Episode 52: Have pro cyclists ‘gone soft’? Perceptions of elite sport (and us mortals) discussed + Simon samples Drum & Bass On The Bike!

Send us a textOn episode 52 of the road.cc Podcast, we turn our attentions to a debate that dominated the especially grim opening two weeks of the recent Giro d’Italia: Have pro cyclists ‘gone soft’? That particular controversial question, fuelled in part by the decision to shorten a mid-race mountain stage due to torrential rain, even prompted some cycling fans to accuse the Giro peloton of being “weak” and modern racing of being “tailored to comfort”.In part one of this week’s episode, Geor...