Zak Dempster | Red Bull’s High-Performance Culture

About this episode

Zak Dempster discusses his journey from WorldTour cyclist to Chief of Sports at Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe.

Zak Dempster is the Chief of Sports at Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe. He raced at the WorldTour level for over a decade before transitioning into team management, rising quickly through roles at Israel Cycling Academy and INEOS Grenadiers to now oversee all sporting and performance operations for Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clements

Guest: Zak Dempster

Topics covered

• high-performance culture
• cycling management
• sports operations
• team management
• WorldTour cycling

Keywords

• Zak Dempster
• Red Bull
• BORA – hansgrohe
• cycling
• sports management
• INEOS Grenadiers
• Israel Cycling Academy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Bull, BORA – hansgrohe, Israel Cycling Academy, INEOS Grenadiers

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