Tag Archives: TalkingShop
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Talkingshop: Wilkinson back to try again for stage win

Just making the UK Youth team for the Tour of Britain is a victory for Ian Wilkinson who’s back to try and win a stage (more…)

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Talkingshop: Tom Scully at the Tour of Britain

One of ‘the’ riders of the Tour Series, Kiwi Tom Scully will be one of Team Raleigh’s hopes to make an impact in the toughest Tour of Britain yet (more…)

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Talkingshop: Jon Tiernan-Locke

After a stellar 2012, VeloUK talks to last year’s Tour of Britain winner, Jon Tiernan-Locke a year on with a WorldTour outfit (more…)

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Talkingshop: Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic

Talking with Rob Partridge of UK Youth about racing the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday (more…)

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Talkingshop: Junior Champion Anna Christian

Joining Mark Cavendish as a British RR champion from the Isle of Man is Anna Christian who was the only Junior to stay with the leaders at the Women’s Ryedale GP on Sunday. (more…)

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Talkingshop: George Atkins Crit Series Winner

GB Academy rider George Atkins was the winner of the Elite Circuit Series last night in Sheffield (more…)

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Talkingshop: Dean Downing on winning & retirement

VeloUK talks to Dean Downing about his win in the Sheffield GP and also about retirement and how he also did that last year after Sheffield…. (more…)

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Talkingshop: Oli Beckingsale – King of the Tumble

A member of the MTB Hall of Fame, Oli Beckingsale (Endura) can climb with the best as we saw last Sunday in Wales (more…)

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Talkingshop: Tom Stewart (Raleigh)

New leader of the competition for the Star Trophy (Premier Calendar) is new Raleigh signing Tom Stewart (more…)

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Talkingshop: Crash fails to stop Alex Dowsett

Despite a crash on the first of two laps, Alex Dowsett (Movistar) fights back to win his third British Time Trial title (more…)

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Talkingshop: Matt Botttrill’s Shock at a Silver Medal

Full time postman Matt Bottrill takes the race to the full time pros in the 2013 British Time Trial Championship in Stewarton (Scotland) (more…)

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Talkingshop: Tom Scully – A long way from home but settled in nicely

Arguably the rider of the series, Kiwi Tom Scully has flown the Raleigh flag throughout the Tour Series and came out of it with a lot more fans than he had at the start (more…)

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Talkingshop: Natalie Creswick

Gordon Wiseman catches up with the winner of the Stoke round of the Women’s Tour Series event, Natalie Creswick (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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. (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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. (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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. (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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Talkingshop: GB Academy rider Sam Lowe

Colston Crawford talks to Sam Lowe who admits that life with the British Cycling Academy can be “like a cocoon”. (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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. (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 … (more…)

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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) (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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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 (more…)

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Talkingshop: Endura Racing’s Russell Downing

Back from his team’s first get together ahead of the 2013 season, Endura Racing’s Russell Downing is busy mixing business with pleasure in the British rain (more…)

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Talkingshop: Winning National Trophy is doable says Oldham

Despite a ‘pretty horrible’ race in Shrewsbury, a win in the National Trophy Series in Derby is doable says Paul Oldham (more…)

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SpotChat: Oli Beckingsale in Yellow

Endura’s Oli Beckingsale found himself in Yellow after a second place at the Shrewsbury National Trophy. (more…)

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Talkingshop: Lucy Garner Interview

VeloUK speaks to the twice World Junior Women’s Road Race Champion Lucy Garner ahead of a big year as she steps up a level to the senior ranks (more…)

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TalkingShop: Double Olympic Champion Ed Clancy

A legend on and off the track at 27, the Worlds top man 1 in the Team Pursuit, Ed Clancy looks to expand his repertoire for the next Olympics in Rio (more…)

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Talkingshop: Rapha Condor’s Luke Mellor

VeloUK talks to a young rider progressing well in the development programme introduced in 2012 by British UCI team, Rapha Condor – Luke Grivell-Mellor (more…)

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Talkingshop: Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp)

VeloUK talks to Garmin-Sharp rider Dan Martin who’s won a stage in the Vuelta and been second in the Tour of Lombardy about his future goals in cycling (more…)

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Talkingshop: Team Sky a Reality for Jon Tiernan-Locke

VeloUK talks to Tour of the Med & Tour of Britain winner Jon Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) on his signing for Team Sky (more…)

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Talking Shop: Time to Move on for Alex Dowsett

After two years learning the ropes with Team Sky, Alex Dowsett feels the time has come to move on to further his career as a professional cyclist and he’s signed for Movistar for two years. (more…)

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Talkingshop: Quickstep’s Andy Fenn

Two victories and even more podiums for Omega Pharma Quickstep, no surprise 22 year old Andy Fenn is pleased with his first season at the World Tour team (more…)

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Talkingshop: Endura Racing’s Jon Tiernan-Locke

King of the Mountains in 2011, Jon Tiernan-Locke of Endura Racing has his eyes on the GC in this year’s Tour of Britain. (more…)

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Talkingshop: British TT Champion Alex Dowsett

VeloUK talks to Alex Dowsett who successfully defended his title last Sunday in the British Time Trial Championship where he was head and shoulders over his rivals on a tough course. (more…)

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Talkingshop: Russell Hampton moving on up …

After his third place in the National Road Race Championship, Russell Hampton (Raleigh GAC) feels he’s made a step up in his goal towards riding the biggest races in cycling.  (more…)

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Talkingshop: London Nocturne winner Ian Stannard

In his second interview from a night in London, Paul Burgoine talks to the Nocturne winner, Ian Stannard (more…)

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Paul Burgoine interviews Greenedge pro Matt Goss

Paul Burgoine talks to former Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss who raced the London Nocturne last night about the pressure of leading an Aussie team in the Grand Tours and goals for the Tour de France & Olympics. (more…)

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SpotChat: Junior Woman – Amy Roberts

Catching up with a Welsh youngster who has been figuring in a lot of results this year in the UK and abroad (more…)

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Talkingshop: Up and coming Junior, Jessie Walker

No pressure for junior Jessie Walker as she prepares for a season with top British women’s team, Matrix-Prendas Ciclismo (more…)

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Talkingshop: Julian ‘Rambo’ Ramsbottom

Racing at the Eddie Soens recently was the 2000 winner, Julian Ramsbottom who back in ‘the day’ was known by the nickname ‘Rambo’. Still is it would appear.  (more…)

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Talkingshop: Big George – the legendary Mr Hincapie

Paul Burgoine talks to a legend in the peloton, George Hincapie who races for the BMC dream team … (more…)

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Talkingshop: Matt Bottrill wins first big test of the year

Winner of the 2011 Rudy Project Time Trial Series, Matt Bottrill (Drag2Zero) passed his first big test of 2012 in Northamptonshire with a victory. (more…)

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TalkingShop: Mountain Man Jon Tiernan-Locke

A rider could get a reputation after winning two King of the Mountains competitions in UCI Stage races and that’s fine for Plymouth’s Jon Tiernan-Locke, who says the hillier a race is the better. (more…)

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TalkingShop: Sam Harrison – Boot camp is win win for me

Welsh rider Sam Harrison, a second year under 23, is in Beijing preparing to rattle the Chinese boards in the Team Pursuit after six weeks in a GB boot camp (more…)

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