He’s been in the job as CEO of Cycling Australia for a couple of years and Nick Green has taken to his ‘new’ sport with gusto.

We caught up with the former rower to talk about the penultimate stage of the opening round of the WorldTour last Saturday.

He was just about to get on his bike and ride back to Adelaide from the top of Old Willunga Hill, where many had just witnessed the fourth successive stage win by Richie Porte on the Saturday of the Tour Down Under.

This is a quick Q&A but, as it concludes, it’s bound to be continued…