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Alastair Hamilton

Alastair Hamilton has been a pro team mechanic on the road, track and mountain bike and worked for the Great Britain team at the World championships in all disciplines. Since moving to Spain and finding out how to use a computer, he has gone from contributor of Daily Distractions at the 2002 Vuelta a España to editor at PezCyclingNews.

WORLDS’21 Men’s Road Race: Amazing Alaphilippe Double!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 26, 2021

An unbelievable day of racing was finished off by last year's World champion, France's Julian Alaphilippe to double up and take the rainbow jersey for the second year in a row. Dylan van Baarle (Netherlands) was second and Michael Valgren…

WORLDS’21 Women’s Road Race: Balsamo Beats Vos for the Rainbow!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 25, 2021

An exciting finalé of attacks and counter-attacks came down to a sprint from a select group. The Italian team took control in the last kilometre to put Elisa Balsamo over the line first ahead of Marianne Vos. Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 23, 2021

All the action from the World time trial championships and the GP de Denain. Lefevere having diabetes problems. Van der Poel will start Worlds. Italian team. New job for Brailsford. Paris-Roubaix Femmes. Il Lombardia route. Women’s Cofidis…

WORLDS’21 Mixed Team Relay: Germany Tops!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 22, 2021

Germany is the new World champion in the Mixed Relay Team Time Trial. Over the 44.5 kilometre course, divided over 22.5 kilometres for the three men and 22 kilometres for the three women, the Germans were 12 seconds faster than the…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 20, 2021

Sad news of the passing of Chris Anker Sørensen. The World champs men's time trial, Tour de Luxembourg, Coppa Sabatini, Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen, Memorial Pantani, Primus Classic, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Grand Prix d’Isbergues and Trofeo…

WORLDS’21 Men’s Time Trial: Filippo Ganna – The Fastest in the World

Alastair Hamilton Sep 19, 2021

Filippo Ganna kept his time trial rainbow jersey with a very close battle with Wout van Aert. The Italian came back from an early deficit on the Belgian to win by 5 second. Remco Evenepoel was the early leader and held on for third place.

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 16, 2021

Will Van der Poel ride Roubaix? Luxembourg, Wallonie and Toscana with video. Cavendish with Lefevere? Sánchez and Landa with Bahrain, Van der Poel for the Worlds. Teams for the Worlds. Vuelta'22 in Holland, Roubaix course, Tormans riders,…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 13, 2021

Sept 13, 2021: Loads of race news: Tour of Britain, European champs, Fourmies, Antwerp Epic and Canadian champs, results and video. López/Movistar split. Other news: Eenkhorn meets Graham and more trouble between Lefevere and Bennett. Race…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 9, 2021

Sept 9, 2021: Wout van Aert is showing good form in the Tour of Britain-Reports, results and video, plus Gullegem Koerse. López back to Astana? Unzué talks López. Can Van der Poel race. Viviani to INEOS? UCI team ranking and the Belgian…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton Sep 6, 2021

Sept 6, 2021: The Vuelta, Benelux Tour and the CERATIZIT Challenge, plus Tour of Britain, Besançon Doubs and Tour du Doubs with results and video. No World TT champs for Roglič. Rider news: Valverde and Jungels. Contracts news: Van der…

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