The Domestiques

The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under was marred in crashes. It also featured a park car in the last few ks. All this, less than 24 hours after the Prologue literally washed away the hopes of many of the top names. Tommo, Tils, and Lee recap the start of the Men’s TDU, and again it’s some more missed opportunities from the biggest race in the Southern Hemisphere. The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

The finale of the Women's Tour Down Under leaves us wanting more. Lee, Tommo and Tils discuss how to add more to the race, Channel 7 need to fire their intern, a phenomenal win by Aussie Grace Brown, a different orche jersey every day, and the men's prologue gets underway in the wet. Plus so much more. The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

Matilda, Lee and Tomo discuss the enthralling finish of Stage 3 of the Women's Tour Down Under that finished up the famous Mount Lofty. The Australian's took charge on today's stage. Most of the episode is centred around Tuesday's final stage which climbs the famous Corkscrew climb, where temperatures will exceed 40 degrees on the road. This, and so much more, on today's episode of 'The Domestiques'. The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

The Domestiques are back, and back with a bang. Matilda Raynolds, Mike Tomalaris and Lee "Hollywood" Turner digest the action from Stage 1 of the Women's Tour Down Under from Glenelg to Aldinga, and an incredible showing by some of the future stars of the peloton. It's not all a love fest, however, as the team gets stuck into the organisers and the riders. So much more to start the 2023 calendar year of Professional Cycling. The Domestiques are proudly supported by Honan Insurance Group and Black Sheep Cycling.

Words cannot really describe what we saw this weekend. Tommo, Hollywood and Tils certainly have a crack at honouring an incredible week that was. The 2022 World Championships will be remembered for a long-time to come. Find all episodes and more at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

Sophie Smith is a renowned Australian cycling journalist, author, reporter and television presenter. She is best known for her on the ground TV coverage and written journalism for major Australian and UK mastheads having covered the Tour de France 9 times. Now a freelance journalist, Sophie is on the ground in Wollongong and takes us behind the scenes of press conferences, following the event with a TV producer in tow, and we all throw our top contenders into the ring of who will take out the mens and womens rainbow jerseys this weekend. Find all episodes and more at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

We are joined today by a legend of Australian Cycling, Henk Vogels in one of the most amazing interviews we have done to date. Henk spent 13 years in Europe racing on the Pro Tour, rode in the Tour de France twice, and represented Australia at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. He now looks after some of Australia’s hottest young talents at ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast and the Australian Cycling Academy. In this interview, Henk details the work that teams like ARA and Inform TMX Make are doing with the void left by the once formidable AIS. It truly is a golden age of U23 cycling in Australia, but it’s come down to the legends like Henk Vogels, Matt Wilson and Ben Kirsten that are willing to put back in the sport. Take a listen today and celebrate legends like Henk Vogels. Find all episodes and more at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

Day Two of Worlds in Wollongong is done, and we are joined by special guest Luke Plapp. Yesterday was the U23 Men and the race against the clock in the Individual Time Trial. A day after compatriot Tobias Foss won the Elite Men’s ITT, Søren Wærenskjold claimed another gold for Norway. The recent stage winner of the Tour de l’Avenir finished ahead of Alec Segaert, and Leo Hayter. On today’s episode, the crew and Plappy review all the action, talk about Luke’s first year with Ineos Grenadiers, and why he’ll be climbing Killamanjaro in a few weeks. That, plus so much more. Find all episodes and more at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

One of the biggest weeks in cycling is here, and it’s on our shores. From Sunday 18th to 25th September, the world’s best cyclists will be racing in Wollongong for a shot at the rainbow stripes, and The Domestiques crew are there to cover it. Today, we welcome Michael ‘Bling’ Matthews to help us review Grace Brown’s AMAZING podium ride in the Women’s ITT, and preview the week ahead. This, and so much more, on the latest episode of The Domestiques. Find all episodes and more at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

Tracey Gaudry is a Globally renowned Australian sports administrator and former professional cyclist, who was the Vice President of the UCI, current president of the Oceania cycling federation, and behind the scenes continues to champion enormous change in not just women's cycling but lifting the entire peloton from grassroots to world champions. Matilda and Tracey dive into the overnight success of women's racing 30 years in the making and how to drive foundational change. We thank Tracey for her incredible work over her career and sharing her precious time today.

The team recap Stage 2 and 3 of the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift and talks to special guest, semi-retired ex-pro rider and Zwift Social Media Manager Carlee Taylor. Matilda kicks off by highlighting Hollywood’s hosting reliability being that of a Movistar rider as he drops out at the start, then as he comes back the ladies get stuck into discussing the uplifting halo effect of the TdFF and all of the media coverage for the future of women’s cycling, through to crash controversies, “riders out there riding like they’re an avatar on Zwift” as well as Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s raw and emotional post stage win interview. It’s all covered in this episode of The Domestiques. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepc... Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/jo...\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildarayn... Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ https://Blacksheepcycling.cc

Tommo and Hollywood are in Paris for the final stage of the Tour de France. Join us live as we recap all the days action, plus revisit the best moments from the last 3 weeks.

Stage 18 was the exclamation point on one of the most exciting Tour de France’s this century. Jonas Vingegaard all but extinguished Tadej Pogacar’s hopes of victory in Paris. Vingegaard broke away half-way up the Hautacam to claim his second mountaintop stage win, with the Pog a further minute down. And so we head into the penultimate stage, the final TT, and then onto Paris. Which is the perfect transition to perhaps the biggest story in Pro Cycling at the moment, the Grand Départ of the Tour de Femmes this weekend. We are joined by a rider taking part in the very first Tour de Femme, and one of Australia’s top cyclists, Anya Louw. Previously of ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast, Anya has followed in the footsteps of her partner, Alex Bogna, is blazing into world cycling in 2022. Anya has just been signed by AG Insurance - NXTG, and will be a vital part of the teams ambitions to secure stage victories and the White Jersey in Paris. We discuss the Tour, the developments in female cycling recently, and how there is so much more to be done. Join us - we are proud of this one.

We are deep into the final week of the 2022 Tour de France, and we are well and truly on our way to the Pyrenees. Stage 16 saw Canadian stallwart Hugo Houle win in an emotional victory, with little change in the General Classification. So, we took the opportunity to spend almost the full episode with Jimmy Whelan, former EF Racing member and winner of the 2022 Santos Festival of Cycling and second place at 2022 Australian Road Nationals. Jimmy had a nightmare 2021, in a story that would test the most devoted of athletes. From crashes to broken promises, and everything in between. Jimmy hasn’t given up, nor has anyone that knows him. His story is one that needs to be heard, and we are proud to tell it. As always, please Like, Subscribe, Comment, and Share. We want to hear from you.

Aussie Michael ‘Bling’ Matthews takes us inside the peloton for this very special episode. Winner of Stage 14, ‘Bling’ takes us into those final few kms, Le Tour so far, what’s to come, his hopes for Wollongong Worlds, his friendship with tadej pogačar, importance of family, being slightly misunderstood, and are the ASO testing for CoVid with head pats? This is an incredibly honest chat with Australia’s hottest cycling export, like, subscribe and share with your mates. A massive thank you to Bling for his time after the hottest stage so far.

Another jam-packed episode today. The Domestiques wrap up today’s stage into Saint-Étienne, as Mads Pedersen grabs the honours, adding another feather to his illustrious palmarès. Caleb Ewan hits the deck again, and the battle between the Pog and Vingegaard simmers before we hit the Pyrenees. The team also welcomes special guest, Patrick Jonker, ex-US Postal (Lance Artmstrong era), ONCE, and Rabobank. Pat has one of the most illustrations careers of any Australian Professional Cyclists, and he details what it was like to ride during the dark ages of the late 90s, early noughties. Oh - and we found Hollywood. He’s alive, and looking as beautiful as ever. That - and so much more - on today’s episode. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepcycling/ Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ https://Blacksheepcycling.cc

On this new episode of The Domestiques It’s Bastille Day, July 14th and Lee ‘Hollywood’ has gone missing, undoubtedly off partying somewhere with his shirt off. Mike and Matilda pedal full steam ahead into all the action laid down on the 9% Col du Granon finish of the Tour de France’s Stage 11. Pogacar cracks on the way up and Matilda reminds us that stage winner (SPOILER ALERT) Vingegaard was her pick for the tour. 18,000m of climbing has already been done but there’s still a long way with 27,000m to come. Speaking of climbing, today’s guest Neve Bradbury is a lady quickly ascending the ranking of the women’s pro circuit. Neve, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon–SRAM was the highest ranked Australian at the recent Giro Donne coming in at an impressive 10th. Neve talks to our hosts about the Donne, her meteroic career thus far from winning the 2020 Zwift Academy at just 18 and her words of wisdom for those Aussie riders wanting to follow in her footsteps to the pro tour. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepcycling/ Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ https://Blacksheepcycling.cc

It’s another rest day on the Tour de France today and the question on everyone’s lips is who will make it through the PCR tests? On this episode hosts Mike, Matilda and Lee talk about their predictions for the climbs ahead and sit down with Bikestyle Tours’ Adam Gill who has been running cycling holidays following races like the Tour de France for over 25 years. Though of course not the last few during Covid. The team touch on the effects of Covid on this year’s tour, what it’s like being where the action is, rider hazards in form of spectators and even the up coming Tour Down Under. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepcycling/ Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ https://Blacksheepcycling.cc

What better way to delve into Australian Simon Clarke’s (Israel Premier Tech) breakaway Stage 5 win than with his former coach and mentor Dave Sanders. Sanders has coached and mentored some of Australia’s finest road cyclists including Cadel Evans and Simon Gerrans and was the head coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport for more than 20 years. Sanders talks to our hosts Mike, Matilda and Lee (who somehow lost his shirt for this episode) about Simon’s journey to his historic win, the tactics discussed between the two beforehand “safest place is up the road,”, and how Simon was feeling post-win on one of the most unforgiving cobbled stages of the tour. Of course, the trio kicks off the episode with an analysis of the last couple of days of racing, and their predictions for how the teams must work together in the stages ahead if anyone is to have a shot at reigning back the almighty Tadej Pogačar - can he be caught or is it too late already?

Black Sheep Cycling presents The Domestiques. The first stage of the tour returns to the motherland and already it's all off to a flying start - or so it looked with the man in yellow flapping his wings over the finish line. The 171.5km coastal action between Dunkerque and Calais of Stage 4 sent a bolt of excitement through our hosts Mike, Lee and Matilda for what's to come on this tour. ‘Champagne cycling,’ as Lee called it-looking like he’d had a few himself. The team calls up veteran tour photographer Beardy McBeard to talk through the majesty of chasing the action each day, the logistics of racing around the course ahead of the peloton and one of his worst days on the tour. For all the aspiring photographers out there or anyone who’s ever wondered what the rivalry of the media scrum is like, this is the juicy episode for you. That, and so much more to devour on this episode of ‘The Domestiques’. Bon Appétit. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: https://Blacksheepcycling.cc https://www.instagram.com/blacksheepcycling/ Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up at https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\ Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ https://Blacksheepcycling.cc

It’s the Tour’s first rest day, but The Domestiques (not ‘Domestics’) aren’t resting. In today’s episode we wrap up the first few days of the tour, and then get stuck into all things Giro Donne. There was huge shakeup that happened in the Emilia Romagna region overnight. Let’s just say that the crew concludes that Annemiek van Vleuten is the greatest cyclist of all time. There - you have it. Spoiler. We then welcome the legendary Allan Jefferson as our special guest. For those that don’t know, Allan has just won the Race Across America (RAAM). 5000 kilometres - 10 days and 15 minutes - all on about 1hours sleep per night. From saddle sores to hallucinations. This interview is a special one, and if you love cycling, you can’t miss it. All this audio goodness, for free, right into your ears. Enjoy. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: Blacksheepcycling.cc @blacksheepcycling Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up [https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\] Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/ http://Blacksheepcycling.cc

We’re well and truly rolling now at ‘The Domestiques’. After the Prologue in Copenhagen, Stage 2 of the Tour de France remained in Denmark from Roskilde to Nybord. A flat 200k for the sprinters. Mike, Lee and Matilda unpack the days racing, as Fabio Jakobsen took the honours, and the hearts, of our crew following his life-threatening crash two years ago. Second on the line was Wout van Aert, who took the yellow jersey for the first time in his career. ‘The Domestiques’ also welcomed Gabriel Gaté to the show. For our International listeners, Gabriel has been a feature on Tour de France broadcasts in Australia for decades. Gabriel teaches us how to say our name ‘The Domestiques’ correctly, and becomes our 3rd host as Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner stays true to reputation and drops off midway through recording, most likely to continue his Mykonos bender. That, and so much more, on this episode of ‘The Domestiques’. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: Blacksheepcycling.cc @blacksheepcycling Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up [https://blacksheepcycling.cc/pages/join-us\] Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

Mike, Lee and Matilda introduce the NEW The Domestiques Podcast presented by Black Sheep Cycling and serve up a taste of the tour coverage to come. Mike kicks off with an intro to your hosts and a quick look at this year’s start location of Copenhagen. The team discuss the main contenders for 2022 & those that were sidelined with hints at the potential dynasty of Pogačar, Caleb Ewan’s lack of support and a stacked lineup of Jumbo Visma versus UAE and its star rider. The conversation turns to sponsorship, team names and Lee’s man-crush on Wout Van Aert. It’s all been packed into this inaugural episode - stay tuned as we bring you more from the 2022 Tour de France over the coming weeks. Find all episodes and more, throughout the tour, at: Blacksheepcycling.cc @blacksheepcycling Black Sheep Insiders - Sign up Your hosts: Mike Tomalaris - https://www.instagram.com/miketomalaris/ Matilda Raynolds - https://www.instagram.com/matildaraynolds/ Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner - https://www.instagram.com/_leeturner/

Presented by Australia’s premier cycling apparel brand, Black Sheep Cycling, The Domestiques delivers up rolling commentary and behind-the-peloton coverage of the 2022 Tour de France. Hosted by the voice of Australian Cycling, Mike Tomalaris brings more than 30 years of TdF experience at SBS Sports alongside cycling personality Lee ‘Hollywood’ Turner and formidable pro Matilda Raynolds. Together they make up The Domestiques, bringing you in-depth analysis of the tour, never before heard stories from within the peloton and interviews with the riders and teams that bring the tour together.