The Cycling Podcast

The Cycling Podcast – daily insight and analysis of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Classics. Join journalists Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie – and a few special guests along the way – as they podcast about the latest cycling news and the world of professional cycling. Expect a mix of insight and analysis as our three experienced journalists cover not just the big talking points but take you behind the scenes of professional cycling. The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie To support The Cycling Podcast, subscribe as a Friend of the Podcast and listen to more than 50 episodes. Subscribe at thecyclingpodcast.com (https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/)

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episode 161: The Grandest Tour stage 12: Chocolate mousse at the Merckx's


In our latest episode, discussing stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia, Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie are joined by guest presenter Ian Boswell, the former professional rider with Team Sky and Katusha-Alpecin.
It was a tough day in Italy, with heavy rain and cold weather turning a hilly stage into a battle for survival. We hear from James Knox of Deceuninck-Quickstep who describes himself as "an emotional and physical wreck after one of the worst experiences of my life – it was truly awful." Nevertheless, he rode strongly, as did his team, to defend Joao Almeida's pink jersey of race leader.
The stage winner was Jhonatan Narvaez of Ecuador and Team Ineos, another graduate – like Almeida and indeed Boswell – of Axel Merckx's Hagens Berman Axeon development team. Boswell tells us about his time on that team, including the day he spent at the Merckx family home in Belgium eating chocolate mousse... 
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 October 15, 2020  43m