Tour de France podcast: Greipel surprises the press pack

Tour de France podcast following stage six to Reims, the centre of the Champagne industry (although there was no free bubbly for the press pack)

Andre Greipel got a win on stage six of the Tour de France, but how does he react when constantly asked if he only won because the better sprinter was not there?

Our intrepid journalists talk about what goes on behind the scenes at the biggest bike race in the world in our Tour de France podcast.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.