Jens Voigt: Life lessons from 30+ years of riding

Legendarily tough rider Jens Voigt shares 33 years’ worth of cycling wisdom: a shortcut-free masterclass in hard training

Jens Voigt escapes on stage twenty of the 2013 Tour de France

Jens Voigt escapes on stage twenty of the 2013 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

We sat down with breakaway hardman Jens Voigt to hear all about his training from over 30 years of cycling.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.