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Graham Willgoss

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Cycling broadcaster + writer |๐ŸŽ™The Cycling Podcast; Sir Bradley Wigginsโ€™ Cafรฉ Aficionado | โช Paris Olympics for talkSPORT | The Bradley Wiggins Show; Re-Cycle pod for Eurosport | Formerly Sport mag chief sub + cycling editor

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#TDF2025ย Stage 21: Weโ€™ll Always Have Paris โ€“ for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social.

Lionelโ€™s first Lime Bike means we make it to Montmartre for a scintillating six-way shootout up and down the cobbles, and Franรงois gives us a little Champs-ร‰lysรฉes history. Plus: #AnyOtherBosness

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28.07.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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28.07.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025ย Stage 20: Penultimate Stop, Pontarlier โ€“ for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social

We bounce on to the road to Paris like a kangaroo on a trampoline after Aussie strongman Kaden Grovesโ€™ solo break. Plus: Whiteyโ€™s Whiteboard, #AnyOtherBosness and our Geraint Thomas send-off.

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27.07.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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KM0: Never Go Back? Why Questions From The Past Continue To Haunt Brailsford Podcast Episode ยท The Cycling Podcast ยท 07/24/2025 ยท 36m

@thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social takes a look at the latest Sky/Ineos stories

David Walsh says trusting Brailsford was the biggest mistake of his career

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25.07.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025 Stage 18 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Ghosts in the Mist

We dissect the Queen Stage of this yearโ€™s Tour, which finished with the brutal Col de la Loze and didnโ€™t disappoint. Plus: Franรงois on 50 years of the Polka Dot Jersey and #AnyOtherBosness

๐Ÿ“ท Simon Gill

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25.07.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alessandro De Marchi: Iโ€™m relieved to not be cycling for ... 39-year-old Italian saysย he would have struggled to cycle for Tour de France team

Alessandro De Marchi has told me he is "happy and relieved" to no longer be riding for Israel-Premier Tech. "I wouldnโ€™t be able to manage the feelings I have, to be able to be involved in something like that.โ€

Story for @observeruk.bsky.social.

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25.07.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This is what the Col de La Madeleine looks like on a good day (from a ride up there with The Cycling Podcastโ€™s @grahamwillgoss.bsky.social last September).

24.07.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The last thing we needed today, Moyeen!!

22.07.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last nightโ€™s TCP sleeping arrangements. Todayโ€™s stage.

22.07.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025ย Stage 15: The Cassoulet Podcast โ€“ for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social.

Weโ€™re all in for another aggressive stage with โ‚ฌ40 of dog food, we hear from WvA and Victor Campenaerts on the dayโ€™s big break, plus Whiteyโ€™s Whiteboard and your qs answered in #AnyOtherBosness.

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21.07.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025 Stage 13 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Tadej Pogaฤar beats the living daylights out of the Peyragudes TT.

We drop just the right number of Bond references, hear from Sepp Kuss and Neilson Powless, and Mr White talks tactics.

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19.07.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TdF2025

17.07.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, thanks man. Sorry we missed you!

17.07.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remarkable that you have managed to choose an Ineos rider *not* in the break ๐Ÿ˜†

17.07.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep! โ€˜The One and Onleyโ€™ was the title we went with for our post-Tour de Suisse episode ๐Ÿค

16.07.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Donโ€™t worry โ€“ we wonโ€™t be running a version of Popmaster on the pod any time soon, Eric! Cheers

16.07.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025ย Stage 10 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Massif Attack

It was fireworks from the gun on Bastille Day ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

We digest the Tourโ€™s entrรฉe to the mountains with some help from Whiteyโ€™s Whiteboard, plus Jonathan Vaughters gets tearful talking Ben Healyโ€™s ascent to yellow.

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15.07.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TdF2025 Stage 10: 4,307m of climbing, you say?

Things are looking up.

14.07.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TdF2025ย Stage 9 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Take Me Down to Cavendish City

Huge Mathieu van der Poel (heart)break, with a tip of the lime green Van Rysel bucket hat to his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jonas Rickaert and stage winner Tim Merlier in Chรขteauroux.

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14.07.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last night in Chรขteauroux: Bastille Day begins ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

#TdF2025

14.07.2025 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#TdF2025 Stage 8 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Putting the Cheval in Laval.

Lionel visits the Louison Bobet museum, we gallop through todayโ€™s sprint finish with some help from Whiteyโ€™s Whiteboard, plus Picnic PostNLโ€™s Matt Winston on the big picture for Oscar Onleyโ€™s Tour.

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12.07.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Big ask! Iโ€™ll do what I can.

11.07.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only a La Vache Qui Rit casquette so far.

11.07.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Tour ainโ€™t the Tour without it.

11.07.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#TDF2025 Stage 7 for @thecyclingpodcast.bsky.social: Mรปr-de on the Dance Floor.

Having been in amongst it at todayโ€™s finish, we chew over the talking points from the Mรปr-de-Bretagne as Tadej Pogaฤar does his best to kill Jonas Vingegaardโ€™s groove.

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11.07.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿค

11.07.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The double standards at play here are absolutely outrageous, old son ๐Ÿ˜†

I shall consider your earlier *groan* officially withdrawn.

11.07.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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11.07.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. And itโ€™s not even that much of a mystery.

Which rider in the rainbow bands will win today, lads?

11.07.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stage 7. Who crosses the line first?

Itโ€™s a Mรปr-der mystery.

#TdF2025

11.07.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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