{"podcast":{"title":"The Cycling Podcast","slug":"the-cycling-podcast-745279","podcast_index_feed_id":745279,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1405050.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1405050","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43197821.jpg","author":"The Cycling Podcast","episode_count":500,"summary":"The Cycling Podcast takes listeners to the heart of professional cycling with weekly episodes and daily coverage of the Grand Tours. Join journalists Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie – and a few special guests along the way – as they podcast about the latest cycling news and the world of professional cycling. Founded by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie in 2013, The Cycling Podcast is one of the longest-running independent sports podcasts. To support The Cycling Podcast, subscribe as a Friend of the Podcast to join our community, listen to special episodes released throughout the year and access our archive stretching back to 2015. Subscribe at thecyclingpodcast.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T18:20:01.514776+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cycling-podcast-745279"},"episode":{"title":"S14 Ep31: Girovino!! | The Wines of the 2026 Giro","slug":"s14-ep31-girovino-the-wines-of-the-2026-giro","published_at":"2026-05-04T07:45:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cycling-podcast-745279/s14-ep31-girovino-the-wines-of-the-2026-giro","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cycling-podcast-745279","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8898792","audio_url":"https://arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8898792.mp3?modified=1777880875&sid=1405050&source=rss","summary":"Every year, as the Giro d'Italia approaches, we ease into our coverage with an episode that has — ostensibly — nothing to do with racing bikes. Any listeners with a passing interest in wine, stay with us. Everyone else, there are plenty of other episodes in our build-up to the Grande Partenza that will be more up your strada . The Cycling Podcast has been on the ground at every Giro since 2016, and the lesson we keep relearning is that these races can't really be separated from the places that host them. The culture, the land, the things it grows and makes — all of it is part of the story. It was with that in mind that we headed to D Vine Cellars HQ in London last week for the unveiling of our 2026 Girovagando selection (link to buy and list of wines in the shownotes below), with Greg Andrews the master of ceremonies. Follow us on social media: Twitter @cycling_podcast Instagram @thecyclingpodcast 2026 Girovagando selection: You can buy this year’s Girovagando selection here: https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-giro-26 . The wines with corresponding stage numbers are as follows: Stage 3: Mixtape Red, Georgiev & Milkov, Plovdiv (red) Stage 4: Tenuta del Conte, Calabria Rosso, Calabria (red) Stage 5: Vigneti del Vulture, Pipoli, Aglianico del Vulture, Basilicata (red) Stage 10: Bianco 'il Terraio’ Paterna, Tuscany (white) Stage 14: Les Crêtes Mon Blanc, Valle D’Aosta (white) Stage 20: Braida Antica Blanc, Russolo, Friuli Venezia-Giulia (white) Friends of the Podcast Sign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes. The 11.01 Cappuccino Our regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any…","meta_description":"Every year, as the Giro d'Italia approaches, we ease into our coverage with an episode that has — ostensibly — nothing to do with racing bikes. Any listen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2141,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cycling-podcast-745279/episodes/s14-ep31-girovino-the-wines-of-the-2026-giro/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cycling-podcast-745279/s14-ep31-girovino-the-wines-of-the-2026-giro.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}