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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.

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton
July 2, 2020: Colombians back to Europe-Top Story. US riders to return? Alaphilippe’s father passes away. Valverde, Tour/Vuelta for Izagirre and Pinot, Mollema, Van der Poel, Paule Ka, Campenaerts, Schmidt, Quintana, Burgos and Strade…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton
The 2020 World championships in Switzerland will go ahead-Top Story. Slovenian TT title. The Manuela Fundación situation, Lefevere talks COVID-19, UAE Tour team, Evenepoel Giro, Alaphilippe and Van Avermaet for Strade Bianche, Thévenet on…

Readers’ Rigs: Gios Torino Perfection!

Alastair Hamilton
Carbon is all very nice, but the modern materials can't come close to the class and style of Marco's 1973 Gios Torino. The acquisition was inspired by Roger De Vlaeminck, although Marco's Gios is not on the Flemish cobbles, but under the…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 25, 2020 - The 2020 season is getting closer to being a reality, but will Froome be with Porte - Top Story. Thomas doesn't want him to go. Results from Balenberg. Pogačar on the champs, Belgian first race, Terpstra recovery, Bernal…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 22, 2020 - Giro start in Sicily with fans-Top Story. Slovenian Champs. Lefevere nearly with Israel Academy, Belgium's first race, Jumbo on Cervélo, Ineos, Terpstra out of hospital, Evenepoel schedule, Astana plan, Jungels Tour, Wellens…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 18, 2020: Eddy Merckx turned 75 years-old on Wednesday - Top Story. New name for Ineos? Crash for Terpstra and Cunego recovering. Tour talk. Race news. Training camps. Tour teams announced. Poels for the Ardennes, Zakarin in Cyprus,…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 15, 2020 - Good news as a new sponsor, Manuela Fundación, joins GreenEDGE - Top Story. Jumbo co-sponsor HEMA in trouble and Rally talk to CCC. Spain opens its borders and new dates for the Italian Classics. Race news, riders talk, UCI,…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 11, 2020 - Johan Bruyneel having a go at everyone, including Lemond - Top Story. The season will soon be back on and the top riders pick their races. The Italian calendar and race news. Rider news and contracts. Team news. The Worlds…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton
June 8, 2020 - The new UCI calendar is taking shape and we might see the Strade Bianche. Rider comments on the latest Giro & Vuelta news. Roubaix beets, Colombians fly in, Jakobsen talks sprinters, Ventoux Challenge, Androni, Lefevere,…