S10 Ep93: Stage 18 | Lourdes – Hautacam | Tour de France 2022

<div>Has the Tour de France’s final mountain stage crowned the 2022 champion? Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau discuss the stage, the tactics and the historical context.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>We also hear from Tiesj Benoot and Grischa Niermann, teammate and sports director in Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team, and from Fabio Jakobsen, who survived the time cut by the skin of his teeth yesterday and so can dream of finishing his Tour with a stage win in Paris.</div> <div> <br> Plus there’s fish chat, polka-dot conversation and an honest look at the charms of Lourdes.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport.</strong></div> <br> <div><strong>Supersapiens</strong></div> <div>Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See <a href="http://supersapiens.com/">supersapiens.com</a> </div> <br> <div><strong>Science in Sport</strong></div> <div>For 25% off all your SiS products, go to <a href="http://scienceinsport.com/">scienceinsport.com</a> and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout.</div> <br> <div><strong>MAAP</strong></div> <div>The Cycling Podcast has a new collaboration with MAAP. We have launched the first of the three MAAP + The Cycling Podcast jerseys. Go to <a href="http://maap.cc/">maap.cc</a> for more details and to vote for your favourite.</div> <br> <div><strong>Calm</strong></div> <div>If you would like to learn to relax, unwind and reduce stress the Calm app may be just what you need. Go to <a href="https://www.calm.com/campaigns?coupon=cycle&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=cycle&amp;vanity_url=%2Fcycle&amp;messageBannerMessage=Welcome%20The%20Cycling%20Podcast%20listeners!%20Enjoy%20this%20exclusive%20discount%20from%20Calm.">calm.com/cycle</a> and sign up to get access to the full library of meditation tracks, music, and sleep stories.</div> <br> <div><strong>Friends of the Podcast</strong></div> <div>Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at <a href="https://thecycli