How the Race was Won
How the Race was Won is a cycling analysis show that breaks down key moments and tactics from major races. In 2025, it evolved into a post-race video show on YouTube while remaining available as a podcast. The show is produced by Escape Collective, a member-funded cycling media outlet.
Episodes
A crash and a surprise stage winner at the Tour de France
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from stage 15 of the Tour de France.
A stunning showing in the Pyrenees
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 6 of the 2026 Tour de France.
Side quests at the Giro d'Italia
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia.
The well-oiled machine at the Giro d'Italia
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.
Classics tactics on a Giro summit finish?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action after stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège, now with 30% more entertainment!
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Keep calm and carry on to win the Amstel Gold Race
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the 2026 Amstel Gold Race. To get access to the full show and all the other Escape Collective member's only perks, sign up here!
The tactics we've been waiting for at Paris-Roubaix
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the 2026 edition of Paris-Roubaix. Members get the full show ... head on over to escapecollective.com/htrww to sign up!
Did anyone read the previews for the Tour of Flanders?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the 2026 Tour of Flanders. To get the full show, sign up to become a member here.
A throwback result at the newly named In Flanders Fields
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the artist formerly named Gent-Wevelgem.
Milan-San Remo lives up to the hype, again
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from Milan-San Remo, which just keeps proving year after year to offer the best [insert number here] minutes in bike racing.
Did Pogačar actually attack at Strade Bianche?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano are back for 2026 to break down all the action from Strade Bianche.To get access to the full member's only show, sign up over at escapecollective.com/htrww!
Keep calm and make history at Il Lombardia
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia.
Could UAE have done anything differently at the Vuelta?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage and discuss the bigger storylines of the third week of the Vuelta a España.
We have a race on our hands at the Vuelta
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 13 of the Vuelta a España and the rest of the second week so far.
There may be a Lidl problem with your team's Vuelta strategy
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down stage 9 of the Vuelta a España and take a broader look at all the action from the first week of the race.
The battle for yellow is over
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the last mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France and take a broader view of the GC battle in the final week.
Cooked in the Pyrenees
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the second week of the 2025 Tour de France, where three back-to-back days in the Pyrenees cooked everyone.
The kitchen sink and the first 'week' of the Tour de France
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first 10 stages of the Tour de France, which culminated in a mountain stage where Visma-Lease a Bike tried pretty much everything to pressure Tadej Pogačar.
A remarkable end to a remarkable Giro
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia, where Simon Yates turned the race on its head.
This is what it takes for UAE to make the Giro interesting
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the GC battle two weeks into the Giro d'Italia, after a stage 15 that saw some changes in the standings ... and the narrative, too.
Mischief, mayhem, gravel at the Giro d'Italia
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the dramatic ninth stage and the rest of the key points from the first "week" of the 2025 Giro d'Italia.
Could this Liège meeting have been an email?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano take a closer look at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where there was more to break down than you might expect for a race won so convincingly.
It ain't over till it's over at the Amstel Gold Race
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's Amstel Gold Race.
Racing Roubaix is different from chasing Strava KOMs
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the men's race at Paris-Roubaix.
It wasn't for lack of trying at the Tour of Flanders
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the men's Tour of Flanders, where rivals threw everything at the pre-race favorite.
Is this just what racing is now?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the men's Gent-Wevelgem and draw some conclusions from the other races after a very busy weekend.
That was a lot of work to finish third at San Remo
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down Milan-San Remo, where Tadej Pogačar tried his darnedest to drop Mathieu van der Poel – to no avail.
Visma masters the art of war
It's a double dose of bike racing analysis this week as Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action at Paris-Nice *and* Tirreno-Adriatico.
Achievement unlocked at Strade Bianche
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down Strade Bianche, which featured some dramatic moments and a more intriguing battle than we might have expected ...
Maybe they should call it Group 1 Syndrome
How the Race was Won returns with a breakdown of the Omloop (Het) Nieuwsblad. Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk tactics, surprises, blunders, and more in the first podcast of the season ... which is a lot more than a podcast this year. You can still listen to the show here on the podcast feed if you prefer, but How the Race was Won is now broadcasting live on video after all the big races
Guangxi and a season wrap
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano talk Tour of Guangxi and then look back at the season that was, pondering who the unheralded riders of the year were and more.
A dominant showing amid the falling leaves
Il Lombardia gave Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano yet another dominant performance to discuss, and this time, they doubt whether anyone else could have done anything at all to stop the world's best rider from claiming his fourth straight win in the race.
Rainbows defended, rainbows earned
In this episode of How the Race Was Won, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the thrilling action from the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. The men's elite race was dominated by an (un?)expected 100km solo breakaway from Tadej Pogačar, who secured his third major win of the year and completed the coveted Triple Crown of Giro/Tour/Worlds. Dane and Cosmo analyze
TTs and what ifs
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss the men's time trial at Zurich Worlds, answer some listener questions, and look ahead to what's coming.
O Canada
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down all the action from the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal.
Just like Red Bull drew it up
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the final week of the Vuelta a España, which gave us some entertaining stage battles and, thanks to largely to Ben O'Connor's persistence, an intriguing fight for red.
Mountains, mountains, and more mountains at the Vuelta
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the GC fight at the Vuelta a España and also discuss the brilliant breakaway battles of the second week before talking Renewi Tour and looking ahead to the Vuelta finale.
Vibe shifts at the Vuelta
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first nine days of the Vuelta a España, where the vibes have been constantly shifting and where the GC looks wide open after some intriguing days in Andalusia.
Grand Tours galore and Poland too
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano have plenty to discuss on this week's How the Race was Won. Could SDWorx have done more for Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes? Does Kasia Niewiadoma deserve more credit for what she did right? Is Kaden Groves faster than we thought? And will Jonas Vingegaard feel a bit better now that he has won a WorldTour stage race this summer?
A long-awaited win at San Sebastián and a look ahead to the TDFF
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the Donostia San Sebastián Klasikoa, where a rider took his first WorldTour win in four years, and then Abby Mickey delivers a dispatch from the Grand Départ of the Tour de France Femmes.
The Olympic Road Races were what we love about cycling
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the men's and women's road races at the Paris Olympics, which were so much more than exercise contests.
ITTs and Q&As
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the time trial events at the Paris Olympics, answer some listener questions, and look ahead to the upcoming Olympic road race.
The winners and losers of the Tour de France
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the final week of the 2024 Tour and draw some wider conclusions about who delivered and who came up short in the race.
Nothing is inevitable
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the second week of the 2024 Tour de France, where the stage battles kept us constantly entertained and the vibes were constantly shifting.
It's all still to play for at the Tour de France
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the first week of the 2024 Tour de France.
How the Race was Won: Storylines aplenty to kick off Le Tour
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss the first three stages of the 2024 Tour de France, where two Frenchmen took unexpected wins before an intriguing sprint showdown.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and
Previewing the Tour de France route
Rather than looking back at the racing over the past week, this time, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano look ahead to the upcoming Tour de France, previewing all 21 stages of the route.Also, we'd love to get your feedback on this show and our other shows. Share your thoughts at escapecollective.com/podcast-survey.
One team to rule them all at the Tour de Suisse
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the Tour de Suisse, where Adam Yates, João Almeida, and UAE Team Emirates dominated the competition in a show of force ahead of the Tour de France.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'd love to get your feedback
A nail-biting Dauphiné
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, where Primož Roglič narrowly held off Matteo Jorgensen to win the overall title, and discuss what it all means ahead of the Tour de France.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.Also, we'
The Dauphiné underway and more
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the first two stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné, field some questions in a Q&A session, and look at what's next on the bike racing docket.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.
Last call for Giro takes
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the final week of the 2024 Giro d'Italia and discuss some of the bigger takeaways from the race as a whole.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.
Wholesome goodness at the Giro
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the wholesome breakaway wins, the clear sprint leader, the shifting meta, and the dominant GC rider at the Giro d'Italia.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.
The aura comes to the Giro
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano tackle the talking points of the Giro so far, where Tadej Pogačar and his aura of invincibility have taken control of the GC, but where plenty of stage battles have provided intrigue.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/member to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.
The Giro is underway
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the action from the first few stages of the 2024 Giro d'Italia and also discuss the Vuelta España Femenina, a bit of Eschborn-Frankfurt, and what's coming up at the Giro.Escape Collective's podcasts are made possible by our members. Head on over to escapecollective.com/join to support this show and everything else on our podcast network.
The Tour de Romandie
On this week's How the Race was Won pod, Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano break down the Tour de Romandie, where the Ineos Grenadiers put on a familiar show and where Decathlon-AG2R showed us that they are a sprinting team after all.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss La Flèche Wallonne, where the weather made for a more interesting men's race than we often get while the women's race ended with a long-awaited win, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where one rider's dominance made for a less intriguing finish than we might have hoped on the men's side while the women kept it suspenseful to the very end.
The Amstel Gold Race
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano discuss just exactly how the men's Amstel Gold Race was won, and how the riders who finished both first and second did lots of things right, whereas the rider whose shadow loomed large at the start only finished 22nd.
Paris-Roubaix and a bit of the Basque Country too
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down Mathieu van der Poel's dominant display (again) on the cobbles, his team's spectacular showing to support him, and the battle for the podium at Paris-Roubaix, and also the crash-marred Itzulia Basque Country.
The Tour of Flanders
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down a grueling edition of the Tour of Flanders and ponder whether anyone in the peloton could have done anything to challenge a dominant Mathieu van der Poel.
E3, Gent-Wevelgem, and Catalunya, oh my!
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash have plenty to talk about after a week that was absolutely jam-packed with racing. The E3 Saxo Classic, Gent-Wevelgem, and the Volta a Catalunya all get the How the Race was Won treatment as the Tour of Flanders looms.
Debating Milan-San Remo
Caley Fretz joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to break down all the storylines from Milan-San Remo: Jasper Philipsen as a bona fide Classics contender, Mathieu van der Poel as an MVP teammate, whether Michael Matthews could have closed the door in the sprint, whether UAE could or should have done anything differently, and more.
Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
On this week's How the Race was Won podcast, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss the surprising Paris-Nice podium, Primož Roglič's early season form, Jonas Vingegaard's dominance, and new developments in the Republic of Sprinters after Tirreno-Adriatico.
A called shot at Strade Bianche
This week on the How the Race was Won Podcast, Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash break down the action at Strade Bianche. Could the race have been won any other way? Was the winner playing mind games with his rivals?Plus, the podcast discusses what's on tap for this week at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.
Opening Weekend
If you, like us, have spent the past four months nurturing a pent-up need to be pretty serious, your wait is over. After a long hiatus during the offseason – and even through the first few weeks of this year, with apologies to the Tour Down Under! – Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash are back with a weekly show to break down all of the racing action that took place over the past week.The podcas
Closing the book on the 2023 season
Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to wrap up the 2023 road racing campaign. The crew talks Guangxi and Chongming Island, and ponders some of the broader questions of the season.
He won another one?
Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash discuss Tadej Pogačar's second Monument of the season and third straight victory at Il Lombardia, as well as talking gravel, Paris-Tours, and MTB World Cups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Overachievers and underachievers, Lombardia looming
Abby Mickey joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss the highlights of this past weekend's racing, field questions from Escape Collective members, and look ahead at Il Lombardia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When is a teammate not a teammate?
Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss the entertaining road race action from the European Continental Championships as well as the 2023 Grand Tour season as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A thrilling final week of Grand Tour racing
Abby Mickey joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss the dramatic final week of the Vuelta a España, the race in general, and the Human Fly, and also to take a closer look at the women's Tour de Romandie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Into the last week of the season's final Grand Tour
Abby Mickey joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano amid a busy slate of September racing. The crew talks Vuelta, the SIMAC Ladies Tour, and Canadian GPs, which means plenty of discussion of Evenepoel and Kuss, SD Worx and sprints, and uphill surges in North America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Vuelta always keeps it interesting
Jonny Long joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano after nine days of racing at the Vuelta a España. The crew discusses the battle between Remco Evenepoel and Jumbo-Visma, smart moves and questionable decisions, and what's next. Also, the podcast looks at two different approaches to a sprint in Plouay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Plenty of drama to kick off the Vuelta
Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss the many talking points in the early goings of the Vuelta a España, a strong showing by Annemiek van Vleuten and a gutsy performance by Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at the Tour of Scandinavia, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can anyone beat Vingegaard and Roglič at the Vuelta?
Abby Mickey joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to cover some interesting talking points after an intriguing finale at the Bemer Cyclassics and then to preview the route and favorites for the Vuelta a España and the Tour of Scandinavia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Super Worlds comes to a close
Ruth Edwards and Kit Nicholson join Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to break down the action from the time trials and the women's road race at Glasgow Worlds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A thrilling men's road race at Glasgow Worlds
Caley Fretz joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano after a memorable battle for the rainbow jersey. The podcast crew discusses the unique and interesting race route, the differences that define Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, whether anyone could have done anything tactically to change the outcome of the race, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Talking Tour de France Femmes and San Sebastián
Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to discuss a very busy week of racing at a thoroughly entertaining Tour de France Femmes, as well as the action from the Clásica San Sebastián and just a little bit of the Tour of Poland too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tour takeaways aplenty
Ruth Winder joins Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano to talk takeaways from the final week of the men's Tour de France, which the whole crew agrees was a great one. What did we learn about Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar? Who deserves a bit more credit for their racing than maybe they've been getting so far?Then, it's on to talking about the Tour de France Femmes, which has already featured
How is the Tour still this close?
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano are joined by Abby Mickey to talk:Favorite moments from week two of the men's Tour de FranceUnder-the-radar performancesWhat to expect in the final weekWhat's coming up at the Tour de France Femmes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tour Daily: Getting Pretty Serious on the first rest day
Dane Cash and Cosmo Catalano are joined by Ronan Mc Laughlin on the Tour's first rest day to talk about all the racing action so far at the Tour de France, takeaways from the Giro Donne, and what's coming up in the "second week" of the Tour. It's time to get Pretty Serious about Bike Racing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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