Getting To Know The Grenadiers: AJ August

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • Ahead of his debut as an INEOS Grenadier, we dispatched Matt Stephens to chat to young American talent AJ August. Check out their sea-side conversation in the first episode in the new series of Getting To Know The Grenadiers.

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  • @jimbrittain2617
    @jimbrittain2617 7 місяців тому +22

    Whatever Ineos is paying Matt, it is too low. Legend = Matt Stephens!!!! Cannot wait for the other videos to come through.

  • @branthayenga3967
    @branthayenga3967 7 місяців тому +33

    What kind of watts do you need to get a contract with Ineos at 18 years old? This kid must be incredible.

    • @Cheese-dq6dm
      @Cheese-dq6dm 7 місяців тому +12

      He did at least 6.9 w/kg for almost 14 minutes on a climb! Power file is somewhere on strava

    • @michelleweaver8194
      @michelleweaver8194 7 місяців тому +4

      AJ is truly amazing! Such a hard worker and performs great under pressure. I am so excited to watch him in his professional career!

    • @SweetLike
      @SweetLike 7 місяців тому +1

      He is- check out how he did last year at Redlands Classic and throughout SoCal racing last season.

    • @luisgonzalez1157
      @luisgonzalez1157 7 місяців тому +1

      He was so strong and consistent when he won Junior Tour of Ireland. Looked so smooth under pressure. Didn’t try to showboat but just put it down when it mattered and hid when it didn’t. Impressive.

  • @johnporteous422
    @johnporteous422 7 місяців тому +1

    Some crazy comments here about Matt. He is brilliant as ever, had to work hard to get anything much out of AJ - fair enough, he is young yet. Watch the one with G to see how it should flow. Matt is the man!!

  • @jamesporter5630
    @jamesporter5630 7 місяців тому +2

    18! Sweet Jesus, his physiological numbers must be off the charts.

  • @darrenfullwood8279
    @darrenfullwood8279 7 місяців тому +20

    I love Matt's interviews, he's a legend! I could watch him for hours.

  • @bramswinkels3348
    @bramswinkels3348 7 місяців тому +4

    Ineos should really set up a Dev team. It is just sad seeing for example michael leonard last year. Keep those kids in Dev team until they are fully ready. Putting them straight into WT makes them forget what winning is like.

  • @biketrybe7071
    @biketrybe7071 7 місяців тому +2

    Beef on fish, words to live by.

  • @UpcountryUltra
    @UpcountryUltra 7 місяців тому +2

    Isn't it wild that he's so "green" that he doesn't understand how good he is, or has the potential to be... The way he talks of Merckx, yet certainly has a higher w/kg and higher vo2 than Merckx ever had...

  • @johnslover8079
    @johnslover8079 7 місяців тому +1

    His Vo2 is 92! Larger than Greg Lemond

    • @chrisridesbicycles
      @chrisridesbicycles 7 місяців тому

      Wasn‘t peak LeMond 92.5? Anyway, Jonas was at 97 when he was 17. It only gets more interesting.

  • @hangrytim
    @hangrytim 7 місяців тому

    Not the greatest q&a from Matt. Hope this young man gets a chance to show his talent. 🤞🏻

  • @michaelchefalo6289
    @michaelchefalo6289 7 місяців тому

    Garbage plate red hots or cheeseburgers, onions, meat based hot sauce, mustard, macaroni salad, baked beans and/or home fries (potatoes) all on one plate. Nick Tahoe did it first and best.

  • @Edwardhernandez-f7f
    @Edwardhernandez-f7f 7 місяців тому +3

    With so many things to ask about cycling you ask what's your favorite dinosaur really matt worst interview ever mate

  • @kylebeikirch2930
    @kylebeikirch2930 7 місяців тому +7

    Normally I would say you are not a true Rochesterian without eating a garbage plate but since AJ is an elite athlete, I'll let it slide.

  • @sophiescyclingandwalkingch4294
    @sophiescyclingandwalkingch4294 7 місяців тому +3

    Good luck AJ and to the rest of the Squad. Hope 2024 is a successful season. Don’t go out drinking with G though!

  • @elgrandegrande
    @elgrandegrande 7 місяців тому +2

    Dynamic eyebrow action.

  • @ritjobbie
    @ritjobbie 7 місяців тому +1

    How hard was it for him to lie and say Dogtown? Rochester is proud of this guy but he needs to step up his hometown food game!!

  • @Ian-Saxon
    @Ian-Saxon 7 місяців тому +1

    The future superstar of cycling.

  • @Stephen-nq5kd
    @Stephen-nq5kd 7 місяців тому +1

    Classic garbage plate is cheeseburger, home fries (that’s chunked and fried potatoes) and macaroni salad on a plate with a meat hot sauce all over it!!!

  • @denebrown4065
    @denebrown4065 7 місяців тому +2

    Top interviewer

  • @MattGrovesFTW
    @MattGrovesFTW 7 місяців тому +3

    Dennys > IHOP don't @ me

  • @roamingcanyon
    @roamingcanyon 7 місяців тому

    Usually like Matt's videos but this falls way short. Just hammering the kid with a load of poor questions.

  • @garychaundy146
    @garychaundy146 7 місяців тому

    Best question ever..."What's your second favorite dinosaur?" Brilliant. 😂😂😂

  • @patrickenglish9593
    @patrickenglish9593 7 місяців тому

    Matt-can’t believe you’re trying to corrupt him with gravy. I can stretch to curry sauce (after a night out that I suspect AJ may not have) but gravy? Come on

  • @payneridesbikes
    @payneridesbikes 7 місяців тому

    Garbage plates are the best!!! He's not really from there then... lol

  • @craignittolo3040
    @craignittolo3040 7 місяців тому

    Looking forward to seeing AJ pro career unfold
    Ps garbage plate, two cheeseburgers, macaroni salad, home fries, covered in hot meat sauce

  • @isitrachelorj3953
    @isitrachelorj3953 7 місяців тому

    One name to all young Americans - Justin Spinelli. Be careful, be smart.

  • @Andy_ATB
    @Andy_ATB 7 місяців тому

    A shame he seems to have given up on CX; was a promising junior last season......

  • @tynelson9003
    @tynelson9003 7 місяців тому

    more of these with Matt please

  • @lizmiller5739
    @lizmiller5739 7 місяців тому +3

    Don't believe everything he tells you, AJ😛 Especially NOT gravy or curry on fish and chips🤢😛😂 But apart from that, Matt is a great guy👌

  • @Tarmaccyclocross
    @Tarmaccyclocross 7 місяців тому +1

    Won’t take long the most boring team since team sky

  • @CG-99
    @CG-99 7 місяців тому

    Good format idea, like to get to know the riders better….but the execution is awful, dreadful quite silly content - this one is bad, the Geraint Thomas one is worse.