Phil Thomas
Velo Veritas,
29 April 2020
Strongman Rider in the ’80s
If you were around British bike racing in the 70’s and 80’s then you’ll remember the name, Phil Thomas. One of those Liverpool ‘cheeky chappies’ who were so strong in British cycling back then and a prolific winner on the road and criterium scene.
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 Heinrich Haussler
VeloNews,
27 April 2020
Day in the life: Heinrich Haussler
Full-gas training on open roads and two young sons keeping Australian veteran busy in southwest Germany.
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 Eric van Lancker
Pez Cyclingnews,
27 April 2020
Classics Winner Eric Van Lancker Gets PEZ’d!
In the late 80s and early 90s there were a lot of big names in the peloton winning Classics – Sean Kelly, Phil Anderson, Gianni Bugno, Eric Vanderaerden… The list goes on. But there was another name: Eric Van Lancker, who popped up and took Liège, Amstel and a clutch of other top results.
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 Mark Stewart
Velo Veritas,
27 April 2020
World Cup Points Race Winner Dropped from Team GB
Winning the Points Race in Minsk ahead of double 2020 Worlds medallist Seb Mora of Spain, second in the Omnium in Glasgow to 2020 World Champion Benjamin Thomas of France, despite not knowing he was riding until just hours before the race…
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Christopher Mcglinchey
velouk,
26 April 2020
Interview: Chris McGlinchey (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK)
Winner on Saturday night in the Zwift Classics Pro-Am series event, the Crit City Slam e-race, was Ireland’s Chris McGlinchey (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) – we chatted afterwards
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 Sean Kelly
Pez Cyclingnews,
25 April 2020
Sean Kelly Talks Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Sean Kelly was the ‘King of the Classics’ for many years, but the man from Carrick-on-Suir also won the Vuelta a España and many shorter stage races. His record at Liège-Bastogne-Liège is incomparable and so Ed Hood caught up with Irishman for his thoughts on the ‘Old Lady’ of the road.
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 Damien Clayton
The British Continental,
23 April 2020
From architect to UCI race winner in 3 years. Part 3
Rewind to the summer of 2016. Damien Clayton had just graduated as an architect and had little concept of road racing. In fact, he hadn’t ridden more than 10 miles in one go on a bicycle. Full stop. He was very far from the fast-improving, UCI race-winning, road racer he is now. Rewind to the summer
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 Megan Jastrab
VeloNews,
23 April 2020
Day in the life: Megan Jastrab
Ten questions with the junior road world champion Megan Jastrab as she makes the most of life on a quiet Olympic Training Center campus.
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Tim Harris
Pez Cyclingnews,
23 April 2020
PEZ Talk: Bahrain-McLaren DS Tim Harris
International man of intrigue, multi lingual, extensively travelled, font of all knowledge and double national champion – Tim Harris has been in the ‘Cycling Game’ for most of his life and is now on the staff of the Bahrain-McLaren team. Ed Hood spoke to Tim in lock down in Belgium.
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Damien Clayton
The British Continental,
23 April 2020
From architect to UCI race winner in 3 years. Part 2
Rewind to the summer of 2016. Damien Clayton had just graduated as an architect and had little concept of road racing. In fact, he hadn’t ridden more than 10 miles in one go on a bicycle. Full stop. He was very far from the fast-improving, UCI race-winning, road racer he is now.
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 Bernard Hinault
VeloNews,
22 April 2020
Bernard Hinault breaks down his historic win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
One year stands out among others in the annals of this great race: the 1980 edition. It was not that Bernard Hinault came across the finish line first, but the manner in which he won—surviving a brutal snowstorm with an 80-kilometer solo breakaway.
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 Henk Vogels
Pez Cyclingnews,
21 April 2020
Henk Vogels Gets PEZ’d!
An Australian with a very Dutch heritage and a long and varied career. Ed Hood managed to track down the super-experienced rider on the Gold Coast to hear about his past and present.
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 Michael Wilson
Velo Veritas,
21 April 2020
Aussie Giro Stage Winner in the 80’s
‘Lockdown’ does have benefits. The big advantage for me is that I have time to catch up with riders who it’s long overdue I should speak to. One such rider is Australia’s Micheal Wilson, a winner of Grand Tour stages and Italian races of quality.
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 Maeve Plouffe
Pedalnorth.com,
20 April 2020
Hannah interviews rising Aussie road & track star, Maeve Plouffe
In the midst of her racing at the Tasmanian Carnivals, I got a chance to chat with Maeve Plouffe, a professional track cyclist in Australia. You might have seen Maeve winning the madison or holding the bronze medal in the 2018 Australian Track Nationals Omnium, where she came in behind the internati
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 Elisabeth Deignan-Armitstead
Bicycling,
20 April 2020
How This Pro Cyclist Landed a Contract at 6 Months Pregnant
Understandable—and impressive. Deignan (known as Lizzie Armitstead until she married Irish pro cyclist Philip Deignan in 2016) hasn’t even been a mom for seven weeks, yet seems unfazed by the kind of priority juggling that stymies many new parents.
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 Kathryn Bertine
Green Living Show,
20 April 2020
Cycling for change
Reading the book As Good As Gold, I was struck by the incredible resilience of author and professional cyclist Kathryn Bertine as she attempted to make it to the Beijing Olympics facing issues ranging from flat tires to jellyfish.
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