We're welcome back.

We've had our little siesta a couple weeks off kicking back in the sun but racing is just around the corner so life in the

pellas on his back and I've got Lionel back on board, Richard's out, kicked him out after one week. Welcome back Lionel.

Great to have you on board.

Thanks very much. I took my birthday week off much appreciated having a week off to celebrate my birthday and find style, Mitch.

And well, I feel like we've been here before. We're on the eve just about of Strider Bianca and of course we were here in the spring.

Won't we? And well, we're going to hear a bit about Strider Bianca in this episode but it's originally the autumn race that's now a spring classic being held in the middle of the Italian summer.

They found a new slot for it, you know, because I was quite excited to find out that it was actually on the eve of a roika which is a great ride that I still haven't done.

I don't know how haven't done that ride but it was created from that ride which we get into in the podcast but before we get into that,

something I want to ask you what happened on the week of Lionel? What was the week of birthday celebrations?

I just just had a very chilled week, Mitch. I like to take my birthday falls at the very start of July and nine years out of ten, I'm at the Tour de France.

So I'm kind of working or perhaps traveling to the Tour de France. So I just took the opportunity to spend the day with the family and, you know,

had some nice food and some nice wine and just didn't think about cycling all day. It was, it was lovely.

Yes, nice. I like that. I like the week birthday celebrations. I try and definitely padded out before and padded out after. I like your idea.

But this episode, like you said, is all about Strider Bianca and also a bit of fun moments with Derbeau and I. Luke Derrige, that is.

He's my favourite guest to have on the podcast just because we talk every day out riding and it's funny once we put a microphone in front of us.

That's what I think anyway. I hope you guys really enjoy it. It's talking about Strider Bianca, we're talking about the season coming,

also a little bit about lockdown which I think is quite good. It's a rift season.

Sit back and enjoy this one because the race is around the corner and we're talking racing.

Welcome my friend. Luke Derrige, we're back at life in the Peloton. My favourite guest. We're back at home. We're doing it face to face.

Recording, I can't believe it. Like, this is a dream. Oh, I can't do another Zoom call, eh?

I actually get to see my guest. We actually get to have a beer together.

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