Saturday Supplement 24-19

Lost? Aimlessly wandering the streets because it's that fortnight between the World Championships and Il Lombardia? Fear not as the Devil has been making work for idle podcasters. Gary picks over some of the post-Zurich scuttlebutt, plus: Transfers - real and imagined/wished for Whither, Demi Vollering? If 24 hours is a long time in politics, 72 hours is ages in Eddy Merckx Paris-Tour Get in touch! Drop us a line at [email protected] Links Spanking new Cycling Legends website! - https://www.cyclinglegends.co.uk An Evening with Chris Sidwells (and Phil Bayton) Ride 247, Cirencester Tuesday 8 October - https://ride247.cc/products/an-evening-with-chris-sidwell?_pos=1&_sid=6e3047356&_ss=r Music - 'So Alive' by A Month of Sleep, courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Gary's in Kelso for stage 1 of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men. It's noisy! (Also, the post-race blues were recorded on Wednesday morning!) Drop us a line at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! All music by A Month of Sleep and courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Chris and David catch up after a busy summer racing on the Continent (and on the track!) and look ahead to 2025. Oh, and nobody tell Chris this isn't the Feed Zone! Follow Britain's newest U23 women's team: Web - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/

After 8 stages, 3 countries and nearly 950km it all came down to seconds. And not many of those. To look back at a historic third edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Gary is joined by freelance writer, author and the brains behind the excellent Write Bike Repeat team, Katy Madgwick. (Oh, and there's even an audio montage at the end. Pro or what?!) Drop us a line at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! Links Write Bike Repeat - www.writebikerepeat.com Justin Britton - (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/justinbritton/ (Website) - https://www.justinbritton.com/ Music Titles/Montage: A Month of Sleep - "So Alive" Montage: Martin Klem - "I Smell Victory" All music courtesy of Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com

Can anyone throw a spanner in the SD Worx this year or will it be a double for departing Demi? It’s all eyes on Rotterdam for the Grand Depart of le troisieme Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Join the conversation! You can now drop us a line at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

It is estimated that there are 980 million black Africans living on the continent and yet only 4 of its men currently ride for UCI World Tour teams. Following Eritrean Biniam Girmay's historic trio of stage wins at this year's Tour de France, Gary chats to Kimberly Coats, CEO of Team Africa Rising, about the work of the non-profit and the challenges facing riders who want to compete at the highest level. You can support the work of Team Africa Rising at www.teamafricarising.org X/Twitter https://x.com/cyclingafrica?s=21 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AfricaCycling Kimberly Coats: “The inside story of Rwanda’s lost cycling generation” (Escape Collective, 5 Sep 23) https://escapecollective.com/the-inside-story-of-rwandas-lost-cycling-generation/

In a summer of cycling surprises, Cillian and John return to discuss Mark Cavendish's Tour victories and the Giro/Tour double.

Chloe Dygert, Lotte Kopecky, Pfeifer Georgi, Joshua Tarling and, er, Noddy Holder are but some of the names being banded around as Gary returns with a preview of the men and women's Olympic road races and individual time trials. Drop us a line at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!

In the Tyre Tracks of Giants (or: How we learned to stop worrying and love the cobbles) The latest news from NouvellesCycling x Prendas with David Walters and Chris Sidwells including a look back at more racing on the Continent, a nod to the past and looking to a bright future. Follow Britain's newest U23 women's team @: Web - https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/

It was back to Belgium for the team this weekend. DS David Walters gives Chris Sidwells the low-down on the Vermarc Project Inter-Club 2-Day. You can keep up with Britain's newest U23 women's team on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nouvellescycling/ or check out the website at https://nouvellescycling.co.uk/