S11 Ep136: Speculate to Accumulate

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 3:21 p.m.

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This October episode of The Cycling Podcast Feminin is full of our podcast\\u2019s most dreaded thing \\u201cspeculation\\u201d. Rose Manley and Denny Gray look over some of the rumours around next year\\u2019s Tour de France Femmes route which will apparently include a showstopping final day on the Alpe d\\u2019Huez.
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\\nThey also look ahead to some of how next season\\u2019s teams are shaping up, with Lidl-Trek and EF Education-Cannondale taking almost opposite approaches to their rosters.
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\\nWe hear from young Brit Abi Smith about her first years in the pro cycling world as she prepares to take a step up to join Team DSM next season. She speaks about how she has used painting this year as a mental escape from life on (or perhaps more accurately, off) the bike.
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\\nAnd we cover the final races of the 2023 Women\\u2019s World Tour and hear from Tour of Guangxi winner Daria Pikulik. Plus, we stray ever so briefly on to the gravel to congratulate Kasia Niewiadoma on her World Championships win. We can hear Orla weeping happy tears all the way from Amsterdam!
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