Thomas De Gendt on transitioning to gravel and 12 years in the WorldTour

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Throughout his 12 years in the World Tour, Thomas De Gendt was known as one of the preeminent breakaway specialists of the century, winning five Grand Tour stages including the infamous Queen Stage of the Giro on the Passo dello Stelvio. Recently, he announced that after 16 years as a pro on the road, he would be switching to gravel. This week, Thomas sat down with Payson in Girona to talk about his illustrious road career, including that now legendary surprise stage win at the Giro in...

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0:00.0	If I would stop completely, it would be bad for my health.
0:03.2	I know I've been racing my bike since I was 10,
0:07.2	and I've been doing it professionally for 16 years.
0:10.3	And going from being a professional for 16 years and then doing nothing,
0:15.7	that would be too big of a step, also for my wife.
0:18.7	So I had to do something still it's showtime everybody
0:24.1	showtime you've been living in a dream world neo this is the world as it exists today life moves
0:36.8	pretty fast you don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:40.3	You could miss it.
0:42.3	Listen, we're talking about practice.
0:46.3	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:48.3	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:50.3	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
0:57.6	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:02.6	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.
1:05.1	Hi, everyone.
1:05.8	Welcome back.
1:10.0	Today, we're bringing you a conversation that I really, really enjoyed. I'm going to take an extra
1:12.2	minute here actually to kind of set the stage. So bear with me for a minute. I have maybe a
1:19.1	little bit of a confession. I've been a bike racing fan across the board for a long, long time,
1:24.1	but I spend easily the most time immersing myself in the world of professional
1:29.3	road racing, actually. When I'm not training myself or working on the podcast or doing something
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