2024 Tour Of Italy Preview Bait and Switch Podcast

It's time once again for our preview of the Tour of Italy cycling race! We bring back our esteemed panel consisting of cycling enthusiasts and previous Bait and Switch Podcast guests, Will Beyer and Mitch Teich, along with co-host Chris Beyer. In addition, we're once again very fortunate to have former professional cyclist, 1987 USPRO national road champion, Wisconsin cycling hall of fame member and rider of the 1985 Tour of Italy, Tom Schuler to join us! In light of a very serious crash in a recent race involving three of the world's top riders, our panel starts off with a discussion about whether or not anything more can be done about the dangers in professional cycling. The guys present their opinions about the potential of reducing the length of the Tour of Italy and Tour of Spain to 2 weeks, and discuss the pros and cons of decreasing rest days. They also talk about the strength and dominance of Tadej Pogacar, the possibility of a triple crown, the Olympics and other thoughts on his potential strategies for the rest of the year. Of course we wrap things up with predictions. All that and much, much more! Enjoy!