About this episode

The episode wraps up the cobbled classics and previews the upcoming Ardennes races with insights from cycling experts.

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP Guys, the cobbled classics are over for another year - and what a Spring we’ve had! Although the cobbles may be behind us, we still have the Ardennes to look forward to over the next week! Who better to wrap up the cobbles and preview the Ardennes with than my old mates Luke Durbridge and Tom Southam right here on this month’s Race Communiqué. We kick this month’s episode off by rounding up the Spring so far; from Pogačar’s dominance at Flanders right through to Van Aert’s redemption at Paris Roubaix, there’s been heaps of racing to get stuck into. One race I didn’t manage to follow too closely was the Tour of the Basque Country, where young Paul Seixas absolutely dominated from start to finish. Fortunately, Southam was there on the ground in the EF team car, so he gives us the scoop from Spain, and just how good Seixas really is. The Ardennes classics have already kicked off, with Remco Evenepoel dusting Skjelmose in the sprint to win the Amstel Gold Race. Southam was in the convoy dealing with a unique….pretty gross situation that he’s never come across in his career. Safe to say Remco’s shape is ominous ahead of Liège - the…

People in this episode

Host: Mitch Docker

Guests: Luke Durbridge, Tom Southam

Topics covered

• cobbled classics
• Ardennes classics
• cycling
• race analysis
• sports commentary

Keywords

• cobbled classics
• Ardennes
• cycling analysis
• Pogačar
• Evenepoel

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