Ali Fitness Podcast

‘Your life after cycling is way longer than your life in cycling.’ When Jan Ullrich was pulled from the Tour de France in 2006 amid one of the biggest doping scandals ever to hit the sport, the German minister of the interior expressed the need for a shift of focus in cycling – away from short-term performance toward long-term health and well-being. Today’s guest knows all too well how difficult it was to compete against the professional cyclists who were using performance enhancing drugs in the mid-1990’s as well as the positive changes that have occurred in the sport since then. Drawn to cycling by the epic battle between LeMond and Hinault in 1986, Alexander Bauer has raced at the juniors, pro and masters levels, earning numerous State, European and World Championship titles. Inspired to help clean cyclists excel, Alex started designing high-performance cycling clothing in 2005, which led to a venture developing skinsuits and aero gear for Team High Road. Since then, national federations, pro teams and ind