The Detour Podcast

We're joined by 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and race director and former pro Scott Sunderland to dissect the 2020 season as well as the challenges COVID-19 had on race organisation.  We also have a fascinating chat about the 2008 Tour de France. Scott talks about the struggles Carlos Sastre had inside the CSC team and Cadel's opens up about his battles within the Silence-Lotto organisation.

We chat with Allan Peiper after being claimed the no 1 Sports Director in the world for the year 2020.  Allan opens up about his career and how he got through some really tough moments when he first moved to Belgium as a 17 year old with little money.  Allan chats about the 2020 Tour de France and how much the race win has impacted him.  

We chat with American and former pro rider Tyler Hamilton about his career with US Postal and his famous run ins with Lance Armstrong over the journey.  Tyler opens up about the struggles he experienced during his racing career and how tough the process was to write his book 'The Secret Race.'  Tyler now is helping riders to transition into their post cycling careers through his work with The Black Swift Group. 

We chat with former pro Christian Van de Velde and Matt White about the formation of the Garmin Slipsteam team and the dramas on and off the bike as they rode into the unknown.  We also chat with Christian's father John about his days on the track and their families deep cycling roots.

In the last of our 'Tandem' series with Telstra Connected Cycling we chat with Aussie Simon Clarke about how he made it on the pro circuit and the highlights of his career to date.  He opens up about the 2009 World Championships when he helped Cadel Evans to victory and what happened in the team meeting the night prior to the race.  We also chat about his time at GreenEDGE and the famous 'Call Me Maybe' music video.

In this special Telstra Connected Cycling webinar we are joined by Belgian cycling legend Bernard Moerman and Professor Jamie Anderson to talk about the theme of transitions. We explore why so many professional cyclists struggle with transitioning to a life after the peloton. On the flipside,  we also talk about how a bunch of former Australian professional cyclists have found their way into influential positions in the European cycling scene. In the last part of the interview we chat about the phenomenon of “Corporate Athletes” who throw themselves back into competitive sport after a long hiatus – and why doing so can help people to thrive in so many aspects of their lives.

Based in Belgium, Bernard Moerman is a leadership mentor, career coach and storyteller who helps people to realise their inner potential. Prior to shifting his focus to working with business leaders, he spent more than two decades as a talent scout & manager, performance coach and Professional Cycling Team Director. See Bernard’s recent TED Talk here: https://youtu.be/p68eKVnu5_w 

Jamie Anderson is Professor of Leadership & Strategic Management at Antwerp Management School, an executive coach and mentor to many former professional cyclists. Jamie is also a competitive Masters cyclist who has achieved podium results at UCI World Series Granfondo Events and many other world-level one-day and multi-day races for amateurs. Living in Belgium, he is currently European Masters Champion (M5) for the Individual Time Trial.  See Jamie’s TED Talk about work, life & cycling here: https://youtu.be/tmc6HohWVCs

Fresh off announcing his retirement after 17 years in the pro peloton, Pieter Weening joins us live.  We also chat with Mitchelton Scott DS Matt White to chat about Pieter's career and highlights during his time at GreenEDGE.

We are joined live by former pro Bridie O'Donnell to chat about the 2021 cycling season.  TDU race director Stuart O'Grady gives us an update on the challenges facing the TDU after the recent COVID outbreak in South Australia.  And we check in with Alexander Woolley from Telstra during their weekly Zwift ride.

We chat with on of the most interesting Aussie cyclist Adam Hansen.  Adam's career spanned over 13 years including a record that will not be beat completing in 20 Grand Tours in a row from 2012 to 2018, breaking a 57 year record in the process.  We chat about his amazing career and interests off the bike, including making his own cycling shoes.

We check in with EF Pro Cycling team rider Mitch Docker and Jumbo Visma's George Bennett to wrap the three weeks in Spain.  Scott and John also dish out their final team reviews for 2020.  There will be some high scores with our final 5!