Inside the Beehive: the podcast

We have won! Simon Yates takes our first stage win of this Tour de France after an impressive day up front. We call in with him while he travels to the next hotel. And we hear from Nathan Van Hooydonck about his new job in the team, his work during this Tour de France and how he experienced today's win.

It was officially announced on X that Wout van Aert was going to sprint for the stage, but in the end he fooled everyone again. We hear from Grischa Niermann and Jonas Vingegaard after stage 9 of the Tour de France. And Chief Marketing Officer Jasper Saeijs tells us more about our new clothing partners Nike and Nimbl.

All Belgian media wanted to know how he felt after his second spot in stage 8 of the Tour de France. We translate it for you in this episode. Next to that we have a chat with our performance nutritionist Gabriel Martins about his work, our riders' preferences and the importance of not only healthy but also tasty food.

Another chaotic and spectacular finish on top of the Mur de Bretagne. Jonas came in second. In this episode we hear from our riders and we talk about our special Tour de France kit with Tom Houtgraaf. How do you design a new kit? And what things do you need to take into account?

Today's episode turns pink for a bit. We had a crazy day of racing in Normandy, with Giro-winner Simon Yates in the breakaway. Next to the Tour de France, the women are currently in their fight for pink in Italy. Marianne Vos took a second spot today in stage 5. We hear from both Simon as women's sports director Jan Boven.

Today we had a flat TT around the city of Caen in stage 5 of the Tour de France. Before the race we already spoke to Jamie Lowden, our aerodynamics specialist. He explained how much work went into today's stage. We also hear from Grischa Niermann and Jonas Vingegaard directly after the race.

We have video maker, beer brewer, dj, creator influencer and entrepreneur Rob Van Impe, better known Average Rob, with us today. Together with him and two of his friends, we spend an entire day in our hospitality program, with former rider Theo Eltink as our driver. We hear about his experiences, love for cycling and view on this year's Tour de France.

A very long wait followed by a very hectic finale. Luckily, all of our guys made it to the finish line safely. We checked in with our soigneur Martijn Snaet while he was preparing to hand over some musettes to our riders and he told us all about his job.

A third spot for Jonas in the second stage of the 2025 Tour de France, but did we also manage to capture the perfect shot of this performance? We talk about with team photographer Bram Berkien in today's episode.

Inside the Beehive is back with a daily podcast from the Tour de France '25. Today we talk about stage 1 with head of performance Mathieu Heijboer. We hear from Grischa Niermann, Matteo Jorgenson and Jonas Vingegaard about our plan and Mathieu Heijboer explains what a head of performance actually does.

Inside the Beehive is back with a daily podcast from the Tour de France '25. Today we talk about our prerace press conference with sports director Frans Maassen. Next to that, we discuss his role in the team and all the activities in the days leading up to the race.

In this edition of Inside the Beehive - Podcast, host Sander Kleikers speaks to sporting director Merijn Zeeman. After 12 years he will leave the team at the end of the season to become general manager at AZ Football Club. But first all eyes are on this Tour de France. With high hopes for Jonas Vingegaard and the team in this second part of Le Tour. “I am looking forward to hear on the race radio that Tadej Pogacar is ‘distancé'.”Discover our Tour de France collection: https://teamvismaleaseabike.com/l/tvl2024tdf/

Inside the Beehive: the podcast is the latest podcast from Team Visma | Lease a Bike. We take you behind the scenes, you'll hear background stories and news from our riders and staff members. In this episode, host Sander Kleikers speaks with DS Grischa Niermann. About the Tour de France and the run-up to it. About Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson and his own love for the race. Discover our Tour de France collection: https://teamvismaleaseabike.com/l/tvl2024tdf/