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Apr 8, 2024 • 44min

How the Race was Won: Paris-Roubaix and a bit of the Basque Country too

Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down Mathieu van der Poel's dominant display (again) on the cobbles, his team's spectacular showing to support him, and the battle for the podium at Paris-Roubaix, and also the crash-marred Itzulia Basque Country.
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Apr 8, 2024 • 29min

The Rest Day: Pavel Sivakov and riding for Pogačar

Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Day with Jack Haig. In this week's show, Jack catches up with Pavel Sivakov to talk Catalunya and the UAE Tour. They talk changing teams (from Ineos to UAE), what it's like riding for Pogacar, and more. 
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Apr 7, 2024 • 32min

Roubaix special: Goodbye to the cobbles

From next to the Arenberg and inside the velodrome, the Placeholders crew brings you an episode from the ground at Paris-Roubaix. What happened to Quickstep? Will Belgium be mad? What about two world champs winning in one weekend? That was neat. And lots of more, of course. 
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Apr 7, 2024 • 38min

Performance Process: Walking the pits at Scheldeprijs

Cyclings Holy Week is all about Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix, but sandwiched between those two monuments is the sprinters classic, Scheldeprijs.Escape Collective was on the ground for the Week and took a trip to Terneuzen for the start of the race named after the river Schelde to record a Performance Process pit walk special.In this episode, Ronan and Caley take us on a roam around the Scheldeprijs start area, talking flat race bike optimisation, the one bike they’d pick, and much more.
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Apr 6, 2024 • 36min

Wheel Talk: From the Roubaix Velodrome

Loren Rowney, Matt de Neef, and special guests bring you all the action from the infield at the Roubaix Velodrome, as the fourth edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift comes to a thrilling close.
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Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 5min

Placeholders: The Paris-Roubaix Preview

From a bar in Belgium straight to your ears: The Placeholders crew preview both of this weekend's Paris-Roubaix races, discuss the Arenberg chicane and the crashes in the Basque Country, and we hear from Emma Norsgaard on what Roubaix means and how to ride it. 
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Apr 4, 2024 • 57min

Geek Warning: When they go high, we go low (with a $160 drivetrain)

Whew, so much new product news to discuss today, and Sea Otter is still two weeks away! Shimano looks to strengthen its stranglehold on the entry-level market with a new range called Essa, while some updates to the CUES collection may provide some hints at higher-end bits to come, too. Campagnolo finally announces a power meter to go along with the Super Record Wireless groupset launched last year, there’s turmoil at Scott Sports, and some hooked wheel companies are out for blood. Dave and James also discuss the pros and cons of on-bike tool storage along with a PSA that’ll hopefully save you from being awkwardly stuck to your bike, and there’s a whole bunch of new stuff on the way from Rene Herse, Vittoria, Gore Wear, Enve, Hutchinson, Feedback Sports, and Robert Axle.Timestamps:1:15 – Dave has some thoughts on T475:42 – Shimano is smart to not ignore the entry level market17:00 – Campagnolo finally announces its Super Record power meter22:47 – Scott Sports’ CEO is out – or is he? Depends on who you ask.26:35 – Hooked road wheel companies smell blood in the water31:16 – On-bike tool storage is a trend we can get behind38:13 – Check your cleat bolts!43:50 – Rene Herse now has TPU inner tubes – and they have metal valve stems!44:30 – Vittoria is getting into running45:34 – Gore Wear is stepping up its clothing game46:48 – Enve’s new race day road tires are “like crack”48:06 – Hutchinson is hoping its new Blackbird road tire can take flight50:38 – Feedback Sports is almost old enough to buy alcohol in the US53:10 – Want a nicer Universal Derailleur Hanger? Robert Axle has got you
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Apr 3, 2024 • 47min

Placeholders: You take Boonen, I'll take Van der Poel

The Placeholders crew comes to you live from Kortrijk, Belgium, this week, where they tackle life's greatest questions (who's better, Boonen or Van der Poel?), debate the merits of goat-based cobble upkeep, and have some Weekly Pain with a real live member.
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Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 26min

Wheel Talk Special: Alison Jackson and the Making of a Monument

One year after her historic win at Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift Alison Jackson sits down with Abby Mickey to relive the day and the months leading up to her victory. The two discuss the plan going into the race, and how Jackson manifested her own destiny prior to winning the Hell of the North. Find the full written piece on EscapeCollective.com.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 13min

Wheel Talk: Bring on the emotions!

This week on the podcast Gracie, Loren and Abby break down one of the best races of the year the Tour of Flanders and talk about how Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday gave us an idea of what was to come on Sunday. They also discuss the dynamic of SD Worx-Protime and Lidl-Trek and how the two are circling each other. And Kasia Niewiadoma. We just love Kasia Niewiadoma.

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