Cranks at Dawn

Izhar is co-owner of the Malay cycling apparel brand - Plan A - which operates out a Kuala Lumpur. Apart from being an apparel brand and local store, Izhar and Plan A also does a lot for the local cycling community in Malaysia. Listen to Izhar tell us about how he has become involved in this, what they do to accomodate all cyclists and even have established an elite cycling acadamy for you aspiring talents. Malaysia might not be on the top of your mind when thinking about cycling, but it probably should be.Follow Izhar at Instagram (@izharm84)Follow Plan A in social media:Instagram: @plana.klFacebook: Plan AWebsite: https://planakl.com/

In 2019 Christian Orry took a bold step and decided to see if he could make a living out of his passion: cycling. Listen to him tell us about his amazing gravel adventures, the films he has been making and why it is that gravel cycling in particular seems to attract a lot of new cyclists these years. Christian has managed to direct his passion for gravel cycling into projects that benefit all of us and promote cycling in general. This also includes a big gravel cycling festival - Backlands Gravel Festival Series - in September 2021 in Denmark.Follow Christian in social media:Instagram: @therealchristianorryFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/christianorryFilms: West Coast - a gravel adventureThe Silence CallsWebsite: christianorry.com---Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

When Clara Brown was 12, she was a competitive gymnast. A serious accident and a spinal cord injury paralyzed her from the neck and put an end to her gymnastics career.  Luckily the injury was incomplete meaning that through hard work and perseverance Clara has been able to regain a lot of her mobility and today she is back as a competitive para cyclist for Team USA and getting ready for the Tokyo olympics in August 2021. Listen to Clara tell about her journey from the accident until today, how she is riding a modified road bike and how she is working hard to introduce children and schools to cycling and the benefits of it.Follow Clara on Instagram: @clara.brownieGet in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Julian is a third generation cyclist literally pedalling through life. He is actively promoting mental health through cycling and has found a way to balance his life around cycling, promoting mental health to others through cycling and social media. You can also hear Julian tell about how he is working with brands in the industry on diversity and inclusion and how change is happening. Julian is clearly a passionate soul and he is doing all the right things for the right reasons! Follow Julian at Instagram (@pedallingthroughlife) and read his blog at https://pedallingthroughlife.cc/.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Abdul Karim Kamara is making a difference! And we're not just talking minor differences. He is the tireless community driver in Sierra Leone, where he is improving the lives of people with bicycles. He delivers learn-to-ride classes for girls who otherwise wouldn't know  how to ride, because of cultural perceptions about women on bicycles.  He's the country manager for Village Bicycle Project in Sierra Leone, distributing donated bikes to kids who live far from a school and would otherwise walk 3 hours there and 3 hours back, missing half the school day in the process. He is running the biggest cycling team in the country. And he is organising Tour de Lunsar - the biggest race in West Africa. Nothing can stop Karim and if you think it can be difficult to get things organised, you probably haven't even been up against what Karim has been to make all this happen!Read more, get involved and donate to Village Bicycle Project today: https://www.villagebicycleproject.org/get-involved/donate/Support Lunsar Cycling Team: https://www.lunsarcycling.com/new-folderFollow Abdul Karim Kamara on Instagram (@stylishmankarim)Follow Lunsar Cycling Team on Instagram (@lunsarcycling)Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

If you think organising races and other cycling events has to be complicated and be done the way it always has been done then think again! Rad Race don't care about the establishment when it comes to how races are organised and done! Anyone can ride and race. The threshold is low. Just show up and join! Rad Race has become a solid business in Germany and throughout the world with big partners of Canyon, Oakley, Gore and Abus. And best of all: there is no difference in prizes between men and women. It has never even been an option. Welcome to modern cycling!Listen to Ingo Engelhardt, the manager of Rad Race, tell about the events and races, the philosophy and how it all works. Follow him on Instagram (@engelhai).You should also follow Rad Race on Facebook and Instagram (@radrace).Website: https://www.rad-race.com/Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Was he doped or not? Well... he was. One of the most dramatic events in the history of Tour de France, was when Michael Rasmussen was pulled out of the race by his own team (Rabobank) in 2007 after he had just won the queen stage, was in yellow and the path to the overall victory was clear! Hear Michael tell about why it then took six years to come clean. Not just clean, but breaking any code of silence (omerta) that might exist in the professional peloton. Today he is a full time teacher at a Danish boarding school, where he - among other subjects - is coaching 15-16 year olds in mountain biking. He tells us the story about his career, the exit and the work he is doing today to make a difference for young people.Follow Michael on Twitter (@MRasmussen1974) and Instagram (@michaelrasmussen1974).Read more about the mountain bike line at Hald Ege Efterskole, where Michael is teaching today: https://www.hald-ege-efterskole.dk/linjer/mountainbike.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

In cycling the men's races are (almost) always  being prioritized over the women's race. Why is that? Two of the Norwegian pro-riders -  Line Marie Gulliksen and Emilie Moberg - are now openly speaking up against the cycling federation and race organizers in Norway (and abroad).  And things are moving in the right direction, but there's still a long way to go and it's taking too long. Listen to Line and Emilie tell about their own experience and what they've been doing and how things are developing. And in case you didn't know: women's races are generally much more worth watching. Hear Line and Emilie tell us why.Follow Emilie Moberg on Instagram (@emmoberg) and Twitter (@EmMoberg).Follow Line Gullisen on Instagram (@lmgulliksen).Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Henrik Orre is well known as Vélochef. He has published three coffee table cookbooks and spent several years cooking for Team Sky on the men's World Tour. Together with Aaron Apew and the host of this podcast he is now about to open the doors to Vélochef Clubhouse in Oslo - the first of its kind in Scandinavia and maybe even the world. Combining cycling culture and community with dining at world class level. Listen to Henrik and Aaron share their very different story and what Vélochef Clubhouse is going to be all about.Follow Vélochef Clubhouse on Instagram (@velochef_clubhouse) and Facebook (@VelochefClubHouse).Link to live cook-along with Rouleur mentioned in the episode: https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/live-cook-along-with-velochef Follow Henrik at @henrikorre and Aaron at @aaronapew.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Mads Kaggestad is a former professional cyclist, who after his pro career has been working relentlessly on getting more people to exercise regularly. Being an expert cycling commentator at Norwegian national TV station - TV2 - he is also working with regular people on how to improve health through physical activity. Listen to him tell about what he does to reach the people who have the most difficulties in becoming more active in a modern society that is built for inactivity.Follow Mads on Instagram (@madskaggestad) and Twitter (@mads_kaggestad).Listen to his podcast on how exercise positively affects the brain: Podkasten Hjernesterk Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Cem is the man behind the successful fundraising campaign to ensure equal prize money in the women's and men's Strade Bianchi this weekend. The campaign was a huge success securing even higher prizes for the women than for the men. That's a strong signal to the UCI, race organizers and sponsors. Listen to Cem tell us about how the campaign came about, what the reactions have been and what the next steps are in the journey towards gender equality in cycling.Follow Cem on Instagram (@kctanyeri). Support the causeThe Cyclists Alliance is an international independent union for female cyclists. Find out more on https://cyclistsalliance.org/, on Instagram (@thecyclistsalliance), or Twitter (@cyclists_all).Internationelles is a group of female cyclists and crew from across the globe, united in the fight for equality and to boost women's cycling. You can follow them on Instagram (@internationelles) as well.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

When an injury ended Christian's career as professional soccer player in the Danish Superliga he turned to cycling. This took a dramatic turn on August 24th, 2019 when a crash paralyzed him from the waist and down. Listen to Christian tell about his horrific crash and how he was fighting for his life for two hours before help arrived. During those two hours he was already looking ahead to a new life in a wheelchair and began a mental healing process. Opportunities show up when you least expect them, and today he is working hard on his preparations to qualify for the Para-Olympics 2024!Follow Christian's life and journey on Instagram (@gyldenohr), and head over the his Strava profile and follow his rides: https://www.strava.com/athletes/30454579Christian's sponsor  is Twelve.Sixteen: https://twelvesixteen.cc/Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

In this episode you'll just hear me ramble for about 2 minutes. Let me know if you have suggestions for guests - including yourself - or topics I should cover. Open to all suggestions.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

The first pro gravel rider in the Nordics? In this episode I talk to Jonas Orset about the Nordic Trailblazer. That's his new project focused around him as a pro gravel rider, organizing of gravel events, cycling community and a greener future. Over the last decade Jonas has been a leading character on the Norwegian cycling scene and has held several records on Everesting (and even 10 000 meter climbing, where he held the world record until recently) as well as winning long distance races in Norway and abroad. In addition to these outstanding achievements he has co-founded Green Cycling Nordics, hosted several cycling schools and travelled the world as a competitive cyclist and an ambassador for cycling in general!Read more about The Nordic Trailblazer at https://nordictrailblazer.cc/Follow Jonas at Instagram (@nordictrailblazer)Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Unifying African countries through the sport of cycling! That's the mission statment of of Team Africa Rising. Listen to Kimberley Coats tell about the work they have has been doing for cycling in Africa. It's more of a development program and less of a traditional team. Over the last decade Team Africa Rising has managed to grow talent from the region to join the professional ranks, assist in building local teams and the organisation of these - both in terms of riders, staff and equipment. In particular, the female talent has been activated by Team Africa Rising. Kimberley also tells us about the challenges African cyclists have to deal with and the opportunities for the rest of us to travel to the region for exciting cycling experiences!Team Africa Rising: https://teamafricarising.org/Follow them on Facebook, Instagram (@africarisingcycling) and Twitter (@cyclingafrica)Zwift events: Follow in social media for info about regular rides and check out the lates live streaming from Premier League SA Race Series.Events mentioned in the episode:Migration Gravel Race in Kenya in June.Rwandan Epic in NovemberRace around RwandaGet in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

As a junior and U23 rider Mads was one of the best! In his first pro-season as a 20-year old with QuickStep he even finished the Giro d'Italia. But just being a huge talent didn't make Mads happy. Listen to him tell about how the pro-life didn't suit him; how he quit cycling completely; how he found the passion again and his return to WorldTour level 4 years later. Today Mads is a huge gravel enthusiast and driving the largest online and offline gravel community in Denmark as well as running CYCLO Position - a bike-fit and therapist studio. Currently, he is planning an exciting gravel event - Unsupported Grinder -  in August 2021.Follow Mads on Instagram (@__christ_mads__) as well as CYCLO Position (@cyclo_position).Gravel Cycling Denmark on Facebook.Gravel Events DK on Facebook is where you can find all kinds of gravel events - not just in Denmark.Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Meet Doug Gourdon who is hosting The War on Cars podcast. Why does the car have such a dominant position in our society? Are we in a war? Doug is a safe street advocate in New York and talks about why we are so dependent on the car - especially in the US - and what we should do about it. Cars divide communities, makes lives more difficult for low income families and are even being used as weapons - not just for terrorist attacks but just as much for everyday road rage. But equally so the bicycle has proven very effective as a tool for protest, which has most recently been seen with Black Lives Matter protests in the US.Learn more about The War on Cars podcast on their website: https://thewaroncars.org/. Follow them on Twitter (@TheWarOnCars) and Instagram (@thewaroncars) as well. Doug Gordon is on Twitter (@BrooklynSpoke) and runs the blog Brooklyn Spoke: https://brooklynspoke.com/Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Traditionally, World Tour cycling has been a male dominated society. But with Cherie Pridham as director sportif (sports director) at Israel Start Up Nation a small but important step towards more diversity and inclusion in pro cycling world has been taken. Listen to the conversation with Cherie about here career, her expectations for the coming season and what she thinks of more equality in cycling.Follow Cherie on Instagram (@chezpro) or Twitter (@ChezPro).Get in touch with your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen, on Instagram (@hans.flensted), Twitter (@hansflensted) or via e-mail: hello@hansflensted.cc.This podcast is proudly part of the Oslo Dawn Patrol community: @OsloDawnPatrol

Cycling infrastructure is a hot topic in many cities around the world these days. But why should city councils spend their money on getting more people out on the bike? Because they can't afford not to. This is the only conclusion you will draw after reading Peter Walker's "How Cycling Can Save the World" - all based on thourough research and evidence. Listen to this conversation with Peter about his book, why cycling is so good for everything and why we shouldn't be so fanatic about helmets!Peter Walker on twitter: https://twitter.com/peterwalker99Book: "Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the World": https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1113912/bike-nation/9781911214946.htmlBook: "The Miracle Pill" (out January 21st): https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Miracle-Pill/Peter-Walker/9781471192524Your host, Hans Flensted-Jensen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hansflenstedE-mail: hello@hansflensted.ccFollow Oslo Dawn Patrol as well: https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol/

Do you know what a couch potato is? This is one of the things I talk to Bo Kamstrup about. He is a cycling coach and works with athletes at all levels - from the happy recreational rider to the future pro-rider. Hear Bo talk about how cyclists often reach a certain plateau in their development and what can be done in order to continue developing - also when you have limited amount of time available to spend on the bike.Bo KamstupMensch Mashine - cycling test & coaching: https://menschmaschine.dk/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mensch.cyclingBo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mensch_cycling/E-mail: mensch@menschmaschine.dkYour host, Hans Flensted-Jensen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flenstedjensen/E-mail: hello@hansflensted.ccFollow Oslo Dawn Patrol as well: https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol/

Nick is a mental health ambassador for Movember. He has his own history of mental health challenges - including two suicide attempts - and he is true to this in social media as well. Through cycling Nick has managed to reach a large audience with his message around mental health and how to tackle it. Suicide attempts are much more frequent among men than women and Nick has learned that people (especially men) are much better to open up when side by side on a bike. He is doing a great job in getting the message across that we all have to be open and talk - and check in with each other. Life aren't just happy days!Nick Frendo:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickfrendo/ASCENDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascnd.cc/Web: https://ascnd.cc/meaningful-milesYour host, Hans Flensted-Jensen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flenstedjensen/E-mail: hello@hansflensted.ccFollow Oslo Dawn Patrol as well: https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol/

How much do you know about paracycling? Probably not that much, so in this episode Jason Dyck will tell us more. He is the paracycling head coach for the Norwegian Cycling Federation and for many years he has been working with athletes with disabilities and right now he is in the process of building up the paracycling community in Norway.Jason Dyck:E-mail: jason.dyck@sykling.no Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasondyck/Norwegian Cycling Federationhttps://www.sykling.no/parasyklingYour host, Hans Flensted-Jensen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flenstedjensen/E-mail: hello@hansflensted.ccFollow Oslo Dawn Patrol as well: https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol/ 

By establishing a Women's World Tour professional cycling team, Uno-X may be taking a significant step towards more gender equality in cycling. Recently, they announced that they will have such a women's team up and riding from 2022. I talk to Jens Haugland, the CEO of Uno-X, about the challenges of building a women's team, about green washing and why Uno-X is so involved in cycling.Jens Haugland:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenshaugland/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-haugland-53b1248/Uno-X GM's corner (blog): https://www.unoxteam.no/cornerUno-X Pro team on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unoxteamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unoxteam/YouTube series "The Next Step": https://www.youtube.com/c/UnoXTeam/videosYour host, Hans Flensted-Jensen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flenstedjensen/E-mail: hello@hansflensted.ccFollow Oslo Dawn Patrol as well: https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol/

In this episode we'll be hearing from Teresie Hommersand. She is Norwegian but has been living in South Africa for several years. And now she is on her way back home to Norway by bicycle. And just to make a point of it she isn't just ending her journey at the Norwegian border. No! She is continuing all the way up to North Cape. That's the northernmost point of Europe. She has been on her way for 3 years and is now on the final stretch up through Norway. Teresie's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/capetokappproject/Instagram: @teresiehommersand (https://www.instagram.com/teresiehommersand/)You can support Teresie's cause financially on her fund raising platform: shorturl.at/xEY01Follow @oslodawnpatrol and your host @hans.flensted on Instagram.

Welcome to Cranks at Dawn. Your new podcast about cycling. Your host is Hans Flensted-Jensen - the founder of Oslo Dawn Patrol, which is an open cycling community originating in Norway.Oslo Dawn Patrol on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OsloDawnPatrol/Hans Flensted-Jensen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hans.flensted/