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Oh, Good-Aid guys. Welcome to Life from the Peloton. I'm sitting here again to intro the episode with Lionel Bernie.

G'day, mate. How you doing there?

Not bad, Mitch. Not bad. How are you?

I'm doing well, mate. I've just finished a nice

little training block. The sun was shining like you won't believe today. I've got tan lines. I've got

glove tan lines. And if anyone knows, that means it's good sunlight. You're starting to get those

horrible lines just above where you wear gloves. But on a good note, I'm happy with it because I

had the legs out. I had the arm almost off.

It was a sensational day today. So summer is just around the corner. It's been a fantastic week

of racing. I've really enjoyed watching Torino Adradico and Parry Nice. And while I was sitting

back there, I was thinking about the podcast I wanted to do for this week's episode.

And I thought, someone gave me the suggestion, it was actually the boss of my team.

Her name's Mary.

She said, Mitch, I need you to do a podcast on just explaining what racing is.

And I thought, you know, sometimes you just take it for granted

what happens in the Peloton. You take it for granted what crosswinds are. You take it for granted

how a sprint is. I thought, wow, that's a great idea. Maybe I should break down exactly what we do in

races. And I thought, who better to do this episode with than none other than my good friend from back in the day, Robbie McEwen.

I thought, you know, he'd be great to talk to about this. He's in the commentary box. He gets it.

He's been at the top of the peloton, his whole career, 17 years as a pro. I thought, well,

I'll throw it out there. Hey, Robbie, would you like to come on the podcast?

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