Ned Boulting

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9,300 appearances 29 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 1 Aug

Ned Boulting’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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For The Love Of Cycling · How Tadej Pogačar Dominated Cycling · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

So this is when he does start to come onto the radar of a few of the WorldTour teams. voice-verified

Not all of them. voice-verified

And it's still not a kind of like this. voice-verified

We shouldn't sort of think that this kid was an astonishing sensation. voice-verified

Everyone was trying to fight for his signature. voice-verified

That's not the case at all. voice-verified

There were rumours. voice-verified

that no one's quite got to the bottom of, but quite well-founded rumours that Team Sky had been made aware and no actual formal approach ever happened, I don't think, for his signature. voice-verified

Apparently Quickstep were quite heavily interested at one point, but for whatever reason, that stalled as well. voice-verified

And the team that he ends up going to, again, you have to credit Hauptmann for making the contact with an Italian director sportif at UAE Team Emirates called Fabrizio Bontempi, who was there. voice-verified

And again, this is all detailed in Annie McGrath's book. voice-verified

So this is all good stuff. voice-verified

And they are the team that take the plunge and sign this kid. voice-verified

And they've already kind of agreed terms with him when he wins the Tour de l'Avenir. voice-verified

And of course, the Tour de l'Avenir is like, that's a major feather in the cap. voice-verified

And now the secret's out, isn't it? voice-verified

But one year overall. voice-verified

A second, a third, podium finishes. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

So before we get into that, David, what was you, you were in, no, you weren't in the Peloton then, you'd retired a few years ago, doing the maths all wrong, but you knew the scene. voice-verified

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