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    Lewis Askey

    Jan 23, 2020 4 minutes
    Words David Bradford
    Photos
    Michelle Askey

    The week: December 30, 2019-January 5, 2020

    Location: Baal, Belgium & Cannock, Staffordshire

    Training for: British Cyclo-Cross National Championships (January 12)

    Widely tipped as a British road racing star of the future, Lewis Askey shot to prominence in 2018 when he won the Junior Paris-Roubaix. He confirmed his prodigious potential last year with nine top-10s in UCI races as well as big domestic wins including the Junior Tour of Wales and Isle of Man Junior Tour. For 2020, the 18-year-old is joining Groupama-FDJ’s development team as he steps up to Conti level.

    How did you first get into cycling?

    My mum did triathlon, and Cannock Chase, the mountain bike centre, is two minutes’

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