Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast

Welcome to Re-Cycle, by Eurosport – a retrospective series on the most compelling, the most controversial and the most extraordinary riders and races in cycling history. Written by Felix Lowe, narrated by Graham Willgoss and produced by Pete Burton.

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Re-Cycle: Pippa York and the 'Stolen Vuelta'
Aug 31, 2021 – 53:02
When Federico Bahamontes gifted the 1957 Vuelta to rival Jesus Lorono
Aug 26, 2021 – 44:28
When Rudi Altig defied teammate Jacques Anquetil to win the 1962 title
Aug 20, 2021 – 33:00
When Floyd Landis did the impossible on the road to Morzine
Jul 15, 2021 – 48:34
Eros Poli's historic Mont Ventoux attack: How some quick thinking, a little James Brown and a hot can of Fanta fired a giant to victory
Jul 6, 2021 – 45:23
Abdel-Kader Zaaf: The trailblazing Algerian who rose above racism to outsmart and out-earn his legendary contemporaries
Jul 1, 2021 – 42:09
When Rini Wagtmans denied Eddy Merckx to become the accidental yellow jersey
Jun 26, 2021 – 38:16
When Bartali beat Coppi and the Giro unified war-torn Italy in 1946
May 27, 2021 – 38:46
When Cadel Evans rode through the mud to pip Vino at Montalcino
May 18, 2021 – 44:12
'His face was no longer that of a man' - Charly Gaul and an apocalyptic day on Monte Bidone
May 13, 2021 – 40:42
The legacy of The Lion King | Part Two of the Mario Cipollini saga
May 8, 2021 – 20:53
When Mario Cipollini broke Alfredo Binda’s Giro d'Italia stage record | Part One of the Cipollini saga
May 6, 2021 – 36:33
When Philippe Gilbert owned The Ardennes
Apr 15, 2021 – 41:55
'Second doesn't exist' - When Backstedt denied Museeuw in his final Paris-Roubaix
Apr 8, 2021 – 50:40
'That was my best chance' – When Adrie van der Poel denied Sean Kelly in Flanders
Apr 1, 2021 – 33:48
The ‘toughest bike race ever’: When Eugène Christophe braved blizzards at Milan-San Remo
Mar 18, 2021 – 34:42
King Kelly’s supreme seven-year reign at Paris-Nice
Mar 11, 2021 – 32:33
King for a day: When Ian Stannard outfoxed the Wolfpack at Omloop
Feb 25, 2021 – 33:33
'Hell starts here' - When Jimenez won the first ascent of the Angliru
Nov 5, 2020 – 37:18
Fans spat at him, tried to shove umbrellas into his spokes: When Caritoux overcame not just the odds to win La Vuelta by the narrowest grand tour margin
Oct 29, 2020 – 35:01
'Until he'd killed the bull, he wasn't happy' - The riddle of Ocana's only Vuelta victory
Oct 22, 2020 – 33:19
'The most beautiful surprise of my life': When Kelly’s cool head set up Roche’s Triple Crown victory
Oct 1, 2020 – 27:56
Putting the 'Great' into Great Britain: When Tom Simpson conquered the world
Sep 24, 2020 – 30:43
'He wrote the legend of the Tour': The remarkable tale of Alex Virot
Sep 3, 2020 – 27:39
The Woman in White: When Magni thwarted Coppi after an insult from his mistress
Aug 13, 2020 – 39:18
'This f****** jersey's mine!': Lance Armstrong goes deep into the red at Luz Ardiden
Jul 9, 2020 – 33:43
'Terrible! Unimaginable!' - The day Eddy Merckx's reign finally ended
Jul 2, 2020 – 32:12
'I fell off a mountain, and survived': When Van Est plunged off the Aubisque and Koblet was king
Jun 25, 2020 – 41:04
‘A whole world of sensations’: When Chozas conquered Chiappucci in Sestriere
May 28, 2020 – 28:49
Glory and scandal at the Giro: The tragic tale of Marco Pantani
May 21, 2020 – 36:32
Climbing with Crazy Heart: When Bitossi erupted on Mount Etna
May 14, 2020 – 28:46
Triumph to tragedy: Frank Vandenbroucke's Liège-Bastogne-Liège win
Apr 23, 2020 – 29:07
Carnage on the cobbles: The last wet Roubaix
Apr 16, 2020 – 26:12
When the Pelissier brothers ruled Roubaix
Apr 9, 2020 – 28:30
'The hold-up of the century': Jacky Durand's 217km break to win the Ronde
Apr 2, 2020 – 22:00
When Gent-Wevelgem was blown apart, and G took a tumble
Mar 26, 2020 – 18:41
'A man possessed': Sean Kelly's perfect Poggio plunge at Milan-San Remo
Mar 19, 2020 – 18:19
'Vengeance in his soul': When Anquetil pinched victory from Poulidor in Paris-Nice
Mar 12, 2020 – 16:54
When team-mates become rivals: Greg LeMond's infamous attack in 1982
Jan 30, 2020 – 18:36
The first ever Vuelta winner, who helped put man on the moon
Jan 23, 2020 – 20:13
Jacques Anquetil and the first ever Tour-Vuelta double
Jan 16, 2020 – 13:03
Kidnappings and controversy - South America's first Grand Tour winner
Jan 9, 2020 – 16:05
When Eddy Merckx almost won two Tour de France stages in one day
Jan 2, 2020 – 15:01
The story of the first ever maillot jaune
Dec 26, 2019 – 14:51
When Britain's first Tour stage winner blew the field away in 1959
Dec 19, 2019 – 13:57
When the entire Belgian team walked out on the Tour
Dec 12, 2019 – 13:39
Andy Hampsten and 'The Day the Hard Men Cried'
Dec 5, 2019 – 13:51
Fausto Coppi's majestic ride from Cuneo to Pinerolo
Nov 27, 2019 – 16:11
The diabolic climb which made Magni bite the pain away
Nov 27, 2019 – 14:28
Hinault soloes to glory in 'Neige-Bastogne-Neige'
Nov 27, 2019 – 16:51

Recent Reviews

Blair & Christopher

If you cycle, you will love re cycle!

If I had to suggest one cycling pod, this is IT! So well done! I keep trying to figure out some way for it to continue. There are too many stories left to be told!!!
miyataguy

Keep hoping for more episodes

What a gem! During a difficult time in my life, I listened to these episodes over and over. They were so well written, edited, and read that I became completely absorbed and forgot about how bad I was feeling. For that, I’ll be eternally grateful. Now I just wish you guys would make some more episodes. Just a thought, if you do make more, why not include some women’s cycling.
Rmarkcalvert

Captivating Content

For those who wish to understand the underlying facts of some of the greatest races this pod has captivating content. Provides many of the back stories of the riders, and the teams, as they navigated the races.
yoga.aha

My Favorite Podcast - Excellent

Everything about this podcast is good: the content, the concept, the history and the production. Thanks! Please keep them coming. Cycling is a fascinating sport.
m attackerman

Awesome, always left wanting more.

Well-written, adeptly narrated, and highlighting cyclings most famous and infamous stories, Re-cycle is the best. I wish this was a weekly series. Kudos for boiling entire races and incidents down to 20 action-packed minutes. If you enjoy cycling history, subscribing is a must. Well done.
SuperTuc

Great cycling history

I enjoyed every episode, learning something new about the history of our great sport. The stories told are intense and exciting. Thanks