s staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it’s free to ride, just like outdoors. Episode sponsors Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast], cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride. Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast [https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast] Instagram @thecyclingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/] Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com/] to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here [https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/] for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am). The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in [https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/] to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava [https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

S14 Ep99: Va-Va Voiron | Stage 17 | Tour de France 2026

Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss for a three-week adventure taking them from Barcelona to Paris, following the 2026 Tour de France. The Cycling Podcast has covered the Tour with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes recap the stage action with analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour. To listen to the episodes as soon as they are released, follow The Cycling Podcast in your favourite podcast app.  Ask us anything for our next rest day Press Conference episode: Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com [contact@thecyclingpodcast.com] Or leave a voice message at speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast  [https://www.speakpipe.com/thecyclingpodcast] Introducing our sponsors, MyWhoosh Our Tour de France coverage is sponsored by MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started]. MyWhoosh [https://mywhoosh.com/getting-started-mywhoosh-cycling-app/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=getting_started] is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it’s free. It’s built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that’s staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it’s free to ride, just like outdoors. Episode sponsors Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo [https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=thecyclingpodcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thecyclingpodcast], cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride. Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast [https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast] Instagram @thecyclingpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/] Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com/] to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here [https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/] for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am). The Cannibal & Badger Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in [https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/] to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in. The Cycling Podcast is on Strava [https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast] The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.