Dumoulin, Alaphilippe, and the Best and Worst Kits of 2020 - Podcast

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Dumoulin, Alaphilippe, and the Best and Worst Kits of 2020 - Podcast

In the latest episode of the Cycling News Podcast, hear from Tom Dumoulin, Julien Alaphilippe, Caleb Yuan, and Merijn Zeeman of Jumbo Visma about how they chose their team's Tour de France representatives and how they will tackle Team Ineos in July Hear how they will take on the Os.

We also cast a glance at the good, the bad, and the ugly of this year's WorldTour men's team kit. We announce the winner of a jersey signed by Vincenzo Nibali and give away two musettes filled with kit.

First, we review the highlights of December's training camp and talk with former Giro d'Italia winner Tom Dumoulin. The Dutchman switched teams over the winter, moving from Sunweb to Jumbo Visma. In this interview, he opens up about his road trip, which he had to turn around due to a knee injury, and his reasons for switching teams. He also talks about the 2020 Tour de France and working with the other leaders of Jumbo Visma.

Dumoulin's director, Merijn Zeeman, was also a guest on the podcast, and he shared how management arrived at the final eight-man Jumbo Visma for the July event and why they decided to send such a strong team to the race. He told us how the management arrived at the final eight Jumbo Vismas and why they decided to send such a strong team to the race.

From Jumbo Visma, we head to Deceuninck-QuickStep in Calpe to catch up with Alaphilippe and find out if he can replicate his great 2019 season.

We also pick our top 3 and 3 best designs for the 2020 World Tour Kit, and finally stop by Lot Soudal in Mallorca to hear from Caleb Yuan about his Milano-San Remo dream and Mitchelton Scott about his current move to the Belgian team.

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The latest competition offers a chance to win one of two musettes. From Katusha Alpecin, we have last year's goodies and kits packed up, and a similar prize for BMC Racing fans. We recently moved offices and need to make room.

All you need to do to win these great prizes is visit our Itunes page (opens in a new tab), give us a review, and submit your best 3 kits (boys or girls) for 2020. We will announce the winners within a few weeks.

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