Tour de France preview - with expert commentator Hannah Walker

Hannah Walker is a sports broadcaster and commentator who specialises in cycling. She has covered all of the major tours, including being one of the inaugural commentators for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.  In addition to this she has commentated on the World Championships and was the lead commentator and podium announcer for the commonwealth games.  Hannah formerly worked as communications, PR and Social media manager for the CERATIZIT - WNT Pro Cycling and was a professional cyclist for team WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling. (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Tour de France for dummies  (01:30) How many teams in the Tour de France (03:45) What is a breakaway and how is it formed (06:40) How are teams built (09:20) Can you win the TDF without winning a stage   (24:40) Why is the leaders jersey yellow (27:00) What’s exciting Hannah this year (34:21) Breaking news out of the Visma camp (41:50) Who gets to be GC leaders (47:20) What will GC look like after week one (51:40) What does week 2 look like (56:56) Who are the best sprinters  (61:05) Who will be Hannah’s breakout star (71:11) Why Matej Mohorič is a genius  Follow Hannah on Instagram and X: https://www.instagram.com/spannawalker/ https://x.com/spannawalker Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] Follow us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==  Tik Tokhttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMYf54KB/  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/