S12 Ep127: One Foot in the Gravel

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4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On this month’s episode of Féminin, Orla Chennaoui joins Rose Manley and Denny Gray to look ahead to the Tour de France Femmes 2025. With the route announced by race organisers ASO last week, we offer up our thoughts and predictions on what should be a gripping nine days of racing.

We can also finally discuss one of the biggest transfers in women’s cycling. After months of speculation (and some acrimony), Demi Vollering has officially confirmed that she will be moving to FDJ-Suez on a two year contract. But with French GC hopefuls Juliette Labous and Evita Muzic already there, we explore whether FDJ’s co-leadership tactics are going to pay off.

Plus following the recent UCI Gravel World Championships won by Marianne Vos, this month’s mini feature is on the rapid rise of gravel racing. We hear from 2023 Gravel World Champion Kasia Niewiadoma and British gravel racer Danni Shrosbree about why more and more road racers are taking on the discipline.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the cycling podcast Femina.
0:20.0	Well, hello and welcome to the cycling podcast Feminand.
0:23.4	This is, well, we're a bit late for the October episode because I was actually off having a baby.
0:28.7	We're kind of sneaking into early November, but that just means we've got more to talk about, doesn't it?
0:33.7	More, not really racing, but more stories from the world of women's cycling
0:38.4	to talk about. And it means that we'll have another episode very shortly in just a few weeks
0:44.1	time. But, well, my name's Rose Manley. I should say that first of all. And I'm joined by
0:49.7	Denny Gray, as always, of the British Continental. Hello, Denny.
0:53.1	Hello, Rose. And congratulations on the new additions to the Manly team.
0:58.0	I hear the men's squad has taken on a stadiaire for the rest of the 2024 and the promise of a long-term permanent contract in the offing.
1:06.0	Yeah you better hope so. We'll see. There's been a lot of sleepless nights and a lot of screaming. So, yeah, we should see. He is evening. He is evening up the numbers a little bit. It's all girls in my family. I've got only nieces and a stepdaughter and a daughter. So one boy, I don't know if he's going to be spoiled or, you know, just angry at all these women all the time.
1:28.2	Well, we shall see.
1:29.2	And I should say, big comeback for all Ola Shenoui.
1:33.9	All you're back.
1:34.9	We're so happy to have you back.
1:36.7	I am back.
1:37.5	Thank you so much.
1:38.8	And may I echo, Denny's congratulations, Rose.
1:41.9	Amazing you.
1:43.1	I love how the host of the cycling podcast seminar.
1:46.0	It is doing a bit for equality introvert. You know, evening up the point of the only side of things.
1:51.0	That's what we like to see.
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