Podcast
George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde
April 15, 2020
The Blackberry Farm Pro-Am Classic explores every aspect of cycling. In part three of our 2019 Pro-Am conversation, retired professional cyclists Christian Vande Velde and George Hincapie discuss current professional riders, how to excel more US athletes onto the world stage, and how to get today’s youth engaged in the sport of cycling.
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George Hincapie
Former Professional Cyclist
George grew up in Queens, New York, where hisfather Ricardo introduced him to cycling. He quickly developed a passion forthe sport and excelled, winning 10 junior nationaltitles and two world medals prior to moving to theprofessional ranks and cycling’s top teams.During his 19-year professional career, Hincapie was regarded as the premierAmerican classics rider of his generation. He competed in a record 17 Ronde vanVlaanderen races and finished second at the grueling Paris-Roubaix, the best everfor any American. Beyond the classics he rode in the Tour de France 17 times andwon three US National Road Race championships.
Guest
Christian Vande Velde
Former Professional Cyclist
Christian Vande Velde has competed in almost everyimportant cycling event from the World Cup to allthree of the Grand Tours. Talented both on the roadand the track, Christian rode for the 2000 U.S. OlympicTrack Team in Sydney and for the 2008 U.S. OlympicRoad Team in Beijing. Christian now serves as acommentator for NBC Sports.