Published 27th August 2015

RACE REPORT: SUPER SOCOPA – VICTORY AT LE MANS! August 27, 2015 Well, it’s taken me four days, but I think I’ve just about recovered from the weekend – and what a weekend it was! Having battled through searing heat on the Saturday afternoon, endured thunderstorms and monsoon rain during the night and then encountered gale-force winds on […]

Published 18th August 2015

RACE REPORT: ARTENAY ANGUISH August 18, 2015 Last Sunday I eclipsed my previous best placing this season with a strong ride in the Prix de la Libération, a fast and furious criterium around the quaint town of Artenay in the heart of the Loiret region. Unbeknown to me prior to my arrival at the race, I’d actually already been to Artenay […]

Published 11th August 2015

JOURNAL RIDERS 24.07.15 Dan Pearson: a Welshman in Italy British Cycling’s Olympic Academy is now so well established that the idea of a young rider going abroad to further his career seems dated. Dan Pearson, however, is making it in Italy WORDS Timothy John PHOTOGRAPHS Larry Hickmott, Noemi Ardesi British Cycling’s Olympic Academy is now so […]

Published 8th August 2015

Dan Pearson, guest of the week at Cafe Roubaix   Just 21-years-old, Dan Pearson is in his first full season of racing in Italy with Zalf Euromobil Fior, the country’s best amateur team, which he joined after previously riding for Zappi. Coming from Cardiff, his presence in the roster of a foreign team can seem a […]

Published 6th August 2015

  Life after the Giro Being here in Italy definitely gives me a lot of time to think, whether it be on the bike or just in the house. Thinking back at my time with Servetto Footon, even in the short space of time I’ve been with the team, reminds me what a crazy little […]