#174 The Financials Behind The Tour de France

There has been a lot of talk about how Netflix only paid Alex Honnold ~$500,000 for his free solo of Taipei 101. But the real story is why Netflix even felt comfortable enough to air it in the first place. Todays podcast breaks down the details. 

The $2.3 billion Las Vegas Sphere looked like a financial disaster at first glance, but a deeper look reveals why smaller venues may be the key to making the entire model work. 

Chaque année, au mois de juillet, des millions de Français se réunissent au bord des routes pour voir passer les coureurs de la Grande Boucle.

En plus d’un siècle d’existence, le Tour de France s’est imposé comme ...

In July of every year, over the course of three weeks, the world’s best road cyclists assemble in France to compete in the world’s premier bicycling race: the Tour de France.  The competition is one of the most grueling in all of sports and cyclists often have to endure levels of ...  Show more

It is the biggest sporting event on the planet based on the millions of spectators who line roads for a fleeting view, but this year a shake up will mean the loss of the iconic Champs Elysees finish.We look at how a cycling race became a global money spinner - particularly for it ...  Show more

The Tour de France is underway, and this week Jeremy Powers sits down with world class cyclist Lachlan Morton of the EF Education-EastPost team. Lachlan has raced in some of the biggest world tour events, but he’s perhaps best known for some of his achievements in ultra long d ...