Cranks at Dawn

In 2019 Christian Orry took a bold step and decided to see if he could make a living out of his passion: cycling. Listen to him tell us about his amazing gravel adventures, the films he has been making and why it is that gravel cycling in particular seems to attract a lot of new cyclists these years. Christian has managed to direct his passion for gravel cycling into projects that benefit all of us and promote cycling in general. T...

When Clara Brown was 12, she was a competitive gymnast. A serious accident and a spinal cord injury paralyzed her from the neck and put an end to her gymnastics career.  Luckily the injury was incomplete meaning that through hard work and perseverance Clara has been able to regain a lot of her mobility and today she is back as a competitive para cyclist for Team USA and getting ready for the Tokyo olympics in August 2021. Listen to...

Julian is a third generation cyclist literally pedalling through life. He is actively promoting mental health through cycling and has found a way to balance his life around cycling, promoting mental health to others through cycling and social media. You can also hear Julian tell about how he is working with brands in the industry on diversity and inclusion and how change is happening. Julian is clearly a passionate soul and he is d...

Abdul Karim Kamara is making a difference! And we're not just talking minor differences. He is the tireless community driver in Sierra Leone, where he is improving the lives of people with bicycles. He delivers learn-to-ride classes for girls who otherwise wouldn't know  how to ride, because of cultural perceptions about women on bicycles.  He’s the country manager for Village Bicycle Project in Sierra Leone, distributing...

If you think organising races and other cycling events has to be complicated and be done the way it always has been done then think again! Rad Race don't care about the establishment when it comes to how races are organised and done! Anyone can ride and race. The threshold is low. Just show up and join! Rad Race has become a solid business in Germany and throughout the world with big partners of Canyon, Oakley, Gore and Abus. ...

Was he doped or not? Well... he was. One of the most dramatic events in the history of Tour de France, was when Michael Rasmussen was pulled out of the race by his own team (Rabobank) in 2007 after he had just won the queen stage, was in yellow and the path to the overall victory was clear! Hear Michael tell about why it then took six years to come clean. Not just clean, but breaking any code of silence (omerta) that might exist in...

In cycling the men's races are (almost) always  being prioritized over the women's race. Why is that? Two of the Norwegian pro-riders -  Line Marie Gulliksen and Emilie Moberg - are now openly speaking up against the cycling federation and race organizers in Norway (and abroad).  And things are moving in the right direction, but there's still a long way to go and it's taking too long. Listen to Line and Emilie t...

Henrik Orre is well known as Vélochef. He has published three coffee table cookbooks and spent several years cooking for Team Sky on the men's World Tour. Together with Aaron Apew and the host of this podcast he is now about to open the doors to Vélochef Clubhouse in Oslo - the first of its kind in Scandinavia and maybe even the world. Combining cycling culture and community with dining at world class level. Listen to Henrik a...

Mads Kaggestad is a former professional cyclist, who after his pro career has been working relentlessly on getting more people to exercise regularly. Being an expert cycling commentator at Norwegian national TV station - TV2 - he is also working with regular people on how to improve health through physical activity. Listen to him tell about what he does to reach the people who have the most difficulties in becoming more active in a...

Cem is the man behind the successful fundraising campaign to ensure equal prize money in the women's and men's Strade Bianchi this weekend. The campaign was a huge success securing even higher prizes for the women than for the men. That's a strong signal to the UCI, race organizers and sponsors. Listen to Cem tell us about how the campaign came about, what the reactions have been and what the next steps are in the jo...

When an injury ended Christian's career as professional soccer player in the Danish Superliga he turned to cycling. This took a dramatic turn on August 24th, 2019 when a crash paralyzed him from the waist and down. Listen to Christian tell about his horrific crash and how he was fighting for his life for two hours before help arrived. During those two hours he was already looking ahead to a new life in a wheelchair and began a...

The first pro gravel rider in the Nordics? In this episode I talk to Jonas Orset about the Nordic Trailblazer. That's his new project focused around him as a pro gravel rider, organizing of gravel events, cycling community and a greener future. Over the last decade Jonas has been a leading character on the Norwegian cycling scene and has held several records on Everesting (and even 10 000 meter climbing, where he held the worl...

Unifying African countries through the sport of cycling! That's the mission statment of of Team Africa Rising. Listen to Kimberley Coats tell about the work they have has been doing for cycling in Africa. It's more of a development program and less of a traditional team. Over the last decade Team Africa Rising has managed to grow talent from the region to join the professional ranks, assist in building local teams and the...

As a junior and U23 rider Mads was one of the best! In his first pro-season as a 20-year old with QuickStep he even finished the Giro d'Italia. But just being a huge talent didn't make Mads happy. Listen to him tell about how the pro-life didn't suit him; how he quit cycling completely; how he found the passion again and his return to WorldTour level 4 years later. Today Mads is a huge gravel enthusiast and driving t...

Meet Doug Gourdon who is hosting The War on Cars podcast. Why does the car have such a dominant position in our society? Are we in a war? Doug is a safe street advocate in New York and talks about why we are so dependent on the car - especially in the US - and what we should do about it. Cars divide communities, makes lives more difficult for low income families and are even being used as weapons - not just for terrorist attacks bu...

Traditionally, World Tour cycling has been a male dominated society. But with Cherie Pridham as director sportif (sports director) at Israel Start Up Nation a small but important step towards more diversity and inclusion in pro cycling world has been taken. Listen to the conversation with Cherie about here career, her expectations for the coming season and what she thinks of more equality in cycling.

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Cycling infrastructure is a hot topic in many cities around the world these days. But why should city councils spend their money on getting more people out on the bike? Because they can't afford not to. This is the only conclusion you will draw after reading Peter Walker's "How Cycling Can Save the World" - all based on thourough research and evidence. Listen to this conversation with Peter about his book, why c...

Do you know what a couch potato is? This is one of the things I talk to Bo Kamstrup about. He is a cycling coach and works with athletes at all levels - from the happy recreational rider to the future pro-rider. Hear Bo talk about how cyclists often reach a certain plateau in their development and what can be done in order to continue developing - also when you have limited amount of time available to spend on the bike.

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