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Sigma Sports Unplugged with Matt Stephens — 146 episodes

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LeBlanq Joyride Festival Special

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 16 - 21: Vingegaard makes it look easy!

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 10 - 15: Time Trials, High Mountains and Soggy Chips

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 4 - 9: Metatarsal Madness

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2026 Stages 1-3: Drama, Ducks and Smooth Sprinting

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Niels Vandeputte on winning the Belgian Gravel Champsionships and Chasing a Cross Jersey

7

Carlton Kirby on French Biscuit Factories and Emotional Crescendos

8

Anders Mielke on Breaking Into Cycling Media and Chasing Cobbles with Mads Pedersen

9

Imogen Cotter on Resilience, Reinvention, and Life Beyond the Peloton

10

Stefan Küng on Chasing Monuments, Precision, and a New Chapter at Tudor Pro Cycling

11

Matthew Riccitello on Removing his Power Meter and Riding on Feel

12

Alistair Brownlee on Life After Gold Medals, Gravel Racing, and his Yorkshire Roots

13

Julian Alaphilippe on Racing with Instinct, Fatherhood, and Finding Balance at Tudor

14

Andrew Strohmeyer on Chasing the European Cyclocross Dream

15

João Almeida on Grand Tours, Team Dynamics & That Pidcock Moment

16

Chris Hall on his stupid bike challenges for Movember

17

Emma Pooley on competitiveness, privilege and roast potatoes

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Amy Hudson on World Mental Health Day 2025

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Filippo Conca on how winning the Maglia Tricolore changed his life.

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Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 3 Vingegaard looks good in red (Stages 16 - 21)

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Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 2 Ayuso’s contract, Chennaoui’s theme song, Pedersen’s anatomy (Stages 10 - 15)

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Vuelta a España Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 1 Mini Giro, Máximo Vuelta! (Stages 1 - 9)

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Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Return of the GOAT, and a star is born

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Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 16-21 Wrapping up a rollercoaster of a Grand Tour

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Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 11-15 Has the race already been won?

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Tour de France Rest Day Reflections 2025 - Stages 1-10 A relentless and breathtaking first week of racing

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 4 Plot Twists and Drama (Stages 16 - 21)

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 3 Time Trials and Taxidermy (Stages 10 - 15)

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 2 Pass the Pink Jersey (Stages 4 - 9)

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Giro Rest Day Reflections 2025 - 1 Travel Days and Duvet Picnics

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Paul Double on his journey from almost quitting to his first World Tour stage wins

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Boru McCullagh on riding around the world for mental health

33

Jeroen Swart on his role as UAE Team Emirates XRG Head of Performance

34

Danni Shrosbree on gravel racing to the point of hallucination

35

Lars van der Haar on control, Cyclocross, and cockerels

36

Toms Skujins on bike racing, ice hockey and potatoes

37

Alex Yee on his nail biting Olympic Gold and learning from failures

38

Laura Kenny on absolutely loving life after bike racing

39

Bas Tietema on targeting the Tour de France

40

Robbie McEwen on his controversial rider safety opinion

41

Oscar Onley on the importance of consistency at World Tour level

42

Joe Blackmore on stepping up a level and never looking back

43

David Millar on second chances and the role of the bike in his recovery

44

Victor Campenaerts on his switch to Visma Lease a Bike

45

Nathan Van Hooydonck on second chances and new beginnings

46

Tiffany Cromwell on the new challenge of gravel racing

47

Tour De France Femmes Unplugged 2024 - The narrowest of margins!

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - The best Grand Tour ever?

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Duelling GC maestros and moto madness!

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 1 to 9 - History made and records broken!

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Luke Rowe on success, retirement and zero regrets

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Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 16 to 21 - Reflecting on Tadej Pogacar’s dominance in la Maglia Rosa

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Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 10 to 15 - Chainrings with 68 teeth and the Ambience Police

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Giro Unplugged 2024 Stages 1 to 9 - Wild predictions and tame reflections

55

Rory Townsend on versatility, and racing efficiently to reach your potential

56

Jasper Philipsen on how he’ll tackle Paris-Roubaix this weekend

57

Rod Ellingworth on the impact of his success at British Cycling and Team Sky

58

Kate Veronneau on the rewards of investing in Women

59

Stevie Williams on how consistency makes the difference

60

David O’Doherty on the role of cycling in his comedy

61

Wout Poels on beating Remcos and other Wouts by using the art of racing

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Alison Jackson on being the first Canadian to win Paris-Roubaix

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Ben Swift on switching between the World Tour and the local 10-mile TT

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Matej Mohoric on becoming UCI World Gravel Champion

65

Sir Chris Hoy (Live) on turning self-doubt into a superpower

66

Zoe Bäckstedt on choosing her favourite rainbows bands

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Freddy Ovett on Going Solo Through The Mud

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Josh Tarling on Keeping Calm and Colouring In

69

2023 UCI Cycling World Championships Special - Glasgow Didn’t Disappoint

70

Tour De France Femmes Unplugged 2023 - All Thriller, No Filler - A Race to Remember

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Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 16 to 21 - Poor Predictions, Good High Altitude Curry, and a Massive Attack

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Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 10 to 15 - Heat, Mountains, Pancakes and Gondolas.

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Tour De France Unplugged 2023 Stages 1 to 9 - Firsts, Lasts, and Everything In Between

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Ben Healy 2 on tearing up the breakaway rulebook

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Derek Gee on how he just can’t resist the breakaway

76

Andy McGrath on ditching his alias and becoming an award-winning author

77

Mads Pedersen on Rainbow Stripes, Hot Tubs and not being from Aarhus

78

Niamh Fisher-Black on Winning the U23 World Road Championships and Percy Pigs

79

Ned Boulting - 100th Episode Special

80

Ethan Vernon on Adaptive Training, Sprinting Techniques, and Mankinis

81

Ashton Lambie on his Rainbow Stripes and his Astronaut Wife

82

Rouleur Live 2022 with Pidcock, Banks, Phinney, Haas and more

83

Tales of the Rainbow Jersey Live with Mark Cavendish, Adam Blythe, Óscar Freire and Johan Museeuw - from LeBlanq Ibiza

84

Thymen Arensman loves history and has a bright future

85

George Hincapie still loves riding his bike, but still hates intervals

86

Lizzy Banks on injury, illness, and grabbing life’s chances by the proverbials

87

Mental Health and Cycling - Pete Kennaugh and Lee Stephenson

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Alex Dowsett is happy to have maxxed out his pro cycling career

89

Alex Richardson on making deals in the heat of the breakaway

90

Philippe Gilbert on his illustrious career and imminent retirement

91

Jack Haig from hitch hiking to the podium at Vuelta a España

92

Rob Hatch is an ordinary man behind an extraordinary voice

93

Ella Harris from Zwift Academy Champion to Mont Ventoux Challenger

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Ben Turner on changing his attitude to have more fun racing

95

Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift 2022 Special - A pivotal moment in cycling history is unfolding before our eyes

96

Tour De France Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - Vingegaard crowned champion and Pogacar hits the decks

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Pidcock’s Alpe d’Huez victory makes Matt emotional

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 4 to 9 - Cobbles, Hills, Mountains and Mitch Docker

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Tour De France Unplugged Stages 1 to 3 - From Denmark with Love

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Tour de France Unplugged - Preview and Fantasy Team Selection

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Giro Unplugged Stages 16 to 21 - Bellisimo Giro di Hindley, mate

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Giro Unplugged Stages 10 to 15 - Girmay’s historic victory and Ned’s new shirt

103

Giro Unplugged Stages 4 to 9 - The Story So Far with Ned Boulting

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Giro Unplugged Stages 1 to 3 - Hungary for Goulash with Stephen Roche

105

Fred Wright would love to win Flanders one day

106

Tanja Erath from Zwift Academy Champion to Paris Roubaix

107

Nico Roche on how dancing changed his life

108

Kasper Asgreen explains how he won the Tour of Flanders

109

Connor Swift on premature celebrations

110

Magnus Bäckstedt on two-wheel drifting at Paris-Roubaix

111

Marcel Kittel on retirement, fatherhood, and musical high jumping

112

Jose Been on making the most of your opportunities

113

Ben Healy trains with power and races on instinct

114

Phil Gaimon on KOMs, hustling, and his un-professional cycling career

115

Dan Bigham on engineering the perfect performance

116

Joss Lowden on turning pro in the nick of time

117

Cameron Mason on the synergy of Cyclocross

118

Double Downing - Russ and Dean’s Top Training Tips

119

Ashleigh Moolman Pasio on ESports, equality and empowering women

120

OJ Borg talks on the radio and thinks on the bike

121

Taylor Phinney only fell in love with the bike once he retired

122

Alex Howes on training smart and racing stupid

123

Joe Dombrowski on nurturing talent and eating Obama’s M&M’s

124

Andre Greipel on swapping finish line sprints for town sign sprints

125

Flora Duffy on winning Gold at the Tokyo Olympics

126

Rouleur Live Special with Pfeiffer Georgi, Rob Hatch and Ian Cleverly

127

50th Episode Special - Reviewing highlights with Perry Ap Gwynedd

128

AJ Bell Women‘s Tour Special with Lizzie Deignan, Tom Varney and Mick Bennett

129

AJ Bell Tour Of Britain Special

130

Jake Stewart on being the only British rider on a French team

131

Kristin Armstrong on the Olympics, competition and closure

132

Peter Stetina shares his passion for gravel riding and craft beer

133

Nathan Haas on inspiring people to ride bikes

134

Russ Ellis on his iconic pro peloton photography

135

Lukas Pöstlberger on the importance of getting the team bus music right

136

Marianne Vos on finding happiness in everyday life

137

Mitch Docker on personal sacrifices, ticket ballots and retro fashion.

138

Tai Woffinden gets a buzz from being on the limit of control

139

Matt Stephens and Ned Boulting (sort of) live from the 2021 Giro d'Italia

140

Matteo Trentin is a big fan of watching modern bike races

141

Elisa Longo Borghini wears the Maglia Tricolore with pride

142

Lachlan Morton admits he has the best job in the world

143

Eric Min founded Zwift and rediscovered his love for riding outdoors

144

Nic Dlamini from the townships to the WorldTour

145

Rebecca Charlton on the buzz of live broadcasting

146

Michael Matthews on the lack of respect in the peloton