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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 2,150 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.

50 Years of Cycling Kit: Stuff We Actually Wore

Edmond Hood
Road cycling kit has changed a lot in the last 50 years - as Ed Hood reminds us what passed for "de rigueur" gear in shoes, jerseys, shorts, helmets, glasses and more. Keep track of how many of these you actually wore - reader with the…

DSM’s Sean Flynn Gets PEZ’d!

Edmond Hood
There have been a few top riders form Scotland over the years, but there seems to be a new group moving onto the top rung of the cycling ladder. Ed Hood spoke to DSM's Oscar Onley last month, now it is the turn of his DSM 2023 teammate Sean…

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.