S13 Ep103: We’ll Always Have Paris | Stage 21 | Tour de France 2025

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🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Join Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss as they recap the 2025 Tour de France.

We’re back on the road for the 13th time with daily episodes recorded at the heart of the world’s biggest race. Our nightly episodes feature race analysis, interviews and plenty of French flavour.

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We’re very happy to welcome Wahoo as sponsors for the rest of our Tour de France coverage and the Tour de France Femmes later this month. Wahoo have been having a fantastic Tour de France so far. They supply more than half of the teams in the Tour (and Tour de France Femmes) including those by Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Ben Healy and Jonathan Milan.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cycling Podcast coverage of the 2025 Tour de France, supported by Wahoo.
0:07.0	It's the morning of the final stage and we need to get on the road to Paris and we couldn't have made it this far without Wahoo's support.
0:14.0	Wahoo have got you covered too whether you're riding in the glorious outdoors or putting in the work on the indoor trainer.
0:20.0	The element bolt,
0:21.1	Rome 3 and ACE cycle computers mean that Wahoo has something for every type of
0:25.8	rider and budget. They're all easy to use packed with features and they help you get to
0:30.4	where you're going. If you want to train with heart rate the tracker heart rate
0:33.6	monitor is accurate reliable and comfortable to wear. Speed play aeropels from
0:38.4	Wahoo are built to be fast but comfortable, making it easier on your ankles, knees and hips without
0:43.8	compromising on performance. If you're training outdoors, the Wahoo kicker and kicker core can bring
0:49.3	the open road to the living room. And bringing all this together is the Wahoo app, which will give you insights
0:54.8	into your training and help you set and reach your goals. Because Wahoo's mission is to build the
0:59.6	better athlete in all of us, whether you're just starting out in cycling or aiming for the Tour
1:04.3	de France. Head to WahooFitness.com to find out more. Now, let's get ourselves to Paris.
1:11.4	This is the cycling podcast at the 2025 Tour de France
1:14.8	with Lionel Bernie, Graham Wilgoth and Friends,
1:17.9	brought to you in association with Wahoo.
1:20.8	Today, we're at Paris, the Chanselise.
1:24.0	Thank you. Chans-Elysay. Well, Lionel, we've made it to Paris, I'm very happy to say, but it's not a part
1:37.3	of Paris I recognise.
1:38.3	We're on earth, are we?
1:40.3	Well, we are in the Bois de Vincennes, which is in the south-east of the city, in the 12th arrondissement, if you're familiar with Parisian geography, and it's a kind of a park, but it's also a very significant venue in Tour de France history, because just behind us is the Jacques-Encateau velodrome, otherwise known as La Cipal, which hosted the finish of the Tour de France
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