{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/649c4160aa3bf7001185d445?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NEWS SPECIAL: Tour de France / Lance Armstrong's Transgender Crusade / Concussion Latest / Rugby's Tackle Experiment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1675332735357-4f8015792e653eb352ea44ad3afc7aa3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>From the Netflix Tour de France series to the death of pro rider Gino Mader and Geraint Thomas's bicarb blame, the team look ahead to the 2023 Tour de France. We also discuss the latest research into concussion and contact sports, Lance Armstrong's transgender series and an amazing, but obscure, running record.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SHOW NOTES &amp; LINKS</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/16/rugby-league-tackle-height-trial-concussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rugby league tackle height screwup</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\" https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/cykling/kyllingen-er-sikker-det-kommer-til-at-ske-igen/9817894\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Death of Gino Mader</strong>, and understanding risk</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39183-0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Big new <strong>research paper on CTE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/lancearmstrong/status/1672775264580042752\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Armstrong on Trans issue</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.stickybottle.com/coaching/geraint-thomas-says-using-sodium-bicarb-harmed-his-giro-tt-performance/?fbclid=IwAR2Nu4970Q5dv670OleJpdecbM4AWWx9KRh9Rzu4Wpz4PhvuNUMkPR4iFJU_aem_th_AdJAfa_eFbaAbKU-OKSxw6Gi6_E_0pWgTcqS7RuUIoAHP-msUeyZzGNVrvqTOh3siFE&amp;mibextid=Zxz2cZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Geraint Thomas on Bicarbs</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}