‘Maybe I need to say I’m going to smash Pogačar next year.’
Kristof Ramon, Cor Vos
In the latest entry in our Ten Questions series, Escape Collective caught up with Tudor’s Michael Storer, fresh off a banner 2025 campaign that saw him storm to a Paris-Nice stage win, a Tour of the Alps GC title, a Grand Tour top 10 at the Giro d’Italia, and his first ever Monument podium at Il Lombardia.
Michael Storer and the mystery of the stolen egg
For months, TV commentator Carlton Kirby has claimed that the Australian rider once stole his boiled egg at a breakfast buffet. Did he?
The 28-year-old Australian will look to go even better in 2026, with a return to the Giro as his main objective. As the new season gets into gear, Storer told Escape about his science background, his ideas for generating more hype, his up-and-down relationship with the Tour of the Alps, his favorite race to ride, and more.
Dane Cash: Not counting gym class/PhysEd, what was your best subject in school?
Michael Storer: Chemistry … I actually started a chemistry degree [at the University of Western Australia], but then I stopped after a year and a half for becoming a pro cyclist.
DC: That’s quite a career change! Do you think you might go back to chemistry after your cycling career?
MS: It depends. It was an interest as something I was good at, but it depends on my priorities when I eventually finish professional cycling, because for everyone, there is a finish to the career.
DC: It seems like you kind of flew under the radar for a few years earlier in your career. Assuming you agree – and feel free to disagree – why do you think that might have been?
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