A breakthrough Vuelta win, Giro drama, and fresh rivalries brewing as the next chapter of the Grand Tour season takes shape.
This week on the podcast, we marvel at Paula Blasi’s history making Vuelta win. At just 23, the young Spanish rider did more than take a Grand Tour. She shifted the conversation in women’s cycling by putting herself firmly in the frame ahead of the Tour de France.
She's only been racing for two years, and now she's winning a Grand Tour
We look at what that means when she lines up against names like Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand Prévot. Blasi has the punch for short efforts and the engine for long climbs, and that mix could make the Tour very interesting very quickly.
The Giro d'Italia needs to be a gold standard for safety in cycling
Over at the Giro, chaos and crashes in the Bulgarian opening stages sparked serious safety questions, while a new wave of sprinters and climbers begins to shake up the hierarchy. With the Women’s Giro around the corner, there is no shortage of storylines building across the peloton and on SBS
