S13 Ep32: Marginal Dane
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
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🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
The Classics have migrated (slightly) south to the hills of Limburg and the Ardennes, with the Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold kicking off the final phase of the spring season last week. In the former, Remco Evenepoel completed a stunning return from injury to outsprint Wout Van Aert. Amstel saw an even more surprising denouement, with Mattias Skjelmose proving too quick - just - for Tadej Pogačar and Evenepoel.
We ponder what this all means for the remainder of the Ardennes Classics, with a detour via Coorevits Corner. There’s also a look back at the life and times of British cycling legend Barry Hoban.
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