Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure

65:45

Darth Vader Walks Into Buffalo Trace With A Ghost Meter

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2026/10/02

Send us Fan Mail Freddie Johnson of Buffalo Trace, the Queen Mary, and Darth Vader walk into our Halloween special… and that’s not even the weirdest part. We’re back with our annual spooky-season tradition, where we swap road stories, laugh at our own fear responses, and chase the question we can’t stop asking: why do some places feel haunted even before anything “happens”? If you love Halloween podcasts, paranormal travel, and folklore with a side of real history, you’re in the right lane.&n...

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63:36

Why A $2,000 Foldable Phone Sparks A Bigger Debate

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2026/09/18

Send us Fan Mail A $2,000 foldable iPhone sounds ridiculous until you realize people gladly finance tech for years without blinking and then do the same math on cars, watches, and everything else. We kick things off with that exact dilemma: do you buy the newest Apple foldable phone, or do you put your money toward something that actually changes how you live and ride? The debate gets personal fast, because the real topic is value and the stories we tell ourselves when we upgrade. Then we sw...

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72:31

What If Leisure Is The Real Engine Of Labor

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2026/09/04

Send us Fan Mail Labor Day gets marketed as burgers, sales, and one last summer weekend, but the real story is sharper and a lot more human. We trace how Labor Day history in the United States runs through worker solidarity, the fight for an eight-hour workday, and flashpoints like the Pullman Strike and the Haymarket Affair. It’s not a “fun fact” tour, it’s the chain of events that explains why time off exists at all and why leisure keeps showing up as the point, not the prize. We als...

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65:05

A Bass Ate The Golf Ball

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2026/08/21

Send us Fan Mail A laid-back cycling podcast can still hit serious truths, and this ride does both. We start by catching up on real life: conferences, board service in public transportation, and the behind-the-scenes reality that managing people is often harder than managing routes. Even a “fun” golf outing turns into a surprisingly honest look at how business gets done, how vendors pitch, and why networking can feel like you just stepped into someone else’s office. From there we talk home l...

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51:24

A Padded Sports Bra Sparks A Cheating Debate

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2026/08/07

Send us Fan Mail Somebody texted us a question we never expected to hear during Tour de France season: “What’s up with this cheating women and their bras?” That launches a surprisingly real conversation about cycling aerodynamics, the Tour de France Femmes, and allegations that padded sports bras might reduce aerodynamic drag through what researchers call chest fairing. We break down the science in plain language, talk about what the UCI rules actually ban, and ask the uncomfortable follow-up...

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35:55

Tour De France Finale Breakdown And What It Means Next

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2026/07/27

Send us Fan Mail The final day of the Tour de France is supposed to be champagne, photos, and a calm roll into Paris. Then the route gets shortened because of wildfire security concerns, the temperature climbs, and Tadej Pogacar decides he is not interested in coasting. We felt the Champs-Élysées snap back into “real race” mode, and it delivered one of those finales where tactics, pride, and timing matter just as much as legs. We walk through how the move formed, why the entire peloton ended...

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20:45

Should You Wait After A Crash Or Just Race

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2026/07/26

Send us Fan Mail The Tour de France doesn’t hand out “hardest day ever” labels lightly, but Stage 20 made the case with brutal climbs, huge elevation, and a finale that punished every lapse in focus. We’re Michael and Adam, and we break down how a record-setting mountain day actually unfolded: why the peloton kept splitting into pieces, how the cold up high changes the feel of the racing, and why the last miles can be more dangerous than the first hundred. Richard Carapaz takes the stage for...

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19:14

Twenty One Switchbacks And One Absolute Monster

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2026/07/25

Send us Fan Mail Alpe d’Huez doesn’t forgive anyone, and that’s exactly why this day hit so hard. We’re back with our Tour de France daily recap, breaking down a mountain stage that looks short on paper but feels enormous once the climbing begins. The breakaway forms, the chase groups fracture, and with about 10 miles left the yellow jersey sits minutes back. Then Tadej Pogacar hits a gear that makes the gap feel imaginary, picking riders off one by one and turning a messy finale into a clean...

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53:14

The Most Expensive Banana In Cycling History

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2026/07/24

Send us Fan Mail A town where a cannonball is part of the museum, a harbor where money once fell from the sky, and a bike week across Iowa that’s “short” but still punishingly hilly. That’s the vibe as we settle back into a full-length hang after our daily Tour de France run and catch up on what we’ve been building, riding, and laughing about. We share a big update for anyone who likes to watch along: the show is now available on video across YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Then we get...

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20:50

Can A Yellow Jersey Survive Without A Team

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2026/07/24

Send us Fan Mail A single late attack can win a Tour de France stage, but a wave of illness can threaten an entire campaign. After an Alpine Stage 18 packed with climbing and chaos, we break down how Richard Carapaz nailed the timing on the final climb, cracked the day wide open, and rode away to a statement win. We also talk through why the GC group looked unusually conservative, and what it means when the top contenders choose patience over panic with only a few days left. Then the convers...

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25:37

Why The Breakaway Still Makes The Tour Unpredictable

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2026/07/23

Send us Fan Mail Stage 17 was supposed to be the sprinters’ last clean shot before the Tour de France hits the High Alps, and instead it turned into one of those days where the race refuses to behave. We talk through Jasper Philipsen’s long-awaited win, how a top-tier leadout from Mathieu van der Poel sets it up, and why the green jersey points race suddenly feels tight enough to change tactics at every intermediate sprint. If you love sprint strategy, positioning, and that frantic final-kilo...

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21:00

Space Helmets And Brake Checks On Tour

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2026/07/22

Send us Fan Mail One brutal truth defines the Tour de France time trial: you can do everything right and still lose time. We pick apart Stage 16’s individual time trial where Remco Evenepoel rips the course at blistering speed, grabs the stage win, and claws back 28 seconds on Tadej Pogacar. It’s a big moment for Remco’s confidence and a clear reminder that against the clock, he’s one of the most dangerous riders in the world. But the yellow jersey story stays complicated. Pogacar limits the...

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38:31

Tour De France Rest Day Breakdown With Big Questions

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2026/07/21

Send us Fan Mail They say “rest day,” but the Tour de France never really rests. We’re back with a mid-race reset from the 2026 Tour de France, recapping where things stand after 15 stages and why Stage 16’s individual time trial could still shake the leaderboard. Between huge mountains and unpredictable weather, the race has already delivered the kind of chaos that makes fans either fall in love with cycling or start yelling at the TV. We dig into the biggest storylines: Pogacar’s wins and ...

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29:47

Getting Woken Up At 2 A.M. Then Getting Wrecked

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2026/07/20

Send us Fan Mail One crash can erase months of planning, and Stage 15 of the Tour de France proves it. We walk through a mountain day that feels unreal on speed alone, then gets even more intense with a major shake-up in the overall standings. Remco Evenepoel lands a huge stage victory on a brutal summit finish, and suddenly the race feels less predictable than it did 24 hours earlier. We also wrestle with the hardest part of pro cycling to watch: Jonas Vingegaard goes down, suffers a fractu...

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22:31

We Forgot The Theme Song And Pogacar Still Went Nuclear

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2026/07/19

Send us Fan Mail Rain turns a mountain stage into a pressure test, and Stage 14 of the Tour de France makes that painfully clear. We jump from a few real-life road problems of our own (including a theme song blunder we have to own) straight into a day of relentless climbing, aggressive racing, and descents that look terrifying even from the couch. We break down the Stage 14 route and why the raw numbers matter: 153.3 km, roughly 3,800 meters of elevation, and four categorized climbs th...

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13:54

Tom Pidcock Jumps To Fourth And The Podium Fight Gets...

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2026/07/18

Send us Fan Mail The longest day of the Tour de France just lit a fuse. We’re back with a fast, listener-friendly Stage 13 breakdown after a 205.8-kilometer grind along the Swiss border that turns into pure breakaway drama at the line. Mario Schmidt takes the win out of a massive move up the road, fights through cramps, and still has the calm to time a two-man sprint perfectly, right down to the final surge and the little front-wheel lift that says, “I survived.” Then the race pivots t...

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10:42

Musette Mystery Meat And A Photo Finish Town

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2026/07/17

Send us Fan Mail A flat Tour de France stage can feel calm right up until it suddenly isn’t, and Stage 12 is a perfect example. I’m recapping the day solo while Michael’s off the grid on family vacation, so you get all the facts, a few guaranteed mispronunciations, and a clear breakdown of what actually mattered when the race hit full speed. The headline is Tim Merlier’s hat trick: his third win of the Tour, sealed in a chaotic bunch sprint shaped by crashes, nerves, and the kind of positioni...

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20:12

The Cycling Ninja Strikes At The Finish Line

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2026/07/16

Send us Fan Mail Stage 11 of the Tour de France felt less like a “flat day” and more like a high-speed science experiment that got loose. We start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, then watch the whole race tip into history as the peloton clocks the fastest road stage the Tour has ever seen. With a strong tailwind and a relentless pace, the stage averages a staggering 31.6 mph, and suddenly every small detail matters: positioning, leadouts, timing, and which teams are willing to burn matches to ...

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13:56

How Many Platforms Does It Take To Mispronounce A Podium

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2026/07/15

Send us Fan Mail One bad corner can change a Grand Tour, and today’s Tour de France proved it. We’re Michael and Adam from Cycling Men of Leisure, checking in with a daily leisure breakaway recap, and we start with the biggest lesson from the stage: when riders are descending at 50 to 60 miles per hour, the margin for error is basically nonexistent. We talk through the crashes, what likely causes them on technical descents, and why it’s a win for the whole race that nobody appears to be force...

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20:33

How Much Luck Does The Yellow Jersey Need

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2026/07/14

Send us Fan Mail Two minutes and 42 seconds can feel like a wall, right up until the Tour de France reminds you it’s paper thin. We take the Tour de France 2026 rest day to reset the race: where the general classification stands, how the first nine stages actually played out, and why the yellow jersey fight between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard still has plenty of room to turn. We walk through the opening stretch from the Barcelona start, including the early time trial impact, the...

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