It’s an awesome episode this week as we discuss We talk ChongMing Island Tour and World Cup, Tour of California, Venezuela and European racing. It’s big! We also play a fantastic game called “How many continents can Sarah offend in one podcast?” Place your bets now and press play to find out if you’re right! Also, at some point Dan uses the word “apace” (true story)! (1:17:55 MIN / 74.82 MB)
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This week’s racing
Tour of ChongMing Island Stage Race
Videos from each of the stages by Wiggle Honda
Photos on the Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 facebook
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Tour of ChongMing Island World Cup
Race report by Wiggle Honda, and by Bigla – and video:
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The Tour of California Invitational Time Trial
Interview with Evelyn Stevens:
Photos on VeloNews, Interview with Lisa Brennauer on how much she loves time trialling, on Podium Insight.
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Trofee Maarten Wynants
Photos on the Lotto Cycling Cup site, and full results.
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Things we saw
Maaike Polspoel has had to leave Liv-Plantur because of drugs she has to take for an autoimmune condition
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Downhill MTBer Amanda Batty has left/been kicked off major MTB site Pinkbike over a dispute over responses to sexism and other matters. Three blogs from Amanda – the original blog, her follow-up, including relevant screenshots and conversations, and her blog about the differences in experience. And we liked this response to the issue from Cycling Tips editor Wade Wallace, including about
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The MTB Hannah Barnes riding in Rotorua, New Zealand
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Emma Johansson‘s summer – her blog on how she’s had to change her tactics following her spring crash.
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Wow!
http://twitter.com/ellenvdijk/status/597063880259596288
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Amber Pierce’s blog on her injury
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Upcoming races
Tour of Zhoushan Island, China, 20th-22nd May
Cross Country MTB World Cup, Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, 22nd-24th May
Boels Rental Hills Classic, Netherlands, 29th May
La Classique Morbihan, France, 29th May
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames, France, 30th May
Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik, Belgium, 31st May
SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn, Switzerland, 31st May
Winston Salem Classic, USA, 31st May
