Cranks at Dawn

Izhar is co-owner of the Malay cycling apparel brand - Plan A - which operates out a Kuala Lumpur. Apart from being an apparel brand and local store, Izhar and Plan A also does a lot for the local cycling community in Malaysia. Listen to Izhar tell us about how he has become involved in this, what they do to accomodate all cyclists and even have established an elite cycling acadamy for you aspiring talents. Malaysia might not be on the top of your mind when thinking about cycling, but it prob...

In 2019 Christian Orry took a bold step and decided to see if he could make a living out of his passion: cycling. Listen to him tell us about his amazing gravel adventures, the films he has been making and why it is that gravel cycling in particular seems to attract a lot of new cyclists these years. Christian has managed to direct his passion for gravel cycling into projects that benefit all of us and promote cycling in general. This also includes a big gravel cycling festival - Backlands Gr...

When Clara Brown was 12, she was a competitive gymnast. A serious accident and a spinal cord injury paralyzed her from the neck and put an end to her gymnastics career. Luckily the injury was incomplete meaning that through hard work and perseverance Clara has been able to regain a lot of her mobility and today she is back as a competitive para cyclist for Team USA and getting ready for the Tokyo olympics in August 2021. Listen to Clara tell about her journey from the accident until tod...

Julian is a third generation cyclist literally pedalling through life. He is actively promoting mental health through cycling and has found a way to balance his life around cycling, promoting mental health to others through cycling and social media. You can also hear Julian tell about how he is working with brands in the industry on diversity and inclusion and how change is happening. Julian is clearly a passionate soul and he is doing all the right things for the right reasons! Follow J...

Abdul Karim Kamara is making a difference! And we're not just talking minor differences. He is the tireless community driver in Sierra Leone, where he is improving the lives of people with bicycles. He delivers learn-to-ride classes for girls who otherwise wouldn't know how to ride, because of cultural perceptions about women on bicycles. He’s the country manager for Village Bicycle Project in Sierra Leone, distributing donated bikes to kids who live far from a school and would ot...

If you think organising races and other cycling events has to be complicated and be done the way it always has been done then think again! Rad Race don't care about the establishment when it comes to how races are organised and done! Anyone can ride and race. The threshold is low. Just show up and join! Rad Race has become a solid business in Germany and throughout the world with big partners of Canyon, Oakley, Gore and Abus. And best of all: there is no difference in prizes between men and w...

Was he doped or not? Well... he was. One of the most dramatic events in the history of Tour de France, was when Michael Rasmussen was pulled out of the race by his own team (Rabobank) in 2007 after he had just won the queen stage, was in yellow and the path to the overall victory was clear! Hear Michael tell about why it then took six years to come clean. Not just clean, but breaking any code of silence (omerta) that might exist in the professional peloton. Today he is a full time teacher at ...

In cycling the men's races are (almost) always being prioritized over the women's race. Why is that? Two of the Norwegian pro-riders - Line Marie Gulliksen and Emilie Moberg - are now openly speaking up against the cycling federation and race organizers in Norway (and abroad). And things are moving in the right direction, but there's still a long way to go and it's taking too long. Listen to Line and Emilie tell about their own experience and what they've been doing and how ...

Henrik Orre is well known as Vélochef. He has published three coffee table cookbooks and spent several years cooking for Team Sky on the men's World Tour. Together with Aaron Apew and the host of this podcast he is now about to open the doors to Vélochef Clubhouse in Oslo - the first of its kind in Scandinavia and maybe even the world. Combining cycling culture and community with dining at world class level. Listen to Henrik and Aaron share their very different story and what Vélochef Clubhou...

Mads Kaggestad is a former professional cyclist, who after his pro career has been working relentlessly on getting more people to exercise regularly. Being an expert cycling commentator at Norwegian national TV station - TV2 - he is also working with regular people on how to improve health through physical activity. Listen to him tell about what he does to reach the people who have the most difficulties in becoming more active in a modern society that is built for inactivity.Follow Mads on In...