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Canada’s Barry Harvey Gets PEZ’d!

Barry Harvey was a Canadian star of the track in the 60s with National and Commonwealth Games medals round his neck and is now the subject of a new book ‘Inside Cycling’ on the shelves soon. Ed Hood spoke to Barry about his racing career and the production of one of the first titanium frames.

Multiple British Champion Shaun Wallace Gets PEZ’d!

Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree may have grabbed the headlines in the pursuit world during the 90s, but Shaun Wallace was at the cutting edge from the early 80s and through the 90s, taking medals at National, Commonwealth and World level. Ed Hood caught up with Shaun to hear his story.

PEZ Talk: Multi-Champion Marion Clignet

US Cycling turned its back on Marion Clignet, but the French Federation saw her talent and snapped her up in a flash. After a clutch of National, World and Olympic medals riding for 'Le Bleus' she settled in the land of her family origins.

Catching Up with CCC’s Greg Van Avermaet

Rider Interview: Last, but certainly not least, in our series of interviews with riders from the CCC team is the top man himself; Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet. Greg looks back at 2019 and looks forward to 2020, the Classics and the Olympics... We also talk babies!

US Hero Eric Heiden Gets PEZ’d!

Interview: Olympic medalist and record setting ice-skater turned professional cyclist - Eric Heiden was a US hero that burst on the cycling scene with the iconic 7-Eleven team. Ed Hood caught-up with Eric at his home in Utah to hear all about his move from ice to tarmac and all his successes.

Bill Kund’s 70s Cycling Remembered

Interview and Photo Gallery: After hearing all about Bill Kund's rapid rise from young novice cyclist to Olympic rider in the 1960s, we move on to the 1970s and being a professional in Holland. It wasn't all cycling, there was also a career in the music business and teaching, plus a World championships and rubbing shoulders with the best.

Bill Kund’s 60s Cycling Remembered

Interview and Photo Gallery: Bill Kund was an American cycling pioneer; from emigrating to the States in the 50s and taking up cycling and going all the way to the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and a professional license in the 70s. Ed Hood got together with Bill to find out how it all started.

PEZ Talk: World Pursuit Record Holder Jo Rowsell

It might only have been a test even, but last week's Track World Cup meet at the new London Velodrome gave the Brits, and the rest of the world, the chance to find out just how the boards are feeling ahead of this summer's Olympics. Team GB rocked up and topped the medal table, thanks in no small measure to Joanna Rowsell.

PEZ Bids Farewell: Pursuit, Points, And Madison

The rumours have been swirling for months now: the UCI had three heads on the chopping block for the 2012 Olympics in London: the individual pursuit, the points race, and the madison. It seemed like a miserable gossip, but then, this week, the UCI announced the axing of the three. No one from PEZ has even a hundredth of the tie to the track that Ed Hood does, so it seems only appropriate for Mr. Hood to sound the death knell.