Toms Skujins on bike racing, ice hockey and potatoes

Matt Stephens chats to Toms Skujiņš about his hugely impressive results in recent seasons, with the Lidl-Trek rider coming second at last year’s Strade Bianche, and finishing 4th in the road race at the UCI World Championships in Zurich. The former Latvian national champ is suited to long and hard days in the saddle, and has high hopes for the 2025 season where he’ll certainly be one to watch. Once the official potato ambassador of Latvia, there’s no wonder he takes every opportunity to extol the virtues of the humble spud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices