Ed Hood

3 weeks ago | veloveritas.co.uk | Ed Hood

With the restart of the Covid-delayed World Tour season only weeks away and the first of the ‘Flanders Classics,’ The Druivenkoers Overijse scheduled for Saturday August 29th we thought it would be a good time to catch up with Scott Sunderland, the Flanders Classics Director to discuss the phenomena of running the ‘Spring Classics’ in the autumn – and the pathway that lead him to the job after a lifetime spent in cycling.

1 month ago | veloveritas.co.uk | Ed Hood

“Un exploite extraordinaire!” Said the French TV commentator; “Bravo Monsieur Poli!” That’s Eros Poli; yes the big Dude who won that epic Tour de France stage over the ‘Giant of Provence,’ Mont Ventoux in 1994. That’s what the commentator was talking about – but there’s a little more to Monsieur Poli than just one ‘exploite.’* * *We said our last goodbyes to our beloved friend Ed Hood in January 2025, two years after he suffered a devastating stroke.

1 month ago | veloveritas.co.uk | Ed Hood

Scott Mercier; isn’t he that dude who quit US Postal because he wouldn’t partake of the ‘hot sauce’? Yes, that’s him. But there’s a little bit more to the man than that; like going from total novice to the Olympics in less than two seasons and winning a major international stage race against opposition of the quality of Jorg Jaksche, Jens Voigt and Serguei Ivanov. We thought we really should ‘have a word’ with the him.

May 5, 2023 | veloveritas.co.uk | Ed Hood |Martin Williamson

May 2, 2023 | veloveritas.co.uk | Ed Hood