My team, my crew, my family – welcome to the Pushbikers, Roy! Following the World Championships in Paris in October, where Roy won the bronze medal in scratch, and before the UCI Track Champions League starts on 12 November, we would like to finally introduce you to the Dutchman. We talk to him about track riding, team spirit, good coffee and show you some highlights of his career in pictures.
“You meet each other twice in life”. And even then, you can share the same values. Welcoming Roy Eefting as a new rider for 2023 reunites us with Nick Stöpler, ex-track pro, Pushbiker and recently Dutch national coach. A conversation about well-being, positive influence on others and why track cycling is like a game of chess.
He has only been riding gravel for a short time – and already the UCI Gravel World Championships became his second gravel race. Wearing the national jersey of New Zealand, pushbiker Felix Meo finished in 25th place. You can read a short summary of the Gravel World Championships in Veneto here.
In Folge 27 des Laureus “Sport for Good”-Podcasts spricht Maloja Pushbikers Teamchef Christian Grasmann darüber, wie seine Radsport Karriere begann, was ihn antreibt, und warum auch vermeintliche Perspektivlosigkeit ihn nach vorne gebracht hat. Von Sparbuch plündern, Generationenvertrag, dem Traum der eigenen Rennbahn und der Angst, die einen immer begleitet – hört rein in den Podcast.
Three second places, two Bundesliga races, the cycling classic Rund um Köln and the Fleche du Sud Tour in Luxembourg. There is a lot to tell about the “wild May”. The summary and some insights from our riders can be found here.
Our racing season starts with two top ten results in the first two one-day races (cat. 1.2). Filippo Fortin rides to ninth place twice in Croatia. A short overview here.
To be successful as a professional cyclist – that’s a long, hard road. Our young team riders are also concerned about this. There is no “general recipe”, and yet young talents have many questions. We listened to youngster Corbinian talking to our two Italian full pros Pippo and Liam.
When training feels like a bike race and enthusiasm is contagious – then it’s the Pushbikers training camp on Lake Garda! For the 2022 season, the final course was set here – on the bike, in conversation, with a lion in training and Mario Cipollini on a short visit.
My team, my crew, my family – welcome to the Pushbikers, Liam! We accompanied him during training in the Montichiari velodrome with the national team, and we also took the opportunity to philosophise a bit about track cycling, our own history and old times. The conversation between Liam Bertazzo, Christian Grasmann and national coach Marco Villa here.