S13 Ep22: Harelbeke Never Lies
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2025
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
After our Arrivée episode at the weekend, we discuss one or two talking points that we missed in the immediate wake of Sanremo - and the hot breaking news that Tadej Pogačar will ride Paris-Roubaix.
There’s also a look at the Volta a Catalunya, where Lennard Kämna is making his comeback after a career-threatening crash a year ago. The episode features an interview with Kämna and also our weekly trip to Coorevits Corner, where Hugo is expecting E3 Harelbeke to deliver a few home truths.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the cycling podcast, proudly supported by Laka. |
| 0:09.9 | It's the spring monuments where riders take on cobbles, climbs and chaos. |
| 0:14.4 | The part of the season where the conditions are brutal and the racing is unpredictable. |
| 0:18.7 | So whether you're tackling the pave of Pairobaix, |
| 0:21.6 | climbing the podjo at Milan San Remo, |
| 0:23.6 | or just dodging potholes on your weekend ride, |
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| 0:34.6 | It's bike insurance powered by a collective of cyclists who all have each |
| 0:38.3 | other's backs. They won't charge you a fixed sum. Instead they calculate your monthly contributions |
| 0:44.0 | up to a maximum capped amount based on the collective's claims. At the end of the month, |
| 0:49.0 | the claims pot is split fairly between all the members who ride happy knowing their money |
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| 1:29.0 | sponsoring our spring monuments coverage from San Remo to L'Imo to L'Age, cycling podcast listeners |
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