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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 Feb 11, 2021

A stuffed EUROTRASH Thursday. Prudhomme optimistic - TOP Story. No quarantine for Olympics. Rider news: Pidcock, Evenepoel, Pinot, De Gendt, Carapaz and Rudyk. Team news. Race news. Wyss retires, DS Cummings and Bahrain with Rocket…

Super Tuck & Puppy Paws: What the Riders Think

Alastair Hamilton Feb 10, 2021

The International Cycling Union announced new measures to improve rider safety. The UCI will be stricter if riders 'take dangerous positions on the bike'. The UCI refer to the 'super tuck' and 'puppy paws' positions. Riders will first…

Season 2020/21 Cyclocross Round Up

Alastair Hamilton Feb 10, 2021

The cyclocross season is in its last weeks and we have a full run-down on the season long cyclocross series. The World championships and the World Cup had already been decided and last weekend the Superprestige went to Toon Aerts and…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton Feb 8, 2021

08 Feb, 2021: Loads of action on the road and cyclocross. Étoile de Bessèges, Australian champs, Krawatencross and Noordzeecross-Reports and results. UCI bans the 'Super Tuck'. Rider news. Team news. Race news. Plus Ian Stannard DS at…

How Did The Dutch Dominate The Cross Worlds?

Alastair Hamilton Feb 5, 2021

Last Sunday there were four cyclocross rainbow jerseys on offer in Oostende, and Holland won all of them. Of the twelve medals, Holland won eight and the kings of cross, Belgium, only won three. So why were the men and women from the…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton Feb 4, 2021

Feb 4, 2021: The peloton kicked into action in Bessèges, report, results and video. Plus Australian TT champs. UCI rearranged calendar-TOP STORY. Covid stops Sport Vlaanderen and glucocorticoids ban. Rider news. Race news: Tirreno, Amstel,…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Monday!

Alastair Hamilton Feb 1, 2021

Feb 1, 2021: The Dutch dominated the cyclocross World champs - TOP STORY, plus all the action from Oostende and the GP La Marseillaise. Lot's going on out there. Race news. Team news. Rider news and four year ban for Domingos Gonçalves.

Dutch Cyclist Suspended for Four Years for Inhaler Use

Alastair Hamilton Jan 29, 2021

A Dutch amateur cyclist has been suspended for four years by the KNWU (the Dutch Cycling Federation) disciplinary committee for a doping violation. The rider tested positive for the asthma drug Salbutamol in an in-competition doping control…

EUROTRASH News Round Up Thursday!

Alastair Hamilton Jan 28, 2021

Jan 28, 2021: Van der Poel or Van Aert? News ahead of the World cross champs. Races canceled and postponed - TOP STORY. Race news. Rider news. Team news. Plus Quick-Step coffee on wheels video and behind the scenes at UAE Team Emirates…

Tom Dumoulin Takes a Break to Question His Future

Alastair Hamilton Jan 25, 2021

Tom Dumoulin decided last Friday evening to take unpaid leave for an indefinite period. He takes a break in his career, because he has not felt happy as a cyclist for a year. Whether he will ever return to the peloton is now the big…

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