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This week, the Placeholders crew talks more takeaways from the Critérium du Dauphiné and the ongoing Tour de Suisse, as well as discussing Ronan Mc Laughlin's latest big ride and race radios coming to the Tour de France broadcast.

SRAM’s new Apex redesign brings AXS wireless electronic shifting to the masses, but there’s also a new mechanical version, and it’s all 1x12 – and we’ve got all the details. Commencal has announced its first gravel bike that’s “not just another gravel bike” (even though it mostly is), RockShox’s Flight Attendant automatic electronic suspension is coming to XC, someone lost something in Lenzerheide, and Ronan outlines some of the tech decisions from his recent record-setting ride in Ireland. And finally, is UDH coming to road bikes now? (Hint: yes, it is). 12:45 – New SRAM Apex! 31:30 – Commencal gets into gravel 37:33 – RockShox’s updated SID spotted in the wild 43:46 – A big oops on the start line in Lenzerheide 48:17 – Ronan optimizes everything for his 15-hour time trial 1:02:15 – SRAM’s UDH is now coming for road bikes, too

In today’s episode, we go to … France. Deep, deep into France. This is the Frenchest of episodes, focused on national hero Thibaut Pinot, eccentric manager Marc Madiot, and a lonely Australian badly in need of some real-life subtitles, Ben O’Connor. Let’s get into it.

This week on Wheel Talk, we discuss the controversy at CIC-Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées with a special guest, Cynisca Cycling DS Gillian Ellsay. Matt de Neef also chats with Chloe Hosking about her decision to sue the owners of the B&B Hotels team that fell apart prior to the season. In the episode’s second half, we answer a few more of your questions.

On this week's Pretty Serious Bike Racing Podcast, Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss: * Vingegaard doing what he needed to do at the Critérium du Dauphiné * How mostly everyone else didn't really even attempt to take him on on the climbs * Whether Van Aert and Pidcock could challenge Evenepoel at the Suisse? * What the heck happened at the Tour des Pyrénées?