the 11th hour Tour de France preview

the 11th hour Tour de France preview

Better late than never! Brenda and Bailey cram for the exam, and preview the 2026 Tour de France the night before Stage 1. Did Jonas find some rizz? Is the Seixas hype about to pop? Will Remco fake sick before we hit the mountains? None of the above (probably!) Queen Stage is hitting the ground running for the 2026 Tour de France, join us for daily pods (at least until we run out of steam) and our signature wildly inaccurate predictions.

MVDP is shirtless and Pogacar's playing mind games

Brenda and Bailey break down the 2026 Tour de Suisse! Spoiler alert: Pogacar crushes everyone else's will to live and "accidentally" takes a cool 2 minutes on a sprint stage... But Brenda thinks this is all "mind games" ahead of the Tour de France, and Bailey's got money on Lenny Martinez out-performing wonder kid Seixas at the Tour. Only time will tell as the Tour countdown begins.

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!