The Odd Tandem Cycling Podcast with Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt

Magnus Cort is a fan favourite in the modern peloton. A swashbuckling breakaway rider, instantly recognisable thanks to his trademark moustache. We caught up with him as he prepared for the Tour de France at an altitude camp - along with a number of the peloton. This is the final episode of this run of the Odd Tandem, if this is your first episode or you've listened to Bobby and Jens weekly for th...

Mikkel Bjerg is one of Team UAE Emirates XRG's most important chess pieces. A powerful TT rider, he's found throughout the year dragging the peloton on flat days and dragging the team at pace into the high mountains. He grabbed a seat on the Odd Tandem to share stories of the former rival who became a teammate, how he optimises his TT position and what race he hopes to finally win this year. The O...

Ty Magner has been a stalwart of the domestic scene for nearly a decade. He popped into the Odd Tandem to chat to Bobby and Jens about his career so far, his plans for the future and the time he and Jens' careers overlapped. The Odd Tandem is a Shocked Giraffe production and was produced by Mark Payne. The music was created by Taylor Phinney.

Luke Rowe suffered a career ending crash at the 2024 E3 race. A one team man as a rider, Luke is enjoying his first season away Sky/Ineos at the emergent AG2R Decathlon team. Luke shares his pivotal role in winning a monument, how he plans to stop Pogacar and MvdP at the classics and his thoughts on his good friend Caleb Ewan calling time on his professional career. Luke's book Road Captain: My Li...

Sean Petty has a rich cycling resume. A key part of USA cycling, a member of the UCI's road commission and a member of the US cycling hall of fame. But amongst all of those accomplishments, one era stands out above all others - his time as the Sports Marketing Manager for 7-Eleven. Here he joins Bobby and Jens on a trip back down memory lane to their era as the American outsiders on the European c...

At 198cms (or 6'5) there are only three riders in the World Tour that are taller than Daan Hoole. He plays a key role in Lidl-Trek's classics campaign on behalf of the resurgent Mads Pedersen. He joins the Odd Tandem in the immediate aftermath of Paris-Roubaix as he looks ahead to the first grand tour of the 2025 season - the Giro d'Italia. The Odd Tandem is a Shocked Giraffe production. This epis...

Producer Mark digs into your questions and gets the expert insight of Jens Voigt and Bobby Julich. What was their toughest day on the bike? Do cyclists get sunburnt? And how did their wives cope when they retired? All this and more on the latest mailbag episode! To get your questions in next time - send them to OddTandem@Shockedgiraffe.com or any of our Odd Tandem social media pages. Special thank...

In his career Lars Bak pushed himself over the cobbles of Roubaix 13 times, reaching the velodrome on ten occasions including a spectacular 5th place in 2011. He joins Bobby and Jens to cast his expert eye over the 122nd running of the Queen of the classics. Plus, the old teammates dig into their past careers and relive live together on CSC. The Odd Tandem is produced by Mark Payne for Shocked Gir...

At 18 years old Cat Ferguson's palmares is already remarkably full. Last year she dominated the World Championships junior division - taking both the TT and Road titles in Zurich, that came a month after she bagged two more titles on the track in the Omnium and Team Pursuit. Cat has subsequently kicked off 2025 with a Cyclocross relay World title and a third place on the road in her debut campaign...

Rui Oliveira made history this summer when he won Portugal's 6th ever Olympic gold medal and their first in the sport of cycling alongside teammate Iúri Leitão. He's also one of the longest serving riders in UAE Emirates XRG's lineup - joining the team alongside his twin brother Ivo back in 2019. Now he joins the Odd Tandem to reflect on his career so far and gives us an insight into the dynamics...

Shane Cooper is the man behind DeFeet - who've been supplying socks to the pros for over thirty years. Their latest innovation the Evojet sock, is revolutionising the peloton with a claimed 24 watt saving over bare legs - with Matteo Jorgenson and the US Olympic team wearing them to victory in the last twelve months. He joins the Odd Tandem to share another passion with Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt...

Connie Carpenter-Phinney is an extraordinary rider. Her Olympic began not on two wheels, but ice, as a speed skater at the age of 14. She subsequently returned to become a champion at a home games in LA in 1984. Connie and her husband Davis were a massive influence on our Bobby Julich early in his career and in this chat - she reveals the role she's played in the next generation of the sport inclu...

The pro peloton is packed full of young talent, with the top teams all competing for the best juniors every season. No rider garnered more interest this offseason than Ashlin Barry. A third generation rider who agreed terms with Visma-Lease A Bike - but not before he completes his schooling! We caught up to Ashlin before High School... and an intense block of riding that includes elite track, and...

Finn Fisher-Black is just 23 years old. Yet, in his fledgling career he's already ridden for, arguably, the three biggest teams in the sport. Beginning his career as a Jumbo-Visma development rider before heading to UAE Team Emirates, and, eventually, his current team; Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe. In this wide ranging chat he discusses his goals for the upcoming season, his journey to the sport and hi...

With the close of the season in 2024, Coryn Labecki called time on her extraordinary career. With national titles on the road, TT, criterium, track and cyclocross from junior level to elite Coryn has gathered one of the most extraordinary palmares we've seen. That's before we mention her monument win, where Coryn beat the likes of Annemiek van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky and Elisa Longo Borghini to the...

Brent Bookwalter was one of the most likeable riders in the peloton, and a fierce competitor to boot. In 2011, his BMC team, led by Cadel Evans pipped Jensie and the Schleck's to Tour de France victory. Since retirement he's become a fixture of NBC's Tour de France coverage, and is studying for a degree in Sports Psychology. However, he's also led the fightback after Hurricane Helene hit his new h...

The 2025 Road World Championships seem like an eon away at the start of the cycling season, but for Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio they represent a huge goal. For the first time in the history of road cycling the rainbow bands will be contested on the African continent; giving the four time continental champion a unique target at the end of the season. Ashleigh is no stranger to World Championship firsts...

Ned Overend has one of the most impressive and diverse palmares in cycling. A MTB pioneer, he won a MTB world title, two XTERRA world titles and even added a national fat bike title at the age of 59. He joins the podcast to discuss his incredible career in the saddle and his role working for specialised, on the cutting edge of cycling tech. The Odd Tandem was produced by Mark Payne for Shocked Gir...

In 2000, Marcel Wüst crashed at the Criterium d'Issoire as he battled for an intermediate sprint. The accident, in the middle of his preparation for that year's Vuelta España would cost Marcel the vision in one eye and ending his career. Marcel had been one of the best sprinters in the bunch, winning 14 Grand Tour stages - including pipping Jensie to victory at the Tour de France in 2000. Now Marc...

Juri Hollmann entered the professional peloton in 2018 as a teenager. In this chat with Bobby and Jens he reveals the battles he's had in order to maintain his status as a World Tour rider. Now in his second year at Alpecin he reveals what it's like to go to work for Kaden Groves and Jasper Philipsen as well as former World Champions Alejandro Valverde and Mathieu van der Poel. This podcast is a S...

Ben O'Connor had a breakout year in 2024, 4th place at the Giro, a stage win and second place at the Vuelta; after 12 stages in red, before closing the year out with a world title in the team relay - and a silver medal in the men's elite road race. He joined Bobby and Jens shortly after making the move to Team Jayco–AlUla to reflect on his stunning season and look ahead to a new start. The Odd Tan...

Will Remco close the gap to Jonas and Tadej? Will SD Worx maintain their control of the women's peloton? What did Bobby and Jens actually do in their preseason? All these questions and more answered in our first ever season preview! Special thanks to our Patreon members Scott Steven Kimbrough Marie Teixeira Jeff Kralik Brian Colon Chris Merritt Tim Farriss Jim David Swartwout Bill Babcock Randy Co...

Bobby and Jens sit down for their annual review of the year, hand out the gongs and get ready for 2025 by rewarding the biggest names ahead of the new season. Special thanks to everyone who subscribed, listened and shared our podcast in 2024. In particular a big thanks to our fantastic Pateron members: Scott Steven Kimbrough Marie Teixeira Jeff Kralik Brian Colon Chris Merritt Tim Farriss Jim Davi...

Team Visma–Lease a Bike entered 2024 as the undisputed kings of the male peloton. Their riders had won every Grand Tour in 2023, their star rider Jonas Vingegaard looked was aiming to win his third straight Tour de France, amongst their 72 race victories. Instead, the gods of cycling had different plans. The team suffered misfortune with star riders Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard amongst the t...

Ned Boulting is a British journalist, author, presenter and commentator. His voice has been heard on UK TV covering the Tour de France since 2003, his first foray into the sport. As he reveals to Bobby and Jens, the sport hooked him, and since then he's been on a mission to tell it's stories to the world. Since 2018 he's been creating a record of those events in the form of the Road Book. A mighty...