The TT Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

A few days on from the race's finish, the Toms sit down to discuss a history-filled edition Tour de France. They reminisce about their get-together in Turin, question whether Tadej Pogačar should have gifted any of his six stage wins (spoiler alert: he shouldn't have), and Tom 1 gives his roadside account of watching Mark Cavendish take his record-breaking 35th stage victory. All that, before naming the race's unsung hero.

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The biggest three weeks of the calendar have arrived. It's time for the Tour de France. As they prepare to head out to Italy for the Grand Départ, the Toms discuss the key stages, make their GC picks, and envisage the scene of Mark Cavendish breaking the all-time stage win record. Spoiler alert: He's going to do it and then some.

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Forget the Hommes, the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift will soon be upon us. The Toms discuss the wonders of Michelin-based Clermont-Ferrand and Tom 2’s beloved Pau, before moving onto the contenders for the GC and sprints. Will Annemiek van Vleuten complete the treble? And who will win the battle between Lorena Wiebes and Charlotte Kool?  Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

It’s time for the big one - the one from the Netflix documentary - the Tour de France. The Toms run over the key stages of the race route, weigh up the battle for third place, and ask whether Mark Cavendish will break the all-time stage win record, before Tom 1 readies himself for the long drive to Bilbao.  Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The curtains have closed on one of the toughest Grand Tours in recent memory. The Toms discuss the sharp end of this year’s Giro d’Italia, including Mark Cavendish’s retirement, the drama of a mountaintop time trial and Primož Roglič’s home advantage. There's also a race quiz, and Tom 2 tells of his experience on the ground for stage 15 in Bergamo, as he phones in from his new home in Peru.   Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

There's plenty to discuss as we head into the first rest day of this year's Giro d'Italia. The Toms dissect Remco Evenepoel's time trial dominance, explain the art of Mark Cavendish's crashing technique and cast predictions on who will be in the pink jersey come the second week.

Note: This episode was recorded before it was announced that Remco Evenepoel had pulled out of the race with Covid.

Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet

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It’s time for the first Grand Tour of the year, the Giro d’Italia. From Julius Cesar to Saint Bernard dogs and the Orient Express, Tom 2 takes us on an exhaustive historical tour of this year’s route, before the contenders’ chances are weighed up. Will Mark Cavendish get his first win of the season? Not unless he likes climbing. 

Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet

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At this year’s Ardennes Classics, Demi Vollering signed a clean sweep of victories, winning Amstel Gold, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Tadej Pogačar very almost did the same. The Toms go back over the races, critiquing the taste of a certain sponsor’s lager and the fashion choices of Remco Evenepoel.

Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod

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Over two days in Hell, Alison Jackson and Mathieu van der Poel emerged as the latest riders to conquer Paris-Roubaix. Tom 1 shares his on-the-ground experience at the races, before both Toms analyse what went wrong for SD Worx and Jumbo-Visma and question the ritual of the shower shoots. 

Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet

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Wedged in between the two biggest cobbled races on the calendar, the Toms sit down to discuss what's been happening in the world of cycling, and what's to come. Tune in for a breakdown of Tadej Pogačar's and Lotte Kopecky's heroics at the Tour of Flanders, some bold predictions for this year's Paris-Roubaix, and a quick-fire quiz on the Hell of the North. Music: Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpetLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0