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Why Magnus Cort Is Retiring At 33 - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Magnus Cort is retiring at the end of 2026, and he tells Aidan Burgess exactly why. He is still winning, he became Danish champion for the first time this year, and that is the point. He does not want to squeeze everything out and finish the sport struggling at the back.He also confirms his selection for the Vuelta a España, the Grand Tour he likes best and the one where his career started with tw
Why you should watch La Vuelta anyway - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Tadej Pogacar arrives at the Vuelta a España chasing the one Grand Tour missing from his palmares, seven years after finishing third here on debut at twenty. Primoz Roglic is now expected to start, five weeks after being hit by a car in training, still hoping for a fifth title that would make him the outright record holder. Felix Gall and Oscar Onley come in off the back of Burgos, where five seco
Zoe Backstedt On What It Really Takes To Ride The Tour de France - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Zoe Backstedt came out of her first Tour de France Femmes with an all time 20 minute power best, a stage 9 pain face that went round the internet, and a very clear idea of what the race is missing. She tells George Burgess what nine days of it actually asked of her.Her job at CANYON//SRAM was to protect Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney and Antonia Niedermaier, which she describes as bodyguard duties f
We rate the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Demi Vollering is a two-time champion of the Tour de France Femmes, and she had to win the last two stages to get there. Kasia Niewiadoma rode away from her on Mont Ventoux on Friday and took yellow. Vollering took it back in Nice on Saturday by eight seconds. Then she attacked again on the final climb of the race on Sunday, when sitting on the wheel would have been enough, and won by 1:18. We go
Ferrand-Prevot Has Lost The Tour de France Femmes Already? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot came to defend her Tour de France Femmes title and is five minutes down after five stages. Marlen Reusser has the yellow jersey, Demi Vollering is twelve seconds behind her, and the race the whole spring pointed towards has turned into something nobody predicted. We go through how it happened, and why nothing about Ferrand-Prevot's week looks like the rider who dominate
How Zwift turned a 17-year-old into a pro - Domestique Hotseat with Emily Dixon
Emily Dixon spent her childhood throwing tantrums on mountain bike trails. She did swimming, gymnastics, dance and netball, and she was, in her words, pretty mediocre at all of them. Then lockdown cancelled everything, her dad started riding Zwift in the garage, and she got jealous enough to put a neighbour's old road bike on a trainer and ride it in her sneakers.Six years later she is racing
What UAE Does Differently - Domestique Hotseat Podcast w. Rune Herregodts
Rune Herregodts has one month of his Belgian national champion's jersey behind him, and he is out of contract at the end of the season. In this episode he tells Aidan Burgess that he expects to leave UAE Team Emirates XRG, that he is talking to a few teams, and that there should be news quite quickly.Before that, he takes us inside the strongest team in the world. He explains why UAE keep Dec
Tadej Pogacar was the only one who Raced to Win the Tour de France - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Tadej Pogačar has won his fifth Tour de France, and he now stands level with Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil and Indurain. Five stage wins, Marco Pantani's Alpe d'Huez record beaten by more than a minute, and then a Queen stage spent riding as a domestique for his own teammate.Remco Evenepoel finished second at 6:26 with two stage wins and the best climbing week of his career. Isaac Del Toro i
Michael Storer on the 2AM doping test, Vingegaard's crash & chasing a stage win - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
On the second rest day of the Tour de France, Michael Storer joins the Domestique Hotseat to talk through a brutal and record-breaking second week of racing. He gets honest about backing up a second grand tour after the Giro, why the heat has been reshaping the race, and what changes now that Jonas Vingegaard has crashed out of contention.Michael also reflects on racing against a dominant Tadej Po
Can Evenepoel make UAE's life difficult? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France is over. The two time champion crashed twenty kilometres from the summit of Plateau de Solaison on stage 15 and abandoned with a suspected broken collarbone, ending his record of never finishing lower than second overall at this race. Remco Evenepoel beat Tadej Pogacar in an uphill sprint on the stage for his first ever Tour road win, while Isaac del Toro com
How EF Are Surviving the Tour - Domestique Hotseat with Ben Healy and Michael Valgren
Ben Healy and Michael Valgren sat down with us on the first rest day of the Tour de France, nine days into one of the hottest editions in memory. The result is an honest conversation about racing in temperatures that have barely dropped below 35 degrees, and what it takes for a team like EF Education to keep chasing wins in the heat.Healy is refreshingly open about his biggest weakness. The heat,
Why Jayco aren't racing for GC - Domestique Hotseat with Gene Bates
Gene Bates, Sporting Manager at Jayco AlUla, joins the Domestique Hotseat with Aidan Burgess on the eve of the Tour de France in Barcelona. We get into the team's plan to hunt stages instead of riding for GC, Michael Matthews' comeback from two broken wrists, Mauro Schmid's move to Q36.5, and why Bates thinks nobody can stop Pogačar this July.He also opens up on managing Ben O'
Damiano Caruso on retirement, the Giro Miracle & Pogačar vs. Vingegaard - Domestique Hotseat
Damiano Caruso is riding his eighth and final Tour de France. Before the start, he joins us to talk about Paul Seixas' reported €13 million contract, why he thinks it puts unfair pressure on a 19-year-old, and why he'd always choose a team that feels like family over a bigger paycheck.We also cover Bahrain Victorious' chaotic run to the pink jersey at this year's Giro d'It
The Big Tour de France Preview! - Domestique Cycling Podcast
On Saturday the 113th Tour de France rolls out of Barcelona: 21 stages, 3,333 kilometres to Paris, opening with a team time trial for the first time since 1971. For the sixth year running it comes down to Tadej Pogačar against Jonas Vingegaard, and this time the Dane arrives off a crushing Giro win with his cleanest run-in since 2023. But two new faces are forcing their way into the picture: 19-ye
Has Pogačar already won the Tour? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Three-stage races, one clear message: the Tour de France is coming, and the favorites are flying. Tadej Pogačar turned his Tour de Suisse debut into a public training camp - a 69 km solo on stage 1, a time trial win by four-hundredths of a second over Mathieu van der Poel, and a mountain win to finish. Three stages, the overall, and not a rival within six minutes. We break down the stage-1 "g
Del Toro is locked on for P3 in Paris - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The Critérium du Dauphiné is done, and a 22-year-old just announced himself to the world. Bram and Ethan break down Isaac Del Toro's back-to-back summit wins on the Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison, Paul Seixas' brave ride and painful final-morning abandon, and what it all means for the Tour de France.Is Del Toro already a better climber than Remco Evenepoel? We think so. We also
Vingegaard, Giro safety and cycling’s salary problem - Domestique Hotseat with Michael Storer
Michael Storer has just delivered the best Grand Tour result of his career, finishing seventh overall at the Giro d’Italia for Tudor Pro Cycling. In this conversation, the Australian reflects on the race, explains why Jonas Vingegaard could beat Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France, and offers a different perspective on cycling’s safety debate.We start with the Giro. Storer discusses the breakaway
Seixas should win the Dauphiné, but how he wins is everything - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The Critérium du Dauphiné 2026 (now the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is wide open, and 19-year-old Paul Seixas arrives as the favourite ahead of Isaac del Toro. Two days in, the breakaway has won both stages by method of Alex Baudin and Anthon Charmig while the GC men wait. We break down stages 1 and 2, why João Almeida is out of the Tour de France, the team time trial, and the brutal mountain final
Budget caps, safety and the future of GreenEdge ft. Brent Copeland - Domestique Hotseat
Brent Copeland rarely gives interviews. As General Manager of GreenEdge Cycling (Team Jayco AlUla and Liv AlUla Jayco) and President of the AIGCP, the teams' union, he sits inside almost every room where cycling's future is being decided. In this conversation he opens up on all of it.We start with the Giro d'Italia: the stage 2 crash that took out Andrea Vendrame and changed the ent
What we have learned from the Giro - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2026 Giro d'Italia with five stage victories and a final margin of over five minutes, completing the Grand Tour treble. But was it the race we hoped for?Bram and Ethan break down everything from the Giro: the GC fight that was won early, a surprise podium, the breakout of Alfonso Eulalio, Felix Gall's second place as a statement to his own team, Jai Hindley&apos
How Uno-X pulled off the perfect breakaway win - Domestique Hotseat with Johannes Kulset
Uno-X Mobility's Johannes Kulset joins us fresh off a massive Giro stage win for the team. Fredrik Dversnes went into the break on a pan-flat sprint stage and executed a plan the team had been sitting on since day one. Johannes breaks down exactly how it happened, why the win means more than most people realise, and what the team is hunting in the final week.We also get into: why the Giro and
Is the Marcel Kittel comeback on? - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Nine stages into the Giro and the race has delivered chaos, crashes, and near misses. Marcel Kittel joins us on the rest day from inside the Unibet Rose Rockets camp to break down how the team has handled its first Grand Tour test, why stage 6 hurt so much, and what it really takes to build a sprint train capable of mixing it with the best.Marcel is now on the other side of the race, guiding the s
How many stages will UAE Team Emirates win in the second week? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Jonas Vingegaard finally laid down his marker on the Blockhaus, with Felix Gall the only rider who came close to following him and Giulio Pellizzari paying the price for going too deep, too early. We make the case for Eulálio as a genuine third-place podium contender, and discuss why Jai Hindley might be the one rider who can stop him.We also dig into the power data from Velon. Vingegaard's t
Inside Decathlon's Giro with Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Three stages into the Giro and the race is already cracked wide open. Rasmus Søjberg joins us on the rest day to break down what we've seen so far: the crashes, the sprint margins, and why UAE could still win stages despite losing key riders.Rasmus is one of the lead-out men for Tobias Lund Andersen at Decathlon CMA CGM, and he walks us through what went right and what went wrong on stages 1
What have we learned after three days? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Three stages in Bulgaria, three completely different stories. Paul Magnier wins the opening stage in Burgas and takes the first maglia rosa of his career, then doubles up in Sofia. Guillermo Thomas Silva becomes the first Uruguayan ever to win a Grand Tour stage, taking pink into Italy. And on a slippery road with 23 km to go, a mass crash takes Marc Soler, Jay Vine, Adam Yates and Santiago Buitra
What are Bahrain Victorious' Giro plans? ft. Bahrain's Director Sportif - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
In this episode, Gorazd Štangelj joins Aidan in the Hotseat for a look inside the role of a sports director, from preseason planning and race tactics to the split second decisions made from the team car.Gorazd explains why modern racing has become faster and more chaotic, with positioning now often deciding races before the climbs even begin. He reflects on his own Giro history, the race’s unique
The Giro d'Italia Preview! - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The 109th Giro d'Italia starts this Friday in Bulgaria - three weeks, 3,459 kilometres and 50,000 metres of climbing all the way to Rome. Jonas Vingegaard is the clear favourite, chasing the third Grand Tour of his career and the treble that would put him alongside Merckx, Hinault, Anquetil, Gimondi, Contador, Nibali and Froome. We break down the route stage by stage - the Bulgarian Grande Pa
Pavel Bittner: "The respect goes out the window" - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Pavel Bittner sits down on the Hot Seat to talk through a brutal Paris-Roubaix campaign, what it's like watching the race from inside the broom wagon, and why he keeps coming back to a race that has, in his own words, "always treated me pretty shit."We also get into his breakthrough win at the Vuelta a España, beating Wout van Aert in a sprint at 21 years old, the unspoken etiquette
Pogacar's days are numbered? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Tadej Pogačar wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the fourth time, three in a row, thirteen Monuments, but the story of Sunday is Paul Seixas. The 19-year-old Frenchman became the only rider in history to follow Pogačar on the Côte de la Redoute, matching 8.7 w/kg for nearly four minutes and setting a new climb record in the process.We break down the most extraordinary edition of La Doyenne ever raced,
Pogacar, Evenepoel, or Seixas - Who will win Liège–Bastogne–Liège? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the last monument of the spring. 259.5 km through the Ardennes, 11 climbs, and one big question: can anyone stop Tadej Pogačar? He is chasing a third consecutive win, something not done since Argentin in 1987, after already taking Strade Bianche, Milan-Sanremo, and the Tour of Flanders this season.Two riders are threatening to end it. Paul Seixas, 19 years old, just won La
Women's cycling grew 80% last year - here's what's next ft. Kate Veronneau - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Kate Veronneau joins Aidan Burgess for a wide-ranging chat that covers everything from the moment London landed the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Grand Départ to why Zwift made the heartbreaking call to walk away from Paris-Roubaix Femmes sponsorship.Kate explains why bringing the race to Greater London's 15 million dwarfs even Rotterdam's 650,000 roadside fans, how a random Rich
Paul Seixas ready to rule his first Classic? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Remco Evenepoel wins the Amstel Gold Race, revenge served cold, one year after Skjelmose pipped him on the line. Bram and Ethan break down how Evenepoel strangled the race into submission without a single flashy attack, why Skjelmose's ability to hang on confirms last year was no fluke.They also dig into Group 2 syndrome rearing its head again, Evenepoel's quietly lethal sprint that has
Benji Naesen - From gamer to cycling expert - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Benji Naesen joins Aidan Burgess for a wide-ranging chat that covers everything from how a Pro Cycling Manager disc taped to a magazine got a nine-year-old Belgian hooked on cycling, to weighing 130 kilos and being too ashamed to tell anyone he wanted to change it.Benji opens up about his weight loss journey, the moment he first showed his face on camera and didn't sleep the night before, and
Amstel Preview - Can we already hand Evenepoel the Amstel trophy? – Domestique Cycling Podcast
The cobbles are done, but new storylines are lining up. As the peloton heads into the 60th edition of the Amstel Gold Race, all eyes are on Remco Evenepoel, returning after an eye catching ride at the Tour of Flanders and lining up as the man to beat in the Ardennes opener.Bram and Ethan break it all down: Evenepoel's chances after his Ronde debut, whether anyone can match him on this terrain
The most deserved victory? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Wout van Aert finally has his Paris-Roubaix. In one of the most emotional finishes in recent Monument history, the Belgian beat world champion Tadej Pogačar in a two-up sprint on the Roubaix velodrome, ending the most dominant run of Monument results the sport has ever seen.Bram and Ethan break down every moment: the drama in the Arenberg Forest, Mathieu van der Poel's race unraveling in an i
Johan Museeuw breaks down the magic of Paris Roubaix - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
In this episode, three time Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw joins Aidan in the Hotseat for an in depth look at the Hell of the North, breaking down what it really takes to win one of cycling’s most brutal races.Museeuw reflects on how the race has evolved, from the cobbles and equipment of his era to the modern peloton, where riders like Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel are redefining wha
Paris-Roubaix Preview & Tour of Flanders Debrief - Domestique Cycling Podcast
De Ronde van Vlaanderen delivered the race the spring had been building towards. Pogačar, Van der Poel, Van Aert, and Remco Evenepoel, making his debut at Flanders finest. It was brutal, relentless, and decided - as ever - on the Oude Kwaremont. Pogačar won his third Tour of Flanders. Making it his Twelfth monument overall. Three races this year, three victories.Which brings us to Paris-Roubaix. B
The Big Tour of Flanders Preview - Domestique Cycling Podcast
This episode is fuelled by MNSTRY. New customers get 50% off the MNSTRY Tasting Box until Sunday 5 April - use code MNSTRYWEEK50 at checkout. Free shipping not available to EEA and UK residents.Order now!The 2026 Tour of Flanders preview is here. Bram and Ethan break down the 110th edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen - the route, the favourites, and the biggest story of the week: Remco Evenepoel&a
Annemiek van Vleuten - From €100 per month to Tour de France winner - Domestique Hotseat
One of the most decorated riders in modern cycling joins us on The Hotseat. Annemiek van Vleuten opens up about her unconventional path to the top of the sport, from studying animal science and zoonotic diseases in Wageningen to becoming a Tour de France winner and World Champion.Starting her cycling career at 26, Van Vleuten shares how raw physical talent, relentless goal setting and a fearless m
Amazing racing through Flanders Fields - Domestique Cycling Podcast
This week we review three major races and look ahead to Dwars Door Vlaanderen.At the E3 Saxo Classic, Mathieu van der Poel completed a hat-trick — but only just, surviving a desperate final kilometre as his chasers hesitated at the critical moment. Does this raise questions about his Tour of Flanders form?At Gent-Wevelgem, Van Aert and Van der Poel went clear together on the Kemmelberg in a rare h
Henk Vogels: "Learn to use your brain and not just your quads" - Domestique Hotseat
In this episode, former rider Henk Vogels joins the Hotseat for a wide-ranging conversation that covers the state of young talent in the peloton, why he fears for riders like Paul Seixas being thrown into the Tour de France at 19, and what he thinks the UCI should actually be spending its time on instead of regulating sock height. He also makes the case for franchising WorldTour teams, explains wh
Milan-San Remo review, E3 Saxo and Gent-Wevelgem preview - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The Spring Classics are here. Bram and Ethan review a dramatic Milan-Sanremo, including Pogačar's crash, his 12-second recovery, and power data from Velon that puts the numbers behind the ride. They also look ahead to E3 Saxo, where Mathieu van der Poel arrives as the clear favourite, and Gent-Wevelgem, now officially renamed In Flanders Fields - From Middelkerke to Wevelgem though the debate
Nick Schultz breaks down Israel-Premier Tech drama - Hotseat Podcast
Nick Schultz joins The Hotseat to look back on a career that has taken him from Brisbane to Caja Rural, GreenEdge, Israel-Premier Tech and now NSN Cycling Team - and to look ahead to Milan–Sanremo and the 2026 Giro d'Italia.The Australian domestique talks about the BB Hotels KTM collapse that left him without a team in December, what he learned riding alongside Chris Froome, the political pre
Can Tadej Pogacar drop Van der Poel on the Cipressa? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Can anyone beat Pogacar and Van der Poel at Milan-Sanremo? After what we saw in Tirreno and Paris-Nice this week... it's going to be a fight.Vingegaard crushed Paris-Nice. Del Toro took Tirreno at 22. Van der Poel is in scary form. And everyone wants to sign Paul Seixas.We break it all down and preview Saturday's first Monument of the season.This episode is fuelled by MNSTRY - 100% vegan
Alex Carrera - The man behind Tadej Pogacar & Isaac del Toro - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
One of cycling’s most influential agents joins us on The Hotseat. Alex Carera, founder of the A&J All Sports agency and long-time manager of some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Tadej Pogacar, opens up about talent scouting, guiding young riders through the chaos of the WorldTour, and the realities of managing more than 100 professional cyclists across the globe.From protecting riders
Ayuso vs. Vingegaard in France and del Toro vs. Roglic in Italy - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Tadej Pogačar did it again. A 79-kilometre solo effort into Siena, a fourth Strade Bianche title, and a peloton left wondering what the point is. Bram and Ethan dig into the race, the fight for second between Paul Seixas and Isaac del Toro, and why the women's race was frankly more entertaining.Then: two of the biggest stage races of the early season are underway. Jonas Vingegaard makes his 2
Simon Geschke: 'I don't want to see that polka dot jersey' - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Are you enjoying our podcast? Please help us out by giving us a 5-star rating as it really helps us to get found 🙏Former German cyclist Simon Geschke joins Aidan to reflect on a 16 year WorldTour career, the evolution of cycling technology and the moments that defined his life in the peloton. From his breakthrough Tour de France stage win in 2015 to wearing the polka dot jersey in 2022, Geschke sh
Van der Poel played Omloop on Easy Mode - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Enter the MNSTRY giveaway worth €1000+ here: https://gleam.io/80hPC/mnstry-giveawayGet 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health.Order now!Van der Poel turned up to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the first time in his career - and won it alone. Matthew Brennan became only the se
Zac Marriage, the guy who went 2nd fastest up Coll de Rates - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Zac Marriage is 22 years old, from Adelaide, and he is quietly building one of the more interesting careers in the peloton right now. He started on the track, won Australia's biggest one-day race, raced across Asia and Africa, landed a stagiaire contract with Israel Premier Tech — and watched the Vuelta a España descend into chaos from his house in Girona. Now he's riding for the NSN dev
New aliens have landed in cycling - Domestique Cycling Podcast
Enter the MNSTRY giveaway worth €1000+ here: https://gleam.io/80hPC/mnstry-giveawayGet 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health.Order now!The new generation is here. Isaac del Toro set a record on Jebel Hafeet to win the UAE Tour, Jonathan Milan put out nearly 2,000 watts
Matej Mohorič: 'I want to prove that winning San Remo was not just luck' - Domestique Hotseat
Monument winner Matej Mohorič joins Aidan on The Hotseat from an airport lounge to discuss his career trajectory, the pressures facing talents like Tadej Pogačar, and why Slovenia continues to produce world-class riders.In this revealing conversation, Mohorič contrasts his early career experience with today's expectations on junior talents, explains why he believes the "process over resu
Can Isaac Del Toro beat Remco Evenepoel at the UAE Tour - Domestique Cycling Pocast
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health. Order now!Bram and Ethan break down the UAE Tour after Isaac Del Toro's late surge secured stage 1 and the leader's jersey with the same move Tadej Pogačar attempted unsuccessfully last year. With
Evenepoel's perfect start at Red Bull continues - Domestique Cycling Podcast
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health Order now!Remco Evenepoel kicked off his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe career with a dominant performance at the Vuelta Comunitat Valenciana, taking two stage wins and the overall classification. But the race will
Jens Voigt: 'We are in the golden age of cycling' - Domestique Hotseat
Jens Voigt joins us on The Hotseat for a wide ranging and honest conversation about talent, trust and what it really means to leave a legacy in cycling. From his now famous “blessed by the gods” explanation of once in a generation greatness to his belief that the sport is living through a genuine golden age, Voigt reflects on Pogacar, Van der Poel, Sagan and the pressures facing modern riders. Alo
Will the Remco-show continue against Almeida? - Domestique Cycling Podcast
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike healthOrder now!Remco Evenepoel makes a stunning start to his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe career with three dominant victories in Mallorca, including a monster 55km solo at the Trofeo Serra Tramuntana. We break down wh
Remco Evenepoel launches at Red Bull - Domestique Cycling Podcast
🚀 Fuelled by MNSTRY. Get 20% off your first Tasting Box order with code DOMESTIQUE20 to see why your sports nutrition shouldn't be a choice between on-bike performance and off-bike health https://mnstry.com/en-in?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=domestique&utm_campaign=260126_domestique_partnership-2026This week we're diving deep into Remco Evenepoel's early season plans, expl
Adam Hansen: 'The system is burning riders out' – Domestique Hotseat
Former Grand Tour ironman Adam Hansen joins us on The Hotseat for a wide ranging and deeply honest conversation about life after the peloton, his role as president of the CPA, and why modern professional cycling is pushing young riders to the brink. From anti doping pressure to mental health, Hansen offers a rare inside view of the sport’s growing pains.Also in this episode:Why the whereabouts sys
Noemi Rüegg - How to beat 3 UAE riders in a cycling race - Domestique Hotseat
Fresh off her Tour Down Under triumph, Noemi Rüegg joins Domestique Hotseat to break down a week that tested her limits. From brutal heat adaptation, tactical gambles on Corkscrew Road to how to beat 3 UAE riders, the Swiss rider reflects on pressure, teamwork and taking the next step as a leader.Also in this episode:Defending a GC title and dealing with expectation from day oneTraining through wi
Tour Down Under 2026 Preview - Domestique Cycling Podcast
World Tour racing is back! Bram Wulteputte and Ethan Lessiter break down the 2026 men's Santos Tour Down Under, which organisers are calling the toughest route they've ever put together.In this episode, we preview all six stages of the race, from the unique 3.6km prologue in Adelaide through to the decisive battles on Willunga Hill and the challenging Norton Summit finale. We discuss the
Alexander Kristoff: 'I would trade a Tour de France win for a World Championship' - Domestique Hotseat
Former sprint king Alexander Kristoff joins us for The Hotseat to talk about life after retirement, his unforgettable memories racing alongside Tadej Pogačar, and why he would swap one of his Tour stage wins for rainbow stripes.Also in this episode:- Why he's only touched his bike three times since retiring in October- His honest take on Pogačar's evolution from 2020 Tour winner to today
Pro cycling is getting too demanding - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The cycling world was stunned this week when Simon Yates announced his immediate retirement at just 33 years old, walking away after winning the Giro d'Italia. We break down why the two-time Grand Tour champion called it quits at his peak.Plus: Derek Gee's transfer saga finally ends as he officially joins Lidl-Trek after months of arbitration with Israel-Premier Tech. Matteo Jorgenson op
Tim Declercq: from ‘El Tractor’ to life after the peloton - Domestique Hotseat
In this episode of the Domestique Hotseat, Tim Declercq sits down with Aidan for a wide ranging conversation that moves well beyond watts and race results. Declercq talks about the shift from rider to coach, what modern cycling asks of young riders, and why safety and stress became harder to ignore as his career went on.They also get into the bigger picture: what new money is doing to the sport, w
Wout van Aert's broken ankle, Remco's Ronde recon & Tour Down Under - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The 2026 season hasn't even started properly, but we've already got drama. Wout van Aert crashed at the cyclo-cross race in Mol and fractured his ankle, requiring surgery. We break down the injury and discuss whether this disrupts his spring classics campaign.We also tackle the Remco Evenepoel rumour mill after he was spotted recon'ing the Tour of Flanders route with a team car. Is
Best of the Domestique Hotseat Podcast 2025!
Relive the funniest, most insightful and most emotional moments with some of the best riders in the pro peloton. Thanks for listening throughout 2025, and we’ll see you next year.00:00 Intro01:25 Amanda Spratt08:15 Michae Storer12:15 Kim Cadzow24:55 Finn Fisher-Black34:13 Kim Le Court-Pienaar44:06 Byron Munton48:52 Wout Poels53:55 Sarah Gigante59:15 Niamh Fisher-Black01:04:01 Bas Tietema01:08:38 C
Ranking Every Cycling Team's 2025 Season - Domestique Cycling Podcast
To end the year, we decided to have some fun and do things a little bit differently. We rank every pro cycling team's 2025 season!We're looking back at the 2025 campaign and grading each WorldTour and ProTeam squad based on their roster strength and success in the biggest races. From the superteams stacked with Grand Tour contenders to the squads fighting for survival, we break down who&
Mikkel Honoré: 'The Giro and Vuelta should be switched' - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Honoré reflects on the emotional highs of 2025, including Kasper Asgreen's crucial Giro stage win and the dramatic 20th stage on the Finestre, which ultimately didn’t deliver victory for teammate Richard Carapaz. Honoré also discusses what makes modern cycling compelling for fans, the return of team time trials, and why he believes moving the Giro to August would solve some of the race's
The week in cycling: Brutal Vuelta route and contract changes - Domestique Cycling Podcast
This week's cycling news: the 2026 Vuelta a España reveals a brutal route with over 58'000 meters of climbing, Ineos Grenadiers announces the signing of Australian sprinter Sam Welsford and the launch of their racing academy, and the UCI moves forward with plans to change contract start dates from 1 January to November. Bram and Ethan discuss the awkward optics of riders training in mism
Jonathan Vaughters: 'The commercial model of bike racing is absurd' - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
In this episode of the Domestique Hotseat, the conversation shifts from the peloton to the boardroom. Host Aidan sits down with EF Education - EasyPost founder and team boss Jonathan Vaughters for a wide ranging, sharply opinionated chat about what worked in 2025, what did not, and why the sport’s economic model is creaking under its own weight.Vaughters assesses EF’s 2025 with bluntness. The big
Pogačar’s 2026 plan, Lidl Trek’s confusion and the kit wars - Domestique Cycling Podcast
It’s the final stretch of the season, but there’s no shortage of talking points. With teams deep into training camps and media days, the 2026 picture is starting to take shape, and in some cases, unravel.Bram is joined by Domestique editor Ethan to break down the fallout from Lidl-Trek’s media day, including mixed messaging around Mattias Skjelmose, Juan Ayuso, and Grand Tour leadership. There’s a
Magdeleine Vallieres - How she became World Champion - Domestique Hotseat
The World Champion has outlined plans to target the Ardennes Classics in 2026, after revealing how she has found the first few months since that defining moment in Kigali, Rwanda, back in September.She talks through the surreal reality of being world champion, from rainbow nails and custom Brooks shoes to a Cannondale that arrived at 10pm the night before her first race in the stripes. Vallieres b
Victor Campenaerts: ‘Cycling is a big boys' game. You put your balls on the table’ - Domestique Hotseat
Do you want to win the signed Team Visma | Lease a Bike jersey? Drop your favourite Victor & Matteo vlog in the comments 👇Aidan sits down with Tour de France stage winner and Visma | Lease a Bike workhorse Victor Campenaerts for a conversation about trading personal glory for the life of a super domestique in service of Jonas Vingegaard.He dives into the art of climbing as a domestique, the tr
Giro d'Italia 2026 Route Revealed - Domestique Cycling Podcast
The 2026 Giro d’Italia route has finally been revealed and it’s every bit as dramatic as the rumours suggested. In this episode, Bram and Ethan walk through the full three-week parcours, from the flat opening along the Black Sea in Bulgaria to the brutal double punch of stages 19 and 20 in the Dolomites.The episode also explores how different contenders might approach the race. Would Vingegaard ri
Matteo Jorgenson gives his opinion on Tadej Pogacar and UAE - Domestique Hotseat
Aidan sits down with Visma | Lease a Bike's American star Matteo Jorgenson for a wide ranging conversation about life inside the team that keeps trying to crack Tadej Pogačar. From creative Tour de France tactics and media made “tension” with UAE, to Wout van Aert’s emotional win in Paris, Jorgenson lifts the lid on what it is like to race the best rider he has ever seen.The American also loo
Rasmus Pedersen: 'Seixas is built different' - The Domestique Hotseat
Aidan sits down with Decathlon rider Rasmus Pedersen for a wide ranging conversation. The 23-year old reflects on the national championships that transformed the way he sees himself, the instinctive jump that won the race, and the long stretch of consistency that followed. There is an honest look at the European Championships too, where Rasmus rode in support of Jonas Vingegaard on a day when the
Marcel Kittel on sprinting, Paris and the sport’s challenges - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Kittel looks back at a career built on raw power and precision. He explains why he never adopted the extreme low positions of other sprinters, how it felt to dominate the Champs Élysées, and why losing that finish still stings. “A big tradition is gone,” he said. “Paris smells different. Food, perfume, excitement.”The conversation moves far beyond sprinting. Kittel speaks candidly about the pressu
Is Froome's career over? Will Remco do the Giro? Red Bull brings F1 to cycling - Domestique Cycling Podcast
This week on the Domestique Cycling Podcast, Bram and Ethan dive into everything happening in the world of cycling… even if it is the off-season.From Mathieu van der Poel’s Ironman tease to Greg LeMond talking tech at Rouleur Live, it’s been a surprisingly lively week. We break down the big headlines, including:Van der Poel and the 100k-like Ironman challengeQ36.5 becoming Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cy
Cat Ferguson - 'The Classics are where I want to be' – Domestique Hotseat
At just 19, Cat Ferguson has already lived a full cycling life. From a childhood spent on Alpe d’Huez to a breakthrough season with Movistar she talks about growing up fast in the peloton, handling setbacks and whether she could beat Puck Pieterse in necking a pint.In the Domestique Hotseat, Ferguson reflects on skipping cyclocross for the first time, the mental strength it takes to survive the sp
The Big Transfer Overview - Domestique Cycling Podcast
We’re deep into the off-season — and that means one thing: transfer chaos!In this episode, Bram and Ethan dive into the biggest transfers ahead of the 2026 cycling season. From Red Bull’s signing of Remco Evenepoel to INEOS’ puzzling strategy and Decathlon’s surprise masterclass — we break down every major move, what it means for the teams, and who’s shaping up for success next year.
Cole Kessler: The next big thing to come out of American cycling - Hotseat Podcast
Cole Kessler might be one of the tallest riders in the peloton, but he’s quickly proving he’s more than a gentle giant. At 6’6”, the American national time trial champion joins Aidan to talk about late growth spurts, finding balance in a sport built on sacrifice, and why he believes the breakaway isn’t dead.From growing up as an undersized kid on the American football field to climbing the ranks w
Domestique reviews the 2025 season - Domestique Cycling Podcast
From Pogačar’s dominance to del Toro’s breakout at the Giro, from Marlen Reusser’s evolution to Maëva Squiban's fearless Tour de France Femmes ride: this episode covers it all.Bram and Ethan sit down for a full-season recap of men’s and women’s racing, breaking down the highs, lows, and biggest surprises of the year. Expect strong opinions, bad predictions, and plenty of laughs as the Domesti
