Wout van Aert won his first Paris-Roubaix — and we watched it unfold on a big screen at the start of a gravel stage race in the middle of the Klein Karoo. That tells you everything about this episode.

This is The Breakaway's Garden Route Giro special edition. Recorded live from the stage 2 finish line at the inaugural GRG, with riders, locals, and dogs walking through shot. We break down how Van Aert outsprinted Pogačar in the Roubaix velodrome, why UAE's tactics fell short, what Van der Poel's double puncture on the Arenberg and his pedal drama with Jasper Stuyven cost him, and what it means that the most dominant rider in the world just got beaten. Then we turn to the women's race — Franziska Koch's breakthrough win and Visma-Lease a Bike landing two riders on the podium — and ask whether it's time women's Classics got their own dedicated broadcast window.

But the heart of this episode is what's happening right here on the ground. Dave is two days into his first ever stage race. Oakdale High School turned out to welcome riders with songs and pride. Douglas Ryder, Kent Main, and some of the biggest names in South African cycling are all here — on gravel, in small towns, sharing beers at railway station bars. This is what community looks like when you build the right format for it. And we think gravel stage racing might just be the future of our sport.

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0:00 — Live from the Garden Route Giro finish line

★ 0:57 — Paris-Roubaix 2026

★ 09:13 — Paris-Roubaix Ladies

★ 13:20 — Upcoming Road Races

★ 15:26 — Garden Route Giro

★ 25:30 — What's next for Cam (Q36.5)