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Laurens de Plus on being our Ambassador, overcoming burnout, and playing football like Fellaini

Laurens de Plus on being our Ambassador, overcoming burnout, and playing football like Fellaini

FromThe Geraint Thomas Cycling Club


Laurens de Plus on being our Ambassador, overcoming burnout, and playing football like Fellaini

FromThe Geraint Thomas Cycling Club

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome (back) to the GTCC... Laurens de Plus!
Our much loved Watts Occurring Ambassador De Pluski has become a regular on the pods this year - so we thought it was time to sit him down and let our GTCC members get to know him a little better.
Tipped for huge success as a young rider coming out of Belgium, Laurens enjoyed an incredible start to his career: racing for Quick-Step, Jumbo, and then INEOS. But a viral illness and burnout wiped out almost his entire 2020 and 2021. The road back was a long and uncertain one.
But he made it. And he's become G's right-hand man (after Luke, of course) along the way. A starring ride in support of G at the Giro this year showed the cycling world that LDP is back to his best and he's revving up for a big 2024.
Meanwhile, Tom and G think it's about time we had a GTCC phonetic alphabet. Can you help? Hit us up on social or email GTCC@crowdnetwork.co.uk with your suggestions! It's also time for G to finally climb right to the top of Mount Teide. Let's see if he's true to his word this time round.
We'll be back next week.
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Released:
Jan 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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