Into the hills of the Netherlands, on a race course the favorites still seem to be trying to figure out. Yes, the action is end-loaded, but it’s pretty interesting this time around PLUS I hid a rider mis-identification toward the end totally on purpose to see if you’re paying attention and not at all because…
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The Recon Ride Podcast – Amstel Gold / Fleche Wallonne 2016
Episode 39: Amstel Gold / Fleche-Wallonne Off of the cobbles and onto the streets…and suddenly Etixx-QuickStep is the hot contender? Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I break down how this truth of the hilly classics is indeed stranger than the fiction of, say, Lance Armstrong’s continued tenure as the officially recognized 1995 Fleche-Wallonne winner. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_Amstel_Gold_Race_La_Fle_che_Wallonne_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3…
How The Race Was Won – Paris-Roubaix 2016
Yeesh, what a race. Early splits, strong teamwork, crashes, epic saves—but it would all come down to who was best on the cobbles…or would it? A study in cycling, persistence, luck, and general exhaustion. Thanks as always to the good people at CyclingTips, with an assist from Scott.
The Recon Ride Podcast – Paris-Roubaix 2016
Episode 38: Paris-Roubaix 2016 The Queen of the Classics, the Hell of the North, the one race that people who only really know the Tour de France might also have heard of. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I do the usual rundown, and even get BMC’s Taylor Phinney to tell us what’s actually going on…
How The Race Was Won – Tour of Flanders 2016
Summing up Tour of Flanders in five minutes is always a challenge. Key points—aggressive racing early didn’t pay off, things calmed down a lot in the middle, Cancellara passing on the move did have some logic to it, and the critical moments were a lot closer than you might think.
The Recon Ride Podcast – Tour of Flanders 2016
Episode 37: Tour of Flanders I don’t like to point out any one show (or event) as a favorite, but I will say that Dane Cash of VeloHuman, CyclingTips‘ US Editor Neal Rogers and I had some outstanding conversation this week, examining and prognosticating about this 100th edition of the most important race in cycling’s…
The Recon Ride Podcast – E3 Harelbeke / Gent-Wevelgem 2016
Episode 36: E3 Harelbeke / Gent-Wevelgem Classics season is underway in earnest. Dane Cash of VeloHuman brings on-the-ground experience from his Belgian trip last season as we talk about the courses, climbs, crosswinds, and prospective podiums. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_E3_Harelbeke_Gent-Wevelgem_2016_Pre-race_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:41 — 54.5MB) Subscribe: iTunes|RSS Photo by Dane Cash.
How The Race Was Won – Milan-Sanremo 2016
So—probably just going to be a handful of these this year, but you should thank the good people at CyclingTips that there are any at all. Sanremo was the first race I ever did (back in 2009) and one of my favorites. But between the crashes and the lack of attacks, I think it may…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Volta a Catalunya 2016
Episode 35: Volta a Catalunya 2016 The Volta a Catalunya is a great race and an old race, but underproduced and out of place on the WorldTour calendar–or at least that’s what I think. Dane Cash of VeloHuman, who was at the event itself last year, has some different thoughts as we pick some potential…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Milan-Sanremo 2016
Episode 34: Milan-Sanremo 2016 The World Tour’s longest race also brings the most compressed action, but I’m pretty resigned to thinking this thing is always going to be a sprint. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and I discuss the good and the bad of that, tab a few favorites, and even get some on-the-ground info from…