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Spin Cycle

Spring has sprung and it has sprung strange

Spin Cycle

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4.9960 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Spin Cycle! We kick things off by diving headfirst into the opening weekend of the classics: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.

First up, Omloop. What a weird day of racing, especially from the women's peloton. How and why did FDJ and SD Worx let the break get 15 minutes? It was a game of chicken where everyone ended up as a chicken. In the men's race, the surprise came in the finale as small groups came back together, which they don't usually do, resulting in a bigger bunch sprint than we've seen in years. At least a lovely old lady got her Arnaud de Lie moment. 

At Kuurne, Kaden Groves got a yellow card and Jasper Philipsen was fastest. Is Caley's Jonathan Milan draft pick already looking foolish? At Tour du Rwanda, the final stage was cancelled due to bad conditions. Not a great sign ahead of the planned World Championships later this year.

Finally, we like to end the show on a high note, so last up is the news that the 2027 Tour de France might start in the UK. Jonny is ecstatic. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Spin Cycle Podcast, everybody.

0:08.7

I'm Kaylee Fretz.

0:09.6

Today on the show, a slightly odd start to the classic season.

0:14.6

Jasper won a big donkey, and the Tour de France is headed back to Greatest Britain.

0:19.9

Let's get to it.

0:25.2

Thank you. And the Tour de France is headed back to Greatest Britain. Let's get to it. Welcome to the show, Johnny Long.

0:27.1

How are you this Monday?

0:28.0

Hello, good.

0:28.7

Spring is sprung.

0:29.6

Everything's looking up.

0:30.8

You got one of our new teas there.

0:32.9

I'm finally brand compliant after being asked to do this four months ago.

0:38.6

So I've just got in before being told what to do, which is always key.

0:42.3

Yeah.

0:42.5

Nice work.

0:43.4

And Dan Cash, welcome.

0:44.7

Thank you.

0:45.2

You're also brand compliant.

0:47.0

I'm always brand compliant.

0:48.1

I'm always wearing a hat or a shirt.

0:49.4

And this time I decided to wear a shirt because the last, maybe three of the last four

0:53.9

weeks, you and I have both

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