# Ep 118: A Rare Pogačar Fail, Trek's in Trouble + World Champs Meth Scandal

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Podcast: [The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-ones-cycling-podcast-6416315)
Published: 2026-02-05T06:55:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3854

## Resource

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! 01:00 hello etc 03:01 Cheapest bike we’ve ever reviewed 07:59 Weirdest bike we’ve ever reviewed 11:14 Francis’ big news 15:16 World Champs meth scandal 26:13 A new way to catch dopers? 29:13 Really, Pogacar? 33:29 ‘Dire’ situation at Trek 41:10 Unpopular Opinion: Get disc brakes OFF lower tier bikes! 44:33 Unpopular Opinion: bike mechanics need to stop whining 49:18 To Giro, or not to Giro? 57:13 winter layering solutions 59:42 don’t be shy, we wanna hear from you! You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.uk Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us a voice note on Whatsapp: +44 7860 860 213 Our address: CADE, PO Box 790, Durham, DH1 9TH, UK (Unfortunately we can't guarantee anything you send will be featured, and are unable to return anything you send us) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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