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Freewheeling Femmes Mini: The fight for white

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Freewheeling Femmes Mini: The fight for white

Matt and Amy highlight a few of the young riders racing the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Rider interviews in order:

Henrietta Christie (Human Powered Health/New Zealand)

Maike van der Duin (Le Col-Wahoo/Netherlands) – after stage 1 and before stage 4

Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope/Italy)


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Nerd Alert podcast: Does it matter where your bike is built?

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Nerd Alert podcast: Does it matter where your bike is built?

The Nerds are back with a long overdue group show, and they’ve got a lot to talk about! James recaps some of the highlights from the recent Eurobike show in Frankfurt, Dave chats about the pitfalls of modern e-commerce with Silca’s Josh Poertner, we chat about two new road bikes — the Cervelo S5 and the Enve Melee — and debate how much it matters where a bike is manufactured.

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The Femmes Stage 4: Opportunities squandered and seized

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The Femmes Stage 4: Opportunities squandered and seized

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Femmes Stage 4: Opportunities squandered and seized

The gravel of stage 4 may have been more than the peloton bargained for but didn’t force much change in the GC. Another surprise winner capitalized on the chaos.

Hear from Trek-Segafredo’s Audrey Cordon-Ragot before the morning of the stage and Julie Leth (Uno-X) and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) post-race.

The Femmes Stage 3: Magnifique!

Abby and Loren are joined by Alison Jackson of Liv Xstra to watch the finale of stage 3. Matt and Amy had some adventures on the ground and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Julie Leth (Uno-X) check-in after the stage.


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Freewheeling Femmes Mini: The character behind the athlete

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Freewheeling Femmes Mini: The character behind the athlete

Matt and Amy reflect on why Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig is important for cycling and sport in general.

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The Femmes Stage 3: Magnifique!

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The Femmes Stage 3: Magnifique!

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Femmes Stage 3: Magnifique!

Abby and Loren are joined by Alison Jackson of Liv Xstra to watch the finale of stage 3. Matt and Amy had some adventures on the ground and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Julie Leth (Uno-X) check-in after the stage.

The Femmes Stage 2: Crashes, crosswinds and the G.O.A.T.

Stage 2 had us all on our feet, and not always for great reasons. What was otherwise an incredible stage was marred by some nasty crashes.

Julie Leth of Uno-X and Veronica Ewers of EF Education-Tibco-SVB check in after the stage.


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Freewheeling: The Femmes Mini: “We are not just playing cycling”

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Freewheeling: The Femmes Mini: "We are not just playing cycling"

After the crashes on stage 2 Audrey Cordon-Ragot of Trek-Segafredo, who has been racing at the top level since 2008, was shaken up by the “Tour de France effect”. Her audio diaries encouraged a mini-episode, compiled with on-the-ground post-race thoughts from the general manager of FDJ Suez Futuroscope Stephen Delcourt, Lizzie Holden of Le Col-Wahoo, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio of SD Worx, and Yara Kastelijn of Planta-Pura.

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The Femmes Stage 2: Crashes, crosswinds and the G.O.A.T.

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The Femmes Stage 2: Crashes, crosswinds and the G.O.A.T.

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Femmes Stage 2: Crashes, crosswinds and the G.O.A.T.

Stage 2 had us all on our feet, and not always for great reasons. What was otherwise an incredible stage was marred by some nasty crashes.

Julie Leth of Uno-X and Veronica Ewers of EF Education-Tibco-SVB check in after the stage.

Stage 21/Stage 1: This is only the beginning

With the men’s race done and dusted Caley and the crew hand over the mic to Amy Jones and Matt de Neef on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The women’s race started where the men’s wrapped up; on the iconic Champs Élysées.


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Freewheeling: The Femmes Mini: All is right in the world

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Freewheeling: The Femmes Mini: All is right in the world

Matt and Amy chat about their experience on the ground at stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and what Vos had to say about her day.

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Freewheeling: The Femmes: The vibes were immaculate

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Freewheeling: The Femmes: The vibes were immaculate

The first of our Freewheeling The Femmes mini-episodes, extra content from on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

Matt de Neef and Amy are on the ground in Paris chatting with riders about what the race means and how it feels to be racing on the Champs Élysées. Plus, Veronica Ewers checks in the day before the race.

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The Tour Daily Podcast: This is only the beginning

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The Tour Daily Podcast: This is only the beginning

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 21/Stage 1: This is only the beginning

With the men’s race done and dusted Caley and the crew hand over the mic to Amy Jones and Matt de Neef on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The women’s race started where the men’s wrapped up; on the iconic Champs Élysées.

Hear audio diaries from Trek-Segafredo’s French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Danish legend Julie Leth of Uno-X and American Veronica Ewers of EF Education-Tibco-SVB.

Stage 20: TTs and a fascinating press conference

The last time trial of the Tour de France, and now on to Paris.


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Freewheeling: TdFF Stage 1: And they’re off!

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Freewheeling: TdFF Stage 1: And they're off!

With the men’s race done and dusted Caley and the crew hand over the mic to Amy Jones and Matt de Neef on the ground at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The women’s race started where the men’s wrapped up; on the iconic Champs Élysées.

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Vinny Go Go

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Vinny Go Go

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 19: Vinny Go Go

A sprint stage that wasn’t, a very distracting train, and searching for the Mona Lisa.

Stage 18: The Hautacam

Crashes, chases, waits. It was a crazy day in the Pyrenees.

Stage 17: Going, going, gondola

The second of three Pyrénéen stages, a string of attacks, and a dinner in Tarbes.


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Freewheeling: Tour de France Femmes: The countdown is on!

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Freewheeling: Tour de France Femmes: The countdown is on!

This week on Freewheeling we gather for a stage-by-stage breakdown of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Plus, who are we expecting to win? We chat about our favourites, which teams really need to excel in France, and so much more.

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The Tour Daily Podcast: The Hautacam

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The Tour Daily Podcast: The Hautacam

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 18: The Hautacam

Crashes, chases, waits. It was a crazy day in the Pyrenees.

Stage 17: Going, going, gondola

The second of three Pyrénéen stages, a string of attacks, and a dinner in Tarbes.

Stage 16: Into the Pyrenees

Pogačar can’t escape, Vingegaard won’t be dropped, and we have two huge days in the Pyrenees to come.


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The Tour Daily Podcast: The Hautacam

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The Tour Daily Podcast: The Hautacam

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 18: The Hautacam

Crashes, chases, waits. It was a crazy day in the Pyrenees.

Stage 17: Going, going, gondola

The second of three Pyrenean stages, a string of attacks, and a dinner in Tarbes.

Stage 16: Into the Pyrenees

Pogačar can’t escape, Vingegaard won’t be dropped, and we have two huge days in the Pyrenees to come.


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Nerd Alert podcast: The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky

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Nerd Alert podcast: The future of aero wheel development might be a bit rocky

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnels have long been the primary tools used by wheel engineers and aerodynamicists. However useful they are, though, they’re still based on laminar airflow — those picture-perfect parallel lines you see in illustrations — that doesn’t necessarily reflect real-world conditions.

So what happens if you introduce a degree of turbulence to the R&D process? Do things change? Can the wheels get better? And what might this mean for bikes and other gear in general? Buckle up for this one; we’re about to get real nerdy here.

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Freewheeling: A Niamh Fisher-Black special

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Freewheeling: A Niamh Fisher-Black special

Over the last three seasons the members of Freewheeling have become big fans of the young Kiwi Niamh Fisher-Black. You’ve heard her chime in with rider diaries from the 2021 Vuelta a Burgos and this year’s Giro Donne where she won the best young rider jersey for the second year in a row, now listen to a full interview between Niamh and Amy Jones.

Amy’s profile on Niamh can be found here.

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Jumbo fell down

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Jumbo fell down

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 15: Jumbo fell down

A hot, hard stage to Carcassonne with some yelling, a Bernie cameo, and a worthy winner.

Stage 14: Mende at work

A crazy start, a GC tactic that takes us back decades, and winning on desire. Jonny, Caley, and Iain discuss the day and bring in Peter Cossins for historical perspective.

Stage 13: Slushies in Saint-Étienne

A breakaway, heat, and Fred Wright’s near miss.


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The Tour Daily Podcast: Mende at work

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Mende at work

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 14: Mende at work

A crazy start, a GC tactic that takes us back decades, and winning on desire. Jonny, Caley, and Iain discuss the day and bring in Peter Cossins for historical perspective.

Stage 13: Slushies in Saint-Étienne

A breakaway, heat, and Fred Wright’s near miss.

Stage 12: Whippersnappers on Alpe d’Huez

A mix of characters old and new defined the last big day in the Alps. Pippa York joins Jonny, Iain, and Caley (plus a special guest) to talk through it all.


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The Tour Daily Podcast: Slushies in Saint-Étienne

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The Tour Daily Podcast: Slushies in Saint-Étienne

Every July, the CyclingTips Podcast goes daily and comes straight to your ears from the ground in France (or Denmark, as it were.)

Welcome to your hub for the Tour Daily during the 2022 Tour de France. We’ll have a Tour Daily episode every stage through both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. You can play each episode from this page or subscribe on iTunesSpotify,  Google, or wherever you get your podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Stage 13: Slushies in Saint-Étienne

A breakaway, heat, and Fred Wright’s near miss.

Stage 12: Whippersnappers on Alpe d’Huez

A mix of characters old and new defined the last big day in the Alps. Pippa York joins Jonny, Iain, and Caley (plus a special guest) to talk through it all.

Stage 11: The new king of France

One of the best and most impactful Tour de France stages in a decade. We break it down, plus bring you the scene from the top of the Galibier.


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