How the Race was Won

How the Race was Won is back for 2025. This year, we have evolved from being solely a podcast to being a post-race video show that you can watch live over on YouTube, although of course you can still just listen to the show in podcast form if you'd prefer. In any case, we will once again be bringing you the same analysis you love, taking a closer look into the key moments of key races and the how and the why behind tactics and results. Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/

Could UAE have done anything differently at the Vuelta?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage and discuss the bigger storylines of the third week of the Vuelta a España.

09-13
32:54

We have a race on our hands at the Vuelta

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 13 of the Vuelta a España and the rest of the second week so far.

09-05
33:06

There may be a Lidl problem with your team's Vuelta strategy

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 9 of the Vuelta a España and take a broader look at all the action from the first week of the race.

09-01
38:15

The battle for yellow is over

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the last mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France and take a broader view of the GC battle in the final week.

07-26
35:00

Cooked in the Pyrenees

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the second week of the 2025 Tour de France, where three back-to-back days in the Pyrenees cooked everyone.

07-20
30:23

The kitchen sink and the first 'week' of the Tour de France

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first 10 stages of the Tour de France, which culminated in a mountain stage where Visma-Lease a Bike tried pretty much everything to pressure Tadej Pogačar.

07-15
35:13

A remarkable end to a remarkable Giro

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia, where Simon Yates turned the race on its head.

05-31
28:11

This is what it takes for UAE to make the Giro interesting

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the GC battle two weeks into the Giro d'Italia, after a stage 15 that saw some changes in the standings ... and the narrative, too.

05-26
24:24

Mischief, mayhem, gravel at the Giro d'Italia

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the dramatic ninth stage and the rest of the key points from the first "week" of the 2025 Giro d'Italia.

05-19
32:00

Could this Liège meeting have been an email?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano take a closer look at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where there was more to break down than you might expect for a race won so convincingly.

04-27
24:49

It ain't over till it's over at the Amstel Gold Race

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's Amstel Gold Race.

04-20
26:12

Racing Roubaix is different from chasing Strava KOMs

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Paris-Roubaix.

04-14
30:03

It wasn't for lack of trying at the Tour of Flanders

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the men's Tour of Flanders, where rivals threw everything at the pre-race favorite.

04-06
30:02

Is this just what racing is now?

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the men's Gent-Wevelgem and draw some conclusions from the other races after a very busy weekend.

03-30
30:38

That was a lot of work to finish third at San Remo

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down Milan-San Remo, where Tadej Pogačar tried his darnedest to drop Mathieu van der Poel – to no avail.

03-22
34:38

Visma masters the art of war

It's a double dose of bike racing analysis this week as Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action at Paris-Nice *and* Tirreno-Adriatico.

03-16
42:30

Achievement unlocked at Strade Bianche

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down Strade Bianche, which featured some dramatic moments and a more intriguing battle than we might have expected ...

03-08
36:20

Maybe they should call it Group 1 Syndrome

How the Race was Won returns with a breakdown of the Omloop (Het) Nieuwsblad. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk tactics, surprises, blunders, and more in the first podcast of the season ... which is a lot more than a podcast this year. You can still listen to the show here on the podcast feed if you prefer, but How the Race was Won is now broadcasting live on video after all the big races. To get the full show, head on over to the Escape Collective YouTube channel.

03-04
42:28

Guangxi and a season wrap

Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk Tour of Guangxi and then look back at the season that was, pondering who the unheralded riders of the year were and more.

10-21
29:26

A dominant showing amid the falling leaves

Il Lombardia gave Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano yet another dominant performance to discuss, and this time, they doubt whether anyone else could have done anything at all to stop the world's best rider from claiming his fourth straight win in the race.

10-14
33:21

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