How the Race was Won

Mar 08 2025 68 ep. 46 mins 165
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We spent 2023 getting Pretty Serious about bike racing. For 2024, we're going all-in on telling you How the Race was Won. It's a new name but with the same general focus: each week, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash take a closer look into the key moments of key races, the how and the why behind tactics and results, and then discuss what's coming up. Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/

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Achievement unlocked at Strade Bianche

Mar 08 2025 36 mins  
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down Strade Bianche, which featured some dramatic moments and a more intriguing battle than we might have expected ...

Maybe they should call it Group 1 Syndrome

Mar 03 2025 42 mins  
How the Race was Won returns with a breakdown of the Omloop (Het) Nieuwsblad. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk tactics, surprises, blunders, and more in the first podcast of the season ... which is a lot more than a podcast this year. You can still listen to the show here on the podcast feed if you prefer, but How the Race was Won is now broadcasting live on video after all the bi

Guangxi and a season wrap

Oct 21 2024 29 mins  
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk Tour of Guangxi and then look back at the season that was, pondering who the unheralded riders of the year were and more.

A dominant showing amid the falling leaves

Oct 14 2024 33 mins  
Il Lombardia gave Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano yet another dominant performance to discuss, and this time, they doubt whether anyone else could have done anything at all to stop the world's best rider from claiming his fourth straight win in the race.

Rainbows defended, rainbows earned

Sep 30 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of How the Race Was Won, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the thrilling action from the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. The men's elite race was dominated by an (un?)expected 100km solo breakaway from Tadej Pogačar, who secured his third major win of the year and completed the coveted Triple Crown of Giro/Tour/Worlds. Dane and Cosmo

TTs and what ifs

Sep 23 2024 51 mins  
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss the men's time trial at Zurich Worlds, answer some listener questions, and look ahead to what's coming.

O Canada

Sep 16 2024 34 mins  
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal.

Just like Red Bull drew it up

Sep 09 2024 39 mins  
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the final week of the Vuelta a España, which gave us some entertaining stage battles and, thanks to largely to Ben O'Connor's persistence, an intriguing fight for red.

Mountains, mountains, and more mountains at the Vuelta

Sep 02 2024 37 mins  
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the GC fight at the Vuelta a España and also discuss the brilliant breakaway battles of the second week before talking Renewi Tour and looking ahead to the Vuelta finale.

Vibe shifts at the Vuelta

Aug 26 2024 41 mins  
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first nine days of the Vuelta a España, where the vibes have been constantly shifting and where the GC looks wide open after some intriguing days in Andalusia.