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Can the 2027 Tour routes deliver the racing we want? Tils, Marko and Lee debate the men's time-trial-heavy course and the women's British opening, London team time trial and Puy de Dôme finale. Closer to home, Marko takes us inside his Gravelista race, Lee celebrates surviving the Hell Ride, and the crew compare their very different preparations for Tour of Bright. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling.

Matilda takes a well-earned breather, leaving Mark O'Brien and Lee with the keys to the zoo. Lee recounts Around the Bay and a puncture saga, while Mark tells the story of Harry Leask putting the bunch under pressure at Glenvale. The pair look ahead to the Tour of Bright and Gravelista, debate why big participation rides don't always translate into race entries, and weigh up Mark's next World Championships adventure. There's also a wrap of the international season and a little speculation about who might turn up for the Australian summer.

Fresh from the Gravel World Championships in Nannup, Marko O'Brien joins Tils to unpack the race from inside the front group: relentless climbs, huge efforts, a crash into the bush and the long fight to the finish. Tils brings the view from the commentary box as they discuss Marianne Vos's victory, Tiffany Cromwell's attacking ride and Magnus Bak Klaris's surprise men's title. Hollywood Lee Turner arrives late with his own version of events, before the conversation turns to Paul Seixas at Il Lombardia, a big weekend of endurance sport and the latest Australian cycling news. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling.

Powered by Black Sheep. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off. Gravel Worlds is coming to Nannup, and Tasman Nankervis joins Matilda Reynolds and Mark O'Brien to break down the course from a racer's perspective. From the fight onto the first gravel sector to Brockman's climb, slippery descents and the punishing final loop, the crew explain where the race could be won, and where it could unravel. Tasman shares the lost-bike adventure behind his SEVEN victory and his return from a kangaroo crash. Marko talks taper nerves, tyre choices and taking on the world's best, while Tils reports from Western Australia. Plus, the contenders, trade teams versus national teams, practical race-week advice and a quick European road championships debrief.

Brandon McNulty lands the rainbow jersey, Demi Vollering wins a thriller and Michael “Bling” Matthews makes Hollywood eat his words. Matilda Reynolds, Mark O’Brien and Lee “Hollywood” Turner unpack a gripping Road Worlds in Montréal: the USA’s teamwork, the chase that stalled, the women’s tactical battle and the questions that remain over Australia’s team selection. Plus, the next generation makes its mark, race radios divide opinion, and Marko reveals how his Gravel Worlds preparation is tracking ahead of Nannup. Tils shares a moving roadside encounter with a listener, and the team looks ahead to Black Sheep’s tenth-anniversary Man Ride. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling.

Australia’s Worlds team has given The Domestiques plenty to debate. Matilda Reynolds, Mark O’Brien and Lee Turner unpack the selections, question the omissions of Luke Plapp and Ruby Roseman-Gannon, and look at the opportunities for Australia’s younger riders. Then it’s time to pick the rainbow jerseys. The crew weigh up the women’s favourites, debate the tactics that could decide the men’s race in Montréal and make their podium predictions. Plus, a Vuelta debrief, Marko’s Gravel Worlds training, Lee’s Around the Bay preparation and a salute to everyone who rode Amy’s Gran Fondo. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling.

What does it take to get ready for Gravel Worlds? Mark O’Brien takes Matilda Reynolds inside his preparation: long climbing days, repeated efforts, technical descents and the challenge of fuelling when the course barely gives you a break. They compare indoor training with riding outdoors, discuss the value of changing your training stimulus, and debate what AI can offer a training plan—and where a human coach still matters. Plus, their take on the Vuelta, racing in the heat, professional cycling’s reliance on sponsors and why cycling’s coaches receive so little public scrutiny. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling.

Lee “Hollywood” Turner is back from five weeks in Europe, and instantly back in the thick of it with Matilda Reynolds and Mark O’Brien. The crew unpack Connor Wright’s junior XCO rainbow jersey, the elite mountain-bike showdown, Australian success at the Gran Fondo World Championships in Niseko, and a Vuelta already turned upside down. Plus: the transfer market, Jayco’s next move, Tour Bright challenges, Chamonix crop tops, Hollywood’s ten-kilo shred and a dating app for cyclists built around Strava.

From Tadej Pogačar taking red in Monaco to Matthew Brennan winning his first Grand Tour sprint, La Vuelta has started at full speed. Matilda Reynolds and Mark O’Brien unpack the opening stages, the next generation of Australian talent, what Team Jayco AlUla needs to do next, and the best fit for Sarah Gigante if a move eventuates. They also reflect on Julian Alaphilippe’s retirement, Gravel Worlds preparation, indoor training and the local events worth supporting this spring. Powered by Black Sheep. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling.

The episode opens with a difficult but important conversation about rider safety and the loss of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal. EF Education-EasyPost sports director Tom Southam then joins Matilda Reynolds and Mark O’Brien for a look inside the Tour de France team car: how breakaways are planned, tactics change on the road, riders manage extreme heat and fueling, and the enormous staff effort behind a Grand Tour. Tom also reflects on his journey from racing in Australia to directing at WorldTour level, before looking ahead to EF’s Vuelta ambitions. Backed by Black Sheep Cycling.

Tils and Marko are joined by Sarah Gigante for the final Tour de France Femmes debrief. They unpack Demi Vollering’s overall victory, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney’s challenge, the teams that raced boldly, those that missed their moment, and the domestiques who shaped the race. Plus: breakaway tactics, heat preparation, Sarah’s road back and what the 2026 Tour revealed about women’s cycling. The Domestiques is proudly supported by Black Sheep Cycling and JOIN Cycling.

Demi Vollering finishes the job in Nice, winning the brutal 99.2 km Stage 9 and sealing the 2026 Tour de France Femmes. Matilda “Tils” Reynolds and Verita Stewart are joined by Sarah Gigante to unpack the final GC battle with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, revisit the Stage 8 controversy involving Celia Gery, and explain how the course, team tactics and Vollering's all-round strength decided the race. Tils also reports from the road after riding the Nice circuit before the team reflects on nine extraordinary stages and the riders who shaped the Tour. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling and JOIN Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling. Train smarter with JOIN: https://join.cc/domestiques

Stage 8 has blown the Tour wide open. Demi Vollering delivers a decisive victory and takes yellow by just eight seconds—then joins us for an immediate post-race interview. Verita, Sarah and Tils unpack the move that changed the race, Kasia’s fiery post-race comments and what that tiny GC margin means before the final showdown in Nice. Note: Apologies - Matilda's video cut out halfway through.

Mont Ventoux delivered the queen-stage showdown the Tour had been building towards. Matilda Reynolds and Sarah Gigante unpack Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney’s decisive Stage 7 attack, the headwind and GC tactics that shaped the final climb, and what her victory and yellow jersey mean heading into the Nice finale. Plus, roadside colour from Verita Stewart, a Stage 8 preview, and two bonus interviews: Zwift women’s strategy director Kate Veronneau on the growth of the Tour de France Femmes, followed by former professional and rider agent Loren Rowney on talent development, team budgets and the future of women’s cycling. Powered by Black Sheep Cycling and JOIN Cycling. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep Cycling. Train smarter with JOIN: https://join.cc/domestiques

Kim Le Court refuses to let her Tour de France Femmes slip away, producing an extraordinary comeback to win Stage 6 after a day where almost everything seemed to go against her. After being dropped, suffering a mechanical, burning matches to return to the peloton and then bridging across to the decisive break with Riejanne Markus, Le Court still had enough left to attack, chase again and somehow find one final gear in the sprint to beat Puck Pieterse and Cédrine Kerbaol. Tils, Verita and Sarah Gigante break down the countless sliding-door moments that made the victory possible, AG Insurance’s complete commitment to Le Court, the sprint decisions that shaped the finish and Elisa Longo Borghini’s puzzling tactics from the break. Then attention turns to the Queen Stage and the Tour de France Femmes debut of Mont Ventoux. With Marlen Reusser holding just 12 seconds over Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma lurking, brutal heat and crosswinds in the forecast, the race is perfectly poised for the Giant of Provence. Plus, Verita reports back after conquering L’Étape du Tour de France Femmes, riding much of the same course the professionals will face on Ventoux. The Domestiques Daily Tour de France Femmes is powered by Black Sheep and Join Cycling. Build your personalised cycling or running plan free for 30 days at join.cc/domestiques. Use code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off Black Sheep.