July saw the second return of Lance Armstrong to the Tour de France. For Armstrongophobes, don’t worry - he didn’t set foot in Europe, instead confined to Aspen and Austin-based studios, where he hosted a daily podcast, Stages, discussing the race.
Armstrong has been in the podcasting game for over a year now, initially with his weekly The Forward show, and Stages, equally, was a mixed bag. At its best, it was a guilty pleasure - his charisma, despite everything, remains intact, and he offers opinions with the frankness of a man with little to lose. At its worst, he really would benefit from a decent fact checker (Matteo Trentin wasn’t racing before you, Lance, nor was the Pyrenean stage 13 in the Massif Central). And the familiar swipes at…
