About this episode

The episode covers the thrilling start of the Spring Classics with insights from the ground.

Here we go then, guys, this is Life In The Peloton’s Race Radio presented by SHOKZ. Opening Weekend was a total monster start to the Spring Classics! It had everything: dramatic moments, dominant performances, and a healthy dose of that beautiful Belgian charm we’ve all missed over the winter. Man, it’s good to be back…on my sofa watching. Whilst I was at home catching the replay on the TV with a coffee (I’m looking forward to a cleansing Jupiler when I’m there in person for De Ronde), my old mates Harry Dowdney and Stuart Downie were right there on the ground getting in amongst the action for Race Radio. They crossed the English Channel, braved the Flemish weather, and got stuck in across the weekend at Omloop Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne to bring you this amazing first episode of this new and exciting series, and I’m pumped to share it with you. Here’s what you can look forward to in this episode, from the men behind it themselves: Harry: I love the smell of cobbles in the morning! Especially after a wakeup call from our old friend Juan Antonio Flecha, surely the best Spanish classics rider of all time, and an absolute gentleman to boot. But there’s more – we met a…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Docker

Guests: Harry Dowdney, Stuart Downie

Topics covered

• Spring Classics
• cycling
• race analysis
• Belgian cycling
• sports commentary

Keywords

• Spring Classics
• cycling commentary
• Belgian charm
• race radio
• cobbles

Sponsors

SHOKZ

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Belgium

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