S13 Ep129: The Burton Dassett Dash | Stage 4 | Lloyds Tour of Britain 2025

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🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Join Graham Willgoss and Lionel Birnie for daily coverage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain for the first time. The race begins with two stages in Suffolk before it heads west via Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire to Cardiff, where it will mark the final chapter in the glorious career of Geraint Thomas. Our coverage features race analysis, interviews and more from the UK's home tour, with on-the-ground coverage from Stage 3 through to the finish.

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The Cycling Podcast is proudly supported by Lloyds. Last year, Lloyds began a multi-year partnership with British Cycling, which includes becoming title sponsors of the Lloyds Tour of Britain races for men and women. Lloyds also sponsors the Great Britain team and National Championships across a range of disciplines – road racing, track cycling, mountain biking, BMX and cyclo-cross. Thanks to sponsorship from Lloyds, The Cycling Podcast will be covering the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men with daily episodes for the first time. Check out the full route of the race on the British Cycling website.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the cycling podcast coverage of the 2025 Lloyd's Tour of Britain, proudly presented by Lloyds.
0:10.4	Over the past 18 months or so, Lloyds has developed a deep relationship with British cycling,
0:15.5	sponsoring the two national stage races, the Lloyd's Tour of Britain races for men and women,
0:19.9	as well as the Great Britain
0:20.9	national team and the National Championships and National Series events across a number of
0:25.2	disciplines, including road racing, track cycling, mountain biking and BMX. And over the coming years,
0:30.9	Lloyds wants to strengthen that partnership, encouraging people of all ages to get on their bikes
0:35.3	to experience the joy of exploring the world on two wheels.
0:39.3	Through Lloyd's sponsorship of the best races and riders the country has to offer,
0:43.2	they want to inspire the next generation of cyclists to take up the sport either as a leisure activity or a competitive pursuit.
0:49.9	And it's thanks to Lloyd's that the cycling podcast is able to cover the Lloyd's Tour of Britain with daily episodes for the first time this week.
0:57.4	We're also at the Welter-Ais-Spania, of course.
1:00.6	From the Anglaroo in northern Spain to Burton-Dassett in the centre of England, we've got cycling covered thanks to Lloyd's.
1:07.2	Lloyds, they're at every stage.
1:09.6	Now on with the important business of stage four of the Lloyd's Tour of Britain.
1:16.0	You are listening to The Cycling Podcasts.
1:33.5	Welcome to the Cy podcast's coverage of the Lloyd's Tour of Britain with me, Graham Wilgos,
1:40.5	and I'm delighted to be back podcasting in the flesh with The Man, The Myth, the legend Lionel Bernie.
1:43.4	And here we are in Cardiff on a Friday night.
1:44.9	And it does feel like the Go-Aunt Thomas farewell party has got started early, doesn't it? Because we're right in the centre of Cardiff here.
1:50.6	This is just around the corner from the Millennium Stadium, home of the Welsh rugby team. Lots of
1:56.7	six nations, internationals take place around the corner from here. The Welsh football team play here as well.
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