Show Notes
The Tour de France has kicked off with an explosive opening few days, featuring a chaotic TTT in Barcelona, a shock win for Isaac Del Toro, and Tadej Pogačar taking early control of the race amidst extreme Pyrenean wildfires. Conor's breaking down all the dramatic Stage 1 to 3 action, alongside the latest developments regarding storm-damaged upcoming stages like the Col de Sarenne. Plus, all the latest wider cycling news, including a new boss for the Giro d'Italia and a wonderful announcement from Elise Chabbey! ⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️ 00:00 - Welcome to the GCN Racing News Show! 00:14 - Stage 1: Barcelona TTT 02:45 - Stage 2: Del Toro's Surprise Win 06:48 - Stage 3: Wildfires & Pogačar Strikes 09:54 - GCN Shop 10:30 - Upcoming Stages & Route Damage 11:42 - Cycling News: Guercilena & Chabbey Who impressed you the most in the opening three stages, and do you think anyone can seriously challenge Pogačar in the high mountains? Let us know your thoughts down below! 🇫🇷👇 Useful Links: Subscribe and don’t miss a thing! 👉 https://gcn.eu/subscribe-racing Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter GCN Training Plans 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcntp GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Racing brings you the best of the world’s bike races to your screens. So get involved, join us, and get ready to be in the thick of the action. Engage with us on the channel and across social media – we’re here to answer every question you’ve got on cycling racing. Facebook: https://gcn.eu/FBGCNRacing Instagram: https://gcn.eu/IG-GCNRacing Twitter: https://gcn.eu/TW-GCNRacing Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn
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