UAE leadership determines that the leader is leading

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4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

It's the last rest day of the Giro d'Italia, and two bits of GC news dominate conversation: Isaac Del Toro is officially UAE's leader now, and Primoz Roglič might pull out entirely.

Caley, Jonny, and Kit are joined by Intern Nick to discuss Primoz Roglič's inevitable move to Israel-Premier Tech, Juan Ayuso's inevitable move to Movistar, and Del Toro's ability to put on a jacket. Plus much more besides, of course.

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0:54.0	Welcome back to the SpinCycle podcast, everybody.
0:56.4	I'm Kaylee Fretz.
0:57.2	Today on the show, Rugglitch is cooked.
1:00.7	Del Toro is cooking.
1:03.2	Matthew Vanderpoles's future as a waiter is in doubt.
1:06.6	Let's get to it.
1:14.0	Welcome back, everybody.
1:15.4	We've got intern Nick back on the pod today.
1:18.7	Welcome back, Nick.
1:19.4	Thanks.
1:19.6	Good to be back.
1:20.6	And Kit Nicholson, welcome back.
1:22.6	Hello.
1:23.6	And Johnny Long.
1:24.5	Welcome back, Johnny.
1:25.8	Oh, first time in three episodes, I've been welcomed back.
1:27.9	Thank you, Kaylee.
1:28.8	Welcome back yourself.
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