About this episode

Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz discuss the current state of the Giro d'Italia and the evolution of gravel racing.

Spencer Martin and Andrew Vontz discuss and debate whether the Giro d’Italia is still a top-tier race or due for a revamp, and break down who will win and what they expect to happen over the final week. They also go through the evolution of gravel racing and whether the discipline has drifted too far from its original form. Follow Andrew’s path to beating cancer here BTP Newsletter: Get Daily Giro Breakdowns ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to Andrew’s Choose the Hard Way Podcast Follow Spencer & Andrew on Strava This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthepeloton.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Spencer Martin

Guest: Andrew Vontz

Topics covered

• Giro d'Italia
• gravel racing
• cycling debate
• race analysis
• cancer journey

Keywords

• Giro d'Italia
• gravel racing
• cycling
• Spencer Martin
• Andrew Vontz
• race analysis
• cancer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BTP Newsletter

Books & works: Choose the Hard Way Podcast

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