LIVE from Lincoln at the Tour of Britain: Life In The Peloton’s Race Radio presented by SHOKZ

LIVE from Lincoln at the Tour of Britain: Life In The Peloton’s Race Radio presented by SHOKZ

From Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP by Mitch Docker

September 3, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 158

About this episode

The episode features a live report from Lincoln during the Tour of Britain, focusing on the iconic Michaelgate climb and the atmosphere of UK domestic racing.

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP When you think of steep, cobbled bergs you probably think of Belgium - so when Harry and Stu told me the UK had its own Flandrien berg, I knew I had to find out more. As luck would have it, this iconic Michaelgate climb played host to the first stage of this year’s Tour of Britain, so I dispatched my men-on-the-ground - better known as Life In The Peloton’s Race Radio presented by SHOKZ - to Lincoln to check it out. Here’s what the best bald boy in the bike business Harry, had to say: Harry: It only felt right that with stage one of this year’s Tour of Britain finishing up Lincoln’s iconic Michaelgate climb, Stu and I should head there to record our next episode of LITPRR. Camped out on the 16% cobbles, we were right at the heart of the UK domestic racing scene, and day one delivered a full-blown GC battle. What a place to watch a bike race! Cathedrals. Castles. A British winner. Quintessential stuff. I only raced in the UK a few times in my career. I did the Tour of Britain and Tour de Yorkshire once each, the RideLondon classic four times, and that miserably wet World Champs in Harrogate in 2019. If there’s one thing I…

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