Episode 43: Giro d’Italia 2016 Show, Part II
The Giro d’Italia gets harder in its second week, with several mountains stages and a hilly time trial on tap. The Recon Ride previews the action to come.
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Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano take stock of what’s gone down so far at the 2016 Giro d’Italia, and make a few predictions about the next several stages of racing in Italy, which should see the GC picture start to heat up.
Episode 42: Giro d’Italia 2016 Show, Part I
Grand Tour cycling is upon us! The Recon previews the Giro d’Italia, covering the overall parcours and contenders, and taking a closer look at the first nine stages of the race.
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Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano look ahead to the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia, with particular focus on the first several stages. Astana’s Jakob Fuglsang and Trek-Segafredo’s Giacomo Nizzolo lend a hand with previewing the action.
Photo by ENGIE Italia (CC).
Episode 41: Tour de Romandie 2016 Pre-race Show
The Spring Classics are done and dusted and the peloton is gearing up for the Grand Tours. The Tour de Romandie offers some of cycling’s top stage racing stars a chance to showcase their skills in the Alps.
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Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano have all the pre-race angles covered ahead of Switzerland’s Tour de Romandie, which usually boasts an impressive startlist and spectacular mountain scenery. This year is no exception.
Photo by Georges Ménager (CC).
Episode 40: Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2016 Pre-race Show
The Recon Ride dives into the route and the favorites for the final big race of the 2016 Spring Classics season – and the fourth Monument of the year – Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
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“La Doyenne,” the Old Lady of spring classics, brings Ardennes Week to a conclusion this Sunday. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano preview Liège-Bastogne-Liège, one of the most climber-friendly one-day races on the calendar.
Photo by Jean Housen (CC).
Episode 39: Amstel Gold Race + La Flèche Wallonne 2016 Pre-race Show
“Ardennes Week” kicks off Sunday at the Amstel Gold Race, and continues with La Flèche Wallonne Wednesday. The podcast covers both races with a double-header pre-race show.
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The Recon Ride dives into two races this week: Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano take a closer look at the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne, and the punchy riders who are likely to feature as protagonists on the short steep climbs of Dutch Limburg and the Belgian Ardennes.
Photo by Ed Webster (CC).
Episode 38: Paris-Roubaix 2016 Pre-race Show
The podcast covers the route, the favorites, and the storylines ahead of the “Queen of the Classics,” Paris-Roubaix.
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Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk Paris-Roubaix, with some pro insight from Taylor Phinney, twice a winner of the espoirs race.
Photo by Dane Cash.