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“We’re titans among men. Our biceps are three of the most awesome human arms in existence. Plus there’s the whole wholesome/wounded bad boy duo act. We pretty much cover all preferences.” (x)

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Teehee

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That Iljo Kiesse. Just trying to be as bad ass as Daniel Oss.

Also, love that background of Tour of Oman.

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Nibbles, just keep that beard as long as you want.

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Episode 100: The second week in review - Tour '15

Episode 100: The second week in review – Tour ’15

Another rest day podcast! We review the 2nd week of the Tour and look forward to the last week. Plus, if cycling was a Lifetime movie, what would its title be? https://ia601502.us.archive.org/17/items/PelotonitisPodcast100/PelotonitisPodcast100.mp3 Download here! Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via Stitcher Follow Anna, Jeff, and the podcast on Twitter!

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Episode 99: The week in review - Tour '15

Episode 99: The week in review – Tour ’15

As promised, back again this week! We come up with a new format for deciding the world champ (hint, it involves ALL the bike skills, not just one), Anna does a dramatic reading, and we come up with a fictional show where Peter Sagan and Tony Martin are besties. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/26/items/PelotonitsPodcast99/PelotonitsPodcast99.mp3 Download here! Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via…

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Episode 98: Tour de France Preview

Episode 98: Tour de France Preview

After a hiatus, we’re back with a Tour de France preview! Jeff reveals he’s been lonely, I mean, LAZY all these months away. We had some technical difficulties while recording (mainly, Anna forgot to hit the record button…), so please excuse our intro. https://archive.org/download/PelotonitisPodcast98/PelotonitisPodcast98.mp3 Download here! Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via Stitcher Follow Anna,…

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Episode 97: Fear the Beard

Episode 97: Fear the Beard

Apparently Jeff doesn’t approve of beards in the peloton. Besides that, we discuss all the racing fun of the last few weeks, including Tour of Flanders, Milan-Sanremo, E3 Harelbeke, and Gent-Wevelgem- plus, we talk about all of our favorites of the season so far!

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Episode 96: Back from the Dead

Episode 96: Back from the Dead

We’re baaaack! Anna is sad Contador is leaving, Boonen is OUT, what will become of MPCC, now that Lampre is out? We talk about all the fun of  Omloop, KBK, Strade Bianche and Paris Nice. Jeff comes up with another name for those one week races: mini Grand Tours. He also tries out his Lance Armstrong/Clint Eastwood voice. Kat makes an appearance.

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Episode 95: 2014, The Season That Was

Episode 95: 2014, The Season That Was

It’s that most bittersweet time of year when we reflect on the season that was. We talk about our favorite moments and our favorite riders. We were impressed with the Colombians and the youngsters the most! The future looks bright!

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Episode 94: Goodbyes

We say goodbye to Andy Schleck and the racing season, as we reminisce about Andy Schleck and recap Worlds and Lombardia. We also wonder if we’ll look back and see Oleg as the “Idea Man” who saves cycling and discuss whether Astana is playing the UCI and MPCC.

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Goodbye, Andy

It’s no secret that Andy is the reason I got into cycling. I’ve told the story a hundred times; after the 2011 Tour de France ended, I hadn’t gotten enough of this cute cyclist who lost the race by 36 seconds, stolen from him by the dastardly Alberto Contador. With a little research, I found the Eneco Tour, and even though Andy wasn’t racing, I stayed glued to the computer and a cycling fan was…

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Episode 93: Worlds preview

Episode 93: Worlds preview

As we recorded this the night before the ITT, I’m definitely eating my words today… don’t judge too much! We also talk about Sagan and whether soon only the super teams of Saxo and BMC will be left, whether the anti-doping crusade is ruining cycling, Tyler Ferrar’s move to MTN, and more!

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Episode 92: Farewell, Vuelta

Episode 92: Farewell, Vuelta

As I was preparing for this week’s recording I realized I didn’t post last week’s episode! So, here you go: A Vuelta wrap up!

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Episode 91: Froome Surprise

Episode 91: Froome Surprise

Want to find out what “Froome surprise” is? Listen and find out! Also, Jens Voigt and the hour record, Tyler Farrar is leaving Garmin?? Plus, we recap the first week of the Vuelta.

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We rant about Phil and Paul and  Jeff finally agrees with Anna that they phone it in. Jeff reveals…

We rant about Phil and Paul and  Jeff finally agrees with Anna that they phone it in. Jeff reveals his middle name- “dead air”. We agree that there needs to be bad-weather procedures to help protect the riders and the organization and it’s reveled that Jeff is heartless. Once we’re done ranting, Jeff does as great job recapping that race in Colorado and we talk a bit about the Vuelta to come!

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Special Guest Episode: Suze, or @FestinaGirl

Special Guest Episode: Suze, or @FestinaGirl

We welcome our first special guest to the show! Suze, better known as @FestinaGirl on Twitter, joins us to talk about her love of cycling, her cycling crushes, the story behind her Twitter handle, and her writing projects. Check out her website, 100 Tales 100 Tours and her weekly shows on Velocast, This Week In Cycling. [apologies if there is a little bit of an echo- there were some technical…

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Episode 88: The Tour is Dead, Long Live the Tour

Episode 88: The Tour is Dead, Long Live the Tour

We wrap up the last week of Tour and talk about the takaways! Included: Jeff is disappointed in Cancellara, Anna is impressed with Saxo, Jeff wonders if Tony Martin could be a GC threat someday, and Anna looks back at Nibali’s racing history. Also: Anna rubs it in that she was right about Wiggins moving to the track and Jeff rubs it in that he beat Anna in the fantasy league.

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