Stanley St. Social | cycling conversations

We get technical with Koen de Kort, Head of Innovation and Tech at Lidl-Trek. After 17 years racing at the highest level - 43 classics, 18 Grand Tours - Koen now sits on the other side of the sport, driving the technology that gives WorldTour riders their edge. We dig into his current projects, where the biggest performance gains are being found right now, how cycling tech has evolved from his days in the peloton, and what the future of race equipment, skin suits, aerodynamics and bikes looks like.

Matt Keenan joins Max Gawn and Alex Clements to break down the 2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, one of the biggest Ardennes Classics.
The crew review Tadej Pogačar’s dominant performance, discuss rising star Paul Seixas, and debate their Top 5 sprinters of the decade.

Kell O’Brien joins the social club to talk through a massive spring.
We chat about his classics block with Jayco-AlUla’s - Roubaix in particular, track - his Olympic campaigns and what's next, working for the different riders and much more.

Plappy joins the social club to check in after his altitude camp, review Amstel Gold, and preview the week ahead.

Gerry Ryan AO joins the social club to share his remarkable cycling journey, from sponsoring Kathy Watt’s 1992 Barcelona Olympic success to founding the Jayco team in 1993 and launching Australia’s first UCI WorldTour squad, GreenEDGE (now Jayco AlUla), in 2012. He discusses growing up in Bendigo, key milestones including the 2013 Tour de France team time trial win, the bus-gantry drama, 2018 Vuelta success and Giro heartbreak, the importance of Aussie DNA, caravan sales impact, and his broader sporting contributions. An inspiring conversation with one of Australian sport’s most influential figures.