'It's a bit of a shock' - Covid-19 sends Simon Yates home as Alex Dowsett makes history
The Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport
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4.6 • 814 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Brad is joined by Brian 'The Coach' Smith as we react to the heroic effort from Alex Dowsett at stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia.
The legendary pair also discuss the incredible withdrawal of Simon Yates after he was diagnosed with Coronavirus.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm currently out of office. |
| 0:04.4 | An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break. |
| 0:14.4 | So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science. |
| 0:21.6 | Yours, Toby. |
| 0:23.6 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
| 0:28.6 | Atul protected. |
| 0:29.6 | Atul protected. Welcome to the Bradley Wiggins show by Eurosport, sponsored by Cyclist magazine. |
| 0:47.4 | Today, another stage in the Diorita. |
| 0:49.2 | A birthday for the breakaway and Britain's Alex Doubtit, winning his second road stage of his career, |
| 0:54.9 | a year where he's without contract next year, on the day that I think he found out he's going to be a father. |
| 0:59.8 | So congratulations from us all. And this is how Rob Hatch called it. |
| 1:03.3 | 500 meters for Alex Dalsit to enjoy. He's already done the hard work. He and his teammate |
| 1:10.5 | Brenle have schooled the rest. They've played the game and they are going to be the winners. One last obstacle to get around. Alex Darset will be wary of that dog. But as he comes to the line, he's going to do so as a history maker, a record setter, |
| 1:28.3 | the first ever man to win a grand tour stage |
| 1:32.3 | for the Israel Startup Nation. |
| 1:34.3 | They now are a proper grand tour team. |
| 1:37.3 | Alex Doussett has won a road race in a grand tour. |
| 1:41.3 | Alex Doussit in Dreamland, a G Dousset in Dreamland. |
| 1:45.6 | A Gino di Italia stage winner again. |
| 1:48.5 | What a day. |
| 1:49.6 | What a win. |
| 1:50.7 | Alex Doussit, take a bow. |
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