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Never Strays Far: THE ROAD BOOK #4
David (in Catalonia) joins Ned (in Lewisham) and they talk to Matt (in Madrid) about Lombardia (Italy) and Films (Sweden) In our first attempt at remote podding we...
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David and Ned shout loudly about Mads – because….well, mads At the Harrogate finish line, Ned and David are put through a mixture of emotion, including irritation and...
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Ned & Dave stray unusually close (for them) to the Women’s Road Race at the 2019 World Championships in Harrogate David and Ned hang out at the finish...
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Ned & Dave go rogue. In Yorkshire – in the Worlds – and in Space. This is the first episode from the CHPT3 and The Roadbook sponsored channel...
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“EL FUTURO: COLOMBIA” – Matt Rendell
Matt Rendell casts an eye over another emerging talent from the golden seam of Colombian youth.
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“NE ME QUITTE PAS/IF YOU GO AWAY’ – NED BOULTING
A look back at all the panoply of non-racing wonders that caught the eye through the first ten glorious days.
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Pavel Sivakov: A Cautionary Tale- Cillian Kelly
Always double check your stats. I’m only human. I sometimes make mistakes. Some are completely harmless. A quick deleted Tweet and nobody notices anything. How many people are really...
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“THE FOUR DAYS OF YORKSHIRE” – Ned Boulting
THE FIRST DAY OF YORKSHIRE With childlike excitement, I arrive at the finish line in Selby at least an hour and half before anyone else gets there from the ITV...
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Recency Bias v. Tradition- Cillian Kelly
Tradition is a strange thing in cycling. A lot of the sport is based on the idea of tradition. If we were to re-create the sport from scratch now it...
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“THE RACE IMPLODES – A CASE STUDY” – Ned Boulting
On Monday I was supposed to be flying to Zagreb, to begin commentating on the Tour of Croatia. Though the work was going to be a little bit rough and...
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“A GUEST ON GALLIPOLI” – Ned Boulting
Bike races, by definition, visit remarkable places. Even the unremarkable ones. A few years ago, when I’d just started commentating, I took up the offer of a job at the...
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“NOTES FROM AN ISLAND RACE” – Ned Boulting
It had been forty-two years since Sicily, this proud, confusing island, hosted its own stage race. But this spring it returned, as the Giro di Sicilia once again took up...
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