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Abby and Matt again are able to rope in Iris Slappendel to chat about the fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift! And what a stage it was, with a surprise winner, and some more interesting maneuvers from SD Worx. It's an episode you won't want to miss. Hear from Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, and Jess Allen (Jayco-AlUla). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Matt are back from Rodez to chat about the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. It was quite the day with a lot of interesting attempts from the GC favourites and some dreams come true for the stage winner. Hear from breakaway champions Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek) and Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Human Powered Health, plus from Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, and Jess Allen (Jayco-AlUla). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby, Matt and Kate check in from the ground of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage 3. Abby also chatted with Iris Slappendel on the finish line after her day on the moto. Plus hear from Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek), Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, Jess Allen (Jayco-AlUla), and Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Human Powered Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Matt are joined on the ground by Kate Wagner fresh off the men's Tour. They talk about a tough day for the women from Clermont-Ferrand to Mauriac, with a fun little climb to finish off the stage. Tune in for audio diaries from Lucinda Brand (Lidl-Trek), Ella Wyllie (Lifeplus Wahoo), Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, Jess Allen (Jayco-AlUla), and Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Human Powered Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Matt are on the ground in Clermont-Ferrand for the start of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and they are joined by Iris Slappendel to talk the first stage of the race. Including audio diaries from inside the peloton with Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Veronica Ewers, Vittoria Guazzini, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, Ella Wyllie and Jess Allen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lidl-Trek's Amanda Spratt joins Abby and Matt to preview the eight stages of the upcoming Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. A written preview can be found here, plus keep an eye on EscapeCollective.com all week for daily previews of each stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strap in Wheel Talk listeners this one is....long. Matt and Loren are back with Abby to chat all the biggest stories from the Giro Donne and they are joined by a special guest and friend of the pod Matilda (Tils) Raynolds. They talk about this being Annemiek's final Giro, what that means for the future, how the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has changed the Giro and more. Hear from Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Sarah Roy (Cayon//SRAM) and Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) plus some really special audio diaries from Iris Slappendel and Gracie Elvin about Annemiek's Giro Donne journey and being her teammate. Perhaps listen to this one in two sittings, or on a long ride, but it's definitely not one to miss! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final episode of the Giro Donne ended with a bang. Abby and Hannah are here to chat about it, along with some audio diaries from Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla), Sarah Roy (Canyon//SRAM), Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) (sorry for the audio on this one!) and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB). The regular Wheel Talk podcast will return soon with a bigger-picture discussion about the Giro and Annemiek's final season. Thank you so much for listening to these daily episodes and to our audio diarists for their time and input! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the penultimate day of the Giro Donne and Abby and Hannah are here to talk about it, along with some thoughts from Sarah Roy (Canyon//SRAM) on stage 7, Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) on the rest day, Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) before the stage and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) and Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx) on the stage itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's not much going on at the Giro Donne today, but Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla), Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx) and Veronica Ewers still sent in some thoughts. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah again with a stage 7 recap of the 2023 Giro Donne. Plus audio diaries from Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla), and Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah are back for another chat about the Giro Donne and what happened in the sixth stage. Hear from Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Sarah Roy (Cayon//SRAM), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) and Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah chat about the fifth stage of the Giro Donne, the Queen stage. It was a bonkers day from start to finish with a surprising outcome. Hear from Lauretta Hanson of Lidl-Trek, Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx, and Veronica Ewers of EF Education-TIBCO-SVB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah are back to chat stage 4 of the Giro Donne. An exciting stage with some familiar, and new, faces.EF Education-TIBCO-SVB's Veronica Ewers checks in with an audio diary after the stage, as does Lauretta Hanson of Lidl-Trek. Plus hear from Nine Kessler of Jayco-AlUla after the stage and Sarah Roy of Canyon-SRAM after stage 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Barnes joins Abby once again to discuss the third stage of the 2023 Giro Donne. Hear from inside the Lidl-Trek bus with Lauretta Hanson and from after the finish line with EF Education-TIBCO-SVB's Veronica Ewers and Jayco-AlUla's Nina Kessler. Plus a very raw and honest check in from Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby and Hannah Barnes (Uno-X) get together to chat Giro Donne stage 2, which ended up being a critical day for the general classification. You will also hear from Canyon//SRAM's Sarah Roy, Veronica Ewers of EF Education-TIBCO-SVB, Nina Kessler of Jayco-AlUla and of course Lidl-Trek's Lauretta Hanson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby is joined by professional rider for Uno-X Hannah Barnes to chat about stage 1 what was supposed to be stage 1 of the Giro Donne. Torrential rain caused the race to be cancelled, but not before half the field tested their legs, and tyres. Niamh Fisher-Black (SD Worx), Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB), Lauretta Hanson (Lidl-Trek) and Nina Kessler (Jayco-AlUla) phone in to tell us how things were in the lake on the ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Abby is joined again by Rebecca Charlton and, for the first time on the Wheel Talk Podcast, the one and only Amy Lauren Jones. The three chat about some of the National Championships over the weekend, especially the storming performance form Pfeiffer Georgi, and preview what's to come in the Giro Donne. For a more detailed route preview check out escapecollective.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Abby, Matt and Gracie chat about the women's Tour de Suisse and dive into some listener questions about rider safety and unions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the controversy at CIC-Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées with a special guest, and the DS for Cynisca Cycling, Gillian Ellsay. Matt also chats with Chloe Hosking about her decision to sue the owners of the B&B Hotels team that fell apart prior to the season. In the episode's second half, we answer a few more of your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.