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Podcast only: Spring Classics Special Edition

April 11th, 2009 by Jack · 5 Comments

roubaix_showersThe Bike Show may be off air, but come with us on a trip to Belgium, home of the Flemish hard men and De Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). Along the way I get a surprise tour of the legendary showers at the Roubaix velodrome (pictured left).

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5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 John the Monkey // Apr 14, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Really enjoyable podcast this one – it’s amazing how much of the atmosphere can be conveyed by radio sometimes.

    Great stuff.

  • 2 Aleppo // Apr 17, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    Jack, really enjoyed this too. The pauses, the atmosphere, the enjoyment tangible in your voice, the music. Tres bon!

  • 3 Paddy // Apr 19, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Brilliant podcast, best for a long time and one that has to be submitted to speechify.com. It captures how much the Spring Classics are so different to the rest of the Grand Tours focussed season.

  • 4 Woodsie // Apr 24, 2009 at 1:41 am

    Love ya work!
    It is indeed a pleasurable experience to hear your very listenable and descriptive presentations.
    A quite different experience to my own ex Sydney Waterfront vernacular.
    Capisce!

  • 5 Getting to Le Grand Départ | The Bike Show - a cycling radio show and podcast from Resonance FM // Oct 14, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    [...] venerable velodrome of Roubaix. If you ask nicely you might even get to ride a lap of the track and check out the showers like I did earlier this [...]

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