BeSpoke: at the Tour de France Podcast
Gareth Rhys Owen, Rob Hayles and Simon Brotherton bring you a daily podcast from the 2019 Tour de France, as Geraint Thomas defends the title he won last year for Team Ineos (then Team Sky).
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Episodes to download
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Tour de France - Rest Day - Geraint Thomas and Dave Brailsford join BeSpoke
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Geraint Thomas and Sir Dave Brailsford joins BeSpoke
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Tour de France - Stage 8 - Breakaways & broken bikes
Sat 13 Jul 2019
Thomas De Gendt wins a remarkable breakaway.
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Tour de France 2019 preview
Thu 4 Jul 2019
With Chris Froome out, we hear from Geraint Thomas who aims to defend his crown.
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The Art of the Time Trial
Wed 26 Jun 2019
BeSpoke discuss what it takes to ride the prefect Time Trial
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Geraint Thomas's guide to surviving a crash
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Geraint Thomas joins BeSpoke following his crash in Switzerland
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Chris Froome in intensive care after 55 kilometres an hour crash
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Chris Froome is in intensive care after crashing into a wall in south-east France
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Lizzie Deignan special
Thu 6 Jun 2019
Lizzie Deignan joins BeSpoke as she returns to racing following the birth of her daughter
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Giro d'Italia 2019: Carapaz victorious in Verona
Sun 2 Jun 2019
Richard Carapaz is crowned champion of the 2019 Giro d'Italia
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Giro d'Italia 2019 - Stage 18
Thu 30 May 2019
Damiano Cima wins stage 18 of the Giro with Richard Carapaz maintaining his overall lead
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Giro D'italia: The final week
Tue 28 May 2019
We're into the final week, but who is going to win the Giro D'Italia.
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Giro D'Italia 2019: Stage 12 - Hail Cesare
Thu 23 May 2019
The Giro finally gets going with a dramatic 12th stage
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Masochism & unfinished business – the 2019 Giro d’Italia preview
Wed 8 May 2019
Chris Froome & Simon Yates join the podcast ahead of the season's first Grand Tour
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The Sky's the limit: Volcanoes, cinnamon and the world's steepest road
Mon 22 Apr 2019
Bespoke travels up a volcano to Team Sky's training camp
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Ropey airports, cobbled roads and retirement
Wed 10 Apr 2019
Olympic gold medallist Dani Rowe joins the podcast to discuss life after the peloton.
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The greatest race of all?
Wed 3 Apr 2019
Annemiek van Vleuten joins BeSpoke ahead of arguably the greatest race of them all.
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The near-death story of cycling's great survivor
Wed 27 Mar 2019
Bernie Eisel talks to BeSpoke 12 months on from the crash that should've killed him.
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Mr & Mrs Thomas - How we won the Tour
Thu 13 Dec 2018
SPOTY winner Geraint Thomas and wife Sara look back on his famous Tour de France victory.
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Is it game over for Cavendish?
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Will Mark Cavendish’s latest health problems stop him breaking Eddy Merckx’s Tour record?
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Stage 17: A horrible climb, a happy Welshman and a rapid escape
Wed 25 Jul 2018
It's advantage Geraint Thomas after Stage 17 of the Tour De France.
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Is there a Plan G?
Fri 15 Jun 2018
Geraint Thomas joins Tom Fordyce to chat about his win at the Criterium du Dauphine.
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Stage 8: Is Froome losing his nerve?
Sat 12 May 2018
Is Chris Froome experiencing a run of bad luck, or is he starting to lose his way?
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Stage 7: "Yates brothers race Froome & co like it's a club ride"
Fri 11 May 2018
Tom Fordyce and Jeremy Whittle take a look at where it all began for Simon Yates.
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Stage 5: Italians rise to the occasion in Sicily
Wed 9 May 2018
Enrico Battaglin won stage five of the Giro d'Italia ahead of Giovanni Visconti.
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Michael Goolaerts Special
Wed 11 Apr 2018
Tom Fordyce and Rob Hayles discuss the tragic death of Belgian cyclist Michael Goolaerts.
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Flaaaaanders & why you shouldn’t interview Luke Rowe with your 4-year-old in the room
Thu 29 Mar 2018
OJ Borg speaks to Welsh cyclist Luke Rowe.
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Welcome to the 80s, where mullets were helmets & cyclists dreamed of aluminium
Thu 22 Mar 2018
OJ, Tom and Rob revel in what cycling was like in the 80s.
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Chris Froome returns an "adverse" drugs test
Wed 13 Dec 2017
Reaction to Chris Froome returning an "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.
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Six days, hill climbs & journalistic heavyweights
Thu 26 Oct 2017
OJ, Rob and Dr Hutch talk six-day races, hill climbs & bring in journalistic heavyweights
