Dennis van Winden, cycling coach and former WorldTour rider

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Even by the standards of WorldTour racing, Dennis van Winden’s career has seen a lot of highs and lows. Starting out on the legendary Rabobank development team as a teenager, he landed a spot on the WorldTour team and was starting to distinguish himself as a promising new talent when a catastrophic health incident changed his trajectory. He returned to Rabobank (then LottoNL–Jumbo) through 2016, but eventually stepped away from road racing and began focusing on the U.S. gravel scene. Now, he ...

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0:00.0	I mean, I think if you are in the hospital for that long time,
0:04.0	I remember the first thing that went through my head when it happened again is like,
0:09.0	I pay a thousand euros per month in rent in an apartment where I'm never going to go again.
0:15.0	So I need to have somebody empty that.
0:18.0	Wow.
0:19.0	They have literally said amputation, they have said stuff like that. So at that
0:23.8	moment it's very, it's crystal clear. You're not going to be racing your bi professionally again.
0:29.6	It's showtime everybody! Showtime!
0:33.6	You've been living in a dream world, Neo.
0:38.9	This is the world as it exists today.
0:43.8	Life moves pretty fast.
0:46.1	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:48.7	You could miss it.
0:51.8	Listen, we're talking about practice.
0:55.0	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:56.5	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:58.8	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:02.8	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:07.5	This is the adventure stash with Pace and McAlvin.
1:12.1	Hello, everyone. Welcome back. Pretty special episode today.
1:16.2	At long last, we're going to have my coach, Dennis Van Wendon, on the show.
1:20.5	He heads up the Orange Seal Cycling Academy and is the coach of many standout athletes these days.
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