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Stage 5 was billed as the big sprint showdown, but it played out more like a quiet day in the legs — and Alex and Max dig into whether that was fatigue, tactics, or something closer to a protest ahead of tomorrow's Tourmalet.


In this episode:


Why nobody wanted to make Stage 5 hard, and what that says about where the peloton's head is at The chaotic final sprint — Alpecin and Lidl-Trek in control, then it all came undone Astana and Cofidis punching well above their weight The green jersey battle heating up between Pedersen, Philipsen, Girmay and a surprise name in Max Kanter Meeting Marco Frigo trackside, and the Uno-X yellow jersey balancing act A first look at "the big three" — the unofficial riders' reps who help shape decisions mid-race Last night's Hyro electrolyte winners revealed Stage 6 preview: the Tourmalet, Col d'Aspin, and a first real Pogačar vs Vingegaard test Max's own painful history on the Tourmalet — a cautionary tale about oiling your disc brakes Tonight's prize: another Café du Cycliste kit up for grabs

Stage 4 was run in genuinely brutal conditions — 44 degrees on the road, no heat protocol in effect, and a peloton that paid for it. Alex and Max break down a day where the tactics mattered as much as the legs.


In this episode:


How hot was it really, and why there's still no UCI heat policy in play Trek's perfectly played hand — sending their lead-out men up the road instead of controlling the bunch The GC gift that handed a brand new team their first-ever Tour de France race lead Norway's incredible week continues — on the bike and at the World Cup Tudor and Astana's rough day missing the moves that mattered Kelland O'Brien's tough day and missing the time cut The UCI celebration rule, sticky bidons, and where the fine pool sits so far this Tour Last night's Café du Cycliste kit winner revealed Stage 5 preview: the sprinters finally get their shot into Pau Tonight's prize: Hyro electrolytes to help survive the heat

Stage 3 into the Pyrenees delivered exactly what a first mountain day should — a mass crash inside the opening 15km, an hour-long fight to form the breakaway, and a GC shakeup as the race hit altitude in 41-degree heat.


In this episode, Alex and Max break down:


The early crash that caught out Decathlon, Ineos and Lidl-Trek riders Why the breakaway took so long to go clear, and who made the cut Visma's tactical head-scratcher and what it means for how UAE are racing this Tour Bourdon's stellar day in the mountains jersey The GC fallout — who's struggling, who's surprising, and who's cooked from the heat A UAE team that looks equal parts relaxed and ruthless Last night's Giant sunglasses winner revealed ️ Stage 4 preview: Carcassonne to Foix — a stage that smells like a breakaway but might not be one Tonight's prize: a full Café du Cycliste kit up for grabs

Barcelona put on an absolute show — 36 degrees, brutal wind, and a street circuit that turned into a proper GC selection race. Alex was trackside for the carnage, Max is calling it from Melbourne, and this one's got everything.


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Brandon McNulty's ridiculous shift on the front — basically a one-man UAE train for 25km A break that was never getting there, and why Q36.5 still sent a man up the road The final climb: who cracked, who attacked, and a corner that had Max white-knuckling his chair Remco's positioning headache and how close the sprint for it actually was GC carnage: Ineos in chaos, an unlikely name now their top rider, Tiberi a bit lost Del Toro's team car chaos — the mechanical that had him waving down his own car like a fan Stage 3 preview: bushfire smoke near Girona, 4,000m of climbing towards Andorra, and why the break might actually stick this time Last night's Pillar Performance winner and how to get into today's Giant sunnies comp