S14 Ep91: KM0: Ça Revient / It's Coming Home | Episode 4: Magny-Cours

S14 Ep92: The Chain | Stage 12 | 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 Warby Parker Eyewear that’s made to move with you. Right now, buy one pair of glasses and get 20% off any additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/CYCLE [http://warbyparker.com/CYCLE] 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 Ep91: KM0: Ça Revient / It's Coming Home | Episode 4: Magny-Cours

This episode is available ad-free on our Friends of the Podcast feed. Subscribe at thecyclingpodcast.com [http://thecyclingpodcast.com] [http://thecyclingpodcast.com/] In episode four of our series taking you behind the scenes of Paul Seixas’s début Tour, we begin with a trip down memory lane, to 1987, when another  young Frenchman carried the hopes of the nation. Jean-François Bernard was his name, and we meet him in the fourth instalment of Ça Revient.  Other interviewees in this episode include Tour boss Christian Prudhomme, Seixas’s coach Alexandre Pacot, his all-terrain bodyguard Tiesj Benoot – and of course Seixas himself.

S14 Ep90: Nevers Say Nevers Again | Stage 11 | 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 Ep89: The Storming of Le Lioran | Stage 10 | 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 Ep88: The Press Conference | Rest Day | 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.