Luke Rowe suffered a career ending crash at the 2024 E3 race. A one team man as a rider, Luke is enjoying his first season away Sky/Ineos at the emergent AG2R Decathlon team.

Luke shares his pivotal role in winning a monument, how he plans to stop Pogacar and MvdP at the classics and his thoughts on his good friend Caleb Ewan calling time on his professional career.

Luke's book Road Captain: My Life at the Heart of the Peloton is out in June and you can pre-order it here http://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0857507826

The Odd Tandem was produced by Mark Payne for Shocked Giraffe.

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Sean Petty has a rich cycling resume. A key part of USA cycling, a member of the UCI's road commission and a member of the US cycling hall of fame.

But amongst all of those accomplishments, one era stands out above all others - his time as the Sports Marketing Manager for 7-Eleven.

Here he joins Bobby and Jens on a trip back down memory lane to their era as the American outsiders on the European cycling tour.

The Odd Tandem is produced by Mark Payne for Shocked Giraffe. The music is provided by Taylor Phinney.

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At 198cms (or 6'5) there are only three riders in the World Tour that are taller than Daan Hoole. He plays a key role in Lidl-Trek's classics campaign on behalf of the resurgent Mads Pedersen.

He joins the Odd Tandem in the immediate aftermath of Paris-Roubaix as he looks ahead to the first grand tour of the 2025 season - the Giro d'Italia.

The Odd Tandem is a Shocked Giraffe production. This episode was presented by Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt and produced by Mark Payne. Our theme is provided by Taylor Phinney.

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