Lanterne Rouge Cycling Podcast

Here I am trying to get some easy ZZZ's in January when there is no racing going on and the next thing I know I receive a Whatsapp message from Benji at 3 in the morning and my phone is blowing up once I wake up later because Marc Hirschi, the Swiss Phenom, has had his contract terminated with Team DSM (formerly known as Sunweb) on January 5th. No reason has been given for his contract being terminated by either side, nor any other team confirmed as his next team...

Lanterne and Benji preview what to expect from Deceuninck-Quick-Step in 2021, including their new signings, riders out of contract (basically everyone) what their strengths and weaknesses are and who should be their leaders for the monuments and grand tours. Perhaps a season of change for DQS in 2021, with some warning in 2020 with Almeida in pink for 15 days, but on paper their classics squad does not look to be the strongest in the world whilst their Grand Tour potential is on the rise...

Team Ineos' big signing for 2021 and beyond, Tom Pidcock kindly joins the Lanterne during his January training camp to preview his 2021 season, discuss the benefits of cyclocross racing as preparation for the road, his target races and why the DMR has made Warzone less fun.

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The biggest team in cycling re-upped for 2021, with Team Ineos adding Tour de France podium placed Richie Porte, Dauphine winner Dani Martinez, Britain's young phenom Tom Pidcock, the mercurial Adam Yates and Belgian talent Laurens de Plus. Benji and Lanterne discuss how GC leadership will play out for Ineos (will they miss Froome), whether they will be competitive in one day races and whether Egan Bernal will return stronger. 

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Our Preview of Astana-Premier Tech, a team built around 2019's best cyclist, Jakob Fuglsang as well as the mercurial Alexey Lutsenko and young gun Aleksandr Vlasov. Not so great on the cobbles, but elite in the ardennes and one week races, I think Astana will bounce back this year with some big wins as well as Vlasov potentially getting his first grand tour podium...

A solid year in 2020 for Cofidis' star frenchman Guillaume Martin, but otherwise lacklustre results abounded with only 2 professional wins in their step up to World Tour level. Sponsors will be looking for a big improvement in 2021 - Benji and I will break down whether that is possible in this preview.

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Haig and A Yates  out, Matthews back in, S Yates, L Hamilton and E Chaves the chosen GC men. This is the newly branded Team BikeExchange 2021 preview where we Benji and Lanterne review their 2020 season, discuss the transfers and predict how many W's in 2021.

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News just broke that Tom Dumoulin is stepping away from cycling indefinitely in an article published on Wielerflits (link below). Benji and Lanterne discuss this announcement, their thoughts on Dumoulin's career progression and wish him the best.

Wielerflits article | https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/tom-dumoulin-quits-cycling-temporarily/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

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Mads Pedersen is cracked, Nibali is done and Toms Skujins brings some parcours insights and more in this Trek-Segafredo Mens 2021 Preview with Lanterne and Benji.

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The Danish Hammer Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig joins Lanterne and Benji to discuss Paris Roubaix 2021, what it means for her, as well as her main targets for the season and how she views herself as a rider.

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