
Domestique Cycling Podcast· Staffel 2· Folge 4
Alexander Kristoff: 'I would trade a Tour de France win for a World Championship' - Domestique Hotseat
Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2026 · 1 h 02
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Former sprint king Alexander Kristoff joins us for The Hotseat to talk about life after retirement, his unforgettable memories racing alongside Tadej Pogačar, and why he would swap one of his Tour stage wins for rainbow stripes.
Also in this episode:
- Why he's only touched his bike three times since retiring in October
- His honest take on Pogačar's evolution from 2020 Tour winner to today's dominant force
- The brutal reality of racing against Sagan, Cavendish and Kittel in their primes
- Losing the 2017 World Championships by just 3-5 centimetres on home soil in Norway
- Whether Van der Poel at peak form could beat Boonen, Cancellara and Van Aert at Paris-Roubaix
- His new life painting apartments and picking up his kids from kindergarten
The Norwegian also reveals which rider was crucial to his success at Katusha, shares stories from that incredible 2020 Tour de France with UAE Team Emirates, and explains why watching the classics on TV beats suffering in the back of the peloton.