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Pretty Serious Bike Racing: The Amstel Gold Race

Ruth Winder and Caley Fretz joined Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano this week to talk...
SD Worx bouncing back after Paris-Roubaix with a dominant Amstel Gold Race
Tadej Pogačar being untouchable, again
Race vehicles and drafting
Ardennes action ahead

Wheel Talk: Amstel Gold Race live with Brodie Chapman

Trek-Segafredo’s Brodie Chapman joins Abby, Loren and Matt de Neef to watch the final 27 km of the Amstel Gold Race. They chat about Brodie’s return from injury, the SD Worx “problem” and more.

Geek Warning: The Roubaix tech special

Paris-Roubaix has been a better predictor of the bike tech that will be common in the future than any other pro race. It was the first with bigger tires, the first with disc brakes, the first with endurance frames. 
So what were teams riding this year? Ronan Mc Laughlin and Caley Fretz dive into the cutting edge of cobble-worthy bike tech. 

Geek Warning: Two thumbs up for Campagnolo’s upcoming new wireless groupsets

Lots of news in this week's live episode! Fresh patent filings have revealed Campagnolo's upcoming wireless electronic groupsets will have thumb buttons after all, we've got an intriguing new thermoplastic wheel brand as well as two more wheel intros from Roval, Garmin is chasing the sun with new solar-powered GPS computers, Trek seems to be moving away from the Bontrager label, and Q36.5 announces its latest effort to prevent road rash. James also shares his thoughts on headset-based cable routing for mountain bikes (it's dumb), and Dave offers his opinion on race-style repair stands, and we answer a bunch of from our live studio audience.

Pretty Serious Bike Racing: Paris-Roubaix

Abby Mickey and Kit Nicholson join Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to cover...
Alison Jackson's stunning win from the breakaway
An unusual misstep for SD Worx 
Mathieu van der Poel and Alpecin-Deceuninck bossing the pavé
The chaos of the cobbles derailing Jumbo-Visma
Jonas Vingegaard's statement performance at the Itzulia Basque Country

Inside Paris-Roubaix

Ronan Mc Laughlin, Jonny Long, Kate Wagner, Andy McGrath, and Caley Fretz are in Compiègne, at Quivy, at the tail end of the Arenberg, and on the fresh new turf at the Roubaix velodrome in this special episode from the Hell of the North.

Wheel Talk: Paris-Roubaix Femmes had it all

Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift had everything. Heartbreak, excitement, frustration and a worthy winner. It had all of us on the edge of our seats or jumping up and down on the sofa. Matt de Neef joins Abby, Loren and Gracie to break down the race.

Cobbleside at Paris-Roubaix Femmes

A special episode straight to you from the rough roads between Denain and Roubaix, where the Escape team has found itself for the third Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift. Caley, Kate, Jonny, and Ronan pull in special guests, hear from directors and riders, and bring you along for a day along the cobbles. 

Wheel Talk: Could Paris-Roubaix Femmes be SD Worx undoing?

On this bonus episode of the Wheel Talk Podcast, Abby and Loren preview the startlist and course for Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift. Plus Abby chats with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB’s Alison Jackson and Canyon//SRAM’s Maike van der Duin.

Placeholders: Chest-deep in cobbles season

Ronan, Jonny, and Caley are in Belgium this week and bring you tales from Roubaix recon with Trek-Segafredo and from Ronan’s first kermesse in a decade, plus a preview of this weekend’s main events.