Victor Campenaerts: ‘Cycling is a big boys' game. You put your balls on the table’ - Domestique Hotseat
Do you want to win the signed Team Visma | Lease a Bike jersey? Drop your favourite Victor & Matteo vlog in the comments 👇Aidan sits down with Tour de France stage winner and Visma | Lease a Bike workhorse Victor Campenaerts for a conversation about trading personal glory for the life of a super domestique in service of Jonas Vingegaard.He dives into the art of climbing as a domestique, the trust inside Visma’s Tour de France train, and why hearing Vingegaard say “you will be a lot of time with me next year” means more than chasing his own stages. There is an honest look at Tour tactics against UAE, his friendship and rivalry with Tim Wellens, and the emotional cost of team mergers such as Lotto and Intermarché, where friends and former teammates are left fighting for contracts.
The 2026 Giro d’Italia route has finally been revealed and it’s every bit as dramatic as the rumours suggested. In this episode, Bram and Ethan walk through the full three-week parcours, from the flat opening along the Black Sea in Bulgaria to the brutal double punch of stages 19 and 20 in the Dolomites.The episode also explores how different contenders might approach the race. Would Vingegaard risk a Giro–Tour double with so little recovery time between the two? Does Evenepoel lean into the time trial and hope to defend in the mountains? And which outsiders, from Isaac del Toro to Joao Almeida, to emerging talents could thrive on this demanding route?There’s plenty for the sprinters too. With eight expected sprint stages, early opportunities in Bulgaria, and the now-traditional chaos of Naples returning to the race, the fast men have real incentives to show up.If you want a clear, engaging breakdown of where this Giro will be won and lost, which stages to circle on the calendar, and how the GC narrative could unfold across all three weeks, this episode has everything you need.
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Matteo Jorgenson gives his opinion on Tadej Pogacar and UAE - Domestique Hotseat
Aidan sits down with Visma | Lease a Bike's American star Matteo Jorgenson for a wide ranging conversation about life inside the team that keeps trying to crack Tadej Pogačar. From creative Tour de France tactics and media made “tension” with UAE, to Wout van Aert’s emotional win in Paris, Jorgenson lifts the lid on what it is like to race the best rider he has ever seen.The American also looks beyond July. He explains why Matthew Brennan is “the definition of a wonderkid”, what the rise of new superteams means for Visma, and why the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles is already living rent free in his head. There is a candid look at the state of US road cycling too, and why new projects like Modern Adventure Pro Cycling matter for the next generation. Do you want to win the signed Team Visma | Lease a Bike jersey? Drop your favourite Victor & Matteo vlog in the comments 👇
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Rasmus Pedersen: 'Seixas is built different' - The Domestique Hotseat
Aidan sits down with Decathlon rider Rasmus Pedersen for a wide ranging conversation. The 23-year old reflects on the national championships that transformed the way he sees himself, the instinctive jump that won the race, and the long stretch of consistency that followed. There is an honest look at the European Championships too, where Rasmus rode in support of Jonas Vingegaard on a day when the sport’s margins showed their teeth.And of course, with a Decathlon rider in the chair, Aidan had to ask about the name everyone is whispering: Paul Seixas. Rasmus describes the nineteen year old with a mix of admiration and disbelief. “Built different,” he says. A glimpse of where the next era may lead.They also speak about:🇳🇴 What Uno-X’s rise to the World Tour means for young Danish riders🌬️ Why he thrives in chaos, cobbles, crosswinds and reduced sprints📈 The advice he gives young riders learning to suffer smart
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Marcel Kittel on sprinting, Paris and the sport’s challenges - Domestique Hotseat Podcast
Kittel looks back at a career built on raw power and precision. He explains why he never adopted the extreme low positions of other sprinters, how it felt to dominate the Champs Élysées, and why losing that finish still stings. “A big tradition is gone,” he said. “Paris smells different. Food, perfume, excitement.”The conversation moves far beyond sprinting. Kittel speaks candidly about the pressure faced by young riders, the dangers of comparison culture, and how expectations have exploded in the modern era. He also discusses the changing nature of the Tour, the shrinking space for pure sprinters and what it takes to survive in a race that no longer resembles the one he grew up in.And he doesn’t shy away from the sport’s more uncomfortable truths. “I don’t believe that cycling is clean now. Absolutely not,” he said.They also speak about:🏆 The sprint that changed his career: beating Cavendish in a direct duel🔧 How nutrition and training culture have changed since his era 🇩🇪 The state of German cyclingFor a rider who defined an era, the conversation reveals a thoughtful observer of where cycling has been and where it is going.
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