S14 Ep69: Team Time Trial and Error

About this episode

The episode dives deep into the team time trial stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, discussing team performances and upcoming challenges.

Who would have thought it possible to take such a deep dive into a team time trial stage? Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the story of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – the race formerly known as the Critérium du Dauphiné – so far. After two entertaining wins from the breakaway to kick things off, the 'new' team time trial format finally captured the imagination, perhaps because it's a dress rehearsal for the opening stage of the Tour de France in Barcelona in a few weeks' time. How did the teams stack up against each other? Which squads got it right and who still has work to do? And, now they have reached the halfway mark, who is poised to seize the yellow jersey in the mountains? EPISODE SPONSORS NordVPN Get NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tcp It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Indeed If you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn’t to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to indeed.com/cycle now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lionel Birnie, Graham Willgoss

Topics covered

• team time trial
• Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• Tour de France
• cycling
• race recap

Keywords

• team time trial
• Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• cycling news
• Tour de France
• race recap

Sponsors

NordVPN, Indeed

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Critérium du Dauphiné, Barcelona

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