{"id":405117,"date":"2026-02-03T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405117\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:52:19","slug":"ten-questions-with-michael-storer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405117\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Questions with Michael Storer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Maybe I need to say I’m going to smash Poga\u010dar next year.’<\/p>\n

\"Dane<\/p>\n

Kristof Ramon, Cor Vos<\/p>\n

In the latest entry in our Ten Questions series<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

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Michael Storer and the mystery of the stolen egg<\/p>\n

For months, TV commentator Carlton Kirby has claimed that the Australian rider once stole his boiled egg at a breakfast buffet. Did he?<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Dane Cash: Not counting gym class\/PhysEd, what was your best subject in school?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

DC: That’s quite a career change! Do you think you might go back to chemistry after your cycling career?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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DC: It seems like you kind of flew under the radar for a few years earlier in your career. Assuming you agree \u2013\u00a0and feel free to disagree \u2013\u00a0why do you think that might have been?<\/p>\n

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