Cycling Legends Podcast

When is a race not a race? When the GC lead decides he doesn’t fancy it? Gary’s apathy towards the current Maglia Rosa might be taking a turn for the worse, but how does the sport balance spectacle and safety? Still, over the Mediterranean in Burgos, the Women’s World Tour continues to serve up Actual Racing and new winners and it all bodes well for the Giro d’Italia Women which rolls out next weekend. The team look ahead to this, a sprinter-unfriendly final week of the men’s Giro and also take delight in the SRAM v UCI legal case being settled in favour of the kids rather than the man.

📸 The greatest winning margin in Giro d'Italia history occurred in the 1914 edition, when Italian Alfonso Calzolari (pictured) defeated his compatriot Pierino Albini by 1 hour, 55 minutes, and 26 seconds. Of course, given that the average length of each of that edition’s 8 stages was almost 400km, then perhaps such a time gap is surprising but not shocking. Tadej Pogacar’s 9:56 margin over Dani Martinez in 2024 remains the greatest margin in more recent times, although that is still closer than Vittorio Adorni’s 11:26 over Italo Zilioli in 1965 or the 1954 battle between Swiss riders Hugo Koblet and Carlo Clerici which saw Koblet trail home over 24 minutes behind his victorious compatriot . (Photo: unknown)

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Join Chris Sidwells throughout this year’s men’s Giro d’Italia for some little slices of Corsa Rosa history.

Before the curtain fell on one of cycling’s most mercurial careers, Marco Pantani returned to the Giro in 2003 and faced a haunting, human battle to find himself on the roads that had once made him a legend.

This is the story of the Last Hurrah or Marco Pantani.

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The Giro d’Italia is safely (ish) back on home turf so the team take stock of the first week and a bit of the year’s first Grand Tour. Predictably, Jonas’ Blockhaus blockbuster don’t impress Gary much (his time trial even less so) but is it just a matter of time before the Danish Dynamo (cough) chalks up a debut Maglia Rosa? Elsewhere in racing, is it mere coincidence that the subject of the last episode’s biggying-up, Mischa Bredewold took her first GC win at Itzulia? Of course it is, but that doesn’t stop Chris, David and Gary pushing themselves as the natural successors to Cyrille Guimard.

📸 Two giants making their Giro d’Italia debuts: on his way to the first of no fewer than 64 Grand Tour stage wins, Eddy Merckx conquers the Blockhaus on stage 12 of the 1967 race. (Credit: unknown)

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The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races in the British domestic racing and has been an ever-present in the calendar since 1956. This year saw the 70th edition of the men’s race and the 11th running of the women’s event. In this special, Gary was there to capture some of the atmosphere of the race and catch up with Simpson Nouvelles on what turned out to be a very good day for the team.

📸 Simpson Nouvelles’ Greta Lawless (rider 105) tackles the iconic Michaelgate ramp on her way to 18th place at this year’s Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix (Photo: Gary Fairley/Cycling Legends Collection)

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Vuelta Feminina! Giro! Lincoln Grand Prix! It's all happening at once, but that's no problem for our dynamic trio who just talk about other stuff anyway. Belgian toothpaste, for example, which may possibly give you a very different ring of confidence. Join Chris, David and Gary for nutrition and hygiene tips with some occasional bike racing thrown in for good measure.

📸 The Lincoln Grand Prix is one of the UK’s most prestigious domestic races and the one with the longest continuous history. First raced in 1956, only the global COVID outbreak in 2020 has prevented its running. Pictured here, Huddersfield CC’s Bob Eastwood narrowly edges out Tony Hewson to take the inaugural victory. (Credit: unknown/via ITP events.)

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