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This week I break down the possibility of Wout van Aert being suspended by the UCI (02:27), the chaos at EF and their pursuit of Mark Padun (07:36), and then (18:11) PEZ Cycling's Richard Pestes interviews me for his site's new YouTube series.


Post link: Would Mark Padun Be a Good Fit at Ineos?


PEZ YouTube Interview


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This week I talk to Andrew Vontz, Vice President of communications and a member of the executive management team at Strava, who is also the creator/host of Choose the Hard Way, a podcast about peak performance and the obstacles people overcome to do great things. Andrew, beyond being a pro cycling superfan, spent the first decade of his career as a freelance journalist. Outside of cycling, he wrote features, interviews, and profiles about people, places, and things at the limits of human experience that regularly appeared in the country's top outlets. A cyclist himself, he has twice placed second at the 100-mile Unbound Gravel Half Pint race. 


In this conversation, we discuss Andrew's career path from getting an MFA in creative writing at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) to being an executive at the most influential company for the fitness of recreational athletes, along with the evolution (or lack thereof) of cycling in the United States and where we see things heading in the future.


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Andrew's Choose the Hard Way Podcast can be found at iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify & Google Play 

This week I break down the four most interesting teams so far in the transfer market (01:30) and then discuss Movistar's odd decision to bring in two extremely controversial former dopers to help manage the team going forward (34:01) and why this is likely a bad idea.


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Post Links: Weekly Rider Transfer Analysis: Astana, UAE, DSM & Movistar


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This week I breakdown the 2022 Tour de France route (1:31), go through the end-of-season UCI rider and team point rankings (12:37), talk about what is going on with the management shakeup at Ineos (43:26), and then touch on why Remco Evenepoel is making a trip to Kansas for the Belgian Waffle Ride (50:43). 


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Post Links: A Season in Review: Breaking Down the UCI Point Rankings


Initial Impressions From the 2022 Tour de France Route Reveal


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This week I break down Pogačar's dominant win at Il Lombardia (01:20), how his long-range attack capitalized on a tactical shift in modern racing (24:30), why he isn't taken more seriously as a one-day contender by the media and other riders (29:20), and then measuring how Pogačar stacks up against the all-time great Eddy Merckx after three full professional seasons (43:07).


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Post Link: Il Lombardia: Breaking Down a Scenic Coronation


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This week I break down Sonny Colbrelli's stunning Paris-Roubaix victory (01:28), unpack why riders with such little experience fared so well at the extremely difficult race (25:38), discuss how much equipment choices affected performances (26:28), and then preview the upcoming Il Lombardia one-day race (36:02).


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Post Link: Paris-Roubaix: Breaking Down the Chaos on Cobbles


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