S11 Ep21: A Perfect Gent
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2023
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
We savour an E3 Saxo Bank Classic illuminated by three galáciticos of the pro peloton before going on to discuss an edition of Gent-Wevelgem that will be remembered for its hideous conditions, a stunning performance by one team and a remarkable act of generosity by their leader.
The episode ends on a sombre note as, on the anniversary of Richard Moore’s passing, Lionel and Daniel reflect on the legacy and the void left by their friend, colleague and inspiration.
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| 0:00.0 | The Cycling Podcast, powered by SuperSapiens. Energy management for committed athletes and coaches. |
| 0:18.0 | Hello and joining you this week, once again from the Traumontana Mountains in Mayordka, where |
| 0:28.8 | 20 degree temperatures and cloudless skies somewhat neutered any classics fomo. I may have been |
| 0:34.1 | feeling yesterday, particularly when I turned on my laptop and saw the conditions in Belgium. |
| 0:38.4 | My name is Daniel Frieber. I'm the host of this episode of the Cycling Podcast in which we'll |
| 0:43.2 | review the weekend's action from Harabeka and Gent Vervilgum. Also discuss a mouthwatering |
| 0:49.5 | Giro-Ditalia antipaster that was the Volta Cataluña and talking of multicourse meals |
| 0:54.9 | possibly pronounced on when frustration levels peaked at Sudal Quickstep. |
| 0:59.5 | Either side of the lunch in Variga, that Patrick Lepere said was the only redeeming feature of |
| 1:04.5 | Friday or when Remco Avenopoul was flicking elbows at an implacable Primo's Roglic on Saturday and |
| 1:11.2 | Sunday in Cataluña. I will also tell you that we're going to do without the usual much maligned |
| 1:17.9 | floured introductions today because it's very summer week and a few days for the Cycling Podcast |
| 1:22.5 | marking as it does a year since the death of our friend, founder and leader Richard Moore. |
| 1:28.4 | We will indeed be talking about that in our last part today and I should also point you to our |
| 1:33.9 | latest episode of the Cycling Podcast Feminar which came out a few days ago and in which Rose, |
| 1:38.9 | Alla and Lizzie also shared some very poignant reflections on Richard. |
| 1:44.3 | So, none of the usual silliness at this juncture today and instead I'll just say hello to |
| 1:48.6 | Lionel Bernie and to our friend, the Belgian commentator, journalist and author, Renard Schotter |
| 1:56.5 | who should by now be a pretty familiar voice to regular listeners. Hello, gentlemen. |
| 2:01.8 | Hello, Daniel. Hello, Renard. Hello, Lionel. Hello, Daniel. Yeah, words just come |
| 2:08.4 | to describe the miss of Richard Moore in the press room and the surroundings of the race. |
| 2:14.4 | So, it's a privilege of being a guest today with you guys on a day. It's a year ago. So, yeah, |
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