Episode 65: Milan-Sanremo 2017 Back to the one-days by way of a middle-of-the-night (my time) interview with former winner (and solid contender this time around) John Degenkolb of Trek-Segafredo. For me, Sanremo is really when the meat of the season gets underway, and I (along Dane Cash, obvs) am always happy to share my thoughts…
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The Recon Ride Podcast – Tirreno-Adriatico 2017
Episode 64: Tirreno-Adriatico 2017 Ah—now here’s the real Grand Tour prep, never mind all that crazy racing at Paris-Nice this year. Big names but maybe a thin course in terms of prep for May and July? Dane and I, as always, will discuss. And you, hopefully, will listen. Subscribe: iTunes |RSS | Download Episode (mp3)
The Recon Ride Podcast – Paris-Nice 2017
Episode 63: Paris-Nice 2017 The “Race to the Sun” (glad I got that out of the way) has lost some start list prestige in recent years, but Dane Cash and I felt bad enough about it to give it a pity podcast just the same. Subscribe: iTunes |RSS | Download Episode (mp3)
The Recon Ride Podcast – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad / Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2017
Episode 62: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad / Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2017 No, your eyes do not deceive you—that is indeed the Cyclingnews logo on our latest podcast, and Dane Cash and I do not disappoint on our new platform as we preview what is (regardless of what anyone else says) the REAL opening of the 2017 road cycling…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Tour Down Under 2017
Episode 61: Tour Down Under 2017 Why it seems like just two months ago Dane Cash and I were recapping the 2016 season…because it was. And now suddenly there are WorldTour bike races again. I have feelings about this, and about the number of self-advertising Persian Gulf countries in the pro peloton, and about how…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Off-Season 2016
Episode 60: The Offseason 2016/2017 As has been said many times, there’s always next year. Dane Cash and I take a look into rider transfers, rule changes, and team realignments, as well as making a brief look back on the year that was in the professional road scene. https://media.blubrry.com/reconride/p/content.blubrry.com/reconride/The_Recon_Ride_Podcast_2016_Offseason_Show.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 46:15 — 63.6MB)…
The Recon Ride Podcast – UCI World Championships 2016
Episode 59: World Championship Road Race 2016 The UCI World Championships Elite Men’s Road Race finds itself in a very unusual location this time around—though Qatar is not *entirely* foreign to the sport. With Andy Hood calling in on-site from the venue, Dane Cash and I talk about the not-exactly-ordinary course, conditions, and culture offered…
The Recon Ride Podcast – Il Lombardia 2016
Episode 58: Il Lombardia 2016 Though the World Championships does fall later on the calendar this year, Lombardia remains a last-chance saloon of sorts for one-day riders seeking a top tier win. As Dane Cash and I discuss—with a guest appearance by Ciclismo Internacional’s Pablo Martín Palermo—the race doesn’t need any drama to bring it…
The Recon Ride Podcast – ENECO Tour 2016
Episode 57: ENECO Tour 2016 No one disputes that the Spring Classics are awesome, and the ENECO Tour smartly re-packages them into a week-long stage race in September. As the WorldTour draws to a close, Dane Cash and I discuss the likely favorites and the surprising conclusion to the season, which could see the winningest…
The Recon Ride Podcast – GP Quebec and GP Montreal 2016
Episode 56: GP Quebec & GP Montreal The UCI WorldTour comes to Noth America and Dane Cash himself heads up to Canada to score interviews with BMC’s Greg van Avermaet and reigning Montreal champ Tim Wellens of Lotto-Soudal. Oh right—and Dane and I discuss and prognosticate on these unique, underrated, and perhaps slightly misplaced one-day…