Christian Meier interview: leaving Garmin, fresh beginnings with UnitedHealthcare
Canadian rider looking forward to new challenges Christian Meier was one of the unlucky ones who were cut loose by Garmin as a result of the Cervelo merger, but he’s not too concerned. He’s just netted himself a nice new […]
Serge Pauwels Interview: Satisfied with year one with Team Sky
Season nearly done and dusted for Belgian rider Serge Pauwels is perhaps best known for being the Cervelo rider who dropped back from a two-man break to help out team leader Carlos Sastre on stage 15 of the 2009 Giro. […]
Adam Blythe interview: winning Franco-Belge, and settling in nicely to a pro career
Talented Briton making a strong impression in Europe British rider Adam Blythe grabbed the headlines last weekend when he won two stages and the GC in the Circuit Franco-Belge, a UCI 2.1 stage race with a history stretching back to […]
Phil Southerland Interview: Team Type 1 on course to move up to Pro Continental level
Team founder wants squad to ride Giro in 2011 and Tour in 2012 The UCI’s publication of the list of teams applying for ProTour and Pro Continental registration was issued on Tuesday, and there were several notable omissions. Of the […]
Trent Lowe Interview: Ready to get back on track with aspiring Australian ProTour team
It was 2001 when Trent Lowe won his first Australian junior cross country mountain bike title. Given that he’s still only 25, it was an indication of precocious talent and, by the following season, he emerged as junior champion of […]
Guillaume Boivin Interview: Europe on horizon for Canadian Under 23 worlds bronze medallist
Looks to build on successful campaign overseas Canada is a cycling nation that continues to punch above its weight. With a Tour de France top ten finisher in Ryder Hesjedal and one of the world’s best ‘chrono men’ in Svein […]
Chris White interview: Pegasus Racing – building Australia’s first ProTour team
Today is deadline for ProTour licence applications It’s an important time for Chris White and the others working at the Pegasus Racing company, with the worlds taking place in Australia and their application for a UCI ProTour licence due to […]
Brian Smith interview: transfer market, Team Sky complications and Cervélo’s decision to stop
Behind-the-scenes insight into pro cycling Prior to his current work as TV commentator and cycling consultant, the 43 year old Scot Brian Smith was a rider at a high level in the sport. In 1994 he competed with the Motorola […]
Behind-the-Scenes: Agent Robert Nichols talks about today's difficult transfer market
VeloNation continues our series of interviews with the movers and shakers behind pro cycling’s rider transfer market, and whilst names like Orlando van den Bosche and Andrew McQuaid represent the big players in the world of cycling agencies, there are […]
Behind-the-Scenes: Top agent Alex Carera talks contracts, clients and the climate of cycling
Continuing our series of behind-the-scenes interviews with the men who influence who signs where, when and for how much, we talk to the man who represents many of the peloton’s top talents, Italian Alex Carera. Alex and his brother, Johnny, […]
