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'Every rider was cooked' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 21
Aiden Burgess and Cyrus Monk guide you through every stage of this year’s Tour de France. With their signature style, they unpack the tactics, analyse the key moments, and spotlight the details you might have missed.
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Well, that wasn’t your average Champs-Élysées parade.
Wout van Aert rode Pogacar off his wheel—yes, really—to win solo in soaking wet conditions, with Matteo Jorgenson playing the perfect decoy. The sprinters got stitched, the GC was neutralised, and Pog lit it up just because he could. Cyrus and Aidan break down what made this year’s Paris finale actually worth watching.
They dig into UAE’s tactics, the team dynamics behind Wout’s win, and why Pogacar’s final attack didn’t land. There’s also plenty of wrap-up talk: who impressed most, what disappointed, who the real Domestique of the Tour was (and wasn’t), and why Simmons, Healy, and Sweeney each left a real mark.
Also: where Roglic goes next, under-25 breakout stars, Uno-X praise, and a big thank you to the listeners who joined every day of this wild, wonderful Tour.
