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I promise I didn't write that last bit.

I am just reading the script out.

Join us at escape collective.com forward slash join. Welcome back to the placeholder podcast everybody, Kayle Fretz. Fantastic show for you.

The Giro. We said another Giro today. Another Giro stage. We had, Tade Pagatche is now winning by over seven minutes, over seven minutes.

Despite the shortened stage, which apparently he didn't even want to win, but basically purely by accident,

ended up crossing the line first, couldn't even help himself, and then swap jerseys with the young man in second.

So that was fun.

Joining me on today's episode, Johnny Long, from underneath the safety jogger.

Umbrella?

Umbrella.

Yes.

Well, I was going to use your, whatever you guys.

Oh, brawly.

A brawly, but I felt, it just didn't feel natural.

That's all right.

Yeah, hello, I'm Method acting, no method podcasting the Giro today. It's like I might as well be in Lavinia because my

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