You are listening to the cycling podcast coverage of the 2025 Welter A Hispania,

proudly brought to you by Lloyds.

Last year, Lloyds joined forces with British cycling to become their lead partner,

which includes title sponsorship of the Lloyd's Tour of Britain races for both women and men.

The men's race, which will be Geraint Thomas' farewell tour, starts Suffolk on September the 2nd and finishes in Geraint's home city Cardiff

five days later and the cycling podcast will be there to cover the race thanks to

sponsorship from Lloyd's. You'll see the Lloyd's logo on the green race

winner's jersey so tune in to find out who takes it home lloyds is passionate about the

power of cycling to get people families and communities moving inspiring them to achieve their goals

we'll find out more about all of that in the coming weeks but for now it's over to daniel freber

for coverage of the Welter's opening stage.

You are listening to the cycling podcast at the 2025 Vuelta Espaan,

celebrating 10 years of the cycling podcast on the ground every day at the Grand Tours.

The fact that every time in a town,

it was a bit more than a pill more than a personation.

It was incredible because,

and, again, to go, to go, to go and to the world, is super visible, and any and of what's being the carrile, well, you know your name and you enter in a people and all the world gritton, oh, the really that is a record that I'll get for all the life and, wow, incredible. Good afternoon, Mikhele Pelachi. Daniel, chao. Buena. Bona Cera.

Miquelle, the first voice we heard there, or the voice that immediately preceded

ours was Hugo de la Caille, who saved us today because without him, without his input, would have been a pretty boring stage.

That was Hugo, 21 years old.

Could be one of the breakout stars with Weta

Spain. He said that he had goosebumps today going into every little town.

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