What makes Demi Vollering the greatest stage racer of her generation? + The growth of women’s cycling and why the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Mont Ventoux was so significant

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What makes Demi Vollering the greatest stage racer of her generation? + The growth of women’s cycling and why the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Mont Ventoux was so significant
Aug 25, 2026
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On the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast, we reflect on a big summer of women’s racing, a historic trip to the Giant of Provence, Emily dissects why Demi Vollering’s so good, and Ryan chases some professional cyclists around France

Episode Artwork What makes Demi Vollering the greatest stage racer of her generation? + The growth of women’s cycling and why the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Mont Ventoux was so significant 1:30:10 Episode Artwork “There are bigger issues to tackle than people on e-bikes”: How a bike shop turned detectives to track down a cargo bike wrongly seized and destroyed by the police 51:20 Episode Artwork “We’re seeing some insane new records”: Why are Tour de France speeds getting higher and higher? + Dispatches from the Alps and Paris 1:07:23 Episode Artwork Phone calls, barbecues, and bingeing Gossip Girl: What do Tour de France teams get up to on rest days? 34:53 Episode Artwork Tadej Pogačar’s so fast that even Colnago is battling to keep up with him 47:04 Episode Artwork Is Tadej Pogačar being unfairly criticised for simply trying to win the Tour de France? + Out of the frying pan and into the fire: Battling the heat at the Tour 1:54:29 Episode Artwork “My husband said I made it look too easy. But I was having a great time”: North Coast 500 record breaker Caroline Livesey on Scottish downpours, rescue rice puddings, and the joy of cycling + What Andy Burnham as PM could mean for cyclists 1:45:51 Episode Artwork “We did 10 miles on our first ride and couldn’t walk”: The father and son who cycled around the world as “complete novices”… and who still don’t identify as cyclists + Does a boring Giro make for a great Tour de France? 1:28:48 Episode Artwork Victoria Pendleton: “I wish I could be part of Team GB now. But someone had to go out there and do it first. I’ll take the hit” 43:38 Episode Artwork “People will come up to me and say: ‘Yeah, f*** cycling!’ No, that’s not the message!” Comedian Kathy Maniura on creating ‘The Cycling Man’, your local bike lane’s worst nightmare + The new Rapha Roadmap discussed 1:29:40 Episode Artwork Big Mac recons, tattoo bets, and never giving up: Inside Picnic-PostNL’s Paris-Roubaix Femmes bid 1:31:27 Episode Artwork How to prepare for Paris-Roubaix: Alex Dowsett’s tech guide to the cobbled classics + Reflections on cycling’s Holy Week 1:32:03 Episode Artwork “The day after a classic, I was dead. He’s playing golf!” Adrie van der Poel on Mathieu’s chances of making Tour of Flanders history, Tadej Pogačar, and remembering his own Ronde win 40 years on 52:46 Episode Artwork Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig: “I’m a bit silly, I’m a bit weird but, you know, it’s what you get” + Was Milan-Sanremo epic Tadej Pogačar’s finest hour? 1:15:13 Episode Artwork Chasing Brennan: Chapels, wonderkids, and Status Quo + The pros discuss race safety (and the UCI’s tech interventions) as the road.cc Podcast hits the Spring Classics 54:44 Episode Artwork Shimano launches a NEW 11-speed Tiagra groupset! What's going on?? 27:58 Episode Artwork ‘No, I’m not the new Cycling Mikey’: Britain’s most infamous camera cyclist councillor on holding bad drivers to account, dealing with trolls, and not caring what the Daily Mail thinks + Riding the Tour de France (as an amateur) 59:24 Episode Artwork “Cheating will be part of cycling forever”: MPCC president Emily Brammeier on anti-doping, tackling the ‘grey area’, and making clean sport the norm + How to design a time trial bike from scratch 1:06:38 Episode Artwork 'Oscar Onley shouldn’t have gone to Ineos’: Brian Smith on Britain’s Tour de France TV paywall (and why it’s a shame), calendar congestion, and how pro teams “use and abuse” riders 1:55:49 Episode Artwork “The cycling industry needed a good shake-up”: Can bike brands finally breathe again in 2026? Why the industry is back on track and “wiser” after years of turmoil + Tour de France UK Grands Départs reaction 1:22:47 Episode Artwork Is Keir Starmer ignoring cycling? Labour’s Road Safety Strategy discussed + Simon Yates’ shock retirement, British Cycling’s cyclocross paywall, and we rank the 2026 peloton’s new kits 58:59 Episode Artwork How Cycle to Work was saved: The battle to stop Labour’s Budget spending cap and “dispelling the myth” that Cycle to Work is for rich Surrey MAMILs + The year in cycling reviewed 1:30:12 Episode Artwork “Gear restrictions are a no-brainer”: Cadel Evans and Stuart O’Grady on cycling’s safety debate, how the sport has changed, protests, and why fans should “just enjoy watching Pogačar’s greatness” 1:00:37 Episode Artwork “I’m proud that Dave Brailsford doesn’t like me”: Emma Pooley on the Tour de France’s weight debate, growing women’s sport, and battling cycling’s old-school “f***wits” 1:26:15 Episode Artwork “I’ve done some stupid things in my life, but this was beyond stupid!” Ultra-endurance cyclist Sofiane Sehili on breaking into Russia, 51 days in jail, and cycling’s most dramatic failed record attempt ever 1:31:38