Bobby and Jens
Cycling’s odd couple is back with an informative, entertaining, and occasionally feisty new podcast. Longtime friends and former teammates Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt shared the agonies and ecstasies of World Tour racing, gaining an unrivaled understanding and appreciation for the sport. Every week, they bring insightful commentary and unique chemistry to conversations with the riders, coaches, and diverse new personalities shaping today’s scene. Tune in for revealing interviews about life at the front—and back—of the peloton, along with behind-the-scenes stories about emerging trends in training, gear, and coaching.
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February 23, 2024 • 63 mins
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.
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February 16, 2024 • 93 mins
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 h...
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February 9, 2024 • 49 mins
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 Canyo...
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February 2, 2024 • 53 mins
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. ...
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January 26, 2024 • 59 mins
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 team...
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January 19, 2024 • 50 mins
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.
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January 12, 2024 • 55 mins
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...
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January 5, 2024 • 57 mins
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...
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December 29, 2023 • 46 mins
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 .
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December 22, 2023 • 53 mins
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 Jensi...
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December 15, 2023 • 54 mins
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.
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December 8, 2023 • 53 mins
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.
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December 1, 2023 • 58 mins
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.
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November 24, 2023 • 53 mins
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...
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November 17, 2023 • 51 mins
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...
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November 9, 2023 • 58 mins
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...
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November 7, 2023 • 53 mins
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...
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October 27, 2023 • 57 mins
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.
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October 20, 2023 • 57 mins
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...
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October 13, 2023 • 55 mins
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 bu...
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