The Social Distance Podcast

We touch on the 2025 TDU and how hard it is to win after winning in modern cycling. We discuss whether the pre game huddle has its place in cycling and Jonesy talks us through his recent Gout attacks.  NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistance Get a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back with our first show of the off season. Cycling content is slim but we manage to put together 53mins of uninterrupted garbage, some of it loosely related to cycling..  NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistance Get a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content  MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its been a long time, but it was worth the wait! Svein Tuft joins us on this episode and its one you don’t want to miss! Even we were quiet listening to his stories and his amazing perspective on life and professional cycling.  His new book ‘We will never be here again’ launches soon, you can order your copies here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardabraham/we-will-never-be-here-again-a-book-by-svein-tuftSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George is back online for this weeks show and we dive into the double discs used by Van Aert in the Olympics TT before we go off piste and give an alternative commentary on the Olympics in general. NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistance Get a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott McGory joins the show to talk the TDF media scrums. The logistics of 'bottle points' at the TDF, gravel stages & Bewls has a baby! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke Durbridge joins the show ahead of his 10th Tour de France. He tells us whats changed over those years, how he manages the Tour and the dual objectives as one of Jayco-Alula most reliable and loyal domestiques  NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistance Get a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George is back behind the mic along side Bewls & Jonesy. We chat about Pog's dominance at the Giro, was he greedy or just doing his job? is the breakaway dead? How could cycling spice things up with on board microphones and cameras. And some other stuff we spoke about that we can't remember... NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistanceGet a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitch joins the show to chat about the Giro so far and his own experiences at that race, we unsuccessfully come up with a nick name for Pogacar and we explain our long absence and the future of the show NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistanceGet a big discount + 4 extra months Stay away from online threats with NordVPN. Secure your connection, scan downloads for malware, block ads, and safely access your content MERCH STORE: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys join the Strade monument debate, are what use to be cycling war stories just the norm now? Bewls pitches the idea of a designated 'sort out zone' at the end of every race to settle any in race conflicts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our loyal 'fill in' Imps joins the show this week. We talk about his transition into DS life, the economics of cycling with cash bonuses for riders & does it exist for staff? And we talk about the importance of experience in a what is becoming a young mans sport.  NORD VPN: https://nordvpn.com/socialdistance MERCH store: https://shop.betootaadvocate.com/collections/dm-podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.