“Nothing’s finished until it’s finished” Tour de France Rest Day Wrap Up | The Race Communiqué

“Nothing’s finished until it’s finished” Tour de France Rest Day Wrap Up | The Race Communiqué

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

July 20, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 152

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The episode discusses the recent events of the Tour de France, including key victories and team strategies.

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP What a week of racing at the Tour de France! It’s safe to say that with Jonas Vingegaard’s unfortunate abandonment, the race for the podium has been blown wide open! I gave EF Education EasyPost DS, Tom Southam, a call to go over everything we’ve seen in the second week of the Tour and preview what’s coming up. Kicking off with a recap of everything that’s gone down both in and around the race last week, and it started with a dominant victory from Pogačar in Le Lioran. Some amazing instincts from Søren Wærenskjold saw him win the bunch sprint on stage 11 to continue Uno-X Mobility’s success, before Tim Merlier reminded everyone that he’s the fastest sprinter in the race with his third stage win of the Tour the next day. Stage 13 saw Mauro Schmid power his way into the mega break and grab a stage win for Jayco, so who better to chat to than his team mate, and regular “guest” on the Pod, Durbo. It was great to hear from Luke as he enjoys a well-earned rest day, and he gave us a great scoop on the team’s tactics and how their game plan played out pretty much perfectly. The two mountain stages on the weekend weren’t the only drama…

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