Jolien D’hoore Blog: Road to Rio Part 2
By Jolien D’hoore Here I am, legs up and resting up for D-day(s) in a hotel room in London. Whilst most of my teammates are staying in Belgium close to where I live, I’m counting down the days till my track World Championships start. I love being back at the Olympic Velodrome in Lee Valley Park. It brings back great memories. These World Championships are the last race to take away qualification points for the Rio Olympics and are also seen as a last test between the big rivals. No need to say it’s quite an important week if you’re a...
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Belgian National Champion Jolien D’hoore is one of the eight new signings for Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling for the 2015 season. Born on March 14, 1990 D’hoore picked up cycling at the age of twelve after having competed in athletics since she was six. One of the guys in her athletics club had successfully switched to cycling, so, that seemed like a good reason for Jolien to follow the same path. Following Jolien’s introduction to cycling, everything went fast for the youngster. Jolien went to a few cycling races as a spectator, applied for...
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