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Become a Supporter of The Real Science of Sport, and for the price of a coffee, or a gel, you get a bonus Applied episode every week, ad-free shows, and the best cycling and running community going over on Discourse.Show notesThis week we recap Tadej Pogačar's record-breaking Tou ...  Show more

Quick heads up before we start: this is not a brand new episode. If you are one of our Members you will have heard it in full about six weeks ago, when we released it as a Members' only Applied show. But we thought it was too interesting and relevant to stay behind the paywall, s ...  Show more

The Hon. C. Tom McMillen, Ms Carina Venter and Mr John Wylie discuss sports at the Rhodes House 110th Anniversary event. Former and current athletes on this panel discuss changes in sports and achievement requirements over the last 100 years. With commercialisation pushing athlet ...  Show more

Sports traditional power base is being challenged - athletes demand a say on Ukraine, Russia's era of doping lies in tatters, sport's research turns its focus to women, and the east rises as a new power base for sport. 

This podcast has covered the amazing feats of professional athletes, funny sports goofs, and uplifting news in past episodes, however this week, your elegant hosts, Tyler Scheid and Markiplier discuss a much more serious topic… After a palate cleanser of cute animals doing sports ...  Show more

Christine and Max are some of the most recent female athletes in this century-long history to face tests, stigma, and restrictions. But they are unlikely to be the last. In this episode, we find out whether Christine qualifies for the Paris Olympics, as well as the fate of Max’s ...  Show more