In this week’s episode we discuss the smorgasbord of races over the past week, including the ongoing UAE Tour, and also look ahead to Opening Weekend in Belgium.

Tadej Pogačar won the first mountain top finish at the UAE Tour, confirming that he is the man to beat in that race – and in many others this season. He is said to be targeting Milan-Sanremo and Daniel says that he can see a pogcineration on the Poggio.

We hear from two of the young riders who’ve impressed in the stage races in Spain and Portugal over the past week, Magnus Sheffield of Ineos Grenadiers and Johannes Staune-Mittet of Jumbo-Visma.

And we catch up with Primoz Roglič at his altitude training camp in Tenerife ahead of his 2022 racing debut later this week. 

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