The Tour de France: A global money spinner

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The Tour de France is one of the world's most challenging sporting events. So today's podcast will cover everything you need to know, from its 100+ year history and layout to the millions in prize money and sponsorships that each cyclist and team collect. Enjoy!

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Cycling is popular in Africa. Wherever you travel across the continent, the young and old are commuting on bikes. Countries like Rwanda, Cameroon and Burkina Faso have their own tours. But it seems to be an uphill climb for African riders to make it to the top of the most famous ...  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 ...

After a professional cycling team was raided by police on the eve of the Tour de France we’re asking can the sport ever clean up its image?Team Bahrain Victorious were raided twice in the week building up to road cycling’s most iconic race - the Tour de France. Authorities visite ...  Show more