Did Not Finish

While the Warner Bros. Discovery decision continues to send sizeable ripples, the trio unpack a fact that has its own repercussions through not just the year but entire cycling careers. Ready for lift off?

An episode about resolutions, shit brothers, signing to Life in the Peloton and moving in with Mitch Docker, and a double helping of fresh, hot news. Dig in!

Buckle up, it's a bumper edition. Harry & Stu welcome a bona fide pro cycling expert for Stage 16, none other than Cillian Kelly – that's doctor to you – sky-rocketing the show's pro cycling credentials. An hour-long chat about the good doctor's history – reaching back to the good old days of VHS – into the present day and beyond, we get to the soft centre of cold hard stats and see there's truly more to the numbers than the boring swill we're subjected to en masse in the instant gratification era of social media. We're treated to a pronunciation of Djamolidine Abdoujaparov that would raise a Rob Hatch eyebrow (in a good way), the difference between brilliance and bollocks, understanding why everyone else is wrong (us included), plus a couple of tasty football tidbits for those who enjoy other sports. So, let us begin: an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman. Come in, Race Radio: we've been expecting you.

Accidentally on purpose we talk about something we talked about before, but slightly differently this time. There are eight differences, if you can spot them all... you win a prize*!!! Stats and emails and all the fun you've come to expect. Enjoy!*yet to be determined

The boys are back in town/online/in their own homes after a weekend spent in one another's company, a rare and beautiful thing.This week we're talking rainbow jerseys, again, but this time in a different way. You love them, we love them. We compare the winningest world champions of all time.Of course we go a bit off track, that's how this podcast works, but we also talk about THE track – topical statistics being a thing we also like.Ready for your handsling?

Something has happened, and you're not going to believe it. Or maybe you will, it's not that outrageous, but the only way you're going to find out is to listen.As usual we have a relatively topical statistic, we finally (finally) talk about bikes, albeit not for long, we reveal the winner of the DNF Christmas Book Club, and lots more laughs. Come away in!

How many of Team GB's Olympic track cyclists have books out? Cillian's brought an extraordinary - and some would say downright ridiculous - fact for episode 26 of Did Not Finish. The boys discuss the merits of cycling's autobiographical ouevre, discovery AI-written biographies on Bradley Wiggins and wonder if everything's gone to the dogs...

The racing season is over but the pods continue and we’re beefing with Geraint Thomas in this week’s episode. The recently retired Welsh legend told Cillian to ‘get back in his box’ on Watts Occuring last week, but our Irish hero claps back. Tasty! Harry then starts a beef of his own, and of course, there are stats, lots and lots of stats.

It's Worlds week, but that's not enough for some riders, as the boys discuss why so many great GC riders over the years have been crap at the worlds and one-day races in general. Is the Worlds not enough for you, lads?! Somebody get Pierce Brosnan on the blower.

No, not that much-loved prime time British gameshow but your favourite fun fact-based cycling podcast back for its regular emission, this time inquiring into when a race is worth the effort for riders and fans.Inspired by goings on at La Vuelta, we take the Delorean to 88 for some adjacent facts/stats from days gone by, Harry reports back from taking the tumble at the Geraint Thomas retirement tour, Cillian issues a gentle rebuttal to a fellow podcast, Stu offers a rendition of some inspiring words dredged from LinkedIn, before we all delve into the mailbag for some global fan action and find out what Cillian's been doing fraternising with a Frenchman on the tellybox.

It’s a topical statistic this week as we discuss the upwardly-mobile Tom Pidcock and his enormously inflated pay packet, along with other poor value for money cyclists (we’re looking at you, Carlos Rodriguez). Harry gets all misty-eyed at the thought of an Englishman up on GC at La Vuelta and Cillian goes on a rant about Pidder’s pampered pooches before we talk about cycling as ‘content’ and whether some cyclists should just focus on doing viral stunts rather than actually, you know, racing.

It's two pods in two weeks as the lads come roaring back into form just in time for the final grand tour of the year: the Vuelta. They discuss why everyone hates the race, Cillian has a semi (topical stat), Harry tells a crazy story about French pros taking sleeping pills, and there’s more Jens Voigt chat. Shut up DNF!

The boys are back after a long (long) break, and while there is a topical statistic – always a treat when Cillian keeps things relevant – to kick things off, this episode is more of a post-Tour post-bag special. There’s excellent correspondence on OTLs, English Scotsmen, Sad Pog, UCI rankings, downhill racing, and much more!

After a brief pod hiatus due to boozy Center Parc holidays and work trips to the tax-dodging home of pro cyclists, Andorra, the boys are back and ready to stat. Cillian has incontrovertible* proof that Ireland are the greatest cycling nation of all time, but what happens when an Irishman, a Scotsman and an Englishman talk nationalities? A huge debate that almost ends in tears. Don't miss this one...* Not incontrovertible, at all.

We don’t do Tour previews here on DNF, but we do still talk a little bit about the very big bike race that’s about to happen in France as Cillian brings a Grand Tour champion-related stat. Our resident statto is hard at work prepping for his debut as the official numbers man for his corporate overlords this July, while Harry is very nervous that he’ll make a complete bollocks of a stat and get in trouble. The Tour is almost here!

This episode starts with Cillian telling a true shaggy dog story before presenting our stat of the week: a neat little number about Geraint Thomas at the Tour de France. The boys discuss the Welshman’s incredible longevity and versatility, Cillian challenges Harry and Stu to a quiz, and there is the usual excellent correspondence from our brilliant listeners.

It’s a big, somewhat wobbly step away from the usual format this week on DNF as Cillian decides to bring ALL of his Dauphine stats to the table in one go. We discover how long it’s been since a French rider won a World Tour stage race (answer: a very long time) and who the youngest rider ever to finish the Dauphine was – and he also finished in the top ten!  And if those facts sound underwhelming, don’t worry, our mailbag is bulgier than ever, and the correspondence has been truly top notch, thanks all! 

Pog. Ving. Remco. Cycling's 'Holy Moly' trinity are racing together this week at the Dauphiné - a real rarity as Cillian's stat reveals. We discuss whether they should compete against each other more or not, which one of them is our favourite, why Ving doesn't do the monument classics, does anyone care about 'One Cycling' or not, and much more. There's also a bulging mailsack of listener emails, and, of course, we refer back to Jasper Philipsen Toiletgate...

As we settle in for a rip-roaring final week at the Giro, Cillian uses the magic of stats to ask the question: "What makes a great grand tour?"Harry tells some disappointing (for him, at least) stories about spending a few days with Jasper Philipsen last week, the group debate the merits of time trials (boring!) before pondering whether the first two weeks of the Giro has been absolutely fascinating or rather dull. Oh, and did Cillian mention that he's done the Etape before? All that, and much more from your home of unprofessional cycling: DNF.

It’s lucky no. 13 for DNF as the boys discuss why Italy hasn’t had a good GC rider since Vincenzo Nibali in the latest episode. Harry tells us about the Shark’s enviable Lego collection while Cillian reveals a life in gambling before the trio debate the merits of gravel stages in grand tours (the argument is one-sided–we love them).