Re-Cycle: The cycling history podcast

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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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Recent Episodes
  • 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
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