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Dominic Schils

  • born:

    7th October 1991

  • team:

    ToWin-Josan Cycling Team www.towinjosancyclingteam.be

  • sponsors:

    To Win.Be, josan-group.be, thompson.be

  • Racing base:

    Belgium

  • home town:

    Belgium - Zellik, England - Colchester

  • nickname:

    Bug (from having cycling glasses which made me look like a bug when i was 10)

  • website:

    www.dominicschils.com

  • Facebook:

    www.facebook.com/dschils

  • Twitter:

    @dschils

  • likes:

    Gaming and making tasty homemade protein bars!

  • dislikes:

    People who dont ride with a brain, and bad legs!

  • favourite rider:

    John Gadret - does cyclo cross and road so i can support him all year round

  • favourite race:

    World Championships

  • If money was no object what would be the first thing you would buy:

    The best equipment available to ride faster.

  • What do you do when not racing:

    Sleeping, training, resting, eating, gaming.

  • Race history:

    Had 55 top 10s and 20 wins as a 2nd year junior, and suffering with injury since turning U23. Had a operation end of last year and feeling stronger every race 

  • Best race(s) of the season:

    Is the first time you have had support from the DRF?

    I have been Dave Rayner Funded for 4 years now – and it has helped a lot for me to learn experience in Belgium.

     

    What is your cycling history ?

     I have been cycling since I was 7. I used to watch my dad race at Eastway and thought I would try it aswell – I joined my dads team (Interbike RT) In Marks Tey, Colchester.

     

    What team are you joining in 2013?

    In 2013 I am riding for the Belgium continental team ToWin-Josan Cycling Team. The manager of the team is Willy Teirlinck, who has 96 professional victorys to his name, including 3 stages of the Tour de France and a stage of the Vuelta. 

     

    What is your race programme looking like? The race programme has lots of UCI1.1, UCI1.2 and interclubs  around Europe.

     

    Are you going on a training camp with the team?

    I went on training camp with some team mates to Benidorm for 3 weeks in early January, and early February I went to Mallorca for 10 days.

     

    When are you heading out to Europe?

    Im going out to Belgium on the 15th February for the team presentation and on the 17th February is a training race. The week after is the first race of the season -  Brussel-Opwijk.

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