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Stanley St. Social | Cycling News and Interviews

Stanley St. Social | Cycling News and Interviews

Max Gawn, Luke Plapp and Alex Clements 156 Episodes Jul 26, 2026

A cycling podcast covering race news, rider interviews, and insider perspectives from the peloton. Hosted by Melbourne AFL captain Max Gawn, WorldTour pro Luke Plapp, and Alex Clements, it blends football curiosity with a pro cyclist's viewpoint. Episodes include weekly cycling news, long-form interviews, and daily Grand Tour coverage of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España, along with spring classics and Australian racing.

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Week Three Legs, Chalk Lines & That Ackermann Photo | Stage 20 Recap
Week Three Legs, Chalk Lines & That Ackermann Photo | Stage 20 Recap Jul 26, 2026 00:45:46 Week three legs are separating the field, the Alpe d'Huez debate isn't going anywhere, and the mailbag has thoughts on both. Chalk lines vs rope vs barriers, plus one photo of Pascal Ackermann that needs no further explanation. And yes, there was also a Queen Stage.In this episode:Week three legs — who's still got it, and who's cooked after three weeks of racingWorking through the
Best Advertisement Cycling's Ever Had | Stage 19 Recap
Best Advertisement Cycling's Ever Had | Stage 19 Recap Jul 25, 2026 01:06:59 Genuinely one of the wildest days of the Tour — a stacked breakaway, a three-way GC battle up the road, and a mountain scene so chaotic it's sparked a real debate about barriers, cars, and the future of racing on Alpe d'Huez. Plus Max stays up staring at the ceiling and lives to tell the tale.In this episode:Full breakdown of the breakaway carnage and who actually had legsDomestique of the
Mauro Schmid is a bargain for Q365 | Stage 18 recap
Mauro Schmid is a bargain for Q365 | Stage 18 recap Jul 23, 2026 00:46:39 Look deeper, Alex — Max wants his flowers. Sore leg, black nicks, an unconvincing podium smile. Gross Hartner suddenly does it all. Parapant's 11-0 in polka dot sprints and nobody can explain why Carapaz keeps trying. Mauro Schmid, absolute bargain. Feud with the rivals, officially over.In this episode:"Look deeper, Alex" — the receipts get read into the recordSore leg, black nicks,
Trek's Brain Fade, UAE's Bus Bug & Sponsorship Dreams | Stage 17 Recap
Trek's Brain Fade, UAE's Bus Bug & Sponsorship Dreams | Stage 17 Recap Jul 22, 2026 00:53:43 A genuinely wild green jersey day — Trek let a 40-point lead shrink to 7 in the space of one stage, while a mystery illness in the UAE camp opens the door for Red Bull to make a real move. Plus Max makes his TV debut alongside Mick Molloy and the Aussie Uno-X sponsorship pitch takes a turn into tax policy.In this episode:How Trek's tactical brain fade let the break slip away with no green jers
The WADA Saga Continues & We Can't Get Enough of Your Voice Notes | Stage 16 Recap
The WADA Saga Continues & We Can't Get Enough of Your Voice Notes | Stage 16 Recap Jul 21, 2026 01:01:44 The doping-testing saga refuses to die down — this time it's Mahorič calling out the inconsistency, and Adam Hansen weighing in on the financial and mental toll testing takes on riders. Plus a brutal blow for Red Bull-BORA on an otherwise huge day, a teams classification battle down to 20 seconds, and Alex and Max genuinely can't get enough of the listener voice notes flooding in.In this e
Rest Day Voice Notes: The Grenade Tweet
Rest Day Voice Notes: The Grenade Tweet Jul 20, 2026 00:26:49 Rest day, and it's a big one — 43 voice notes to get through and only twenty minutes of the show that were meant for them.Max and Alex start on the 2am testing saga engulfing the GC battle — Vingegaard and Pogačar's out-of-hours tests, the ITA's "severe suspicions" line, and a very direct take from a rider with history on the subject that's got Max rethinking the whole th
20 Questions & a Rest Day Reckoning | Stage 15 Recap
20 Questions & a Rest Day Reckoning | Stage 15 Recap Jul 19, 2026 00:54:30 A stage that flipped the entire Tour on its head — Jonas Vingegaard's race-ending crash, a wild UAE tactical scramble, and Max eating a full plate of humble pie after his breakaway predictions blew up spectacularly.In this episode:Why Visma's early race-long effort almost delivered the win — until it didn'tA statement ride from one of the GC contenders, marking every attack to the line
Pogačar & Del Toro's Perfect One-Two, Charmig's Heartbreak | TDF Stage 14 Review
Pogačar & Del Toro's Perfect One-Two, Charmig's Heartbreak | TDF Stage 14 Review Jul 19, 2026 00:46:47 A wild one from the mountains — Carapaz nearly stole the stage before Vingegaard, of all people, paced Pogačar back into contention. Alex and Max break down a genuinely funny piece of race tactics, a big GC shakeup, and one more sad Charmig update before previewing a brand new climb for Stage 15.In this episode:How Vingegaard's high-pace gamble backfired and gifted Pogačar and Del Toro a one-t
Plappy Has Legs & Jayco's Perfect Day | Tour de France Stage 13 Recap
Plappy Has Legs & Jayco's Perfect Day | Tour de France Stage 13 Recap Jul 17, 2026 00:45:38 The stage everyone had circled finally arrived — a massive breakaway, a genuine tactical masterclass from Jayco AlUla, and Luke Plapp officially graduating from "names not legs" to the real deal.In this episode:How Plapp basically called his own tactics pre-stage, then executed them perfectlyJayco's four-man breakaway operation — Plapp, Matthews, O'Connor and Schmid working as on
We've Got the Roster, Now We Need $20M (Plus $30M) | Stage 12 Recap
We've Got the Roster, Now We Need $20M (Plus $30M) | Stage 12 Recap Jul 16, 2026 00:54:55 Genuinely the pick of the Tour so far — a stacked breakaway attempt, a chaotic finale, and yet another sprint jury controversy. Plus, Max has done his homework and built an actual Australian/Kiwi Uno-X-style dream team, position by position.In this episode:Casper Asgreen's aero-helmet tell and Trek's full-team commitment to breaking up the sprintQuinn Simmons high-fiving his dad mid-attack — the m
What If Australia Had Its Own Uno-X? | Tour de France Stage 11 Recap
What If Australia Had Its Own Uno-X? | Tour de France Stage 11 Recap Jul 15, 2026 00:46:47 What if Australia had its own Uno-X? Alex and Max go deep on why national-identity teams like Uno-X actually work — and make a genuine, semi-serious pitch to Australia's richest people to fund the next one. Oh, and there was also a Tour stage today, and it was the best sprint finish of the race so far.In this episode:The pitch: an all-Aussie (or all-American) team, Uno-X style — who's payi
Trek vs UAE: It's time to focus on the team classification | Stage 10 Tour de France
Trek vs UAE: It's time to focus on the team classification | Stage 10 Tour de France Jul 14, 2026 00:45:24 Rest day brought its own chaos — a rogue podcast drop, hotel horror stories, and Alex's mountaintop stakeout for a Plappy stage win that never came. Back racing, Bastille Day delivered exactly the kind of Pogačar dominance we've come to expect, but Alex and Max dig into the smaller battles hiding underneath it.In this episode:Why watching UAE control the whole day live felt different to wa

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