Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure

8:56

Stage 9 Recap: A Shortened Route And A Big Win

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/13

Send us Fan Mail Stage 9 hits like a blast furnace: temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, the road shimmering, and organizers shaving about 30 kilometers off the route just to keep the day manageable. We’re tracking the Tour de France as it unfolds, and this one becomes a real-world lesson in pro cycling heat management, hydration strategy, and how teams try to limit losses when the weather turns the race into an endurance test. Even with the distance reduced, the suffering is obvious and the...

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21:45

What A Newspaper War Still Teaches Us About Racing Today

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/12

Send us Fan Mail A flat-looking Tour de France stage can still feel like survival, especially when the thermometer sits around 95°F and the roads funnel every sprinter’s team into the same narrow goal. We break down Stage 8 from Parigo to Bergerac: a breakaway kept on a short leash, no crosswind chaos, and a fast, technical run-in where the big names stay upright and the peloton finally detonates into a full-speed sprint. Tim Miller makes it two straight stage wins, while the general classifi...

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21:26

Tour De France 2026 Stage 7 Recap And Rider Pay...

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/11

Send us Fan Mail A flat stage can look boring until you watch 46+ km/h speed, a boxed-in peloton, and a finish where the last 200 meters decide everything. We’re back with a Tour de France 2026 Stage 7 recap from start to Bordeaux, including how the breakaway got managed and why the sprint teams dictated the day. We dig into Tim Merlier’s win and what it takes to launch at the exact right moment when everyone is on the limit. We also touch the bigger Tour threads that quietly keep building: ...

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23:00

What Pogacar Is To Climbing I Am To Pie

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/10

Send us Fan Mail A mountain stage can feel like a slow burn until it suddenly becomes a wildfire, and Stage 6 in the Pyrenees is exactly that. We are Michael and Adam, and we come in hot on the first true summit showdown of this Tour de France, where the numbers alone sound unreal: 186.2 kilometers, 4,100 meters of climbing, and oppressive summer heat that forces every team to ration matches. If you’ve ever looked at your own ride stats and wondered how pros do it day after day, this recap pu...

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17:53

The Tour Says No U-Turns

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/09

Send us Fan Mail A sprint stage is supposed to be predictable until it isn’t. Stage 5 of the Tour de France brings blazing heat, constant fight for position, and a gutsy solo breakaway that forces the peloton to make hard choices long before the finish. We break down the Len Lamazan to Po run with the numbers that matter, what 88-degree temperatures do to hydration and decision-making, and why “staying out of trouble” becomes the real goal for the yellow jersey contenders before the mountains...

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15:52

When Your Fork Snaps And when the Tour de France Hits...

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/08

Send us Fan Mail Stage 4 of the Tour de France is the reminder every cycling fan loves and every GC team fears: one day can rewrite the race. We talk through the full Stage 4 recap from Carcassonne to Foix, including the brutal numbers, the four categorized climbs, and the oppressive 104°F heat that forces teams to rethink pacing, hydration, and risk. When conditions get that extreme, “normal” tactics break down fast, and today’s choices reshape the general classification in a big way. ...

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15:43

What Extreme Heat And Wildfires Change In Cycling

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/07

Send us Fan Mail A Tour de France stage can feel like a summer joyride on TV, until you hear the numbers and realize it was basically a moving furnace. Day three brings 195.9 km of racing, an average temperature around 90°F, and the first real mountain exam as the route crosses into the French Pyrenees. We break down what that heat means for pacing, hydration, and team control, and why a fast average speed on a day like this is its own kind of warning sign. The race finally gives the general...

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16:15

The Secret To Winning Is Letting Someone Else Win

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/06

Send us Fan Mail A mechanical problem, a 22-year-old rising star, and a team captain who chooses leadership over ego, that’s the kind of Tour de France story that sticks. We pick up right after Stage 2 with a clear, fan-friendly breakdown of what “categorized climbs” actually mean, from Category 4 rollers to Category 1 grinders and the brutal HC ascents that feel beyond human. If you’ve ever listened to commentators toss out climb ratings and wondered why it matters, we connect the labels to ...

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13:07

The Tour Is Back And We’re Counting Seconds

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/05

Send us Fan Mail Eight seconds doesn’t sound like much until it’s eight seconds at the Tour de France. We’re launching Leisure Breakaway as a short, stage-by-stage companion to Tour de France 2026, starting with the opening days in Barcelona and a team time trial that already reshuffled expectations for the general classification. We break down the big-picture setup first: July 4 through July 26, 21 stages over 23 days, two rest days, 23 teams, and 184 riders racing roughly 3,333 kilometers....

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78:04

Bucket Hats, Beanie Babies, And Why Cyclists Built...

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/07/04

Send us Fan Mail A bucket hat shows up in our lives again, and this time it’s not just an awkward dinner story. We read a real headline about a Florida bank robber who demanded cash in his bucket hat, then basically helped police catch him by continuing to wear the thing. It’s ridiculous, it’s funny, and it somehow fits perfectly with our ongoing theory that bucket hats cause people to go a little berserk. We also bring back a favorite guest, Miya, for a warm update on Confetti, the well-tra...

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88:16

Hot Gatorade, Blue M&Ms, We Never Planned a...

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/06/18

Send us Fan Mail A guy rode past us during a bike event while listening to our podcast at the exact same moment. That’s the kind of sentence we would have laughed at when we first hit record, and it’s the perfect way to frame our 100th episode milestone. We start with classic Cycling Men of Leisure catch-up: work trips that turn into mini road adventures, the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and why moving too fast makes you miss the weird, wonderful “true America” you only find when you...

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10:12

BIG BRAG Without Us

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/05/30

Send us Fan Mail Big BRAG week is here, and we’ve got a confession: we’re jealous. We’re thrilled our cycling team is rolling deep with 23 riders, but it’s still strange not having our own gear spread across the floor and our bikes half-packed for travel. That tension sparks a bigger conversation about what a multi-day bike ride really is when you strip away the stats. For us, BRAG isn’t just a route, it’s the anticipation, the shuttle chatter, the packing tricks, the “please let my bike go b...

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57:17

We Got Ranked Number One So Now What, Leisure Cycling...

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/05/22

Send us Fan Mail Your house might be quieter than you think, and that can be dangerous. We share a real fire safety wake-up call that sent us home to twist detectors off the ceiling and read the fine print, because smoke detectors and CO alarms can expire and “smart” models are not always the safest choice if you’re not tracking lifespan and sensors. If you’ve ever assumed your alarms will just work forever, this conversation is your sign to test, check dates, and replace what’s overdue. We ...

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73:51

The Bar Is On Fire And So Is My Foot

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/05/08

Send us Fan Mail A $125 Old Fashioned with fire, maple syrup, and bacon sounds like a joke until it shows up tableside and the whole bar starts watching. We kick things off with high-roller banter, travel timing headaches, and a reminder that our kind of road adventure is not about speed, it is about stories you will still be laughing about months later. Listener Spotlight takes a surprising turn to Palestine, Texas, a town that connects old-school American history with NASA-level balloon sc...

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57:51

We Get Evacuated Mid Tasting And Still Finish Dinner

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2026/04/24

Send us Fan Mail https://www.buzzsprout.com/2054444/subscribe Tornado sirens, Spanish artisanal cheese, and bourbon business headlines sound like three different shows, but that’s a normal ride for us. We start with road-style storytelling and conference chaos, including the legendary tale of a family raising chickens and learning the hard way that “Jennifer” is not the sweet hen everyone expected. Then we bring the community into the conversation with Listener Spotlight, where you send gues...

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53:33

Please Listen Because Our Options Haven’t Changed

Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure ·

2026/04/10

Send us Fan Mail The weird truth about modern life is that a robot might reject your resume, your phone might read you a transcript like closed captions, and a stranger in a restaurant might force you to hear their videos at full volume. We lean into all of it while keeping the Men of Leisure spirit intact and yes, there’s a big announcement tucked inside. We start with a real update from the road, or at least from the studio: Adam is back upstairs with a new setup, better sound, and a space...

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62:24

What If Leisure Is The Whole Point, the longhorn...

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2026/03/27

Send us Fan Mail https://www.buzzsprout.com/2054444/subscribe A canceled flight at 2am shouldn’t turn into an overnight saga, but sometimes travel has other plans. We share a Southern California trip that starts as a meaningful family vacation and “back to where it all began” birthday idea, then ends with airline chaos, shifting departure times, and that particular kind of exhaustion you only earn after living out of a suitcase across multiple hotels. It’s part travel story, part reality chec...

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60:26

Fog, Moon Pies, And The Lucky A

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2026/03/13

Send a text https://www.buzzsprout.com/2054444/subscribe A fog‑shrouded descent into Detroit turns into two full‑throttle go‑arounds, a shrinking layover, and a dash through Atlanta that ends at a gate announcing an instant “on time.” That chaos becomes our doorway into a bigger theme: how slow travel—and the right kind of humor—can turn stress into stories worth keeping. We swap flight nerves for frontline lessons from public transit. De‑escalation is not theoretical when you sit behind the...

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57:13

Spy? Bus Driver? Bourbon Courier On A Bike - Michael...

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2026/02/27

Send a text Subscription Link https://www.buzzsprout.com/2054444/subscribe A slow ride can carry a lot: jokes from a sunlit cruise, a bottle of bourbon tucked into a jersey, and the kind of conversation that pauses for grief and keeps rolling anyway. We open with playful “secret agent” teasing and a check-in on the job search, detour into bourbon dreams and Peerless Distillery legends (yes, including Patton’s pistol), and then arrive at the true center of this journey: honoring a father ...

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77:13

Tall, Grande, Venti… And A Whole Latte Opinions

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2026/02/13

Send a text A warm floor, a borrowed basement, and a hardwired cable set the scene for a conversation that mixes honesty with humor. We open by acknowledging a tough week for the family, then steer into what so many professionals are feeling: a job market where interviews stack up, portals show hundreds of applicants, and patience becomes a skill. From there, the conversation swerves—smoothly—into the strange poetry of Starbucks sizes and what clever naming says about branding, identity, and ...

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