S9 Ep194: Explore | Pavé, Pozzato and gravel

<div>Explore returns for a mini series this month and in this opening episode we cover the pavé and gravel experiencing the old and new of road racing.<br> <br> The day before the women's Paris-Roubaix, Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie, joined by Simon Gill, sampled some of the sectors. Lionel once rode the full 260-kilometre Paris-Roubaix cyclo-sportive but Richard had never ridden on the cobblestones of north-eastern France and was in for a shock.<br> <br> Then Richard headed to Veneto in northern Italy for a week of racing and riding put together by former Milan-Sanremo winner and Italian champion Filippo Pozzato. As well as a series of one-day races, there was a Granfondo, which Richard rode, and the first edition of the Serenissima gravel race, which was won by Alexey Lutsenko.<br> <br> The Cycling Podcast is supported by Supersapiens and Science in Sport.<br> <br> Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitoring system that helps you make the right fuelling choices. See <a href="https://www.supersapiens.com/fr-FR/">supersapiens.com</a> </div> <div><br> </div> <div>For 25% off all your SiS products, go to <a href="https://www.scienceinsport.com/">scienceinsport.com</a> and enter the code SISCP25 at the checkout.<br> <br> This episode is sponsored by the Hammerhead Karoo 2. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free Hammerhead Heart Rate Monitor with the purchase of a Karoo 2. Visit <a href="https://www.uk.hammerhead.io/">hammerhead.io</a> right now and use promo code <strong>CYCLE</strong> at checkout to get yours today.</div>