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Podcast: RadioCycling
Episode: Tour selection storm at Groupama; team radios opened up to Tour fans; Steve Cummings on Ineos's Tour selection dilemmas; transfer rumour mill ramps up
Description: Tour de France selection is always a tricky business, team managers giving good news to some riders and dismaying others. This is typified by the hullabaloo at Groupama-FDJ, where team boss Marc Madiot has delighted Thibaut Pinot fans by selecting the mercurial climber for a final lap of France before his retirement, but made way for him by discarding sprinter Arnaud Démare, who's had the Tour on his programme all year. We delve into the news that created beaucoup de brouhaha in France.Staying with Tour selection, we examine the riders pushing their case at the T...