S11 Ep134: Pog-Eat-Rog World

<div>This week’s episode features a comprehensive look back at the last monument of the season, Il Lombardia, and the latest example of Tadej Pogačar in just his latest annus mirabilis. <br> <br> Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch also reflect on Thibaut Pinot’s very noisy and memorable farewell, plus the full-stop on a few other notable careers last weekend. There’s also the latest on the merger that apparently will now never be, between Jumbo-Visma and Soudal-Quickstep. The former’s most decorated alumnus, Primož Roglič, is of course on his way to Bora-Hansgrohe, and their team boss, Ralph Denk tells us how he got his man. <br> <br> <strong>The Cycling Podcast is supported by Science in Sport.<br> </strong><br> <strong>Follow us on social media:<br> </strong><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cycling_podcast">Twitter @cycling_podcast<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingpodcast/">Instagram @thecyclingpodcast<br> </a><br> <strong>The 11.01 Cappuccino<br> </strong><br> Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. <a href="https://thecyclingpodcast.substack.com/">Subscribe here</a> for frothy, full fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it’s after 11am).<br> <br> <strong>NordVPN</strong><br> This episode is supported by NordVPN. Ensure your security online with a subscription today. Listeners will get an exclusive NordVPN deal at <a href="https://nordvpn.com/creator/?coupon=tcp&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_term&amp;utm_content=podmetrics&amp;utm_campaign=off614&amp;utm_source=aff55926">nordvpn.com/tcp</a>  <br> <br> <strong>Science in Sport<br> </strong><br> The Cycling Podcast has been supported since 2016 by Science In Sport. World leading experts in endurance nutrition. Go to <a href="http://scienceinsport.com/">scienceinsport.com</a> to see the whole range.<br> <br> <strong>MAAP<br> </strong><br> The Cycling Podcast x MAAP collection is available now. Go to <a href="http://maap.cc/">maap.cc</a> to see the full MAAP range.<br> <br> <strong>Friends of the Podcast<br> </stro