In this episode Patrick and Benji recap the 9th stage of the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women and the first stage of Tour Auvergne – Rhône-Alpes.
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21 Comments
Yeah. I couldn't understand why the three in front were so casually letting Demi catch up. Niedermaier, at least, should have been making her work for longer to try to catch up. And for the other two, the odds are better for the stage win with 3 than 4. Like, it's 3v1. It shouldn't be that easy.
"We need to speak offline.." Greatest Sign off ever 😂
you guys continue to crack me up, it's really fun and informative to listen in!
Lennart Jasch tomorrow
Seixas looked angry😮😮😮
Please, UCI, reduce the number of riders per team in the men's peloton so that we can get more racing like this. The women races are so much better partly for this reason.
Huge L to @AHK5995 and @lorensmith624 who just yesterday were calling Demi a coward for no reason other than unwarranted hatred. Guess Demi was a coward today too, huh?
Beautiful GC win by Demi, she went out there and got it. SD Worx should still be kicking themselves that they let her go.
Critérium du Dauphiné (because I'm not scared to use its real name) @ 22:16
Make hay fever while the sun shines 🤣
What is the problem with sivakov can anyone tell me
Hey, fever is definitely related to hay, if you’re allergic to it.
Niedermaier must have a "no attack" clause in her contract
-1000 points for Benji – I saw his tweet about Womens Giro being over before coverage even started and went for a ride. Came back and missed a 'Top 5 stage of the year' – for Shame Benji
I wanna see a Quin Simmons vs Ben healy vs Van Gils breakaway warfare tomorrow
So happy to see Patrick and Mr Rouge lead with the big race of the day…good work Luke
Saying "hayfever isn't related to hay" is not completely fair. It is an allergic reaction that did get its name primarily because of allergies to pollen from herbs in the hay season. Just because the term has been broadened to encompass allergies to dust and many other types of pollen doesn't really erase that. There's a reason many cyclists suffer from hayfever the most between june and august.
hay fever = allergy to grass pollen
hay = dried grass
Think about it, Benji.
I know It's not that easy because we have less coverage/races but I'd really fancy it to have more banter about women's cycling by you two. It is such a good way to learn about and connect with the riders. Thank you for the peak cycling content
The hay fever ending is peak LRCP 🤣
Women's race explosive today! Congratulations Demi and Lambo. 🏆
The moment Demi caught the three up front and Neidermaier gave a light tap I lost all hope of anything other than Demi winning the GC.
I don’t understand what is it with others working with Demi. Is the peloton afraid of Demi for some reason? We saw this in Omloop when we clearly heard Demi tell Kasia not to attack. Today the three up front could have easily let Demi do all the work. It would have increased the chances of Neidermaier for GC win, ELB for stage win and NFB for white. Also, Demi gets too much nervous and anxious and that’s the way to beat her.
Big dog you still called it the Dauphine in the vid 😭