Home Podcasts For The Love Of Cycling
For The Love Of Cycling

For The Love Of Cycling

Crowd Network 490 Episodes Jul 12, 2026

For The Love Of Cycling is a podcast hosted by four cycling enthusiasts: Ned Boulting, David Millar, Pete Kennaugh, and Lizzie Deignan. They share their deep knowledge and passion for the sport, covering major races and behind-the-scenes stories. The hosts bring diverse perspectives from commentary, professional racing, and team leadership. Listeners get an insider's view of the peloton, race dynamics, and the culture of cycling.

Episodes

Breakaway Battle Hard for Stage 9 | Tour de France Breakdown Jul 12, 2026 2447 Stage 9 of the 2026 Tour de France was tailor-made for the breakaway, with an parcours full of ups and downs that encouraged attacking racing from the very start. After a fierce battle to get up the road, a powerful group finally broke clear, and this time, the peloton didn’t see them again until the very end. The headline act was Mathieu van der Poel, who proved strongest in the finale to cla
The Battle for the Green Jersey is Heating Up | Tour de France Stage 8 Breakdown Jul 11, 2026 2378 Stage 8 of the 2026 Tour de France took the peloton 180.4km through the Dordogne, from Périgueux to Bergerac, for another day that was always expected to end in a bunch sprint. After a relatively controlled stage, the sprint teams took charge in the closing kilometres before Tim Merlier once again proved he's the fastest finisher at this year's Tour. Biniam Girmay chased him home in second, wit
Will Jasper Philipsen Bounce Back? | Tour de France Stage 7 Breakdown Jul 10, 2026 2595 The sprinters were back in the spotlight on Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France, with a flat run into Bordeaux offering another nailed-on bunch sprint. After a controlled day in the peloton, the sprint teams took charge exactly as expected, delivering another high-speed finish in one of cycling's most famous sprinting destinations. When the lead-out trains peeled away, it was Tim Merlier who
Tadej Pogačar Demolishes the Tourmalet! | Tour de France Stage 6 Breakdown Jul 9, 2026 2734 Stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France took the riders over the Col du Tourmalet, the climb that has featured more times than any other in the history of the race, and for good reason - it delivers days like this. As the Tour's first major mountain stage, it was always likely to shape the general classification, and it did exactly that. Torstein Træen started the day with a lead of almost eight min
Who Won The First Sprint Of The Tour de France? | Stage 5 Breakdown Jul 8, 2026 2118 The sprinters finally got their chance to make their mark on the 2026 Tour de France, and after a long day on the roads of southern France, the fastest men in the world delivered exactly the spectacle everyone was anticipating. The one rider determined to delay the inevitable was Baptiste Veistroffer, who spent almost the entire stage riding solo off the front of the race. His brave breakaway
Lidl-Trek Dominate Stage 4 of the Tour de France | Breakdown Podcast Jul 8, 2026 2614 Stage 4 of the 2026 Tour de France was always expected to be a day for the breakaway, and that's exactly how it unfolded. A 34-rider move escaped early and stayed clear, setting up a fascinating tactical battle between some of the strongest breakaway riders in the race. Biniam Girmay bested rivals Jasper Philipsen and Mads Pedersen to the intermittent sprint points and then sat up. He was never
Jonas Loses Yellow in Extreme Heat | Tour de France Stage 3 Breakdown Jul 6, 2026 2624 Stage 3 of the 2026 Tour de France saw the race cross the Spanish border into France for the first time, with a 195.9km route from Granollers to Les Angles. Now the race really begins. On paper, it wasn’t expected to be a decisive GC stage, but that’s becoming increasingly rare in the modern peloton, and once the road pitched upwards, the biggest names were right at the front. UAE Team Emirates
Pogacar Gives Away Stage 2! Tour de France Breakdown Jul 5, 2026 2722 Barcelona delivered another brilliant day of racing as Stage 2 of the 2026 Tour de France finished in the Catalan capital for the second day running. The race exploded on the final climbs, with all of the biggest favourites battling it out at the front. But when victory was within reach, Tadej Pogačar chose not to sprint for himself, instead allowing a teammate to take one of the biggest wins o
Shock Victory & Chaotic Start | What Happened On Stage 1? | Tour De France Breakdown Jul 4, 2026 2179 Stage 1 of the 2026 Tour de France delivered chaos from the very start in Barcelona, with a fast and technical 19.6km team time trial that opened the race right up. It was complete carnage for INEOS. A puncture for Kévin Vauquelin, Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman both dropped, and Filippo Ganna left to finish the stage completely alone after riding away from his own teammates. Despite setting
Behind the Scenes at the Tour de France | Stage 1 Preview Podcast Jul 3, 2026 1562 The Tour de France is here and For The Love Of Cycling is on the ground. In this special episode, Ned Boulting, Lizzie Deignan and Pete Kennaugh record from inside the XDS-Astana team bus on the eve of Stage 1, bringing you right into the heart of the biggest race in cycling. With Pete now working as a DS for Astana, the team gets a rare behind-the-scenes look at the atmosphere inside a Tour de
The Most Stacked Field Ever? | Tour de France 2026 Preview Jun 30, 2026 4060 The biggest race in cycling is here. With just days to go until the 2026 Tour de France rolls out from Barcelona, Ned Boulting, David Millar, Lizzie Deignan and Pete Kennaugh break down everything you need to know ahead of this year’s race. Can Tadej Pogačar make history with a fifth Tour de France title and join the legendary ranks of Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain? And if he does,
Pogačar Unstoppable, Reusser Reigns Again | Tour de Suisse Podcast Jun 23, 2026 3128 Tadej Pogačar once again proved why he's the man to beat, dominating the Tour de Suisse with three stage victories and the general classification. Ned Boulting, David Millar, Lizzie Deignan and Pete Kennaugh break down every key moment from the men's race, from Pogačar's astonishing long-range attacks and time trial victory to the performances of Richard Carapaz, Mathias Vacek, Mathieu van der

Recommended