One of current cycling's most prominent voices and the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka road captain, Bernhard Eisel, sits down and opens up in the first ever episode of the 'UnClipped' podcast.

He talks candidly about his beginnings in the sport, the sacrifices he's made for others, the advent of "modern cycling" and reform proposal PLUS the impact that Sky's withdrawal after 2019 will have on the peloton.

This episode is the 1st of a unqiue series that will take you into interviewee's confidence about some of the sport's biggest topics.

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