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The SBS Cycling Podcast is a bi-weekly cycling podcast. A sometimes irreverent and punchy look at the world of professional cycling with some serious bits profiling the big races and riders thrown in.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Stage results become clear tactical stories through close attention to attacks, team choices, rider instincts and the shifting race situation.
SBS Cycling Podcast treats a Grand Tour stage as a tactical problem still warm from the road. The conversation follows jersey calculations, breakaway timing, climbing form and team leadership, with the host pressing on why riders attacked, waited or spent strength too early.
A dropped chain becomes "chain gate" when you want your race recap to come with an argument.
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A chatty race read with a useful guest stop and a sharp look at the GC chessboard.
The episode opens with Sara Gigante's Movistar move, then settles into a steady read of Roglic and the finish, including how close he came to winning and why the short climb mattered.
A red jersey question opens into a sharp Grand Tour debate.
The episode circles a clean but loaded question: can a rider really let a red jersey go, or does defending it feel non negotiable once the race is still open?
A brisk stage debrief that keeps the tactics clear.
The episode opens with Michael Storer's result, then settles into a tight tactics discussion around Matteo Bono and Pavel Sivakov. The panel keeps circling back to the same moment: Sivakov feeling strong, dropping his chain, Storer attacking, and whether Sivakov showed too much…
A loose special episode that pairs archive banter with a frank look at cycling's changing guard.
A loose, archive-friendly special built around a guest from Team Argo Shimano, it spends its first stretch in playful banter before settling into Dutch cycling, Mathieu Van Der Poel, Wout Van Aert, Pitcock, and the younger riders coming up behind them.
Cycling obsession, roasted at group-ride pace.
Damiano Caruso of Bahrain Victorious attacked 70 kilometres from the finish to win his second Grand Tour stage of 2021, holding on by a little over one minute at age 33.
This episode features an interview with cyclist Sarah Gigante about her new three-year contract with Movistar, discussing her inspiration from Annemiek van Vleuten and the role of her agent.
Former professional cyclist Koen de Kort joins the podcast to discuss his career transition after a buggy accident led to amputation of three fingers.
The hosts analyze the Vuelta a España, focusing on Fabio Jakobsen's sprint win, team dynamics at Deceuninck-Quick-Step, and Mark Cavendish's contract situation.
The podcast features ex-pro cyclist Matteo Bono analyzing Michael Storer's Vuelta stage win, discussing tactical errors by other riders, and comparing Grand Tours.