How the Race was Won

We spent 2023 getting Pretty Serious about bike racing. For 2024, we're going all-in on telling you How the Race was Won. It's a new name but with the same general focus: each week, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash take a closer look into the key moments of key races, the how and the why behind tactics and results, and then discuss what's coming up. Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/

TTs and what ifs

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss the men's time trial at Zurich Worlds, answer some listener questions, and look ahead to what's coming.

09-23
51:42

O Canada

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal.

09-16
34:07

Just like Red Bull drew it up

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the final week of the Vuelta a España, which gave us some entertaining stage battles and, thanks to largely to Ben O'Connor's persistence, an intriguing fight for red.

09-09
39:51

Mountains, mountains, and more mountains at the Vuelta

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the GC fight at the Vuelta a España and also discuss the brilliant breakaway battles of the second week before talking Renewi Tour and looking ahead to the Vuelta finale.

09-02
37:06

Vibe shifts at the Vuelta

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first nine days of the Vuelta a España, where the vibes have been constantly shifting and where the GC looks wide open after some intriguing days in Andalusia.

08-26
41:05

Grand Tours galore and Poland too

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano have plenty to discuss on this week's How the Race was Won. Could SDWorx have done more for Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes? Does Kasia Niewiadoma deserve more credit for what she did right? Is Kaden Groves faster than we thought? And will Jonas Vingegaard feel a bit better now that he has won a WorldTour stage race this summer?

08-19
38:05

A long-awaited win at San Sebastián and a look ahead to the TDFF

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa, where a rider took his first WorldTour win in four years, and then Abby Mickey delivers a dispatch from the Grand Départ of the Tour de France Femmes.

08-12
38:41

The Olympic Road Races were what we love about cycling

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the men's and women's road races at the Paris Olympics, which were so much more than exercise contests.

08-05
41:27

ITTs and Q&As

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the time trial events at the Paris Olympics, answer some listener questions, and look ahead to the upcoming Olympic road race.

07-29
52:42

The winners and losers of the Tour de France

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the final week of the 2024 Tour and draw some wider conclusions about who delivered and who came up short in the race.

07-22
51:29

Nothing is inevitable

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the second week of the 2024 Tour de France, where the stage battles kept us constantly entertained and the vibes were constantly shifting.

07-15
52:28

It's all still to play for at the Tour de France

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the first week of the 2024 Tour de France.

07-08
48:25

How the Race was Won: Storylines aplenty to kick off Le Tour

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss the first three stages of the 2024 Tour de France, where two Frenchmen took unexpected wins before an intriguing sprint showdown.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

07-01
41:04

Previewing the Tour de France route

Rather than looking back at the racing over the past week, this time, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano look ahead to the upcoming Tour de France, previewing all 21 stages of the route.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

06-24
49:19

One team to rule them all at the Tour de Suisse

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the Tour de Suisse, where Adam Yates, João Almeida, and UAE Team Emirates dominated the competition in a show of force ahead of the Tour de France.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

06-17
40:17

A nail-biting Dauphiné

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, where Primož Roglič narrowly held off Matteo Jorgensen to win the overall title, and discuss what it all means ahead of the Tour de France.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.

06-10
43:52

The Dauphiné underway and more

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné, field some questions in a Q&A session, and look at what's next on the bike racing docket.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.

06-03
34:48

Last call for Giro takes

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final week of the 2024 Giro d'Italia and discuss some of the bigger takeaways from the race as a whole.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.

05-27
42:03

Wholesome goodness at the Giro

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the wholesome breakaway wins, the clear sprint leader, the shifting meta, and the dominant GC rider at the Giro d'Italia.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.

05-20
43:57

The aura comes to the Giro

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano tackle the talking points of the Giro so far, where Tadej Pogačar and his aura of invincibility have taken control of the GC, but where plenty of stage battles have provided intrigue.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.

05-13
40:12

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