Shiftless Episode 153: Tour Drama, Texas Heat, Bike Wrecks, and Cycling Safety

In episode 153 of Shiftless, recorded from Casa Verde amid rising Texas heat and humidity, the hosts discuss recent Tour de France stages, including a crash that broke Vingegaard’s collarbone at a roundabout bottleneck, Pogacar’s “classy” tactics in letting others take stage wins, and Remco Evenepoel’s mountain-stage win. They debate controversy over overnight anti-doping tests reportedly waking Pogacar and Vingegaard at 2:00 AM and what it implies about modern doping and testing timelines. They briefly cover a lack of cycling industry news, share personal updates about riding, a pool repair, cheesemaking from 10 gallons of milk, and bike mishaps leading to planned Fargo maintenance. The conversation turns to the killing of cyclist Hannah Rab near Bryan after a driver allegedly backed into her, prompting discussion of cycling infrastructure and anti-cyclist hostility.00:00 Episode 153 Kickoff00:48 Texas Heat Check02:09 Tour Heat Talk02:56 Crash and Class06:53 Pool Problems Solved07:22 Crash Breakdown09:00 2 AM Drug Tests11:07 Doping Doubts18:04 Rising Stars20:16 Testing Fallout23:14 Sleep and Fairness26:03 Conspiracy and Protocols33:51 Results and Privacy45:31 Lance Era Parallels46:44 Tour Controversy Talk47:27 Voice of the Tour49:25 Lance as Commentator50:41 Cycling News Drought51:16 Bike Parks and Weather52:03 Flooding in Terlingua55:44 Back to Riding Update55:59 Homemade Cheese Projects57:35 Bartering for Pasture Pork01:00:05 Milk Run and Local Roads01:01:37 Thumb Injury and Jokes01:02:40 Shows and Movie Plans01:04:39 Trail Crash Storytime01:07:30 Bike Overhaul Decisions01:08:27 Rich Waltsmith Sighting01:11:51 Midnight Massacre Weekend01:12:52 Cyclist Killed in Texas01:19:50 Advocacy and Infrastructure01:23:44 Wrapping Up and Sign Off