Evolv Sports Global

14/10/2026

When it comes to sport at the highest level, is talent everything? Barry Austin doesn’t think so.

An engineer by training and respected cycling coach, Barry Austin has applied his talents to analysing data and patterns in developing a data-driven performance coaching approach that’s a deeply individual, athlete-centred philosophy that treats the rider, terrain, and environment as one system.

As a former national Olympic and World Tour cycling manager, Barry holds a UCI Level 3 Coaching Certification, and UCI Certified Sporting Director with a passion for sport, Barry has been credited with bringing out the best in riders such as multiple world champion, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and other talent across the international professional sports spectrum.

According to Barry, talent is just one-third of the equation.

In this fascinating discussion, Barry and Gerald delve deeper into the importance of encouraging structure, personal growth, and performance - and the role each element plays in building lasting champions.

Full episode now available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
https://youtu.be/WgRQHV_muMY

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Talent. Is it everything?An engineer by training and one of cycli...

13/10/2026

EvolvX. Where elite athletes and game changers evolve beyond sport.

Hosted by Gerald de K**k.

Tomorrow morning, Episode 10 brings cycling coach Barry Austin into the conversation to explore why talent is only one-third of the equation, and how structure, personal growth and performance help build lasting champions.

Talent. Is it everything?

Full episode lands tomorrow morning on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

09/10/2026

A bad ride does not mean all progress has stopped.

Andrew Stodel explains why he prefers a long-term goal that he can chip away at every day, even when things go wrong before a race.

Neil Tuck adds another perspective: look after the process and the small sub-goals along the way.

Watch their full conversation in Going Again | Life Cycles, EvolvX Episode 9, out now:
https://youtu.be/IyOHTjTPgv0

08/10/2026

“You either respond or you react.”

Neil Tuck reflects on the slow process of adjusting after a career-ending injury - and why trying to push difficult thoughts away can sometimes be counterproductive.

Even world-class athletes have negative thoughts. As Neil explains, the difference lies in how they manage them and how quickly.

Watch Neil and Andrew Stodel’s full conversation in Going Again | Life Cycles, EvolvX Episode 9, out now:
https://youtu.be/IyOHTjTPgv0

06/10/2026

“I’ve been ridden over seven times. I’m full of pins.”

Andrew Stodel has faced repeated collisions, broken bones and the physical risks that come with handcycling. Yet he tells the story with humour and perspective.

When people recognise him as “the guy who rides that flat bike”, his response is simple:

“At least you saw me.”

Watch the full conversation in EvolvX Episode 9, Going Again | Life Cycles:
https://youtu.be/IyOHTjTPgv0

03/10/2026

Big goals provide direction. Short-term goals create momentum.

Neil Tuck explains why motivation is only one part of the picture. A sense of personal mastery and control over what lies within our sphere can be just as important.

Andrew Stodel brings that idea to life through his own approach: one audacious goal, one nearer-term target and an internal drive that does not depend on outside recognition.

Watch the full conversation in Going Again | Life Cycles, EvolvX Episode 9:
https://youtu.be/IyOHTjTPgv0

30/09/2026

𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 | 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀

In 2001, while training for the Argus Cycle Tour, Andrew Stodel broke his back and was left paralysed from the sternum down.

Determined not to let his physical setback alter the course of his life, his goals and his ambitions. He got back on the bike, and went on to become a competitive, successful road and hand cyclist with many podium finishes to his name.

With Andrew in the studio is respected clinical psychologist and performance consultant, Neil Tuck.

Neil has been working with the Sports Science Institute in Cape Town for a number of years now assisting athletes, teams and executives alike perform under pressure.

Whether it's a life-changing injury, a dip in performance, or a sudden loss, setbacks force us to change how we see our lives. So how do we get going again?

Join us as Gerald de K**k talks to Andrew and Neil about the cycles of life and what it really takes to come back.

Full episode now available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
https://youtu.be/IyOHTjTPgv0

Going Again | Life CyclesFrom traumatic life-changing injuries to...

29/09/2026

EvolvX. Where elite athletes and game changers evolve beyond sport.

Hosted by Gerald de K**k.

Tomorrow morning, Episode 9 brings Andrew Stodel and clinical psychologist and performance consultant Neil Tuck together for a conversation about life’s setbacks, resilience and what it takes to get going again.

Full episode lands tomorrow morning.

28/09/2026

Are marketers trying too hard to game the algorithm?

Doug Bird’s point: marketers can become so absorbed in strategy, impressions, hooks and finding creative ways to game the algorithm that they lose sight of the person they are trying to reach.

The algorithm is not the only way to connect with people.

Watch the full EvolvX Episode 8 with Doug Bird: https://youtu.be/Hr_CVrZIn_Y

24/09/2026

Live experiences are heading into a ‘golden era of eventing’.

Doug Bird has spent more than a year tracking global brand spend, acquisitions and the growing value of in-real-life experiences. His prediction: well-run events with strong brands are positioned to thrive over the next decade.

Watch the full EvolvX Episode 8: https://youtu.be/Hr_CVrZIn_Y