About this episode

The episode discusses cheating allegations in gravel racing, bike sabotage incidents, and recent cycling achievements and results.

This week on the GCN Show, we dive into the controversial world of gravel and ultra-endurance racing following allegations of course-cutting and illegal support in major European events. We also investigate the mysterious sabotage of Ollie Bridgewood’s bike at the Fred Whitton Challenge and take a look at the brand-new Canyon Endurace models. Plus, we celebrate a father-son duo breaking three world records and catch up on the latest racing results from the Giro d’Italia and the Women’s Vuelta.

People in this episode

Host: Global Cycling Network

Topics covered

• gravel racing
• cheating allegations
• bike sabotage
• world records
• racing results

Keywords

• gravel racing
• cheating
• bike sabotage
• world records
• Giro d’Italia
• Women’s Vuelta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canyon

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