About this episode

The episode discusses the pivotal Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes, focusing on the strategies and implications of the race.

Mont Ventoux delivered the queen-stage showdown the Tour had been building towards. Matilda Reynolds and Sarah Gigante unpack Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney’s decisive Stage 7 attack, the headwind and GC tactics that shaped the final climb, and what her victory and yellow jersey mean heading into the Nice finale. Plus, roadside colour from Verita Stewart, a Stage 8 preview, and two bonus interviews: Zwift women’s strategy director Kate Veronneau on the growth of the Tour de France Femmes, followed by former professional and rider agent Loren Rowney on talent development, team budgets and the future of women’s cycling. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling and JOIN Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling. Train smarter with JOIN: https://join.cc/domestiques

People in this episode

Hosts: Matilda Reynolds, Sarah Gigante

Guests: Kate Veronneau, Loren Rowney

Topics covered

• Tour de France Femmes
• women's cycling
• Stage 7 analysis
• GC tactics
• talent development
• cycling interviews

Keywords

• Mont Ventoux
• Stage 7
• Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney
• women's cycling
• Tour de France
• cycling tactics
• Zwift

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