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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.

GIRO’22 Stage 10: Brilliant Biniam Giro Girmay!

Alastair Hamilton May 17, 2022

Biniam Girmay showed his best sprint to beat Mathieu van der Poel at the end of a tough final 20 kilometres of stage 10 to Jesi. The finalé was an exciting toe-to-toe battle of the top men with the Eritrean making history again.

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022: The Giro d'Italia is warming up nicely, plus Hungary, Morbihan and Tro-Bro Léon with video. Another year for Cavendish. Other news from Alaphilippe, Stuyven, Bäckstedt, Lefevere, Soudal CEO, Bardet, Labous, Dunbar, Rodriguez,…

GIRO’22 Stage 9: Hindley Battles the Blockhaus

Alastair Hamilton May 15, 2022

The toughest stage in the 2022 Giro d'Italia so far blew the race apart leaving a top group of six to fight for the win. Jai Hindley, Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz sprinted to the line, for the Australian to take the victory. The GC…

GIRO’22 Stage 8: De Gendt De Winner!

Alastair Hamilton May 14, 2022

Stage 8 was held on what was described as a 'Worlds style circuit' in Napoli. The action was from the gun on this lumpy course and the break of the day went away in the first meters. The money was on Mathieu van der Poel and Biniam Girmay,…

GIRO’22 Stage 7: Big Win by Bouwman for Jumbo!

Alastair Hamilton May 13, 2022

A super strong break formed early and was whittled down to four riders: Bouwman, Formolo, Dumoulin and Mollema. The stage victory came down to a sprint from these four and it was the young Bouwman who had the best legs after a tough 196…

GIRO’22 Stage 6: Double Démare For a French Two in a Row!

Alastair Hamilton May 12, 2022

After a less than exciting day on the Giro d'Italia, stage 6 came down to the expected sprint finish. And it was quite a sprint. It took the camera to separate Caleb Ewan, Arnaud Démare and Mark Cavendish. Démare won the sprint by the…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022: All the Giro news and the Tour of Hungary with video. Miguel Ángel López abandons the Giro . Other news: Medical up-date on López, Nibali retirement, Bernal's recovery, covid keeps Hermans out, Van Baarle to Jumbo? Arensman to…

GIRO’22 Stage 5: Démare Dominates In Messina!

Alastair Hamilton May 11, 2022

Stage 5 was billed as a sprinters day, but there was a climb that saw sprint favourites Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan dropped by the peloton. In Messina Arnaud Démare was the fastest in a chaotic sprint ahead of an angry Fernando Gaviria…

GIRO’22 Stage 4: Kämna Conquers Etna!

Alastair Hamilton May 10, 2022

The volcanic slopes of Etna saw the 2022 Giro d'Italia turned up-side down. Lennard Kämna won the stage and Juan Pedro López took the pink jersey. Behind them the top GC favourites finished together, but Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumoulin…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022: The first three stage of the 2022 Giro d'Italia with video. It's not all Giro: All the news from Dunkerque and Andalucia. Lappartient wishes Van der Poel was French. Other news: Alaphilippe on his recovery, Reinders gets…

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