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Tadej Pogačar did it again. A 79-kilometre solo effort into Siena, a fourth Strade Bianche title, and a peloton left wondering what the point is. Bram and Ethan dig into the race, the fight for second between Paul Seixas and Isaac del Toro, and why the women's race was frankly more entertaining. Then: two of the biggest stage races of the early season are underway. Jonas Vingegaard makes his 2026 debut at Paris-Nice with a disrupted winter behind him. At Tirreno-Adriatico, del Toro leads UAE ...
Are you enjoying our podcast? Please help us out by giving us a 5-star rating as it really helps us to get found 🙏 Former German cyclist Simon Geschke joins Aidan to reflect on a 16 year WorldTour career, the evolution of cycling technology and the moments that defined his life in the peloton. From his breakthrough Tour de France stage win in 2015 to wearing the polka dot jersey in 2022, Geschke shares what it really feels like to compete at the highest level and why some results still sting ...
Enter the MNSTRY giveaway worth €1000+ here: https://gleam.io/80hPC/mnstry-giveaway Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health. https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026 Van der Poel turned up to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time in his career - and won it alone. Matthew Brennan beca...
Zac Marriage is 22 years old, from Adelaide, and he is quietly building one of the more interesting careers in the peloton right now. He started on the track, won Australia's biggest one-day race, raced across Asia and Africa, landed a stagiaire contract with Israel Premier Tech — and watched the Vuelta a España descend into chaos from his house in Girona. Now he's riding for the NSN development team with one clear goal: make it to the WorldTour by the end of the year. In this Hotseat, Zac ta...
Enter the MNSTRY giveaway worth €1000+ here: https://gleam.io/80hPC/mnstry-giveaway Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health. https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026 The new generation is here. Isaac del Toro set a record on Jebel Hafeet to win the UAE Tour, Jonathan Milan put out near...
Monument winner Matej Mohorič joins Aidan on The Hotseat from an airport lounge to discuss his career trajectory, the pressures facing talents like Tadej Pogačar, and why Slovenia continues to produce world-class riders. In this revealing conversation, Mohorič contrasts his early career experience with today's expectations on junior talents, explains why he believes the "process over results" mindset saved his career, and opens up about the mental challenges that come with life in the pro pel...
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health. Order now! Bram and Ethan break down the UAE Tour after Isaac Del Toro's late surge secured stage 1 and the leader's jersey with the same move Tadej Pogačar attempted unsuccessfully last year. With Pogačar absent, Del Toro leads UAE Team Emirates-XRG into a fascinating GC battle against the dominant Re...
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026 Remco Evenepoel kicked off his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe career with a dominant performance at the Vuelta Comunitat Valenciana, taking two stage wins and the overall classification. But t...
Jens Voigt joins us on The Hotseat for a wide ranging and honest conversation about talent, trust and what it really means to leave a legacy in cycling. From his now famous “blessed by the gods” explanation of once in a generation greatness to his belief that the sport is living through a genuine golden age, Voigt reflects on Pogacar, Van der Poel, Sagan and the pressures facing modern riders. Along the way, he opens up about growing up in East Germany, surviving cycling’s darkest eras, and w...
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026 Remco Evenepoel makes a stunning start to his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe career with three dominant victories in Mallorca, including a monster 55km solo at the Trofeo Serra Tramuntana. We ...
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026 This week we're diving deep into Remco Evenepoel's early season plans, exploring whether he could be cycling's answer to Max Verstappen, breaking down the return of team time tria...
Former Grand Tour ironman Adam Hansen joins us on The Hotseat for a wide ranging and deeply honest conversation about life after the peloton, his role as president of the CPA, and why modern professional cycling is pushing young riders to the brink. From anti doping pressure to mental health, Hansen offers a rare inside view of the sport’s growing pains. Also in this episode: Why the whereabouts system has become a mental load for ridersWhat a “missed control” actually is and why it scares r...
Fresh off her Tour Down Under triumph, Noemi Rüegg joins Domestique Hotseat to break down a week that tested her limits. From brutal heat adaptation, tactical gambles on Corkscrew Road to how to beat 3 UAE riders, the Swiss rider reflects on pressure, teamwork and taking the next step as a leader. Also in this episode: Defending a GC title and dealing with expectation from day oneTraining through winter in Switzerland and preparing for 37 degree heatThe decisive role of the reigning world ch...
World Tour racing is back! Bram Wulteputte and Ethan Lessiter break down the 2026 men's Santos Tour Down Under, which organisers are calling the toughest route they've ever put together. In this episode, we preview all six stages of the race, from the unique 3.6km prologue in Adelaide through to the decisive battles on Willunga Hill and the challenging Norton Summit finale. We discuss the logistical challenges teams face bringing equipment to Australia, the innovative aero setups mechanics c...
Former sprint king Alexander Kristoff joins us for The Hotseat to talk about life after retirement, his unforgettable memories racing alongside Tadej Pogačar, and why he would swap one of his Tour stage wins for rainbow stripes. Also in this episode: - Why he's only touched his bike three times since retiring in October - His honest take on Pogačar's evolution from 2020 Tour winner to today's dominant force - The brutal reality of racing against Sagan, Cavendish and Kittel in their primes -...
The cycling world was stunned this week when Simon Yates announced his immediate retirement at just 33 years old, walking away after winning the Giro d'Italia. We break down why the two-time Grand Tour champion called it quits at his peak. Plus: Derek Gee's transfer saga finally ends as he officially joins Lidl-Trek after months of arbitration with Israel-Premier Tech. Matteo Jorgenson opens up about the "reality check" of Grand Tour racing and the sacrifices required to compete at the top. J...
In this episode of the Domestique Hotseat, Tim Declercq sits down with Aidan for a wide ranging conversation that moves well beyond watts and race results. Declercq talks about the shift from rider to coach, what modern cycling asks of young riders, and why safety and stress became harder to ignore as his career went on. They also get into the bigger picture: what new money is doing to the sport, why nutrition has changed the level of the peloton, and how Declercq views Remco Evenepoel’s Tou...
The 2026 season hasn't even started properly, but we've already got drama. Wout van Aert crashed at the cyclo-cross race in Mol and fractured his ankle, requiring surgery. We break down the injury and discuss whether this disrupts his spring classics campaign. We also tackle the Remco Evenepoel rumour mill after he was spotted recon'ing the Tour of Flanders route with a team car. Is Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe throwing him into the deep end, or was this just a casual training ride? And with the T...
Relive the funniest, most insightful and most emotional moments with some of the best riders in the pro peloton. Thanks for listening throughout 2025, and we’ll see you next year. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Amanda Spratt 08:15 Michae Storer 12:15 Kim Cadzow 24:55 Finn Fisher-Black 34:13 Kim Le Court-Pienaar 44:06 Byron Munton 48:52 Wout Poels 53:55 Sarah Gigante 59:15 Niamh Fisher-Black 01:04:01 Bas Tietema 01:08:38 Cole Kessler 01:12:57 Cat Ferguson 01:17:45 Marcel Kittel 01:22:47 Magdeleine Vallier...
To end the year, we decided to have some fun and do things a little bit differently. We rank every pro cycling team's 2025 season! We're looking back at the 2025 campaign and grading each WorldTour and ProTeam squad based on their roster strength and success in the biggest races. From the superteams stacked with Grand Tour contenders to the squads fighting for survival, we break down who's positioned for glory and who might struggle when the racing starts in January. This is our take on how...
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Aidan Burgess interviews are the best part of this podcast. When the other segments start talking about men's cycling as if women's cycling didn't exist, not interested. Maybe they got to women at the end, but it didn't sound like it would happen because they talked about teams like EF as if it was only a men's team.