Me Myself Me & Stage 9 Preview | TDF 2026

About this episode

Alex and Max discuss Stage 8 of the Tour de France and preview Stage 9, highlighting key performances and team dynamics.

Stage 8 delivered another Tim Merlier masterclass — this time with no lead-out at all, bridging a gap solo and still finding the win. Alex and Max break down a wild finale, a genuinely funny Patrick Lefevere quote about Remco Evenepoel, and preview a Stage 9 that could produce one of the biggest breakaways of the race. In this episode: ​How Merlier won from nowhere with zero support in the final sprint ​Philipsen's perfect lead-out, no legs, and a helmet flying out of the Alpecin team bus ​Astana's Max Cantor waiting too long — twice in one day ​"Me, myself, me" — Patrick Lefevere's brutal take on Remco Evenepoel ​The Lipowitz/Evenepoel leadership tension bubbling up again ​Thor Hushovd interview and the Uno-X culture that keeps producing great stories ​New segment alert: send us your voice notes for the rest day episode ​Last night's Oakleys and Hyro winners revealed 🕶️💧 ​Stage 9 preview: a shortened, heat-hit stage that could see 30+ riders fight for the break Send us your thoughts: https://www.speakpipe.com/stanleystsocial

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clements

Guest: Thor Hushovd

Topics covered

• Tour de France
• cycling analysis
• race preview
• athlete performance
• team dynamics

Keywords

• Tour de France
• Tim Merlier
• Patrick Lefevere
• Remco Evenepoel
• Stage 9 preview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Astana, Alpecin, Uno-X

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