Melissa Hoskins (Jayco-AIS) Interview
Melissa Hoskins may not be a name you’re too familiar with, but we can assure you you soon will be. Melissa became a familiar name on the European circuit when she put in a blistering sprint finish to win the Begijnendijk Kermesse (circuit race) in Belgium recently
Team Case Study
BikePure are simply a gathering of cyclists around the who are working for a better future. One of the cycling groups who have agreed to compete with pride, in the spirit of Bikepure are Team Americas in South America. We hooked up with the Team Director, Peter Ahm, to get a insight into the ambition and action [...]
Sarah Kent Relishing World Track Championships
Sarah Kent forms part of the dominant Australian Track team for this weeks World Track Championships in Holland. Sarah is a long standing role model for our organisation and was part of the world championship winning pursuit team of 2010 and also had successes in the Track World Cup events recently. We had a chat [...]
Jay Thomson (Bissell Pro Cycling)
We recently met up with Jay Thomson, an inspirational and aggressive rider from South Africa who has already shown his worth in the Merco Classic Stage Race, the traditional season opener in the USA. You were born in Krugersdorp, where exactly is it? Yes, I was born in Krugersdorp and that is a smaller town [...]
Rohan Dennis Interview
We caught up with talented Australian pro Rohan Dennis as he prepared in Europe for the forthcoming World Track Championships. Having recently posted the second fastest Individual Pursuit time in history Dennis begins the 2010 season with the Rabobank U23 Development squad. How do you train specifically for the Individual and team pursuits? Can you [...]
Rui Costa Interview
In early October 2010, the floor fell from Bike Pure when we got news that Rui Costa, a Bike Pure rider from Portugal had failed a drug test along with his brother Mario. The essence of Bike Pure is adherence to an open honour code:- to ride clean. Anyone who joins or supports Bike Pure [...]
Vera Koedooder interview.
BikePure caught up with role model Vera Koedooder, the Dutch World Champion cyclist, who is one of the few athletes who are successful on the track and the road. The 27 year old superstar from Bovenkarspel, is riding for Specialized-DPD in 2011. http://bikepure.org/riders-and-teams/pro-riders/vera-koedooder/ 1, How did you get involved in cycling? In the first part, I was cheering for my dad Jos sr. [...]
Alex Dowsett (Team Sky )interview.
By: Christina Hansen, Danish Ambassador Here’s an interview with Team Sky’s new signing Alex Dowsett. And as a Bike Pure role model, he agreed to a interview. BP: Why did you choose to become a BikePure-rider? AD: In what’s considered an unclean sport, it’s good to see campaigns to promote clean racing, it’s clear [...]
Graeme Obree Interview
The former world hour record holder holds a special place in the heart for many bikers around the world who witnessed his rise from local Scottish hero to World Champion. Obree arrived on the top step of the cycling world in 1993 when he shattered Francesco Moser’s nine year old hour record by riding 51.596 [...]
Power of the Lens
One of the most evocative images of the 2010 road season for Bike Pure, was Lyne Lamoureux’s emotional picture of Daniel Holloway. Daniel had just won the US national criterium championships in Illinois, and was pulling on his national jersey when Lyne, a respected photographer on the pro circuit, captured just what it meant to [...]
