Queen Stage Cycling Podcast

New name, who dis?

Criterium du Dauphine gets a fresh new vibe as the Tour Auvergne Rhone Alpes! Brenda and Bailey break down the weeklong stage race that featured a lot of fun breakaway winners (and some underwhelming GC performances.) But, the race did turn Bailey around on Team Time Trials! Jury is still out on whether Paul Seixas is worth the hype, though he did give us fodder for the next great sports movie! As del Toro warned, the countdown to the Tour is on!

A slow ride through Italy

Brenda and Bailey break down the first (sleepy) week of the 2026 Giro D'Italia including some dramatic crashes, the debut Grand Tour for the wacky Unibet Rose Rockets, and Visma hanging out at the back of the Peloton just chillaxing. Here's hoping the 2nd week is a little spicier!

Is 19 the new 27?

"Ancient" Tadej Pogacar gently reminds the young phenom Paul Seixas that he's the GOAT for a reason. The end of the Spring cycling season was a snoozefest, until is wasn't! Brenda and Bailey break down Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallone, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege including their appreciation for winners who chug a beer on the podium and domestiques who work so hard they can't even finish the race! Onward to the Grand Tours!

A good day in hell

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Paris-Roubaix "Hell of the North" race where even Tadej Pogacar admitted taking the victory was "mission impossible." While they may have lost track of the number of flat tires... Brenda and Bailey were thrilled to see Wout Van Aert back in full form on the cobbles! Bailey is hoping the Shimano executives aren't too upset about Tadej's assessment of their neutral service bicycles, and Brenda is hoping the mechanics all get a quiet week after all of those wheel and bike changes.

The Fab Five at Flanders

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Tour of Flanders race (Ronde van Vlaanderen) including a stacked start list of five of the sport's best riders: Pogacar, Van der Poel, Van Aert, Pedersen, and Evenepoel. And they delivered! Pogacar won (of course) but the rest gave him a run for their money. Brenda has questions about how the rest of the "Fab 5" should feel about their seasons after today's race, and Bailey's just miffed that Evenepoel made the podium.