In-Depth Pro Cycling Analysis
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Spencer Martin, author of the Beyond the Peloton newsletter, and co-host Andrew Vontz give their belated final thoughts on the 2026 Tour de France, including Tadej Pogačar’s record ascent of Alpe d’Huez, what the sport needs to change about the iconic climb, their personal highlights from the race, and where Jonas Vingegaard and Visma go from here.
Breaking down what yet another dominant Tour de France performance from Tadej Pogačar tells us about why defeating him is only getting harder
Breaking down a thrilling final stage of the 2026 Tour de France on the action-packed Montmartre circuit in Paris
Breaking down how the hardest stage of the Tour de France was won & how each jersey was earned
Breaking down a record-setting climbing performance in the sport's most iconic natural arena
Breaking down how a classic breakaway stage was won & what to expect on the looming Alpe d'Huez showdown
Spencer Martin, author of the Beyond the Peloton newsletter, and co-host Andrew Vontz discuss the final week of the Tour de France, including Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard’s midnight anti-doping tests, Vingegaard crashing out of the race, and if Remco Evenepoel can hold on to second place overall.
Breaking down how a fast and wild stage was won & what it means for the Green Jersey battle
Breaking down how the 2026 Tour's only individual time trial was won & how it shaped the remainder of the race
Breaking down an action-packed Alpine stage that changed the Tour & taking stock of where things stand heading into the final week
Breaking down how Tadej Pogačar won yet another mountain stage & padded his race lead as a new threat emerged behind
Breaking down how the most interesting stage of the Tour was won & how it shaped the battle for the overall podium
Spencer Martin, author of the Beyond the Peloton newsletter, and co-host Andrew Vontz discuss the second week of the Tour de France, including what to make of Tadej Pogačar and UAE’s decision to pace hard on non-GC days, and how to interpret the GC picture behind them.
Breaking down how yet another ultra-fast sprint stage was won & why it showed the blueprint for the rest of this Tour
Breaking down how the fastest stage in Tour de France history was won, & why sprint leadouts have fundamentally changed at this Tour
Breaking down how a tough stage through the Massif Central gave Tadej Pogačar a chance at redemption & what it means for the rest of the Tour
Breaking down a brutal stage in the Massif Central & taking stock of where things stand as the Tour heads into its second week
Breaking down how a brutally hot sprint stage was won & how it changes the battle for Green
Breaking down how a sprint in Bordeaux was won & how the tactics of sprint leadouts are changing
Breaking down how the Tour's GC picture was settled on a single mountain pass & what it means for the remainder of the race
