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Max Gawn discusses his passion for cycling and insights into the sport with hosts Gerard and Jordan Donnelly.

We sit down with AFL superstar and Melbourne Demons captain Max Gawn — one of the most dominant figures in Australian sport — to talk all things footy, cycling, and high performance. Gawn has built a legacy at the highest level of the game. But what might surprise you is his deep passion for cycling. We break down the biggest races of the 2026 cycling season so far before previewing what could be an all-time Giro d’Italia. Expect insights, banter, and a crossover between two sporting worlds that don’t usually collide. This episode brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, we help triathlete and endurance athletes train smarter to race faster. Your hosts are Australian Ironman Champion Gerard Donnelly and his son, Endurance Coach Jordan Donnelly. Timestamps: 0:00 – Meet Max Gawn 2:02 – Phil Liggett, SBS, and Cadel's era 4:04 – Saudi mountain biking & climbing Europe 5:51 – The brutal reality of watching cycling from Oz 10:00 – Roubaix vs Sanremo: which monument wins? 12:04 – What Makes Flanders/Belgium So Special 19:06 – Van Aert vs Van der Poel: has the gap closed? 25:00 – Is Pogačar actually beatable? 30:38…

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