a conversation with...

  The Cycle Sierra Nevada Scholarship was developed as a way to sponsor young cyclists that may not have opportunity or financial capacity to avail of a cycling training camp. In this section we take 5 minutes for a chat with one of the applicants selected for the 2019 program.

BIG RICK THE RULER HEZEMAN - THE NETERLANDS

Who are you?

Rick Hezeman

What team do you ride for?

ARTV de adelaar

Why did you start cycling?

First i begun cycling on the track, it was fun so i did A little bit more in the forest. then i started on the road-bike for the fun.

Have you any sporting backgrounds apart from cycling?

Soccer for 4 years

What type of cyclist are you? Do you compete in other disciplines, other than road cycling?

I do road And track cycling, sometimes cyclocross. Besides that I am more A generalist. Time trail, climbing, windy race And sprinting(track speed) I perform all on A acceptable level.

Favourite piece of cycling equipment/kit?

Time trial suit / bike

Your greatest achievements on a bicycle?

First in track series national race, 3th in the elite national teampursuit.

Your favourite professional cyclist? (past and present)

Bob jungels, Henk lubberding

Most memorable moment/stage win from professional cycling?

Tom Boonen Paris Roubaix long solo.

Your favourite stage race and one day race?

The giro Italia, hard parcours And much height kilometer And A challenging parcours. My favorite one day race is Strade Bianco Because of the sand Strokes And the hilly parcours

What's your current favourite music album/song?

Music album: Francis Song: shutdown frenna :-) You possibly don’t have A clue :-)

Tell us something we don’t know about you already and you don’t mind the general public knowing?

Love to play video games.

Hopes and plans for the future?

I hope to become A procylcist And do i with a lot of pleasure.