Gerry Ryan | Building GreenEdge

About this episode

Gerry Ryan AO shares his journey in cycling, from sponsoring Olympic success to founding Australia's first UCI WorldTour squad.

Gerry Ryan AO joins the social club to share his remarkable cycling journey, from sponsoring Kathy Watt’s 1992 Barcelona Olympic success to founding the Jayco team in 1993 and launching Australia’s first UCI WorldTour squad, GreenEDGE (now Jayco AlUla), in 2012. He discusses growing up in Bendigo, key milestones including the 2013 Tour de France team time trial win, the bus-gantry drama, 2018 Vuelta success and Giro heartbreak, the importance of Aussie DNA, caravan sales impact, and his broader sporting contributions. An inspiring conversation with one of Australian sport’s most influential figures.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clements

Guest: Gerry Ryan AO

Topics covered

• cycling journey
• Australian cycling history
• GreenEDGE team
• Olympic sponsorship
• Tour de France
• sports contributions

Keywords

• Gerry Ryan
• GreenEDGE
• Jayco
• cycling
• Tour de France
• Olympics
• Bendigo
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jayco, GreenEDGE, Jayco AlUla

Places: Bendigo

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