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  1. 1h ago

    What UAE Does Differently - Domestique Hotseat Podcast w. Rune Herregodts

    Rune Herregodts has one month of his Belgian national champion's jersey behind him, and he is out of contract at the end of the season.  In this episode he tells Aidan Burgess that he expects to leave UAE Team Emirates XRG, that he is talking to a few teams, and that there should be news quite quickly. Before that, he takes us inside the strongest team in the world. He explains why UAE keep December training camps deliberately relaxed, with no crazy interval sessions and no weighing food, so that riders can hold the stricter plans all season.  He explains the racing philosophy in one line: they race to win and they train to train, and a race is never treated as preparation. He describes what a domestique at UAE is actually paid to do, which is mostly positioning, and why the modern peloton is decided before the climb rather than on it. He is also open about the parts that are less comfortable. The jersey brings expectations, and he admits there are days when he would rather the camera found someone in a neutral kit.  Team Flanders, the team that made him a professional, is losing its Flemish government funding, and he says plainly that without it some riders who have the potential will never turn professional at all. There is plenty for the equipment obsessives too. He compares the Colnago Y1Rs with the V4 and puts a number on the difference between a full aero bike and a full climbing bike.  He also explains why he raised his handlebars by two centimetres rather than a few millimetres. And he describes the treadmill the whole sport is now on, where altitude camps and heat training no longer win you anything, they only stop you losing.

    What UAE Does Differently - Domestique Hotseat Podcast w. Rune Herregodts

  2. 3d ago

    Tadej Pogacar was the only one who Raced to Win the Tour de France - Domestique Cycling Podcast

    Tadej Pogačar has won his fifth Tour de France, and he now stands level with Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Indurain. Five stage wins, Marco Pantani's Alpe d'Huez record beaten by more than a minute, and then a Queen stage spent riding as a domestique for his own teammate. Remco Evenepoel finished second at 6:26 with two stage wins and the best climbing week of his career. Isaac Del Toro is third and in white on his debut. Paul Seixas is fourth at nineteen years old. And on a final stage shortened by the wildfires in the southwest, Mathieu van der Poel went over Montmartre with Pogačar and held on all the way to the line. Bram and Ethan unpack all three weeks: why nobody even tries to follow Pogačar anymore, whether Evenepoel would have matched Jonas Vingegaard, how Richard Carapaz timed his run at the mountains jersey to perfection, and why stage 21 has become the best stage of the Tour. We also spend a while on the part of this Tour that was not fun to watch. Half a million people on Alpe d'Huez, no barricades outside the Dutch corner, Einer Rubio into a team car with twenty stitches to the face, and ASO blaming the design of modern cars. We think something has to change before the Tour goes back. This episode is brought to you by MNSTRY.  Over 120g of carbohydrate per hour, naturally sourced flavours, no artificial additives, no preservatives, and everything vegan. Domestique listeners get 20% off their first tasting box with the code DOMESTIQUE20. 👉 https://www.mnstry.com

    Tadej Pogacar was the only one who Raced to Win the Tour de France - Domestique Cycling Podcast

  3. Jul 24

    Michael Storer on the 2AM doping test, Vingegaard's crash & chasing a stage win - Domestique Hotseat Podcast

    On the second rest day of the Tour de France, Michael Storer joins the Domestique Hotseat to talk through a brutal and record-breaking second week of racing. He gets honest about backing up a second grand tour after the Giro, why the heat has been reshaping the race, and what changes now that Jonas Vingegaard has crashed out of contention. Michael also reflects on racing against a dominant Tadej Pogačar, breaks down what to expect from the rest day time trial between Remco Evenepoel and Pogačar, and gives his take on the 2AM doping controls that have sparked debate across the peloton. He also touches on Trek's tactics this Tour, Quinn Simmons' climbing form, and shares his podium picks for Paris. A candid conversation from inside the bunch as the race enters its final week.

    Michael Storer on the 2AM doping test, Vingegaard's crash & chasing a stage win - Domestique Hotseat Podcast

  4. Jul 20

    Can Evenepoel make UAE's life difficult? - Domestique Cycling Podcast

    Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France is over. The two time champion crashed twenty kilometres from the summit of Plateau de Solaison on stage 15 and abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone, ending his record of never finishing lower than second overall at this race. Remco Evenepoel beat Tadej Pogacar in an uphill sprint on the stage for his first ever Tour road win, while Isaac del Toro completed the podium and reclaimed the white jersey. Pogacar's overall lead is now five minutes over Evenepoel, with del Toro third and Paul Seixas fourth, all within 6:23 of yellow. We also go back through the rest of the week: Søren Wærenskjold winning the fastest road stage in Tour history at 50.91 km/h in Nevers, Tim Merlier completing a sprint hat-trick in Chalon-sur-Saône, Mauro Schmid's win from a 57-rider megabreak in Belfort that briefly put Tom Pidcock into the top four overall, and Pogacar's solo demolition job on the Col du Haag at Le Markstein for his fourth stage win of this Tour. Then we look ahead to the final week. The Tour's only individual time trial along Lake Geneva, one last shot for the sprinters before the terrain turns, Orcières-Merlette, and the back-to-back Alpe d'Huez finishes that close this Tour out before Paris. With the podium fight suddenly wide open for the first time in five years, this is the week that decides it. Order your MNSTRY Tasting Box now and use code DOMESTIQUE20 to get 20% off! http://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026

    Can Evenepoel make UAE's life difficult? - Domestique Cycling Podcast

  5. Jul 13

    How EF Are Surviving the Tour - Domestique Hotseat with Ben Healy and Michael Valgren

    Ben Healy and Michael Valgren sat down with us on the first rest day of the Tour de France, nine days into one of the hottest editions in memory. The result is an honest conversation about racing in temperatures that have barely dropped below 35 degrees, and what it takes for a team like EF Education to keep chasing wins in the heat. Healy is refreshingly open about his biggest weakness. The heat, he says, is a real Achilles heel, and it is stopping him from performing at his best when it matters most. He explains how the team manages his cooling, why it did not fall to him in yesterday's breakaway, and why his teammate got the nod instead on a brutally hot day. Valgren talks through his own rest-day form, the world-class company in that breakaway, and why EF keep backing themselves to be in every move that reaches the line. We also get into the numbers behind the cooling effort, the bottles, the ice socks and the soigneurs working late into the night, and how a rider knows when their body is starting to overheat. Then the tactical picture. With UAE locking the race down and seemingly fixated on the team classification, we ask both riders how you even beat a team riding like that, where the real chances are in the final two weeks, and what they made of Sean Quinn's standout Tour so far. Healy and Valgren also reflect on what Richard Carapaz brings to the team beyond a GC result, their goals for the rest of the race, and the small moments that make the Tour worth coming back for.

    How EF Are Surviving the Tour - Domestique Hotseat with Ben Healy and Michael Valgren

  6. Jul 4

    Why Jayco aren't racing for GC - Domestique Hotseat with Gene Bates

    Gene Bates, Sporting Manager at Jayco AlUla, joins the Domestique Hotseat with Aidan Burgess on the eve of the Tour de France in Barcelona. We get into the team's plan to hunt stages instead of riding for GC, Michael Matthews' comeback from two broken wrists, Mauro Schmid's move to Q36.5, and why Bates thinks nobody can stop Pogačar this July. He also opens up on managing Ben O'Connor after a huge 2024, how Jayco keeps its Australian DNA while becoming a truly international team, the stage 1 team time trial, and why they will happily pat a departing rider on the back rather than leave him at home.

    Why Jayco aren't racing for GC - Domestique Hotseat with Gene Bates

  7. Jul 1

    Damiano Caruso on retirement, the Giro Miracle & Pogačar vs. Vingegaard - Domestique Hotseat

    Damiano Caruso is riding his eighth and final Tour de France. Before the start, he joins us to talk about Paul Seixas' reported €13 million contract, why he thinks it puts unfair pressure on a 19-year-old, and why he'd always choose a team that feels like family over a bigger paycheck. We also cover Bahrain Victorious' chaotic run to the pink jersey at this year's Giro d'Italia, his prediction for Pogačar vs. Vingegaard, and why, heading into retirement and a new role as directeur sportif, all he wants is to arrive in Paris without any regrets.

    Damiano Caruso on retirement, the Giro Miracle & Pogačar vs. Vingegaard - Domestique Hotseat

  8. Jun 29

    The Big Tour de France Preview! - Domestique Cycling Podcast

    On Saturday the 113th Tour de France rolls out of Barcelona: 21 stages, 3,333 kilometres to Paris, opening with a team time trial for the first time since 1971. For the sixth year running it comes down to Tadej Pogačar against Jonas Vingegaard, and this time the Dane arrives off a crushing Giro win with his cleanest run-in since 2023.  But two new faces are forcing their way into the picture: 19-year-old Paul Seixas, France's biggest home hope in decades, and a rebooted Remco Evenepoel at Red Bull. In this big preview episode we go through all 21 stages one by one, from the Barcelona team time trial and the explosive Montjuïc finishes, through the early Pyrenean double of the Tourmalet and Gavarnie-Gèdre, the Bastille Day return to Le Lioran, the new summit finish at Plateau de Solaison and the Lake Geneva time trial, to the brutal Alpine double-header that ends on Alpe d'Huez twice.  We talk through the green jersey rule changes and why they hand Tim Merlier a real shot, the Seixas pressure and that reported €13.5m contract talk, and Pogačar's chase for a record-equalling fifth title. We then work through the start lists team by team, UAE, Visma, Lidl-Trek, Decathlon and Red Bull, including the Affini fitness question, Lidl-Trek's crowded leadership, and Red Bull's two-leader puzzle with Evenepoel and Lipowitz.  We finish with our predictions for the GC podium, the surprise names and breakaway riders to watch for three weeks, and our picks for yellow, green, polka dot and white. Tour de France 2026: Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July. Barcelona to Paris, 3,333 km, 54,450 m of climbing, 21 stages, rest days on 13 and 20 July. Five summit finishes, with Alpe d'Huez featuring twice in the final week. We're also launching Domestique Predict for the first time at this Tour. Pick one rider each day to win the stage, you can only pick each rider once, and we run it as a GC, so the rider's time counts, not their position. The overall winner takes home a Santini Tour de France yellow skinsuit. Sign up at debate.domestiquecycling.com/predict Read all our previews on domestiquecycling.com: Route, stage-by-stage guide: https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/features/tour-de-france-2026-stage-by-stage-guide/ Analysing the 2026 favourites: https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/analysing-the-2026-tour-de-france-favourites/ Full team-by-team guide: https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/cycling-races/tour-de-france/2026/news/ This episode is fuelled by MNSTRY. Fuel your body actually recognises, no artificial flavouring, no artificial anything. Use code DOMESTIQUE20 for 20% off your tasting box at https://mnstry.com Subscribe for race previews, reviews and analysis every week, and drop your yellow, green, white and KOM jersey picks in the comments. We love reading them, and sometimes making fun of them.

    The Big Tour de France Preview! - Domestique Cycling Podcast
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    Domestique Cycling
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    2025 - 2026
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