19 . Brian Holm on Cavendish, Jakobsen, retirement, his love of London and dealing with the pandemic

Our guest this week is a bonafide legend of professional cycling, Brian Holm. Deceuninck-QuickStep DS, former brick layer-turned-pro rider, best man to Mark Cavendish, Copenhagen city councillor, best mates with Paul Smith and Paul Weller, Brian has lived a life.James and Joe talk to Brian about almost everything including rider safer and dealing with the Fabio Jakobsen crash, his close bond to Mark Cavendish, whether Ineos Grenadiers will continue being fun to watch, his love of London, why the sport will never have any true rockstars anymore, flirting with retirement and dealing with the pandemic. It's a bumper episode but we promise you will love it!And apologies for some of Brian's audio, we are not sure why it dropped out a few times!James talks about Quickguard mudguards. They form part of our round-up of the best mudguards on the market here - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/buying-guides/3865/buyers-guide-best-bicycle-mudguardsIf you like the episode remember to leave us a review and share with your cycling friends.In association with Castelli.For more on the Cyclist Magazine Podcast - https://www.cyclist.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcastSubscribe to Cyclist Magazine now - https://cyclistmag.co.uk/cyclistmagazinepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.