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The best podcasts in the business, I think. http://www.realpeloton.com/ or search for real peloton on iTunes. But if others have suggestions, let me know.

Fox News, I keep thinking it's just a very long comedy show but, no, it's real. It's odd how they view the world at times :D Back to cycling, in more recent times we've had the Vini Caldirola cycling team, the Cantina Rosso one too. Both are Italian wine companies.

A good little race with some names getting ready for the Vuelta. There should be some tired legs as the race blew apart and reformed several times yesterday, Bozic was dropped at one point before coming back to win.

For a long time the season rankings were the Super Prestige Pernod rankings, and during their day the season-long competition mattered to riders and fans. There was the Henninger Turm race in Germany, sponsored by beer. That's recently stopped. Several European countries ban alcohol and...

As Susan says. But that might add to the confusion as both Stapletons own and manage cycling team.

Which town/region are you going to? One more point, your best bet is to hook up with a local team, they will always be interested in an Elite licence holder.

There is Elite racing for >23 years old but specific U23 races. But there are many non U23 races. Which region will you race in Italy? You will find there are good forums and advice on a regional basis, especially in Toscana and Lombardia, the hotbeds of Italian cycling. You don't need an...

There has to be one full second. It's all timed electronically with transponders and very accurate.

Some big generalisations going on here. Visit a town in France and you will find Lance fans and others cynical of the doping; above all you'll find people who aren't interested in cycling though. But the message is that vies vary enormously within each country, yet alone between different...

Yes, Gewiss were a shocking example of organised doping with their use of Ferrari. But look at Festina, Mapei or ONCE too. In fact look at most teams operating in the 1990s. Arguably it was ONCE that began it all. They started turning up to races in February on "full power" and so forced...

Go back and look at the sports results from the mid-1990s, you will see Italians making significant improvements across a range of sports. Athletics, rowing, track cycling, and above all football. There have been documented cases of organised doping within some Italian clubs, indeed I remember...

Yes. Maybe there should be some educational campaign. Perhaps someone could "raise awareness" when it comes to cancer. Not sure who though?

You are looking at it from your perspective, as an occaisional rider perhaps. But for a full-time rider, few riders bother. They are outdoor workmen, they have been riding for years and are brown even in the offseason on their legs and arms. Each year they gradually build up a tan from the...

EPO sales soared thanks to doping. I used to work in a biotechnology start-up and we were looking at making blood donations (the famous packed cells) for hospitals last longer. Not a scientist myself, I still visited a conference on haematology once for education and was fascinated to see the...

rhubroma, but if some riders would visit the certified doctors, then those wanting to cheat would visit the uncertified ones. The cheats would push things further but, a bit like a TUE exemption, could "pretend" they were using legalised doping methods. Like I say, many doping products are...