Rob Hatch is joined by a very special guest in this week’s Gruppetto. Andoni Iraola, manager of AFC Bournemouth sits down to discuss his cycling idols, favourite climb, and even answer the age old debate of Cyclist vs Footballer.
There’s also all the usual action from the UAE Tour, Andalucia, and beyond!
Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Andoni Iraola interview 0:36
Who has the harder job? A football or a cyclist? 1:25
Iraola’s first contact with the sport, the Tour de France, and Miguel Induráin 2:26
Can he still find time to watch the sport? 3:13
Iraola takes on Cycling Fantasy League 4:06
Was Marcelo Bielsa a cycling fan? 4:36
Similarities between cycling and football 5:00
A favorite climb? 6:20
Who’s going to win the Tour of Flanders? 6:38
Current favorite rider? 7:43
Which Premier League player would make a great cyclist?
Alberto Contador on Iraola 8:50
UAE Tour recap 9:30
Clasica Jaen 12:20
Volta Algarve 12:46
Volta Andalucia 15:12
Classic Var 17:41
Outro 18:14
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9 Comments
It’s a completely pointless question, great footballers are highly skilled, cycling is simply train, eat, rinse , repeat. Even I managed a decent amount of riding, and I could not become a good footballer given several lifetimes
Everyone is tougher than today's football players
I was driving my car down the road the other day and I saw a a bicyclist. And, just for fun I honked my horn and flipped him off.
Hilarious.
So, he pulls us up next to me at the stop sign and he says "what's your problem?"
Well, I got out of my car and he just kicked the living crap out of me.
Turns out he was really tough from riding his bike all those miles.
Wish I'd known you were in Bournemouth Rob, would have gone down to say hello!
Yes, they are tougher. Cyclists don't get a 15 minute break after 45 minutes of play.
Football takes way more skill. Cycling is more about effort
which one wails when he falls down on grass 😂
Good Spanish accent Rob, you can even speak Euskera. Top job mate
Both sports – if played at the highest level – require absolute will power and talent. Talent pool in football is so big. Up to 99 percent of academy(!) players won't become a pro footballer.
Besides, In football you have to tough through injuries and pain during numerous training days. The show on pitch on Matchday is just part of the game. A pity . But they do everything for the win… doesn't mean they're not durable…