A triple world time trial champion Michael Rogers was one of the masters against the clock. Now he serves as the UCI’s technical lead in his role as Head of road cycling and innovation. In this conversation we learn how Italian roots in Australia led to his rise in the sport, what exactly happened when he borrowed a bike and won on the Tour Down Under… and where the biggest gains are being made in modern cycling. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced ...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min
His palmares is amongst the most unique in cycling's history. A Paris Roubaix winner, a champion at Paris-Nice, three Tour de Romandie titles and of course - in 1987, the Triple Crown which saw him join Eddy Merckx as the only men in the history of the sport to take home the Giro, Tour and World Championships in the same season. As we discovered, he's a capable raconteur off the bike too with more than a few enchanting stories of his time on the bike. In this conversation we learned how the extr...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Elisa Longo Borghini is one of Italian sport's most successful and consistent performers. With four national road titles, and seven time trial titles to show for her efforts on the bike. She's also won the Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix and Strade Bianchi and earned two podium spots at the Giro Donne. This year Elisa will be one of the team leaders in a strengthened Lidl-Trek team as they attempt to break the stranglehold of Canyon-Sram in 2024. She joined us ahead of the defence of her UAE Tou...
Feb 09, 2024•50 min
In the latest installment of Bobby and Jens, seasoned professional cyclist Larry Warbasse takes center stage, joining your favorite hosts, Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt, for an in-depth exploration of his recent training camp adventures in Spain. 🚴♂️ Hear Larry's insights into the unique dynamics of January training camps as he gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the intense preparations cyclists undergo for the upcoming season. From grueling workouts to strategic planning, as Larry shares the...
Feb 02, 2024•53 min
African cycling is represented by three riders in the male World Tour peloton - Ryan Gibbons is a former continental champion and South African national champion in both the time trial and road race disciplines. He speaks to us ahead of his 2024 season, fresh from a training camp with his new team Lidl-Trek ahead of his national championships.... in an Olympic year. For Ryan, 2024 will be a year of learning, new equipment, new teammates and new team culture. He reveals his role in Mads Pederson'...
Jan 26, 2024•59 min
Last year Luke Lamperti won stages at the Baby Giro, the Tour of Japan and the US Criterium Nationals - grabbing the attention of Soudal Quickstep who gave the 21 year old his first World Tour ride in 2024. He shares his thoughts on life in Europe, fitting in with the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe and dealing with friends on rival teams. We hear what he's got planned for 2024 and hear his dreams for the future. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episo...
Jan 19, 2024•51 min
Superteams are a mainstay in the World Tour peloton from UAE and Jumbo in the men's pack, to the inexorable rise of Canyon-SRAM in the women's. One team is aiming to join their number with a radical philosophy - "don't be a prick" and back the homegrown talent from your nation. Uno X earned their first Tour de France wildcard spot in 2023, entering the race with a roster built entirely from Danish and Norwegian riders - they have a women's team and a development team and continue to add bigger n...
Jan 12, 2024•55 min
Andreas Klier was a proven classics maven as a pro, one of the sharpest minds in the peloton, his switch to the directors car was logical and natural. More surprising however is Andreas' proficiency in art. A talent discovered later in life, his work is now featured in a top gallery on his new home of Majorca. In this conversation Andreas shares his thoughts on his role in the technological battle in the peloton and what 2024 holds for his team. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for...
Jan 05, 2024•58 min
With the 2023 season in the rearview mirror Bobby and Jens slap on their best suits and dish out awards for the most deserving riders in the peloton. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Payne . Remember to follow Bobby and Jens on social media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-and-Jens/100093419004559/ Threads: https://threads.net/@bobbyandjens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdm7tkA_shHCsL0o1sV8biElMZ...
Dec 29, 2023•47 min
Valtteri Bottas is a former GP3 Champion, a winner of 10 Formula One races and one of the most recognisable members of the Grand Prix paddock. He’s also a passionate cycling fan, a co-founder of FNLD GRVL and RADL GRVL, a top 20 finisher at steamboat gravel’s blue course and a partner of Canyon SRAM’s Tiffany Cromwell. Here he reveals where he sees his future on two wheels and four… as well as his shared love of mullets with Jensie! Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This e...
Dec 22, 2023•53 min
Ben Healy burst on to the World Tour scene in 2023, most notably with his stage win at the Giro d'Italia. But Ben's long range attacks, punchy climbing style and aggressive racing strategy made him a fan favourite throughout the year. In this conversation Ben reflects on his season, his new home and his plans for 2024. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Payne . Remember to follow Bobby and Jens on social media Facebook https://ww...
Dec 15, 2023•54 min
Keegan Swenson is a dominant multidiscipline rider. A two time national mountain bike champion, a winner at Unbound gravel, Sea Otter, SBT and Leadville and even a member of the US National team that took on the road world championships in Wollongong in 2022. Bobby and Jens find out what makes the humble, self-supported rider tick in this typically free flowing conversation. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Payne . Remember to ...
Dec 08, 2023•54 min
Bobby and Jens sit down with Amy Charity and TJ Juskiewicz to discuss the inexorable growth of the El Tour de Tuscon - the rise and rise of gravel in the USA - plus how they're bringing gravel to a European audience... and how we can bring back the glory days back to the domestic road racing scene. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Payne . Remember to follow Bobby and Jens on social media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people...
Dec 01, 2023•58 min
Annemiek van Vleuten was already a legend of the sport when she joined Bobby and Jens back in 2021 - since that moment Annemiek has added a World Championship, two Olympic medals, two Giro d'Italia, two Vuelta a Espana, the inaugural Tour de France Femmes and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Despite all that success Annemiek called time on her career at the end of the 2023 season. We discover how Annemiek's bossing retirement - hear the truth behind some of those incredible moments. Bobby and Jens is a Sho...
Nov 24, 2023•53 min
Bobby and Jens catch up with Cherie Pridham. Cherie made history when she became the first female Directeur Sportif in the Men's World Tour when she joined Israel Start Up Nation in 2021, after a season there, and two more with Lotto Dstny, Cherie is moving to the women's world tour with UAE ADQ. The role brings new responsibilities, as Cherie has been promoted to the Head of Sport in her first role in the women's peloton since her retirement from the sport back in 2006. Bobby and Jens is a Shoc...
Nov 17, 2023•51 min
Bentonville, Arkansas has become a must visit location for fans of MTB and gravel in recent years with the Lifetime Grand Prix and Big Sugar taking place inside the city's borders... but how has it earned this reputation? Fresh from giving Bobby a taste of the famous trails, one of Bentonville's key players, Andy Chasteen shares his thoughts and reveals his love of the city. We discover Andy's route into the sport, and find out why he's not trimmed his trademark mullet! Bobby and Jens is a Shock...
Nov 10, 2023•58 min
Michael Schär has recently called it quits on a professional career that earned him the fear and adoration of his colleagues. He joined Bobby and Jens after cancelling a family holiday... and beginning his path to a role at Lidl-Trek. This giant of the peloton reveals the problems his huge frame posed for teams and bike manufacturers, the inside track of his unique relationship with Greg Van Avermaet and how he helped Jens make his decision to retire. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe producti...
Nov 07, 2023•53 min
Megan Fisher had ambitions to be a professional tennis player before a catastrophic accident changed her sporting trajectory. Meg shares her story into the world of paracycling, her qualification as a doctor and her contrasting emotions of representing the USA at the Paralympics in 2012 and 2016. Four Paralympic medals later, she's now a pioneer for her sport in the world of gravel and shows no signs of slowing down soon. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was ...
Oct 27, 2023•58 min
Mattias Skjelmose has taken big strides forward every year as a professional. His first season at Trek saw him snatching the young rider's jersey at the Tour of Norway, in 2022 he won GC at the Tour of Luxembourg. In 2023, he won the Tour de Suisse, the Danish national road race title and the Maryland Cycling Classic. At 23 years old, he sits in the top 15 in the UCI's World Rankings with his future very much in his own destiny. As you'll hear, he's a focussed, determined and thoughtful young ri...
Oct 20, 2023•57 min
As a world tour mechanic Filip Tišma has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the cycling. He's the man who gave his countryman Matej Mohorič the idea to use the dropper post in Milan-San Remo and has helped the likes of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas to grand tour glory. Bobby and Jens find out exactly what a top level mechanic gets up to on a daily basis and discovers just how many bikes they have to build in a year (spoiler: it's a lot!), how their leader's bikes di...
Oct 13, 2023•56 min
Matthew White has been a Director Sportif for Team Jayco–AlUla since they entered the World Tour as Orica Green-Edge back in 2017. But to Bobby and Jens, he’s still their old mate Whitey. We hear about his route into the professional peloton, from the tiny Australian team he shared with Jens to the mighty Discovery - hear about his Tour de France heartbreak as a rider… and victories as a team boss. We discover the truth about the team bus that got wedged under the Tour de France finish line and ...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min
A hardman of the classics as a rider - Steven de Jongh is regarded as now regarded as one of the wisest heads in the car. He shares with Bobby and Jens how the team rapidly rebranded following the addition of new sponsor Lidl, reveals what he'd do if he found himself in the same situation that Jumbo-Visma did at the Vuelta and tells us the incredible story of how Strava saved his life. Bobby and Jens is a Shocked Giraffe production for Velo. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Payne . R...
Sep 28, 2023•58 min
Matej Mohorič has built his reputation on his grit, determination and pioneering descents. He was pedaling in the super tuck on his way to winning the U23 World Championship in 2013... and later used a new innovation - the dropper post - to his first monument win, securing the 2022 Milan San-Remo title. His interview in the aftermath of his third Tour de France victory this year, united a peloton in admiration. Few had the ability to express the challenges Matej had faced in professional cycling...
Sep 21, 2023•58 min
With four World Time Trial titles to his name Tony Martin sits atop the list of the sport's all time greats in the discipline - alongside his old adversary Fabian Cancellara. In this conversation with Bobby and Jens, Tony reveals the truth about how tough the pursuit for that level of greatness was. From sandpaper coated saddles, to bending his shoulders, to private jet flights to fix injuries quickly - few can question Tony's commitment to his craft. But now in retirement Tony is pairing up wit...
Sep 14, 2023•57 min
Fresh from the Steamboat Gravel race Tiffany Cromwell joins Bobby and Jens to discuss how she manages a gravel calendar alongside her road campaign. A former winner of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and two stages of the Giro Donne, Tiffany has become one of the biggest names in the gravel pack. In this conversation she guides cat 6 gravel rider Bobby through the finer points of competing at the pointy end on dirt roads. We also here about the race she's created with her boyfriend, Valterri Bottas and th...
Sep 08, 2023•50 min
Professional cycling is a battlefield, it can be hard to stand out, harder still to survive. At the continental level it can be even tougher. Sponsorship issues and losing your best riders to the World Tour means bosses need to think outside the box in order to survive. Richard Pascoe certainly is a blue sky thinker - for the last five years Saint Piran have turned from a domestic club team into a powerhouse - dominating the podiums in the UK and giving the best track riders in Britain a shot at...
Sep 01, 2023•57 min
Rob Hatch has been the voice of some of modern cycling's most incredible moments - Pogacar beating Roglic in the 2020 Tour de France finale; to the older Slovene's revenge in this year's Giro his words have become as memorable as the pictures that he married them to. But as Bobby and Jens learn, the role is far from straightforward. This eye opening conversation highlights the incredible lengths he goes to in order to prepare for a race, how he manages with remote broadcasts and the changes to h...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Last year Dan Martin released his autobiography 'Chased by Pandas' which shared his unfiltered view of his career. While many autobiographies focus on their career highlights - Dan made the decision to focus on his fears as a cyclist - from the juniors to retirement. He joined us to reflect on his career - looking back on his junior career, racing with his dad and winning the British junior nationals before moving to represent Ireland. He also lifts the lid on following his cousin Nico Roche and...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Bobby and Jens spoke to Kevin Vermaerke just days after the "hardest ever world championship road race" in Glasgow to discuss why this wunderkind is getting American cycling fans excited. We discover how he killed the time during the protest on course, his thoughts of leading the race and what it's like to tackle a challenging course that was raced so aggressively. He lined up at the 2022 Tour de France as the second youngest rider on the start line, by the tame his second shot at La Grande Bouc...
Aug 10, 2023•58 min
Filippo Ganna is utterly unique in the men’s peloton. At the time of recording Filippo was just a week short of his 27th birthday yet he has a palmares that is remarkable in its breadth and scale - he’s won six stages at the Giro d’Italia - including five straight time trial stages… and a mountainous breakaway. He’s the reigning hour record holder, yet finished second at this years’ Milan San Remo. He spoke to us just before winning his first week-long stage race at the Tour of Wallonie as he pr...
Aug 04, 2023•47 min
