Tomas Swift Metcalfe Interview: Englishman on the Portuguese race scene
Backing the Volta ao Portugal winner, hoping to race with British team One of Europe’s great races, the Tour of Portugal – the ‘Volta’ – recently took place; Ricardo Mestre took the leader’s jersey with a clear win in the […]
Fredrik Kessiakoff Interview: Astana’s big surprise of the Vuelta a España
Swedish rider a strong fifth overall in Spanish stage race The last time VeloNation spoke to Astana’s Swedish former mountain biker Fredrik Kessiakoff, he’d just won the Tour of Austria. The Austrian race is a toughie and one which a […]
Jack Bauer Interview: Winning in Utah and planning ahead
Endura Racing’s Kiwi going well Two years ago Kiwi Jack Bauer arrived on the Flanders scene as an up and coming ‘kermesse king;’ within six months he had signed a contract with UK pro squad Endura and had beaten ProTour […]
Mark McNally Interview: Winning with the An Post Sean Kelly team
Briton speaks about Mi-Aout en Bretagne victory and more Whilst the headline writers concentrated on the ENECO Tour and events at altitude in Utah; over on the tough roads of the Brittany Heartland where the rivers carve craggy valleys through […]
Marcel Kittel Interview: German fastman’s fast track to the top
Four stage wins in Tour of Poland precede Vuelta a España debut In the space of 12 months, Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano & Germany) has gone from being an U23 time trial specialist to one of the sprinter’s Oscar Freire cites […]
Brent Bookwalter Interview: Backing Evans to the Tour's Yellow Jersey
American rider talks Tour de France plus his targets for remainder of this season Whilst Sky and Omega Pharma successfully hedged their bets, giving their baroudeurs and sprinters freedom to go for stage wins early in the Tour, there was […]
Fredrik Kessiakoff Interview: Tour of Austria winner back to speed with Astana
Swedish rider gets career back on track with strong display The crash-fest taking place in France isn’t the only national tour taking place this month. High in the Tyrolean meadows the UCI 2.HC Tour of Austria was fought out over […]
Simon Gerrans Interview: Talking Tour and supporting Wiggins
Australian rider dedicated to helping team captain After two years of disappointment with regards to the Tour de France, Simon Gerrans returned to the race this year as part of Sky Procycling’s ambitious selection for the event. The 31 year-old […]
Jesse Anthony Interview: Nature Valley winner building up for Tour of Utah
Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth rider continuing to improve Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) recently netted the best domestic win of his career – and for his team, this season so far – in the six stage Nature Valley Grand Prix. Anthony […]
George Atkins Interview: Commonwealth Games silver medallist returns to the sport
Briton to give cycling another shot after getting motivation back Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh are just some of the names which Britain’s Olympic Academy system has produced. But as with any high pressure system to […]
