After becoming world champion on the track, Cummings went on to become a three-time Grand Tour stage winner on the road, with Barloworld, Team Sky, BMC and latterly Dimension Data. He entered the history books alongside David Millar when he clinched road race and TT double victory in the 2017 national championships. Known as a gritty rider, Cummings was loved by fans for his gutsy breakaway rides and solo victories.
He retired in 2019, aged 38, after more than two decades at the sharp end. Cummings spoke to CW from his home in the Wirral – via our lockdown saviour, Zoom – to share a career’s-worth of fitness, training and racing wisdom.
Learn to love the way of life
When I first started cycling, I wasn’t thinking about racing. I had a group of great guys who used to take me out as part of the Birkenhead North End Cycling Club. They taught me how to enjoy the bike, the café stops and that side of things. After about six months, I started to want to become a bit stronger and that’s when I got into racing.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 03, 2020 من CYCLING WEEKLY.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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