velonation.com, Ed Hood, 21 February 2011
Posted by: lucybears

Whilst the media focuses on Sky, Cav, Brad and the Tour, there are some riders who ‘just get on with it’ in the real world of pro cycling - no agents, no four year contracts, no angst-ridden interviews, no tabloid articles, no book deals or no ‘recalibrations.’

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 23 September 2008
Posted by: lucybears

They’re like Japanese soldiers on some isolated Pacific island, fighting on ten years after the war has finished – because no one has told them to stop. Why do they do it? We caught up with ex British elite road champion, Hamish Haynes to ask him that very question.

veloresults.co.uk, Ed Hood, 21 September 2008
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Hamish Haynes is one of British cycling's 'forgotten men.' Whilst Cycling Weekly tells us about the successes of the U23 Academy riders in Italy - ex-British Elite Champion Hamish just gets on with the job, competing against some of the best riders in Belgium, week in and week out.

pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 14 March 2008
Posted by: lucybears

It takes a while, a decent Michelin map, and some luck to find Hamish Haynes' house. The tiny village where he lives is near the the town of Tienen in the Belgian province of Brabant.