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By David Hunter Topsport Vlaanderen are quite an amazing team. Year after year they supply World Tour teams with new riders, without exception. It’s this ability to develop young talent that attracts me to the team. This year’s riders to graduate are Tim Declerq(Etixx), Gijs Van Hoecke(Jumbo) and Floris De Tier(Jumbo). That followed a bumper season…
By David Hunter “I can still remember back to the start of 2013, I was watching the track racing in Bendigo on a Thursday night, somebody asked me if I was going to watch the Road National Championships in Ballarat on Sunday. Having next to no idea what the race was, I thought I may as…
By David Hunter After exploding onto the scene in 2015, a lot was expected of Tiesj Benoot in 2016. Still an incredibly young man, he only turned 22 in March, competing at such a high level at this age is remarkable. It is a sign of pure talent, but expectations can get too high.
By David Hunter “The performance motivates me. It’s in my nature. I’m lucky enough to really love cycling and have a competitive personality, so the top level of the sport really motivates me and drives me forward. The good thing with performance is that the more you can achieve, the more you want to achieve, it’s…
By David Hunter “I knew immediately my back was not okay, I didn’t move, because I know the risks of a broken back (I studied physiotherapy so…). My first thoughts were that I was never gonna be able to race again. It was a horrible feeling.”
By David Hunter “There were definitely times when I didn’t know if I was going to be good enough. The first few years racing in Europe was such a massive step. The roads were so narrow to those back in Australia, and the peloton was so big. I would make it to the front (finally), and…
By David Hunter “The victory of Gesink was incredible. It was emotional. So much bad luck and then coming back like this, just big respect and a big smile on my face. These are the stories that will inspire people to never give up.” These are words of Merijn Zeeman, Head of Coaching at Lotto-Jumbo. It…
By David Hunter As much as we all love the big races, cycling is much more than that. I, like many of you, have a similar passion for all cycling, no matter the size of the race. It’s in these “smaller” races that we often meet some exceptional characters. One such individual is Taylor Gunman. Some…