S8 Ep137: Tour de France stage 21: Mantes-la-Jolie – Paris Champs-Élysées

<div>In a final episode of The Cycling Podcast from close to the Champs-Élysées Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau recap the last stage of the 2020 Tour de France.</div> <div> <br> Still digesting yesterday’s time trial we review a stage victory for Sam Bennett before hearing from Connor Swift, who was in the break, Alexander Kristoff, who won the opening stage of the race and is a teammate of Tadej Pogacar, and Guillaume Martin, the best Frenchman in the Tour who François has been trying to speak to for a few days.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Then we ask Bahrain-McLaren and Mitchelton-Scott sports directors Rod Ellingworth and Matt White about Jumbo-Visma could have done differently to set up Primoz Roglic.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>We also find out more about the 2020 Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar from his team doctor Jeroen Swart and Slovenian journalist Toni Gruden.</div> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>OUR SPONSORS</strong></div> <div> <strong>iwoca </strong>became The Cycling Podcast’s title sponsors in March 2020. iwoca specialises in supporting small businesses and can lend between £1,000 and £250,000. iwoca have been accredited by the British Business Bank to offer CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme) – the scheme is now open, so businesses can apply for a loan rather than just register interest. To find out more, go to<a href="https://www.iwoca.co.uk"> iwoca.co.uk</a> </div> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>Science in Sport </strong>is The Cycling Podcast’s longest-standing supporter. It’s a relationship that stretches back to the 2016 Giro d’Italia. Listeners can get 25% off Science In Sport’s range of energy drinks, bars, gels and cakes at<a href="http://scienceinsport.com/"> scienceinsport.com</a> with the code <strong>SISCP25</strong> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>The next generation <strong>Wattbike Atom </strong>is supporting all our Tour de France coverage this year. The new Wattbike Atom is available from £90 per month at<a href="https://wattbike.com/"> wa