Could this really be the end? Join Rebecca Charlton and Lizzy Banks for one final instalment from the Giro d’Italia Women as the winner of the maglia rosa is finally decided on an explosive day.

We also hear from key names in that GC battle, Lidl Trek’s Isabella Holmgren and Canyon Sram’s Antonia Niedermaier, who was virtual leader on the road earlier in the stage.

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Also on the agenda: Heart over legs, wonky helmet straps and, of course, cheese.

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Bow down before your queen! Yes indeed, it’s time for the queen stage at the Giro d’Italia Women on a route that was due to take in the Colle delle Finestre and end in Sestriere, however best laid plans went a bit frosty and chaos ensued. Join Rebecca Charlton and Lizzy Banks as they take a closer look at all the happenings of Stage 8, where it was all drama, a sheet of ice and a makeshift finish line.

We also hear from Dani Rowe MBE from the top of a mountain, and Marlen Reusser drops in for a chat.

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We hear all the ‘what if?’ theories ahead of the final stage and also on the agenda is our angel of cheese, Denny Gray. Will he have deviated from the mainstream? Tune in to find out.

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Close up that deeply unreliable road book and listen in as Rose Manley and Lizzy Banks take you through Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia Women, which offered up all kinds of drama and chaos.

We also hear from breakaway superstar Alison Jackson on her day at the front of the race.

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Also on the agenda: Gerytales, phantom triathlons and cheese larvae

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