The Domestiques

The episode opens with a difficult but important conversation about rider safety and the loss of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal.
EF Education-EasyPost sports director Tom Southam then joins Matilda Reynolds and Mark O’Brien for a look inside the Tour de France team car: how breakaways are planned, tactics change on the road, riders manage extreme heat and fueling, and the enormous staff effort behind a Grand Tour.
Tom also reflects on his journey from racing in Australia to directing at WorldTour level, before looking ahead to EF’s Vuelta ambitions.
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Tils and Marko are joined by Sarah Gigante for the final Tour de France Femmes debrief. They unpack Demi Vollering’s overall victory, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney’s challenge, the teams that raced boldly, those that missed their moment, and the domestiques who shaped the race. Plus: breakaway tactics, heat preparation, Sarah’s road back and what the 2026 Tour revealed about women’s cycling.

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Demi Vollering finishes the job in Nice, winning the brutal 99.2 km Stage 9 and sealing the 2026 Tour de France Femmes. Matilda “Tils” Reynolds and Verita Stewart are joined by Sarah Gigante to unpack the final GC battle with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, revisit the Stage 8 controversy involving Celia Gery, and explain how the course, team tactics and Vollering's all-round strength decided the race. Tils also reports from the road after riding the Nice circuit before the team reflects on nine extraordinary stages and the riders who shaped the Tour.
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Stage 8 has blown the Tour wide open. Demi Vollering delivers a decisive victory and takes yellow by just eight seconds—then joins us for an immediate post-race interview.
Verita, Sarah and Tils unpack the move that changed the race, Kasia’s fiery post-race comments and what that tiny GC margin means before the final showdown in Nice.

Note: Apologies - Matilda's video cut out halfway through.

Mont Ventoux delivered the queen-stage showdown the Tour had been building towards.
Matilda Reynolds and Sarah Gigante unpack Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney’s decisive Stage 7 attack, the headwind and GC tactics that shaped the final climb, and what her victory and yellow jersey mean heading into the Nice finale.
Plus, roadside colour from Verita Stewart, a Stage 8 preview, and two bonus interviews: Zwift women’s strategy director Kate Veronneau on the growth of the Tour de France Femmes, followed by former professional and rider agent Loren Rowney on talent development, team budgets and the future of women’s cycling.
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