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Edmond Hood

It was November 2005 when Ed Hood first penned a piece for PEZ, on US legend Mike Neel. Since then he's covered all of the Grand Tours and Monuments for PEZ and has an article count in excess of 1,800 in the archive. He was a Scottish champion cyclist himself - many years and kilograms ago - and still owns a Klein Attitude, Dura Ace carbon Giant and a Fixie. He and fellow Scot and PEZ contributor Martin Williamson run the Scottish site www.veloveritas.co.uk where more of his musings on our sport can be found.

DSM’s Oscar Onley Gets PEZ’d!

Edmond Hood
As we know, Ed Hood keeps his eyes on the 'promising' riders, so it's good when he sees one of them move up to the top rung of cycling - The WorldTour. Better still for Ed, Oscar Onley is Scottish. We caught with Oscar as he was about to…

VUELTA’23: The PEZ First Look!

Edmond Hood
The third Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a España has announced its selection of mountain climbs and summit finishes for the 2023 edition. Ed Hood has cast an educated eye over the 'ruta' for our PEZ First Look.

PEZ Bookshelf: The Driller: Life Cycle Bob Addy

Edmond Hood
Bob Addy was a 'name' that cropped up regularly in the British results in the 60's and 70's. Ed Hood gives us the background on Bob and his thoughts on 'The Driller', Bob Addy's insight on British racing before the likes of Sky and INEOS.

Rest in Peace Anton Tkac & Noel Dejonckheere

Edmond Hood
A winter which has seen us recently lose two Italian ‘Greats’ in Ercole Baldini and Vittorio Adorni has taken another two champions from us; former World and Olympic Sprint Champion, Anton Tkac and former World Amateur Points Champion, Noel…

BEST OF 2022: A Case Against TT Bikes

Edmond Hood
earlier this year Egan Bernal ran into the back of a bus that had stopped to let a passenger off. The Colombian Tour and Giro winner was training on his time trial bike, this has sparked discussions on social media about the dangers of TT…