Alexander Kristoff: 'I would trade a Tour stage for a World Championship' - Domestique Hotseat

Former sprint king Alexander Kristoff joins us for The Hotseat to talk about life after retirement, his unforgettable memories racing alongside Tadej Pogačar, and why he would swap one of his Tour stage wins for rainbow stripes. Also in this episode: Why he's only touched his bike three times since retiring in October His honest take on Pogačar's evolution from 2020 Tour winner to today's dominant force The brutal reality of racing against Sagan, Cavendish and Kittel in their primes Losing the 2017 World Championships by just 3-5 centimetres on home soil in Norway Whether Van der Poel at peak form could beat Boonen, Cancellara and Van Aert at Paris-Roubaix His new life painting apartments and picking up his kids from kindergarten The Norwegian also reveals which rider was crucial to his success at Katusha, shares stories from that incredible 2020 Tour de France with UAE Team Emirates, and explains why watching the classics on TV beats suffering in the back of the peloton. APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF 1080p AS A VIDEO OPTION THIS WEEK 00:00 Intro 01:02 Start of the interview 02:56 World's Smartest Man 05:29 Returning to the life of a non-athlete 10:50 The return home to Uno-X 12:42 Importance of Scandinavian cycling teams 20:10 Assembling a Scandinavian team for Tour de France 22:20 Importance of salary security in cycling teams 27:10 Kristoff's last race experience in Lankawi 30:07 Kristoff's future plans after retirement 34:39 Kristoff reflects on Flanders victory 38:46 Impact of social media on cycling races 41:58 Challenges of post-race media interviews 44:35 Funding issues for Tour of Norway 47:38 Cycling's popularity in Norway 49:28 Pogacar's rapid rise in cycling 52:49 Pogacar's skills in cycling crashes 54:58 Favourite rivalries 57:20 Van der Poel vs. Pogacar in Classics SUBSCRIBE and get notified when a new video drops: 👉 @DomestiqueCycling Get your cycling news and feature articles on Domestique: https://www.domestiquecycling.com/ Follow Domestique on Socials 🔗 👉 X: https://x.com/Domestique___ 👉 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/domestiquecy... 👉 Instagram:   / domestique___   👉 WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBX... 👉 TikTok:   / domestiquecycling   👉 Facebook:   / domestiquecyclingcom   👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36bP23f...