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About this episode

Alex Clement and Plappy discuss a significant week in cycling, covering various race events and strategies.

Alex Clement joins Plappy from 2,450m up in the Andorran mountains while Max Gawn holds it down in Melbourne, as the boys break down a massive week in cycling. This week: the Giro d'Italia's wild Stage 15 neutralisation controversy in Milan, Ghana's dominant 42km TT win and what watts-per-CDA actually means, Alex Segaert perfectly planned stage 12 attack, Visma's textbook Stage 14 domination, and Uno X sneaking a stage win. Plus - Max's Top 5 Most Underrated Things in Cycling.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clement

Guest: Plappy

Topics covered

• cycling
• Giro d'Italia
• race analysis
• time trial
• stage attacks
• cycling strategies
• underrated aspects of cycling

Keywords

• Giro d'Italia
• Stage 15
• time trial
• cycling strategies
• Visma
• Uno X
• Ghana
• Stage 12
• Stage 14
• watts-per-CDA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uno X, Visma, Ghana

Places: Andorran, Milan

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