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Escape Collective

Weekly breakdowns of what is going on in the Women's World Tour plus exclusive interviews with professional riders and influential people in the sport. Hosted by Abby Mickey with Gracie Elvin, Georgie Howe and Loren Rowney. Escape Collective is member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/wheeltalk/

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268 episodes

  1. Megan Guarnier is back! 1:09:12
  2. Brodie Chapman on changing teams and her first pregnancy 1:29:03
  3. In 2026, it wasn't always about the win 1:17:24
  4. The G.O.A.T. never left 1:05:59
  5. Teamwork is everything (again) at European Championships 1:19:54
  6. Montréal Worlds delivers pure entertainment 52:13
  7. 2026 Worlds road race preview 1:10:21
  8. Demi and the Dutch WC team 51:50
  9. The future of Mischa Bredewold 1:01:16
  10. One epic climb, five months to prepare: Abby's Ventoux Challenge 50:09
  11. What the Tour of Britain can tell us about the upcoming Worlds 1:15:18
  12. Lasting impressions of the Tour de France Femmes 1:10:31
  13. Kate Courtney's road to LA 2028 with FDJ United-Suez 49:48
  14. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 9: A definitive finale 47:35
  15. Tour Femmes Bonus: Other stories from stage 7 20:09
  16. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 8: Let's rip up the script 1:11:54
  17. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 7: Celebrations on Mont Ventoux 1:11:46
  18. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 6: Redemption 1:06:38
  19. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 5: Perfection amid chaos 1:01:06
  20. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 4: A spicy time trial in Dijon 1:06:45
  21. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 3: A long shot 48:03
  22. Tour Femmes Daily, stage 2: All in, every day 55:34
  23. Tour Femmes Daily: GC battle on stage 1? 46:40
  24. The 2026 Tour de France Femmes Contender's Preview 49:38
  25. Niamh Fisher-Black is learning how to be a leader 21:15
  26. Antonia Niedermaier has the best poker face for a reason 21:33
  27. The 2026 Tour de France Femmes Route (in detail) 1:32:01
  28. The Wheel Talk Tour de France Femmes Draft 1:02:49
  29. Elise Chabbey talks pregnancy postive days before Giro d'Italia 22:11
  30. Maternity leave and ice socks 1:07:12
  31. How Rebecca Charlton relied on cycling through cancer diagnosis 52:05
  32. Building confidence at the Tour de Suisse 1:03:14
  33. Amanda "Spratty" Spratt's last hurrah 54:20
  34. Giro d'Italia stage 9: When dreams become reality 1:09:17
  35. Giro d'Italia stage 8: What could have been... 44:10
  36. Giro d'Italia stage 7: Expect the unexpected, or better yet, expect Alison Jackson to attack 54:14
  37. Giro d'Italia stage 6: Embrace the YOLO mentality 38:23
  38. Giro d'Italia stage 5: Under pressure 53:25
  39. Giro d'Italia stage 4: GC riders take center stage in uphill time trial 44:17
  40. Giro d'Italia stage 3: Who said a 2.5 km climb isn't for the GC contenders? 40:08
  41. Giro d'Italia Women stage 2: 20 grams and a fast finish 45:37
  42. It wouldn't be the Giro d'Italia without some drama 22:56
  43. Elisa Longo Borghini's perfectly imperfect 2025 Giro d'Italia 1:01:54
  44. Vuelta a Burgos wraps the Spanish block 1:15:19
  45. Two riders, three stages - an Itzulia Women rerun 1:33:05
  46. La Vuelta break down with Brodie Chapman 1:36:34
  47. Kasia's fantastic Spring and the Vuelta 1:23:04
  48. Comfort or confidence? The transformation of Demi Vollering 1:15:01
  49. What a podium presentation says about someone's personality 1:17:58
  50. Between a Koch and a hard place at Paris-Roubaix 49:58