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Daniel Benson on Saint Piran's demise, Pidcock vs INEOS and the future of cycling media

Saint Piran announce they're folding and with that, the British men's professional road racing scene is down to just one team, INEOS Grenadiers. Just how bleak is it for cycling in the UK and are there any silver linings? Cycling writer and editor Daniel Benson gives his thoughts and we talk Tom Pidcock and INEOS, after Daniel broke lots of news on that situation. There's room for transfers, the women's peloton, Pogacar and online impersonators, all that and more with Sanny and Katy on, On Yer Bike!


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Sanny Rudravajhala X: @Sanny_Rudra Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sannyr.com

Katy Madgwick X: @WriteBikeRepeat Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/writebikerepeat.bsky.social


Guest: Daniel Benson - SubStack: https://dnlbenson.substack.com X: @dnlbenson Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dnlbenson.bsky.social


Producer: Sanny Rudravajhala

San Pod Productions


Read more from Katy on WriteBikeRepeat.com


Let us know your thoughts #OnYerBikePod and please leave us a 5* review AND a comment - that will make a MASSIVE difference to whether other cycling fans can find us. Thanks guys!

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