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1. S14 Ep154: The 2026 World Tour Review, Part I

   5 november 2026 · 1 uur 46 min

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   We continue our trilogy of podcasts weighing up how every major team fared in the 2026 season in the first of two parts focusing on the World Tour. Lees meer

   Did Mathieu van der Poel’s failure to win a Monument turn Alpecin-Premier Tech’s campaign into one they’ll want to forget? Do we all agree that Netcompany-INEOS’s 36 wins automatically make their 2026 an unqualified success? And who out of Décathlon CMA-CGM, Lidl-Trek, Groupama-FDJ, EF Education First-Easypost, Jayco-AlUla and Lotto Intermarché will be celebrating – and who will be looking back, if not in anger, then at least with some regrets.

   Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie answer these questions, as well as giving their verdict on the 2027 Giro d’Italia route unveiled earlier this week.

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2. S14 Ep153: Gladiators Without Shields – The 2026 ProConti Review

   28 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 14 min

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   We begin a trilogy of podcasts assessing how every major team fared in the 2026 season by focusing on the social climbers of the pro cycling hierarchy, those in the ProTeam or ‘Pro Conti’ division. Lees meer

   Daniel Friebe is joined by Larry Warbasse, who raced for one of the best-performing outfits in that category in 2026, Tudor Pro Cycling. With Larry, we discuss the unseen costs of the current divisional system before looking more closely at the relevant teams’ performances.

   There’s also time for Larry’s comprehensive self-appraisal and our thoughts about Primož Roglič’s likely destination in 2027.

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3. S14 Ep152: Prudy Projects

   22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 24 min

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   The 2027 Tour de France routes were presented on Thursday in Paris – and we, like everyone else in cycling, were impatient to see what Christian Prudhomme had in store for Tadej Pogačar and the men who’ll try to take his crown next July. Lees meer

   Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie first turn their attention to the other big news stories of the week. Picnic-PostNL have had a bruising year, and their troubles continue with Dutch national broadcaster NOS making damning claims about the culture in the team. We give our view in the episode. It’s also been a busy few days in both the scrap for UCI rankings points and the transfer market. You’ll get updates on both here.

   The majority of this week’s dispatch is of course dedicated to the men’s Tour route unveiled on Thursday. Daniel and Lionel can’t quite make up their mind whether it’s a stinker or a belter. But they certainly have plenty to say on the matter…

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4. S14 Ep151: Perky, Murky, Turkey

   16 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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   Join us on the transfer merry-go-round as Rose Manley, Rebecca Charlton and Lizzy Banks take a closer look at all the big deals at play in the women’s peloton. Lees meer

   Kasia Niewiadoma’s transfer after nine years at Canyon SRAM may have felt like a long time coming but will Lidl-Trek really offer the former Tour de France champion the fresh start she is looking for? And how will Movistar balance their potential leadership duo of Marlen Reusser and Paula Blasi if the Spaniard’s rumoured move comes off? Plus other notable changes for Pfeiffer Georgi, Cedrine Kerbaol and Lily Williams.

   Also on the agenda: losing our balls, teamwomanananship and exploding ovens.

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5. S14 Ep150: Seix Bomb

   13 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 14 min

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   Cycling’s 2026 Monuments concluded with Il Lombardia in Italy at the weekend – and the “Race of the Falling Leaves” duly gave us the latest opportunity to fawn over cycling’s brightest rising star, Paul Seixas. Lees meer

   Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie review the “Seixocet’s” historic and emphatic victory in Como at the weekend and ponder what it means for the sport, Seixas himself and Tadej Pogačar. We also look at two very different, much less successful performances from the other two pre-race favourites, Remco Evenepoel and Isaac del Toro.

   In other news, Primoz Roglič and Egan Bernal may be retiring…or may not. We meditate on that as well as Giulio Ciccone and Filippo Ganna respectively leaving and joining Lidl-Trek.

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6. S14 Ep149: Fall Guys

   8 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 37 min

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   One of the busiest weeks of the racing season serves up a handful of big races to review, a Monument on the horizon…and what feels like a necessary discussion about whether the calendar is, indeed, much too busy. Lees meer

   The UCI’s consultation on the future of the sport has certainly given us food for thought. Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie give their reaction to the findings published this week and a few suggestions of their own.

   There’s also a look back at Remco Evenepoel’s Euros road race victory, analysis of the glut of Italian semi-classics over the last few days, plus some closing thoughts on the career of Nairo Quintana.

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7. S14 Ep148: Larryvée: The Montréal Maestro

   1 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 13 min

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   Just a few days on from Brandon McNulty’s surprise victory in the World Championship road race in Montreal, his national team-mate Larry Warbasse takes us inside a rainbow jersey-winning performance by Team USA. Lees meer

   Larry leads us behind the scenes of the American team’s pre-race meetings, their on-the-road tactics and, of course, also the after-party. He has his say on whether banning race radios could improve all races and not just the Worlds, plus those rumours a secret McNulty-Del Toro accord.

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8. S14 Ep147: Arrivée: World Championships Road Race (Men)

   28 september 2026 · 1 uur 5 min

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   Join Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie as they recap the men’s World Championships Road Race in Montreal. Lees meer

   They ask whether there's been a more enjoyable race for the rainbow jersey in recent men's elite road race history, and whether the eventual winner was the biggest surprise champion since Igor Astarloa (who also won his world title on Canadian soil in 2003).

   There's an attempt to break down the tactics and strategy in an aggressive, attacking and ever-changing race.

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9. S14 Ep146: Arrivée: World Championships Road Race (Women)

   26 september 2026 · 36 min

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   Join Rebecca Charlton and Lizzy Banks as they recap the women’s World Championships Road Race in Montreal.

10. S14 Ep145: Ignition: How One Race Sparked World Domination

    25 september 2026 · 1 uur 2 min

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    The Men’s World Road Race Championship will take place in Montreal this weekend without its defending champion, a crash in the Vuelta a España having seemingly ended Tadej Pogačar’s 2026 season. Of course Pogačar had finally looked set to win the Vuelta…finally, because this is the last Grand Tour missing from his collection, and it had been a long time coming. Lees meer

    The SlovAlien had in fact made his Grand Tour debut in the Vuelta in 2019 and never returned until this year. That first appearance, though, has gone down in cycling history as the race, the moment that lit the spark, the beginning of a one-man firestorm that would tear through professional cycling. Pogačar finished it with three stage wins and a place on the podium in Madrid. We had quite simply never seen anything like it.

    In this special KM0 episode, Daniel Friebe revisits and relives that 2019 Vuelta, speaking to key witnesses and delving into his own memories, those of Dani Arribas and Michele Pelacci.

    Ignition was written and produced by Daniel Friebe.

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