Year: 2019

By David Hunter After years of incremental improvement, we have a new lead out king in town, and his name is Jasper De Buyst. Lotto-Soudal are no strangers to the world of sprint trains, for years they had Greg Henderson as their go to man in the final kilometre, but they knew he couldn’t last forever….

By David Hunter Incremental progress, I’m a big fan. Chris Hamilton is still a young man, he’s only 24, but he’s already been competing in the World Tour for three years. Over this time we’ve seen him grow stronger and improve every season, with 2019 having some pretty impressive results.

By David Hunter Every so often there’s a rider who comes along and breaks all the rules, this is something I like in a cycling world which can sometimes become a bit repetitive and predictable.  Carl Fredrik Hagen turned pro at the ripe old age of 27, this is not normal. Carl Fredrik Hagen finished 8th in…

By David Hunter Connor Swift is one of the rising stars of British cycling, which is a strange thing to say as he’s just spent a year in the national champ jersey. The 24-year-old utilised the strong domestic scene to hone his talent and grow as a cyclist, he was on the Madison Genesis team for…

By David Hunter You could call it character building, others would say dream crushing, whichever way you look at it Simon Pellaud has been through the ringer. Back in 2015, he was a fresh faced 22-year-old, living the dream riding in the World Tour for IAM Cycling. That dream was only to last for two years…

By David Hunter “This is a brutal sport, not for the faint-hearted. I already knew that it was brutal, because youth riders suffer heavily as well. But a pro rider has to deal with a lot of doubts and insecurities as well, such as your contract, illnesses, injuries, form…

By David Hunter There’s not a doubt in my mind, one day Cees Bol will be the best sprinter in the world. 2019 was his first season as a professional, having joined Team Sunweb from SEG Racing Academy. Being an avid watcher of the sport, I knew about the talent he possessed, but even I was…

By David Hunter Jasper Stuyven ended the 2018 cycling season in amazing form, probably the best of his life. During the Winter much was written and spoken about his rise to the top and we were all left very excited for 2019.