The Piste Take
Hosted by track cycling professionals, Lewis Stewart and Jonny Mitchell, the Piste Take offers top level insight into the world of track cycling. With expert analysis from some of the sports top riders and coaches, we offer a deep dive into the stories, shenanigans and titbits as the sport gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.The Piste Take releases on Thursdays on a fortnightly basis, with some bonus extra episodes lined up.Artwork by Taylor Craig with thanks to Glasgow Caledonian Library for the use of their recording studio.
The Piste Take
Episode 47: From Grassroots to Team Pursuits with Anders Johnson
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We are back with our normal episodes with a BANG! This week we take our longest ever intro to discuss the recent doping ban of Colombian track star, Martha Bayona Pineda before welcoming on Team USA superstar and human Adonis, Mr Anders Johnson.
As a bronze medallist in last year's Individual Pursuit in Chile, Santiago, Anders is in a great place to tell us about the USA Men's Endurance Programme; their development from anonymity to thrusting themselves into the spotlight. We chat all things from his route into track cycling, the origins of their hodge-podge team pursuit group and their ultimate professional start-up mentality as they build towards a home Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028.
It was a pure pleasure chatting with Anders and we wish Team USA all the best in their quest to qualify and perform in LA.
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