S9 Ep31: Life in the Peloton – Belgian cobbled Classics with Luke Durbridge
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Luke is up in Belgium at the moment and has been riding all the Classics that lead up to the big one on Sunday – the Tour of Flanders – and Paris-Roubaix just over the border in France a week later.
In this episode, we talk about how the races each have a character of their own and how the Grand Prix E3 is very different to Gent-Wevelgem. We talk positioning, fuelling and how to bounce back from a disappointing day as we answer some of your questions.
I hope it gives everyone a bit of insight into what these unique races are like to ride.
Until next time,
Mitch
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We're welcome everyone. |
| 0:28.0 | We're here again, life in the peloton. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm sitting here with Lionel Bernie to introduce the next episode up in Seoul for you. |
| 0:35.0 | Welcome Lionel. |
| 0:36.0 | Hi, Mitch. How you going? |
| 0:37.0 | I'm doing well, mate. I'm excited. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm very excited. There's so much good racing happening at the moment. |
| 0:43.0 | We're riding the middle of the classics. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm not up there in Belgium at the moment. |
| 0:47.0 | I've still got Roubaix coming and I'm training for that. |
| 0:50.0 | That is my pinnacle. |
| 0:51.0 | But I'm enjoying for once, first on my career, |
| 0:54.0 | sitting back and watching the classics. |
| 0:57.0 | Let's tell you what, it's been so good the first couple of races so far. |
| 1:01.0 | Yeah, the races have been fantastic, Mitch. |
| 1:03.0 | And, well, we can mark this time of year with this type of podcast, can't we? |
| 1:08.0 | Because it's tried and tested one. |
| 1:11.0 | It's you and your old mate Luke Derbridge talking all things classics. |
| 1:16.0 | I could listen to this kind of stuff until the cows come home, really. |
| 1:19.0 | That's why I love talking to Derbow. |
| 1:21.0 | I want to have an annual and he is one of my good mates |
| 1:24.0 | and I love talking to him on the podcast because I really sometimes forget that we're recording |
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