BAND OF BROTHERS | BORA - hansgrohe cycling podcast

#25 - becoming a super star - second Giro rest day with double stage winner Nico Denz

The second week of the Giro has been a rollercoaster for us. We lost one of our leaders, Aleks Vlasov due to covid, but also won two stages with Nico Denz. In this episode we talk with Nico about his success, a perfect Father's Day present, how to keep motivated when a leader has to abandon the race and of course the decisive 3rd week of the race. 

#24 Giro rest day talk with Bob Jungels

The first part of the Giro d'Italia 2023 is done and the riders enjoy a well deserved rest day after 9 stages. This time we had a chat with Bob Jungels who missed most of his spring season and got a last minute call for the Giro. Bob talks about how to get in shape during a three weeks stage race, his role in the team, and how he expects the race to play out in the upcoming weeks.  

#23 - Grande Partenza edition - Cesare Benedetti, a loyal helper since 2010

Since 2010 Cesare Benedetti is one of the unsung heroes of BORA - hansgrohe. Tomorrow he will take on his 8th Giro d'Italia and even his role didn't change a lot over the years, the team did. "Cece" is the only rider left that was already part of the team in 2010 and he talks about his motivation, why he loves to sacrifice himself for a leader and of course the Giro d'Italia.

#22 - Patrick Gamper talking about his very first ”Hell of the North” weekend!

In this special Paris Roubaix episode, we talk with Patrick Gamper, who participated in and completed his very first Hell of the North over the weekend. We find out how it compared to his expectations, what the highlights were, how the team took on the race, and what it’s really like to ride this incredible race. 
 

#21 - Lennard Kämna a new GC leader

We are still in Italy after Tirreno-Adriatico and this time we chat with Lennard Kämna. Lennard performed well at the race where took on the role as a GC leader for the fist time. We talk about this new approach for him but also about the recon of some Giro stages.

#20 - Ben Zwiehoff, a former mountain biker with GC ambitions.

After his strong performance at UAE Tour where he finished 9th in GC, we talk to Ben Zwiehoff about his 3rd road season, his goals for 2023 and how he developed as a rider.

#19 - Whats next for Bob Jungels?

Welcome one of our new signings - Bob Jungels. Bob tells us about his preparation, first race and his impression about how BORA - hansgrohe works as a team. 

#18 - Season Kick Off with our Giro d’Italia champion Jai Hindley

This time we talk to our Giro d‘Italia champion ahead of Tour Down Under, but Jai Hindley also let’s us know about his preparations and race program.

#17 - SPECIAL EDITION in GERMAN - Ralph Denk über 12 Jahre Profi-Radsport

Nach vielen Anfragen haben wir uns entschlossen einzelne Episoden unseres Podcast auf Deutsch zu produzieren. In dieser Premiere sprechen wir mit dem Teamchef Ralph Denk über Höhen und Tiefen, Entwicklung und Zukunft bei BORA - hansgrohe in 12 Jahren Profi-Radsport.

#16 - preparing a new season

We kick off season two of our BORA-hansgrohe podcast with some insights of how to setup race programs of our riders and talk about training camps and general preparations of the 2023 season with Head of Performance Dan Lorang.