The Creative Cyclist Podcast

A chat with Martijn van Strien,

Martijn is a 31 years old creative filmmaker and passionate cyclist from the Netherlands.
He is mostly known from his Youtube chanel Fernwee where he has been documenting his journey as a rider making vlogs and short films.
Starting on a father and son bike trip, sharing is progress in crit races and crazy bike trips with his friends he managed to get connected with a lot of brands and doing so moved a few years later to a full time position making a living around his content creation.

In this episode we talk about who Martijn is,
where the idea came from to start a Youtube chanel,
what inspired him most in cycling,
how he managed to get in contact with brands such as Maap & Focus,
how hard it is to produce weekly videos,
what the Ride Beyond project is about,
how he managed to generate income making his films
and much more.

Want to follow to episode in a video form or check out the beautiful cycling travel videos Martijn has made of all his bike trips make sure to visit his Youtube chanel Fernwee.

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A chat with Lawrence Naesen

A 27 year old Belgian World Tour Pro cyclist riding for the French Team AG2R La Mondiale.

Lawrence also called “ Law  “ started racing later than most riders at the age of 20.
Two year later in 2015 he started to compete on a pro level riding for Belgian continental teams before signing his first World Tour contract for Lotto Soudal in 2018.

This year he joined his older brother Oliver Naesen entering his 3rd season on the World Tour level.

In this episode we talk about his daily routine during this confinement period, why he started cycling at the age of 20, how he manage to improve quickly and enter the pro level, the differences between continental teams and world tour teams, how it is to be a Belgian pro rider,  why he joined his older brother at AG2R, and much more.

Follow Lawrence on Instagram @lawrnaesen

Foto credits @ndb_photography

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In this episode during unusual times for all of us we sit together from a distance with Steven Hendrikx also known as Mr Hardennes and since this spring as Mr. Destination Everywhere working for the Danish cycling apparel brand Pas Normal Studios.

Steven who is 40 years old is a real purist, somebody who has been riding over 25.000 km each year in some of the most beautiful places just for the love of riding his bike, while doing so sharing it on Instagram and Strava he has been a true ambassador for the Belgian Ardennes region also called the Hardennes. 

We talk about who Steven his, why he has been riding so much without competition in mind, what inspired him to get out there and share his rides , why he likes the Ardennes so much, how he got in contact with the brand Pas Normal Studios, what the Destination Everywhere project is about and much more 

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In this episode we talk with Ed and Bernard, owners of Mur Coffee and Cycling , a Belgian speciality coffee cycling café located at Le Mur de Huy known from the Belgian spring classic La Flèche Wallonne. 

We talk about their business, their trip in Calpe, the Martini Ciclismo Cycling Club, what the belgian cycling culture is about, the Ardennes spring classics and much more !

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In our second episode we sit togeter just after new year with Phil Deeker founder and owner of the Cent Cols Challenge.
Probably one of the most challenging travel programs out there !
After lighting a fire and making some Ethiopia coffee @le_coffee_ride we talked about what it is with Phil and mountains, how The Cent Cols Challenge came to life, his close relation and collaboration with @rapha during the early days of the brand, why the Ardennes are so special and much more !

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In our very first episode we sit together with a good friend @anthony_lafourte 27 year old regional passionate cyclist working as a professional massage therapist, also known as #soigneur for the past 7 years.
He has been looking after big names such as @philippegilbertofficial @gregvanavermaet and @richie_porte working at #BMC and going into is second year @treksegafredo Team with current world champion @pedersen_mads @baukemollema @jasperstuyven and @vincenzonibali to name a few.
From a Belgian junior kermes rider to getting a sport as a soigneur on two of the biggest teams in pro cycling is quite an accomplishment.
From getting on the team, working hard and getting respected his story will for sure inspire some of you !

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