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May 28, 2021 49 min

Axel Merckx

from Bobby and Jens Hosted by Velo

Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt sit down with Axel Merckx who's dedicated his post racing career to uncovering the next generation of talent. They speak about his time as Bobby's neighbour on the Cote d'Azur, growing up the son of cycling royalty and winning the Belgian National Road Race Champion and an Olympic medallist too! Plus, hear how the cycling farm that produced the likes of Taylor Phinney, Jesse Sergent, Alex Dowsett, Lawson Craddock, George Bennett, Ian Boswell, Joe Dombrowski, Jasper Stuyven, Antoine Duchesne, Jasper Philipsen, Jhonatan Narváez, João Almeida, Tao Geoghegan Hart... and many more got started! To support Axel and his family you can donate to Athina's ride by using this link

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