PrePro
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PrePro
Every sportsperson started out from scratch. @eugenelaverty speaks to fellow riders, drivers and cyclists about their journey to becoming pro. #prepro
Recent Episodes
20 episodes
PreProE.20 Gordon Crockard
Four-times Grand Prix winner Gordon Crockard is the first motocross rider on the show. Gordy was never hailed as a child phenom so he was as surprised...
PreProE.19 Danny Hart
In what has been hailed as the greatest MTB moment of the decade Danny Hart appeared to burst onto the scene in 2011 by winning the UCI Downhill Mount...
PreProE.18 Geraint Thomas
Becoming an Olympic champion and a Tour de France race winner may change some people but not Geraint Thomas. He’s still the same old ‘G’ that started...
PreProE.17 Luke Rowe
Team Ineos cyclist Luke Rowe is the most selfless athlete I know. Every July he sacrifices his own race to help his team leaders to glory in the Tour...
PrePro E.16 Valtteri Bottas
Finland has had a number of Formula 1 world champions and Valtteri Bottas' name could soon be added to that list. Like many his career started out in...
PrePro E.15 Mark Webber
Mark Webber is one of the most successful drivers ever to come out of Australia. Persistence earned Mark his first go-kart. In fact, persistence earne...
PrePro E.14 Marco Melandri
Marco Melandri won his first Grand Prix back in 1998 when he was just a kid. On the eve of his final race before retirement Marco sat down with Eugene...
PrePro E.13 Chaz Davies
Chaz Davies has stood on a World Championship podium in every season since 2010. However, people often forget that the eight seasons prior were a roll...
PrePro E.12 Tiffany Cromwell
The first woman on the show is Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell. Discovered by a Talent Identification program at 14 Tiff has enjoyed the best part...
PrePro E.11 Greg Callaghan
Dublin's Greg Callaghan is Ireland's only professional mountainbike rider. Before breaking through to the pro ranks Greg was living out of his van and...
PrePro E.10 Allan McNish
A 32 year racing career is no mean feat. Even more impressive is the fact that Scotsman Allan McNish won the World Endurance Championship in his final...
PrePro E.9 Mitch Evans
The second Kiwi on the show is Formula E race winner Mitch Evans. After winning the GP3 Series in 2012 aged just 18 Mitch had his sights set on F1 but...
PrePro E.8 Mick Doohan
Australian Mick Doohan needs no introduction. From 1994 to 1998 Mick won five consecutive 500cc Grand Prix world titles. Moreover, he's a top man.
PrePro E.7 Michael & John Laverty
The Laverty brothers are the epitome of the accidental professionals. Growing up in Toomebridge riding bikes for fun they soon found themselves on Bri...
PrePro E.6 Phil Deignan
A fourteen year pro, Irishman Phil Deignan has lived through both the best and worst eras of cycling. Phil talks through his career with typical modes...
PrePro E.5 Stoffel Vandoorne
Belgium isn't historically a country known for racing car drivers but Stoffel Vandoorne took to four wheels like a duck to water winning title after t...
PrePro E.4 Jeremy McWilliams
Jeremy McWilliams is one of the grittiest riders ever to put his leg over a motorbike. Already 29 before he entered Grand Prix racing, Jeremy fought h...
PrePro E.3 Nico Roche
Being the son of a cycling legend can have its advantages but there's always a flip-side. Nico Roche tells Eugene about his journey to becoming a prof...
PrePro E.2 Brendon Hartley
The first racing car driver to be summoned by Eugene Laverty is Kiwi Brendon Hartley. Not one to give up easily, Brendon fought for a decade to break...
PrePro E.1 Bradley Smith
In the first episode of PrePro Eugene speaks with MotoGP rider Bradley Smith about his path to becoming a Grand Prix rider at just 15 years of age.