{"id":2446256,"date":"2019-07-11T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location\/"},"modified":"2019-07-11T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:20:00","slug":"lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Lance Armstrong brings back Tour de France podcast for third year with new location"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8260038240918\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-309332-246\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | From left, Lance Armstrong, JB Hager and George Hincapie relax prior to recording\" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>From left, Lance Armstrong, JB Hager and George Hincapie relax prior to recording &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Lance Armstrong, JB Hager and George Hincapie relax prior to recording \" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Lance Armstrong talks about the Tour de France during a recording of\" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Lance Armstrong talks about the Tour de France during a recording of &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lance Armstrong talks about the Tour de France during a recording of \" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Former professional cyclist George Hincapie takes part in Lance Armstrong's\" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Former professional cyclist George Hincapie takes part in Lance Armstrong&#8217;s &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Former professional cyclist George Hincapie takes part in Lance Armstrong's \" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Lance Armstrong, left, and JB Hager listen as George Hincapie (not pictured) talks during\" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Lance Armstrong, left, and JB Hager listen as George Hincapie (not pictured) talks during &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lance Armstrong, left, and JB Hager listen as George Hincapie (not pictured) talks during \" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Lance Armstrong studies his notes prior to recording\" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Lance Armstrong studies his notes prior to recording &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/lancearmstrong-atd-071219-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Lance Armstrong studies his notes prior to recording \" the podcast on july in aspen. by austin aspen><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Turns out that people really like to listen to Lance Armstrong talk about cycling. The sport\u2019s most enigmatic character \u2014 he remains both loved and hated \u2014 has become a rock star in the podcast world, at least during July\u2019s Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In its third year, \u201cTHEMOVE\u201d podcast, which Armstrong co-hosts with fellow former pro cyclist George Hincapie and longtime radio host JB Hager, has topped the charts this week, ranking No. 1 in the U.S. among sports-related shows. This success has surprised a lot of people, including Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI can\u2019t even tell you how shocked I am. Literally shocked at how it\u2019s been received and how it\u2019s been ranked and how it\u2019s been reviewed,\u201d Armstrong told The Aspen Times on Thursday. \u201cTo get to No. 1 after three days, I was shocked. Again, not to keep using that word, but so psyched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The podcast, which is more or less a daily breakdown of that day\u2019s stage of the Tour de France, is produced by WEDU, Armstrong\u2019s own media and events company. The majority of the shows are recorded live here in Aspen, where Armstrong has long been a part-time resident and spends the bulk of his summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the past, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/lance-armstrong-an-airstream-and-an-incredibly-raw-podcast\/\">the show had been recorded in a tricked-out Airstream<\/a> trailer parked near Armstrong\u2019s West End Aspen home. But this summer they\u2019ve moved to more spacious albeit less mobile digs in downtown Aspen, which certainly benefits the claustrophobic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was actually more convenient because we just walked across the street. This one you have to come down here, fight Aspen July traffic and pay for parking and all the things locals hate,\u201d Armstrong joked about the new location. \u201cBut I think it\u2019s been awesome. It\u2019s big enough \u2014 I hate to get technical \u2014 but it\u2019s big and there is enough of a curve where you can lean in and talk trash across the table. I think it\u2019s working really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Much of the show\u2019s popularity is its rawness. Armstrong remains without much of a filter, his relationship and contrasting personality with Hincapie is plenty entertaining, and Hager remains the glue that keeps things from getting too out of hand. It\u2019s a formula that has given Armstrong an avenue to remain relevant in a sport that did its best to remove him after the doping scandal that ended his career and stripped him of seven Tour de France titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a very simple setup. We talk about things we know probably better than most people. We are irreverent and direct and unedited, basically,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cIt\u2019s easy. None of what we did today was hard. For it to reach millions and millions of people over the course of three weeks for something you love talking about and have an easy time doing, it\u2019s too good to be true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Despite a lifetime ban from the sport\u2019s international governing body, Armstrong has made remote appearances as a guest commentator during NBC\u2019s coverage of the Tour, which started on Saturday in Belgium. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/tour-de-france-lance-armstrongs-nbc-presence-spurs-debate-about-his-place-in-cycling\/\">This has been a controversial decision<\/a>, but also is more validation that Armstrong will continue to have some sort of foothold in the cycling world, despite what the International Cycling Union, and most of his critics, may want.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As far as \u201cTHEMOVE\u201d podcast, that\u2019ll likely also be around for years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI cannot imagine a scenario where we stop doing this. Again, not to minimize it, but it\u2019s easy to do and it\u2019s a blast,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cAnd look at our day. The hardest part of the day is getting up. After that, once you are up you watch the race, make some notes, do the show, and now we are going to go get geared up to go mountain biking for two hours. I\u2019m not trading with anybody for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/lance-armstrong-brings-back-tour-de-france-podcast-for-third-year-with-new-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From left, Lance Armstrong, JB Hager and George Hincapie relax prior to recording &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times Lance Armstrong talks about the Tour de France during a recording of &#8220;The Move&#8221; podcast on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Aspen. 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