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'Today was as dry as overcooked kangaroo meat' - Tour de France - Stage 8 - The Cooldown podcast
Stage 8 gave us one of the driest days of the Tour so far, but Jonathan Milan came through with a classy sprint win that had just enough chaos to make things interesting. Alpecin fumbled the lead-out, Groves led out an empty wheel, and Milan said thank you very much.
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Meanwhile, Wout van Aert casually surfed wheels to second place, showing he's got real legs again. Jonas Vingegaard was throwing elbows like a guy who hasn't sprinted in years, Pogačar was out back having a chat, and Merlier just couldn’t get back into it after a late flat. Oh, and Almeida? He’s riding with a broken rib and road rash, and still pushing through.
Cyrus and Aidan break down the mess of a finale, ask why ASO insists on bendy finishes, and call out the organisers for scheduling two snoozers in a row on a Tour de France weekend.
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