S13 Ep8: KM0: Never Mind The Balearics – Trofeo Pollença

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🗓️ 1 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The fourth race in the Challenge Mallorca series was cancelled because of crashes on the opening circuit.

But that doesn't stop Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch talking Balearics for twenty five minutes or so.

We discuss the safety issues and the impact of the cancellation on the race. Then we ask whether the Vuelta a España could return to the island of Mallorca for the first time since 1991, and ponder whether innovative, alternative race formats might be the answer to the safety issues.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Nevermind the Bally Airics. This is the cycling podcast, a five-part
0:05.4	Kilometer Zero series by me, Lionel Bernie, coming to you from the Challenge Mallorca and supported
0:10.9	by our title sponsors, Sports Tours International. Now, the Atapdu Tour is the closest that most of us
0:18.3	will get to knowing what it's like to ride the Tour de France,
0:21.1	or one stage of the tour at any rate. Each year, the Tour de France organisers select the
0:27.2	marquee stage or the Queen stage, and they put on a Sportive event for thousands of riders
0:31.9	to complete the course, usually a mountainous course, on closed roads. Sports Tours International is the official
0:40.1	premium tour operator to the Tour de France and they've got years of experience taking cyclists
0:44.8	to the Atappedu Tour. This year's event tackles stage 19 from Albeville to Laplagne and it takes
0:51.8	in the Col des Seiz, the Coal du Prey and the Cormac de Roseland.
0:56.0	It's a tough route, so what better way to test yourself than allowing sports tours international
1:01.0	to take care of all the logistics so you arrive at the start line fresh and ready to ride.
1:07.0	There are various packages available to suit everyone.
1:10.0	Check out SportsToursinternational.co.
1:11.6	UK for the range of itineries available.
1:14.6	And for the first time, this year there will be an Atapped Tour de France FAMM, giving you the chance to ride the route of Stage 8, from Chambri to San François Longchamp, taking you over the legendary Col de la Madelaine.
1:29.0	All sports tours international packages include guaranteed sportive entry, support before, during and after
1:35.2	the ride, additional feed stations on the course, and accommodation in prime locations.
1:41.0	To sportstorsinternational.com.com. UK for full details. Now it's on with the show. Well, cheers, Rob.
2:07.6	Here we are in the square in a soggy soy air, Saturday evening.
2:14.0	Soggy Saturday evening in Soyer.
2:16.6	It's not a crickton today, isn's on... It's not. It's miserable.
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