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Ep 84: Mathieu van der Poel Bottle Thrower Speaks Out + Laughable Bike ‘Hacks’ To Avoid
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00:00 Hello + do short stems have a bad rep?
06:35 Mathieu van der Poel bottle thrower speaks out
16:28 Pro cycling has come a long way in six years…
19:54 Tour de France Femmes’ next winner?
21:32 Paris-Roubaix bike bodges galore!
34:04 Pogačar ‘needs to be more transparent’ on doping, says rival team boss
37:04 Nic’s took his dog’s pills?! (FUOTW)
39:09 Unpopular Opinion: Zwift is for wimps
44:33 Unpopular Opinion: Carbon bikes are a money-grabbing scam
52:48 Send us your Unpopular Opinions and Questions!
53:04 Aluminium vs carbon wheel upgrades…
If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.uk
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