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The Cycling Podcast / A ramble in the Ardennes and questions about the Tour

The Cycling Podcast / A ramble in the Ardennes and questions about the Tour


In another bumper edition of The Cycling Podcast, Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe enjoy a ramble through the Ardennes, recalling memorable editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège and also discuss ASO’s plans to hold the Tour de France at the end of August.

00:00 Introduction

07:50 François Thomazeau sings…
This week, in honour of Bernard Hinault’s win in the 1980 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, when the weather was so bad the race was nicknamed Neige-Bastogne-Neige, François sings Snow by Randy Newman.

13:00 Part one – A ramble through the Ardennes
We set out from Liège, turn at Bastogne and head back to the industrial heart of Wallonia in a potted trip down memory lane. Daniel compares Flèche Wallonne to Lana del Rey and calls it the uphill cheese roll.

34:00 Mike Woods
Hear from Canadian Mike Woods, who broke his leg in a crash at Paris-Nice and ended up in a French hospital just as the coronavirus crisis was taking hold. He has enjoyed a couple of excellent editions of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, including second place two years ago.

51:00 Lockdown Larry
Another despatch from AG2R-La Mondiale pro Larry Warbasse.

1:00:05 The coronavirus part
What’s behind the Tour de France’s decision to announce new dates for the race – and is it a realistic prospect? Plus we hear from Geraint Thomas, who recently rode three 12-hour shifts on Zwift to raise money for the NHS.

WILLIE SMIT EPISODE
The episode featuring Willie Smit that Richard mentioned is here.

JOIN OUR NON-DROP CAPPUCCINO RIDE ON ZWIFT THIS SUNDAY
On Sunday we hosted a meet-up for 50 riders on Zwift. In time for this Sunday, Zwift has raised the meet-up limit to 100, so if you’d like to join Lionel and the rest the ride will be one-hour, starting at 10am (BST).

How to join us:
1. Follow Lionel Birnie on Zwift
2. Email contact@thecyclingpodcast.com with the words Cappuccino Ride in the subject title
3. Include your Zwift name in the email body.

See you on Sunday.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE
1980 Liège-Bastogne-Liège – Hinault in the snow (short)
1987 Liège-Bastogne-Liège – Roche and Criquielion caught by Argentin

COMING SOON… OUR GIRO
The Giro d’Italia may not be taking place in May this season but The Cycling Podcast will be releasing daily episodes telling the story of Our Giro. Race director Daniel Friebe has designed the route and we’ll delve into our memory banks to celebrate the great race. There’ll be the usual flavour of Italy along the way too… Here’s our teaser.

OUR SUPPORTERS
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