The Cycling Podcast

The first summit finish of the Vuelta a España took the riders to the observatory at Javalambre – the first time the race has ever gone there.
Lionel Birnie is joined by Richard Moore to discuss a stage that was won by one of the wild card teams in the race, and also shook up the overall classification with the red jersey returning to Miguel Angel Lopez...

Join Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe in Spain as they discuss an action-packed stage of the Vuelta a España, which saw the red jersey change hands and several high profile riders crash out.
They talk about the race for the stage, which saw Jesus Herrada succeed where his brother Jose fell short yesterday, and the red jersey switch across to Dylan Teuns...

The steep uphill finish to Mas de la Costa whittled down the number of genuine contenders for the Vuelta a España to four riders.
Lionel Birnie and Richard Moore discuss stage seven of the race and ask whether this is as significant a day in the race as the results might suggest.
We ask which of the four men is now in the driving seat before hearing from our diarists James Knox and Nick Schultz, who both had eventful days...

It was another day for the breakaway at the Vuelta a España and in this episode Lionel Birnie and Richard Moore meet in Barcelona to discuss the stage.
The leader’s red jersey is proving to be the reluctant prize in a game of pass the parcel as Miguel Angel Lopez once again relinquished his grip on it.
We also catch up with Orla Chennaoui and also hear from our two diarists in the peloton...

The shortest road stage of the Vuelta a España produced a fascinating day's racing in Andorra. There were mountains, sunshine and hailstones as the pack was shuffled once again and Nairo Quintana ended the day in the race leader's red jersey.
Richard Moore reports from Cortal d'Encamp where Tadej Pogačar, the 20-year-old Slovenian, stunned the favourites by attacking to win the stage alone. Lionel Birnie is also on hand to discuss the implications of the stage ahead of Monday's rest day...

Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe answer your questions on the first rest day of the 2019 Vuelta a España. 

We also hear from our Vuelta diarists, James Knox of Deceuninck Quick Step and Nick Schultz of Mitchelton-Scott. 
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Primoz Roglic took a commanding lead at the Vuelta a España, winning the stage 10 time trial to take over the red jersey from Nairo Quintana. 
Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe report from Pau and ask whether the race is now Roglic’s to lose. We hear from another Slovenian, the 20-year-old winner of Sunday’s mountain stage, Tadej Pogačar...

The Vuelta a España re-entered Spain after its sojourn in France with a stage in the Basque Country won by a local rider, Mikel Iturria, on a local team, Euskadi-Murias.
Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe discuss the stage and we hear from Damien Howson, who was in the breakaway, as well as one of the revelations of the race, Carl Fredrik Hagen, riding his first Grand Tour and currently sitting sixth overall...

Philippe Gilbert claimed his sixth Vuelta a España stage win as the race reached Bilbao, the biggest city in the Basque Country, while Primoz Roglic held on to the red jersey of overall leader.
Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie discuss Gilbert’s win and ask whether he should be considered one of the favourites for the world road race championships in Yorkshire at the end of the month...

Los Machucos, the toughest climb so far of the Vuelta a España, saw the two Slovenians, Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar, ride away from their rivals. At the summit it was 20-year-old Pogecar who took his second stage win.
Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe were there and they discuss the stage and its implications on the battle for the red jersey, which currently Roglic is winning...