Tag: Pre-race

  • The Recon Ride Podcast: Tirreno-Adriatico 2017

    The Recon Ride Podcast: Tirreno-Adriatico 2017

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    Episode 64: Tirreno-Adriatico 2017 Pre-race Show

    You’re not wrong, we did just do a Paris-Nice podcast. Take it up with the WorldTour schedulers. Tirreno-Adriatico is nigh upon us, which means it’s time for more preview show action. Buckle up for a closer look at the diverse route and compelling start list ahead of the Race of the Two Seas…

    The Recon Ride podcast teams up with Cyclingnews to preview the first Italian WorldTour event of 2017.

    Photo by Attila (CC).

  • The Recon Ride Podcast: Tour Down Under 2017

    The Recon Ride Podcast: Tour Down Under 2017

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    Episode 61: Tour Down Under 2017 Pre-race Show

    Many of the pro peloton’s top names kick off their seasons this week at the Tour Down Under. The Recon Ride previews the WorldTour opener.

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    Dane Cash of VeloHuman and Cosmo Catalano of Cyclocosm get the 2017 season underway with a Tour Down Under pre-race show. The podcast talks storylines, route, and favorites ahead of the Australian one-weeker.

    Photo by robdownunder (CC).

  • The Recon Ride Powered by VeloNews: World Championship Road Race 2015 Pre-race Show

    The Recon Ride Powered by VeloNews: World Championship Road Race 2015 Pre-race Show

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    The Recon Ride found a new home for Worlds! The podcast teamed up with VeloNews to present a world championship road race preview featuring Taylor Phinney and Sep Vanmarcke!

    Check it out…

    Photo by Sean Rowe (CC).

  • The Recon Ride Podcast: GP Québec + GP Montréal 2015 Pre-race Show

    The Recon Ride Podcast: GP Québec + GP Montréal 2015 Pre-race Show

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    Episode 27: GP Québec + GP Montréal 2015 Pre-race Show
    The Recon Ride delivers a double dose of analysis, the with a pre-race show that takes on the GP Québec and its sister race, the GP Montréal. A few of the top names in attendance offer the insider’s take on North America’s only WorldTour races.
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    For one weekend every year, WorldTour cycling crosses to the other side of the Atlantic for the Grande Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. The courses tend to produce exciting racing, and thanks to Canada’s proximity to the Richmond world championships, the always-excellent startlists are even more impressive this year. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and Cosmo Catalano of Cyclocosm preview both events in one Recon Race pre-race show—with a little help from the three of biggest stars who have made the trip: Greg Van Avermaet, Michal Kwiatkowksi, and Romain Bardet.

  • The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part III

    The Recon Ride Podcast: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part III

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    Episode 26: Vuelta a España 2015 Show, Part III
    The Vuelta a España remains a hotly contested race even into its third week, which gives the Recon Ride plenty to talk about in this third and final Vuelta show.

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    Dane Cash of VeloHuman and Cosmo Catalano of Cyclocosm take a look at where things stand at the Vuelta after 16 stages, and what’s on tap as the year’s final Grand Tour comes down the home stretch, with a bit of help from veteran cycling journalist Andrew Hood.

    Photo by bego paterna (CC).

  • The Recon Ride Podcast: GP Ouest-France 2015 Pre-race Show

    The Recon Ride Podcast: GP Ouest-France 2015 Pre-race Show

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    Episode 24: GP Ouest-France 2015 Pre-race Show
    The Recon Ride takes on the GP Ouest-France, the always-exciting circuit race that starts and finishes in the small Breton town of Plouay, with some help from Giacomo Nizzolo.
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    One of the more underrated events on the WorldTour calendar, Plouay’s GP Ouest-France usually offers plenty of thrills, with a parcours that makes it hard to predict whether the race will come down to a sprint or a late attack. Dane Cash of VeloHuman and Cosmo Catalano of Cyclocosm take a closer look at the route, the favorites, and the storylines ahead of the race, with a bit of extra insight from Trek’s Giacomo Nizzolo, runner-up in Plouay in 2013.

    Photo by Renault Sport (CC).