S13 Ep12: Over The Rainbows
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
There’s plenty to discuss from the UAE Tour, as Elisa Longo Borghini took a commanding overall victory while Lorena Wiebes went almost unchallenged as she swept up all three sprint stages. Some other big favourites didn’t fare so well though. Pauline Ferrand Prévot has made no secret of her Tour de France Femmes ambitions since her comeback but was noticeably absent among the first finishers on the top of Jebel Hafeet. While the new line-up at FDJ-Suez failed to take home a top ten on any stage.
In our mini feature we speak to former and present junior world champions and see how they’ve fared since hitting the elite ranks. We hear from Lucy Van der Haar nee Garner who retired five years ago, Canyon-SRAM rider Zoe Backstedt, current junior champion Cat Ferguson and Laura Stigger who was scouted by Anna van der Breggen to join SD Worx this year.
Also on the agenda… more baby news, some deserved gloating by Jo and reminiscing over Orla’s car sickness.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the cycling podcast Femannan, brought to you by Sports Tours International. |
| 0:16.1 | Whether you want to ride one of the great sportives or watch the best bike races in the world, |
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| 1:34.7 | ride go to sports tours international.co.uk for the full range of packages now it's over to rose |
| 1:41.7 | orla and joe for this episode of The Cycling Podcast Femina. |
| 1:49.3 | You're listening to the Cy cycling podcast Feminand. It's February and the road racing |
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