The Race Communiqué - Episode 8

Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP

Mitch Docker

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP It’s Race Communiqué time at Life in the Peloton, and this week Luke Durbridge, Tom Southam and I, are once again covering all of the latest action from inside and outside of the peloton as we move into the final big phase of racing for the year. First up, we dive into the latest news from the Vuelta a España. It’s been a thrilling race so far, and along with my take on all of the action from the commentary box, we also have some great behind-the-scenes info from Tom who has just come back from a stint at the race. From the breakaways to the brutal climbs, we break down all the key moments and what they mean for the GC contenders. Next, we catch up with Luke Durbridge, who’s been on a rollercoaster ride to recovery. Luke opens up about his journey back from injury, the challenges he’s faced, and how he’s gearing up for the rest of the season. We also talk about how riders manage to return to racing and what it takes to come back from setbacks and injuries. Tom also takes us through the latest transfer news. The cycling world is buzzing with big moves and surprising switches, and we all share our opinions on who’s going where and what it means for the teams involved. To top it all off, we’ve got a super special edition of the Communi-quiz - all about a rider who will close the curtain on his career very soon, the one and only Rigoberto Uran. So, grab your coffee, settle in, and join us for another epic episode of Life in the Peloton. ----more---- This episode is supported by our friends at The Escape Collective. Check out Escape Collective's Classifieds section of their website where thousands of used bikes, parts and accessories are being sold every day. It's free for anyone to use, not just members. Life in the Peloton listeners get 2 months of free access to Escape Collective. Just head to http://escapecollective.com/LITP and claim your 2 months free to get a feel for what the community and content is all about.

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0:00.0	Well, here we are, boys. Welcome to the Race Communique. Of course, I've got to welcome my two guests here. Tom Southern, sports director at EF EasyPost and Luke Derbridge from
0:23.5	Jacob Alula, a writer still hanging in there. Boys, Southam, I'll speak to you first. How are you,
0:28.9	mate? I'm good, man. I'm a little bit to put out that you just introduced us as guests. I feel
0:33.8	like we should be co-hosts by now, Derbo, don't you?
0:37.7	Don't you feel like we're above, above just being, you know, guests?
0:42.4	I think it's like, I don't know how many episodes we've done, probably like seven.
0:46.3	Surely by now we're, we're not guests anymore.
0:49.0	Well, that's my point.
0:50.0	You don't even know how many episodes we've done.
0:51.8	You should know exactly what episode we're up to if you're co-hosts. Do you introduce your wife as your friend when you go out, Mitch? You say, oh, yeah, this is Lydia, my friend. Here's my kids. Here's two people, three people I know. Yeah. These are two little people that I've met. It all depends on how they're behaving, you know what I mean?
1:11.2	Or like what the misses is wearing?
1:12.9	You're just like, oh, yeah, no, no, no, no.
1:16.1	I know, right.
1:17.3	Well, this is actually the race communicate.
1:21.5	We do talk a bit of cycling in this.
1:23.7	Of course, this is live from the Peloton, if you haven't heard, presented by our major partner, Matt.
1:28.7	But the Race Communicate is being exclusively brought you by the Escape Collective.
1:34.5	These boys over the Escape Collective, boys, we've slipped off the rung a little bit with the
1:38.9	Volta Fantasy Tipping.
1:40.9	I was fully into it while I was commentating, but I forgot to tip the last four days
1:46.3	and I think I'm out. I was, I mean, I was there and I was going as hard as I could, but it's so
1:52.1	unpredictable what's been happening. It's been, you know, it's been a pretty tough one to get
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