For The Love Of Cycling

Stage 19 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia took the race deep into the Dolomites, and Visma looked so in control that they were comfortable sending Sep Kuss up the road in the breakaway. A clear sign of just how confident they are in the General Classification battle. Elsewhere, it was a tougher day. Jhonatan Narváez and Ethan Vernon both abandoned the race, while EF Education-EasyPost made the difficult decision to withdraw Michael Valgren and James Shaw from the Giro. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and for the sprinters, the window is almost shut. Polti VisitMalta went on the attack again in the break. Eulalio crashed and then lit up the final climb, but Visma were composed, reeling the move in with ease. Then it came down to the sprint. Lidl-Trek were hellbent on delivering for Milan, but the positioning wasn't there. Stuyven and Magnier made it look straightforward, and before Milan could react, the door had closed. One sprint left. Rome. That's it. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri with all the reaction and analysis from Stage 18. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia was full of attacks. Ciccone tries to make the break work again but is unsuccessful and is running out of opportunities. After the final breakaway stuck, the stage looked poised for a reduced bunch sprint, until one rider decides not to wait and attacked with 1km to go. Michael Valgren takes his first ever Grand Tour stage win on his 12th Grand Tour appearance, at 34 years old. EF Education EasyPost finally get their first win of this Giro. Then there's the maglia ciclamino. The battle between Narvaez and Magnier has been quietly building all race and after today it's the most compelling storyline in this Giro. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and Jonas Vingegaard made it four summit finishes from four. Bellinzona to Carì - just 113 kilometres but over 3,000 metres of climbing. Visma weren't giving up control today. The break was kept on a tight leash, and when Decathlon took over with 35km to go, the race was about to explode. Piganzoli ripped the selection apart before Jonas even launched. Pellizzari was dropped early. Ciccone, frustrated after another miss in the break, sat up with 17km to go. And when Jonas went at 6.6km to go, nobody could follow. David Millar and Pete Kennaugh step in for Ned and Jacopo to unpack it all. Ned and Jacopo are back tomorrow for Stage 17 coverage as usual. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned and Lizzie Deignan sit down to talk about the Giro Donne - how far the race has come since the early days, what's still missing, and why this year's edition feels like a turning point. They get into the calendar shift, the stages that will shape the GC battle, and the riders who could shake things up. Then Lizzie's old teammate and rival Elisa Longo Borghini joins the conversation. They talk about what it's like to race the Giro on home roads, the weight of the maglia rosa when you're Italian, and how different the race looks now compared to when she first lined up. Elisa opens up about her bid to win it for a third year running - the pressure, the motivation, and why she still races with the same fire she had on day one. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A day that was nailed on for the fast men, and the breakaway defied every expectation. Fredrik Dversnes, on his Grand Tour debut, crossed the line first while the peloton scrambled behind him. Jonathan Milan missed another opportunity. The sprint teams couldn't organise, couldn't cooperate, and couldn't catch the riders up the road. So how many sprint days does Milan actually have left? Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 was the hardest day by far. Ciccone was in the break again, but it was always going to be a tough ask today. Visma rode at the front of the peloton for pretty much the whole stage, and during the final climb, it played out exactly how everyone expected. Campenaerts, Kuss and Piganzoli each took turns to close the gap on the break before Vingegaard let rip and proved everyone right. Gall rode his own race at his own pace. Eulálio lost pink, but not by as much as the mountain profile threatened. And Piganzoli? What a ride. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line with all the reaction and analysis. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by ⁠Bikmo⁠ cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and patience beat power on the final climb. A frustrated Filippo Ganna couldn't make it into the break in his home town. A breakaway of 15 spent the majority of the stage out front, and when Leknessund launched first on the final climb, it looked to be the move of the stage , but Bettiol bided his time, waited until he saw the man in front go into the red, and launched at the very top. Perfect timing. Three wins from three different riders for Astana. Behind, the peloton was happy to leave the GC battle on pause before the monster that is Stage 14 - which we also preview in this episode. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break it all down. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and the peloton rode hard today. No one was gifting the sprinters their day. Milan and Magnier were forced to watch their chances slip away as the race stayed aggressive. Ben Turner had to fight his way back after a puncture at the worst possible moment. Ciccone went from 7 kilometres out, desperate for a stage win, but the peloton weren't letting him go. Then Alec Segaert attacked with 3 kilometres to go with nobody able or willing to follow. A perfectly timed move that left everyone else looking at each other. And Jonathan Milan is running out of stages to win fast. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break it all down. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and Jhonatan Narvaez can't stop winning. A star-studded break went up the road: Ulissi, Narvaez, Mas, Harper - but in the end it came down to a two-man tactical battle. Enric Mas knew Narvaez was the faster sprinter, so he tried to drop him and couldn't. Narvaez read every move, matched every acceleration, and took his third stage win of this Giro, and his team's fourth. Eulálio gets to enjoy a seventh night in the maglia rosa. With two sprint stages still to come, will he get to keep it even longer? Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break it all down. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia 2026 and the race against the clock delivered. A 42-kilometre individual time trial from Viareggio to Massa - and it was perfectly designed for Filippo Ganna. He did not disappoint. A ride of absolute precision and power from the Italian, on a course that suited every strength he has. But Ganna wasn't the only Ineos rider to shine. Thymen Arensman put in a ride that proved once again Netcompany-INEOS are up there with the very best when it comes to time trialling. In the GC fight, Jonas Vingegaard gained time on Gall - but lost time to Arensman and Eulalio puts in another courageous effort to defend So where does that leave the race for pink? Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break down a stage that was about more than just the winner. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Decathlon controlled the pace of the bunch right up until the final climb that decided everything. A valiant effort from the break, with Giulio Ciccone lasting the longest, but behind him, Visma and Decathlon smelled blood in the fight for GC. Pellizzari and others were dropped as the gradients bit. And at the top of the mountain, the two strongest men battled it out. But the man in pink? He's not going anywhere just yet. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line with all the reaction and analysis. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a horrid start to this Giro, UAE reminded the peloton they're still here. A day of tried and failed attacks, and savage gradients between on the way into Fermo, and in the end, one man went alone to take the stage. A valiant effort from Leknessund fell short, which meant Jhonatan Narvaez was able to take his second win of this Giro. Behind them, the GC battle raged on, with the man in pink holding firm and losing nothing on a day that could have reshaped the standings. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line with all the reaction and analysis. 🚴 If you're watching on YouTube, hit the subscribe button for daily Giro d'Italia 2026 coverage This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freezing cold at the top of the relentless ‘Blockhaus’, Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri react as Jonas Vingegaard laid down a huge marker at this year’s Giro d'Italia. Felix Gall managed to challenge the Great Dane but the race favourite held on for his first stage win of the year. Eulalio remains in pink…but for how much longer? Plus, Ned and Jacopo reveal their tactics to stay warm. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned Boulting and a pizza-fuelled Jacopo Guarnieri bring immediate reaction on the cobbles of Naples after Stage Six of the Giro D'Italia Sprint favourites including Jonathan Milan and his rivals loss was an emotional Davide Ballerini’s gain who avoided the carnage to take the stage. Ned looks ahead to a pivotal mountainous stage tomorrow and Jaco wheels out his unmissable Peter Sagan Italian impression. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's over, it's not over, it's over again, it's not over again! A soaking wet day in Italy made every kilometre a fight. Giulio Ciccone gave everything in a brave solo effort to save his maglia rosa, but that wasn't what Lidl-Trek had in mind. Then came the two-man fight for the stage. Igor Arrieta and Afonso Eulálio went head-to-head, both hitting the deck, one went the wrong way, looked done, and then clawed his way back into contention. The Giro d'Italia doesn't disappoint. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line with all the reaction and analysis. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time, the peloton raced on Italian soil — and Movistar made sure it hurt. A blistering pace on the first proper climb of this Giro shredded the bunch, with riders getting dropped left and right, including the maglia rosa.   But the biggest story of the day? Egan Bernal was dropped.   What does this mean for his Giro ambitions? How much did Movistar's aggression reshape the general classification? And who capitalised on the chaos?   Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri report from the finish line with all the reaction and analysis. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What on earth do UAE do now? On the first Rest Day, Ned Boulting sits down with David Millar and Pete Kennaugh to make sense of it all. They discuss UAE Team Emirates' dwindling GC options after a nightmare crash, which stages Jonas Vingegaard is likely to pick for his big move?What's been going on with Jonathan Milan? and why Paul Magnier has been one of the most exciting stories of the race so far. The guys also have a much-needed catch up about what they've all been up to over the past few weeks. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Yates and Jay Vine abandon the Giro d'Italia 2026 after Stage 2's crash - what does that mean for UAE now? Paul Magnier storms to his second stage win of the race ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Jonathan Milan. Is Milan saving himself for home turf? Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri break it all down from Sofia before moving on to Italy ahead of Stage 4.  This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Giro d'Italia 2026 Stage 2 - and the race is already delivering chaos. Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri come straight from the commentary box to break down a stage of extremes: a brutal crash that forced riders to abandon and the race to stop entirely, before Jonas Vingegaard was let off the leash for the very first time. Was it a sign of things to come in the GC battle? We get into all of it. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who better to hear from than the two commentators who watched every second of the stage from the best seat in the house? Ned Boulting and Jacopo Guarnieri give us insight from right inside the commentary box, just moments after a thrilling sprint on Stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia. The guys break down a commendable effort in the break from kilometre 0, a chaotic lead-out from 5 kilometres out, a nasty crash inside the last few hundred metres, and captivating 3-man sprint to the line. This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing the new podcast: For The Love Of Cycling with Ned Boulting, David Millar, Lizzie Deignan and Pete Kennaugh 🧡 In episode 1, the guys preview the Giro d'Italia 2026, with Ned on the ground in Bulgaria ahead of Stage 1 🇮🇹 Necks are laid on the line with some bold predictions, including a video message from David whilst away on his travels.  Who is on your Giro podium? 👇 This episode of For The Love Of Cycling is sponsored by Bikmo cycle insurance. Protect your ride before it’s too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned completes his lap of Benin, in which a Latvian listens to the German National Anthem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned embarks on a journey of discovery at the Tour du Bénin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spot of world feed comms for Ned in a far flung place. Warnng: darts is played.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned is on his travels again, to a race you've never seen. Stick this on tomorrow to while away the early hours of the Ronde.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded a couple of weeks ago, Ned chats to James Pope, the man bringing city centre racing back to London!Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned drops in on Omloop, but then it's Hageland and Samyn. Featuring Charlotte Kool, Miles Davis, Ali Jackson, Elvis, Millie Couzens, Anna Henderson and Elynor Bäckstedt...Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lizzie's 3 days from birthing a child, Ned's at the Manchester Velodrome, and David and Pete are where they are.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper length edition, featuring Neilson Powless, Oliver Naesen, Arnaud Tendon, Mattia Bais, Matthew Riccitello, Luke Rowe, Guillaume Martin Guyonnet, Alexis Renard's cousins, an artist called Yves Body, Marion the Speaker and many others besides. Plus Sturm and Drang on a rocky outcrop pointing at Mont Ventoux.THE BEST WAY TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD, IS TO PICK UP A TOKEN OF YOUR FAITH. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned revisits an old haunt, and catches up with Thomas Voeckler, among many others. Spoiler: it was wet and cold.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned heads to Newcastle to talk to Harry Pearson about the Tour de France. That's it, really.Oh, but do check out our merch. It's really good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned meets up with NSF Alumnus Marcel Kittel and meets the latest "British" 18 year old prodigy, who was born in France and raised in Mallorca. Plus, Rob Hatch on how to pronounce stuff.Redeem your AG1 offer here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned meets up with Pete and Alex and many more besides at Challenge MallorcaRedeem your AG1 offer here!Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned guesses at birdlife, visits a semi-derelict velodrome and reminisces about the end of free-to-air Tour coverage.Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned is in India for the Pune Grand Tour. Part One.Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned meets NSF's marketing manager. Near the South Pole.Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned spends a festive hour in the company of Fred, Brian, Becca and Phile Wright.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned, Lizzie, Pete and David play a game. Redeem your AG1 offer here!Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, I know he's called Andy. Anyway - this is all about Pog and only a little bit about Crystal Palace and Glastonbury.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned, David and Pete meet up in the Rapha Café in London to hear about Team Amani.Help us get NSF Live in France the best possible start! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned takes Pete to Quarrata, where they bump into an old friend. Plus Guiseppe Verdi.Redeem your AG1 offer here!Register your support for NSF Live In France.....every sign up helps! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lizzie, Pete and David remember team bonding trips. Pete is getting excited about Christmas. Ned is booking hotels.PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING...THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - VOTE NED! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned hears from Pete and David on the TDF 2026 Route. (Lizzie messages from the beach to say she's on holiday).Redeem your AG1 offer here!PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chat Stephens is back! With everything that entails. You know the score.PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned and Lizzie find out they both have to be in the same two places on the same day.Redeem your AG1 offer here!PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned is in France with Arnaud de Lie, Pete Kennaugh, Dries de Bondt, Arnaud Démare, Matt Walls, Tom Portsmouth and a bloke who got stung on his ankle by an insect.PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned puts the final touches to the NSF Hill Climb, has a miserable bike ride, and then settles down to hear Emily Chappell weave some magic with words.Redeem your AG1 offer here!PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned calls in on an old friend and gets his head kicked in in the headwind.PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING...AND SIGN UP FOR OCTOBER18TH - THE NSF HILL CLIMB! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ned is on the road. Rather slowly.PLEASE REGISTER SUPPORT FOR LIVE IN FRANCE. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP, THE BIGGER THE THING... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices