S12 Ep138: Best of the Grand Tours 2024 | Vuelta a España
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Cycling Podcast, proudly brought to you by Shocks. |
| 0:05.0 | This is Lionel here and I've been so impressed by the sound quality of my Open Run Pro to headphones over the past few weeks. |
| 0:13.0 | The bone conduction technology really is a game changer because it maintains your awareness of your surroundings without compromising the sound quality. Instead of the sound |
| 0:22.1 | going in through your ear as they would with more conventional headphones, the sound passes through |
| 0:26.9 | the bones behind your ear. So you get a perfect combination of comfort and crisp, clear audio |
| 0:31.8 | without anything really impeding your hearing of what's going on around you. And that's ideal if you are out doing some sport |
| 0:39.3 | running or on your bike or whatever it happens to be the open run pro two headphones and the |
| 0:45.3 | Elliot Kipchogi signature model in particular are the flagship shocks model but there's a set of |
| 0:50.5 | headphones to suit all budgets in every situation there's even a pair that you can use underwater, the Open Swim Pro headphones. |
| 0:58.7 | There's a New Year's sale which starts on Boxing Day with some very nice discounts on a range of the headphones, |
| 1:04.1 | but all of our listeners can get £10 off a set of shocks at UK dotshocks.com. |
| 1:09.4 | You just need the discount code Cycling 10. The discount code has been very |
| 1:13.8 | popular this festive season and it will be active until December the 31st. So there's still a bit of |
| 1:18.9 | time to save some money on a great set of shocks. That's if Father Christmas doesn't leave |
| 1:23.8 | some under your tree, of course. A big thank you to Shocks for sponsoring our review of the year series. |
| 1:29.3 | Maybe next time you tune in to the cycling podcast in the new year, |
| 1:32.6 | you'll be hearing us loud and clear on your new set of Shocks headphones. |
| 1:36.2 | So go to UK.shox.com and use the discount code, |
| 1:39.9 | Cycling 10 to get £10 off any purchase. |
| 1:42.7 | That offer is valid until December the 31st. |
| 1:52.9 | On Thursday, the route of the 2025 Weta-Espagna, the race's 90th anniversary edition, |
| 1:59.0 | was unveiled in Madrid. |
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