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Tag Archives: Interview

Alex Dowsett: Giro – “It’s about surviving”

Still in the Giro battling his way through the worst weather and the toughest mountains is Britain’s Alex Dowsett from Movistar, winner of the Giro time trial

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Talkingshop to a Grand Tour Stage Winner – Alex Dowsett

Gordon Wiseman talks to Tour of Italy Stage winner Movistar’s Alex Dowsett about a massive day in his career so far and that time trial stage win

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Feature: Alex Dowsett’s Giro

  A Postcard from Ischia – Alex Dowsett in 9th overall after two stages and wearing the best young rider’s jersey!

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TalentSpotting: Tom Stewart (Sportscover/Bioracer)

The Tour of Reservoir saw some new ‘names’ comes to the fore and one them was the fourth placed rider, Tom Stewart.

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Talkingshop: Alex Dowsett’s New Challenge

This weekend Movistar Pro Cycling’s Alex Dowsett will start the 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia – the biggest challenge thus far of his professional bike racing career

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Talkingshop: Tom ‘The Scud’ Scully

Introducing a rider who has had a great start to his season with Team Raleigh, New Zealand’s answer to the Scud missile, Tom Scully.

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TalkingShop: Team Raleigh’s Alex Blain

Winner of two ‘classics’ last year year, Frenchman Alex Blain is back in Team Raleigh colours to help the team triumph in the first big race of the 2013 British season.

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Interviews: Dave Peck Memorial Women’s RR

Talking to Alice Barnes, Natalie Creswick and Corrine Hall at the ShuttVR Women’s Team Series race, the Dave Peck Memorial on Sunday

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Talkingshop: Znedek Stybar

He was the rider many expected to beat Cancellera until he hit a spectator. Paul Burgoine spoke to Omega Pharma Quickstep rider  Znedek Stybar

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Paris-Roubaix: Russell Downing Finishes Dream race

Talking to Netapp-Endura rider Russell Downing after he finished his first journey to hell and back in Paris-Roubaix

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Paris-Roubaix: Sep Vanmarcke – “Second place feels so frustrating”

Young rider from Kortrijk (Belgium) almost snatches victory from Fabulous Fabian in Roubaix velodrome

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Talkingshop: Fabian Cancellara

Paul Burgoine talks to the man of the moment, Fabian Cancellara about his injuries and how he feels ahead of Paris-Roubaix

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Talkingshop: British Champion Ian Stannard

Paul Burgoine talks to British classics rider Ian Stannard about his season and Paris-Roubaix which takes place Sunday

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Talkingshop: Malcolm Elliott – Milk Race Winner

VeloUK speaks to former Milk Race winner Malcolm Elliott about an event that is one of the most well known sporting events in the history of cycling in Britain.

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Talkingshop: Russell Downing – it’s a little bumpy

“It was a little bumpy” was how Russell Downing (Netapp-Endura) described his day on the cobbles preparing for a dream come true – racing Paris-Roubaix

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Talkingshop: TT Rider Matt Bottrill

Championship winner and one of the best time trial riders in the country, VeloUK talks time trialling to Matt Bottrill (Drag2Zero)

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Talkingshop: Backstedt, Williams, Cronshaw & Bjergfelt

Post race chat after the Peter Chisman Memorial Road Race with Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt, Matt Cronshaw, Will Bjergfelt and the race winner Peter Williams

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Talkingshop: Tandem star ‘Barney’ Storey

Eamonn Deane feature on a sprinter turned Tandem star in Paralympic events on the track and road – Barney Storey

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Talkingshop with Tom Stewart, Tom Bustard, Matt Cronshaw and Dean Downing

After the Maureen Baines Memorial RR, VeloUK spoke to some of the riders, the top three and the ever experienced Dean Downing

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Tour of Flanders Press Conference: Cancellera, Boonen, Sagan

Paul Burgoine is in Belgium for the daddy of the classics, Tour of Flanders and talks to Fabian Cancellera, Tom Boonen & Peter Sagan

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Talkingshop: TrainSharp’s Heart of Excellence

Talking with Jon Sharples, head coach at TrainSharp where they help cyclists of all abilities achieve their goals

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TalkingShop: Tour of Britain Route & Technical manager Andy Hawes

To find out what the route for the 2013 Tour of Britain will be like, who better to talk to than the person mapping each of the stages, Andy Hawes

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TalkingShop: Olympic Champion Joanna Rowsell

London Olympic champion Joanna Rowsell swaps the warmth and smooth boards of the velodrome for the Baltic conditions and cobbles in Belgium

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Talkingshop: Russell Downing Back in Belgium!

As Russell Downing prepares to start Three days of De Panne today, we talk to him about his last race in Belgium a week ago, Dwars Door Vlaanderen

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Talkingshop: Peter Young Memorial Rider Interviews

Talking to Jake Martin, Elliott Porter and Dr Alex Higham after the cold and wet Peter Young Memorial last Sunday

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News: Legends Cavendish & Boonen Talk Milan San Remo

Omega Pharma – Quick-Step’sMark Cavendish and Tom Boonen met with the press on Friday afternoon, two days prior to 298km Milano – Sanremo.

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Talkingshop: Flanders and Roubaix for Downing

Netapp-Endura’s Russell Downing selected for cycling Monuments  Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix

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Team News: Rapha Condor JLT Team Launch

Paul Burgoine took his camera and recorder along to the Rapha Condor JLT team launch in London and spoke to a few of the young riders as well as an Olympic Champion …

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Talkingshop: Russell Downing training for the Classics

Powering his way over the climbs in Yorkshire, Net-App-Endura rider Russell Downing is training hard to make the team selection for the Spring Classics

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Interview: Tejay Van Garderen Pre Paris-Nice

Fifth last year before being crowned the best young rider in the Tour de France American Tejay Van Garderen is back on Paris-Nice with higher ambitions

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Talkingshop: Luke Mellor back from Down Under

Talking with Rapha Condor JLT rider Luke Mellor about spending two months in Australia racing and training whilst Britain got soaked and froze

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Feature: Sean Yates Back in the Real world

VeloUK talks to Sean Yates who after 32 years in the sport at the highest level has stepped back to reality to help others realise their potential with Trainsharp coaching

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Interview: Helen Wyman second in Middelkerke

Paul Burgoine writes Helen Wyman (Kona) finished second to Sanne Cant (BKCP) in the final Superprestige race of the season in Middelkerke

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Team News: Mark Christian Heading to Haut Var

Mark Christian is yet another rider from the Isle of Man making in the pro peloton and this weekend is racing with the World’s best in Haut Var

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Team News: Raleigh Heading to Haut Var

The very British team, Raleigh, is heading to France with eight riders looking to climb up to the next level and bring back success just as Jon Locke did in 2012

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Talkingshop: Ian Wilkinson in a better place

After an up and down 2012, Ian ‘superman’ Wilkinson is in new colours and looking to have consistently good form in 2013 for his new team, UK Youth

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Team News: Perfect start for UK Youth

With six riders in the race and the team filling the first six places, it was the perfect start for the new look UK Youth team in the 2013 Perfs Pedal

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Talkinghop: Former World Champ Alessandro Ballan

Paul Burgoine interviews Former World Road Race Champion Alessandro Ballan of the BMC team who had a bad accident recently

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Talkingshop: Change of team for Tom Murray

In new colours this season will be Yorkshire’s Tom Murray who rides for Metaltek – Knights of Old

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Team News: Canadian Rob Britton New to Raleigh

A Britton in Britain – talking to a new signing for Team Raleigh 2013, Rob Britton, who hails from Canada and has ridden WorldTour races in previous years

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Talkingshop: Duncan Heywood moving up to the Junior ranks

VeloUK talks to Cornwall based rider Duncan Heywood about the season ahead when he starts racing in the Junior ranks always a big step for young riders

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Talkingshop: Alex Dowsett the Movistar in 2013

Gordon Wiseman interviews Movistar rider Alex Dowsett who has moved to new pastures in his professional racing career

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Talkingshop with Andy Hargroves Crossing to the Road

Eamonn Deane writes Andy Hargroves will hope to put a difficult winter behind him as he starts the 2013 season at the Perfs Pedal race.

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Feature: Tour of the Reservoir

A climbers race for the first Premier in 2013 as the Tour of Reservoir expands to two days on tough roads around Blanchland in Northumberland

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Team News: Introducing Raleigh’s Lachlan Norris

Stagiere for HTC-Highroad in 2011, Australian Lachlan Norris is another winner added to Raleigh’s 2013 Squad

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Talkingshop: Raleigh’s Frenchstar Alex Blain

Winner of the Dengie Marshes and CiCLE Classic off/on road races in 2012, Frenchman Alexandre Blain is excited to be with another British team, Raleigh, after three seasons with Endura Racing.

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Team News: Raleigh Team Launched in Nottingham

Raleigh’s 2013 team flew in from around the world to gather in front of dealers, media, sponsors and some special guests at the companies HQ in Nottingham

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Le Tour: Coming Home for Malcolm Elliott

A very hilly stage 2 of the Tour de France will be on home roads for Sheffield’s cycling legend Malcolm Elliott

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Interview: Quickstep’s Zdenek Stybar

Paul Burgoine interviews Zdenek Stybar who became National Cyclo-Cross Champion of the Czech Republic for the seventh time last weekend

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Talkingshop: Olympic medallist Ross Edgar swaps track for road

Olympic and World Championship Silver medallist Ross Edgar talks about his switch from the track to the road for IG Sigma Sport

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Talkingshop: BMC’s Adam Blythe

BMC’s 23 year old Adam Blythe had fourteen top tens including two victories and seven podiums in 2012. VeloUK talks to him about 2013.

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Talkingshop: IG SigmaSport’s Peter Williams

After five years with Phil Griffith’s teams, Tour of Britain Sprints winner Pete Williams has changed teams for 2013 to ride for IG SigmaSport

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Talkingshop: Russell Downing – Dream Come True

Moving up to ProConti level a dream come true for Russell Downing as he looks forward to a season riding the big races again.

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Talkingshop: Jonny McEvoy (NetApp-Endura)

Winner of the Tour DoonHame last year for Endura Racing, we talk to one of four Brits in the NetApp-Endura team, Jonathan McEvoy

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Talkingshop: Jon Mould & George Atkins

“We are the Champions!” – 2013’s first British title winners in cycling are Jon Mould and George Atkins who won the Madison title on Saturday. VeloUK spoke to them both …

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Talkingshop: Paul Oldham & Steven James

VeloUK chats to National Trophy runner up Paul Oldham and winner of the Under 23 series and third in the Elite series, Steven James (Hargroves Cycles)

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Talkingshop: British Cyclo-Cross Champion Ian Field

For the second time in the 2012/13 series, the National Trophy was graced with the presence of the British Cyclo-Cross Champion Ian Field. VeloUK Spoke to him after the race in Derby

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Talkingshop: National Trophy Winner Oli Beckingsale

VeloUK talks to National Trophy winner Oli Beckingsale of Endura about his victory on Sunday and the Championships next weekend plus a selection of pics of Oli racing at Derby

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Talkingshop: Doug Dewey Heading for France

VeloUK talks to Silver medallist in the British Time Trial Championships Doug Dewey who will be racing for a French club in 2013

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Interview: Tom Fitzpatrick heading for Belgium

Interview with another rider heading to Belgium for the road season, Tom Fitzpatrick who races for Strada Sport and Belgian Team Kingsnorth International Wheelers

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Talkingshop: Graham Briggs hard work pays off

In events as brutal to race as the Tour Series, Raleigh’s Graham Briggs is quickly up to speed in Australia for the Bay Crits

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