The Cycling Podcast

<div>In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by fellow journalist Dani Arribas for a special bulletin from UAE Team Emirates’ December training camp.<br> <br> Before hearing Tadej Pogačar reveal his 2026 race programme in Benidorm, we find out more about a revamped and renamed team born in Barcelona, NSN Cycling Team. Their manager, Kjell Callström answers Daniel’s questions about their controversial old owner, Sylvan Adams, and his successors. <br> <br> Pogačar’s great unveiling told us that he will target Paris-Roubaix first and the Tour de France second, in that order of chronology and importance. We hear from the SlovAlien himself, his coaches and one team-mate, Florian Vermeersch, who opens up about the famous leader who fascinates him maybe as much as his superstar team-mate. <br> <br> Artwork photo: ©️ Fizza/UAE Team Emirates-XRG <br> <br> <strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast</a><br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong><br> Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="http://thecyclingpodcast.com/">thecyclingpodcast.com</a> to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.<br> <br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino</strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>The Cannibal &amp; Badger</strong><br> Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal &amp; Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/">Log in</a> to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast">The Cycling Podcast is on Strava</a><br> <br> <em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em> </div>

<div>In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by fellow journalist Daniel Benson for a look at how RedBull-BORA-hansgrohe are gearing up for the 2026 season.<br> <br> After Remco Evenepoel’s arrival, the German team are under pressure to deliver on their long-standing ambition to join cycling’s ‘superteams’. This week their riders and goals for the new season were presented in Mallorca, with Daniel Benson among the reporters in attendance. He tells us what he heard and what he makes of Ralph Denk’s grand plan to integrate Remco while still keeping his other star names happy. <br> <br> We also give you the latest on the Oscar Onley-to-Ineos speculation and ponder what Lidl-Trek are likely to reveal about Juan Ayuso’s 2026 schedule at their own media event in Spain. <br> <br> <br> <br> <strong>EPISODE SPONSORS</strong><br> <br> <strong>NordVPN</strong><br> Get NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ <a href="https://nordvpn.com/tcp">https://nordvpn.com/tcp</a> It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee.<br> <br> <strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast</a><br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong><br> Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="http://thecyclingpodcast.com/">thecyclingpodcast.com</a> to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.<br> <br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino</strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>The Cannibal &amp; Badger</strong><br> Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal &amp; Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/">Log in</a> to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast">The Cycling Podcast is on Strava</a><br> <br> <em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em><br> <br> </div>

<div>In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe is joined by Brian Nygaard and Michele Pelacci as we run the rule over the men's 2026 Giro d’Italia just presented in Rome. <br> <br> The ‘Corsa Rosa’ will start from Eastern Europe for the second year in a row. After Albania this year, next May it’ll be Bulgaria’s turn to host Italy’s national tour - at a hefty price. In part three of the episode, we hear from Eurosport’s Bulgarian reporter Simeon Kichukov about what the Giro should expect from Bulgaria and his homeland from the race. We then ‘revisit’ Albania - checking in with their national coach, Mejdin Malhani - to find out what legacy, if any, the Giro has left there.  <br> <br> There’s also discussion about which GC contenders might actually be tempted to throw their hat into the ring. Should Jonas Vingegaard seize this chance to complete a Grand Slam of Grand Tours? One of our hosts this week certainly believes so…<br> <br> <br> <strong>EPISODE SPONSORS</strong><br> <br> <strong>NordVPN</strong><br> Get NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ <a href="https://nordvpn.com/tcp">https://nordvpn.com/tcp</a> It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee.<br> <br> <strong>Indeed</strong><br> If you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn’t to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to <a href="http://indeed.com/cycle">indeed.com/cycle</a> now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast.<br> <br> <strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast</a><br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong><br> Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="http://thecyclingpodcast.com/">thecyclingpodcast.com</a> to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.<br> <br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino</strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>The Cannibal &amp; Badger</strong><br> Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal &amp; Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/">Log in</a> to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast">The Cycling Podcast is on Strava</a><br> <br> <em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em> </div>

<div>In this week’s episode of The Cycling Podcast, Daniel Friebe and Tudor Pro Cycling stalwart Larry Warbasse discuss some of the more intriguing and controversial news stories of the last few weeks. <br> <br> With most teams about to gather for their first pre-season training camps, some also face an uncertain future. The long-mooted Lotto-Intermarché merger still hasn’t been confirmed, raising questions about who will even be in the WorldTour in 2026. The UCI’s introduction of a promotion and relegation system was supposed to ensure that such matters were decided primarily on sporting merit. With the latest three-year cycle having just concluded, Daniel and Larry discuss whether the UCI needs to go back to the drawing board. <br> <br> We also discuss what was formerly Israel Premier Tech’s new identity, Marcel Kittel’s eye-catching recent comments about doping and why exactly the pro peloton has got so much faster since Covid.<br> <br> <strong>EPISODE SPONSORS</strong><br> <strong>NordVPN</strong><br> Get NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ <a href="https://nordvpn.com/tcp">https://nordvpn.com/tcp</a> It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee.<br> <br> <strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast</a><br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong><br> Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="http://thecyclingpodcast.com/">thecyclingpodcast.com</a> to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.<br> <br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino</strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>The Cannibal &amp; Badger</strong><br> Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal &amp; Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/">Log in</a> to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast">The Cycling Podcast is on Strava</a><br> <br> <em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em> </div>

<div>Oi you, loser! Or should that be winner? Yes on this month’s episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin, we discuss our picks for the winners and losers of the season. Our very own losers Rose Manley, Denny Gray and Rebecca Charlton pick out a few notable performances – both for good and bad reasons – from a season that threw up a number of surprises. We ask who faired best and worst from the big transfer shake up which saw many big name riders find new teams and responsibilities.<br> <br> For our mini feature this month we look at the rise of African cycling in light of Team Amani’s announcement that they will become the first ever Africa-based Women’s Continental team. We hear about the challenges facing African riders from visa complications to community stigma and find out about Team Amani’s ambitions to make it to the Tour de France Femmes by 2028. Listen in to hear from team mentor Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, partnerships director Xylon Van Eyck and Team Amani star rider Xaverine Nirere who lit up the World Championships time trial in Rwanda this year.<br> <br> We also take a look at next year’s Tour de France Femmes course which covers nine stages from Switzerland to Nice.<br> <br> Also on the agenda: Anna Van der Breggen plays the piano, Denny embraces his inner beatnik poet and a wet ffff… firework.<br> <br> <strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast</a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast</a><br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong><br> Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="http://thecyclingpodcast.com/">thecyclingpodcast.com</a> to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.<br> <br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino</strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>The Cannibal &amp; Badger</strong><br> Friends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal &amp; Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.supportingcast.fm/">Log in</a> to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/thecyclingpodcast">The Cycling Podcast is on Strava</a><br> <br> <em>The Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.</em> </div>