Adam Hansen – 20 Quick Questions
For once, Adam Hansen isn't burning up the tar at the Aussie champs, he's offshore in the Med, getting ready to try and help HTC-Columbia top a remarkable 2009 season.
Worried that he may be getting bored, VeloVeritas flashed him 20 questions - here's what the big man had to say...
Adam missed the Tour last year, but relished the Vuelta.
The Aus champs with no Adam - almost unthinkable !
"I know, I know.... I want to be there.
"Love that race."
How long did you have off, in the winter ?
"Seven weeks no riding, but I always did something else."
Do you do gym or other work, during that time ?
"Lots of running, hiking, squash, tennis, basketball just to name a few."
Where's the camps, what are the terrain and weather like ?
"Some little island off Spain starting with "M" [Mallorca], full of Germans - and they say its always nice weather....... funny how I've had four camps here and its snowed twice, including this one."
Take us through a typical 'camp day.'
"Well [Saturday] today was:
07:00 Wake up, breky
08:00 Ergo test
09:00 Core training
09:30 Training
**:** (sometime after training) Lunch
16:30 Photoshoot
17:30 Meeting with Bruce (most important guy in the team - he pays us)
18:45 Core training
20:00 Dinner
22:30 Some interview with some moob [er...that might be us!]."
Aussie TT Champ Adam chatted to VeloVeritas moobs right after the Time Trial to Saint-Amand-Montrond - Tour de France '08.
Who's impressing ?
"The weather - super cold snow.
"Mechanics - bikes are really good.
"Schaffie - left the correct day for his flights (he missed a race once!).
"Riders? Don't know... all good so far."
Who ate too much candy ?
"Franky?!?! [Rabon!]"
More Aussie chums for you, this season - Matt Goss and Leigh Howard.
"We're slowly taking over the team!"
The Velits have joined too - aren't they from near where you live in Slovakia ?
"They are the close to me, really close, 70kms I think.
"After them Franky is 470kms from me."
What's your fave thing about camp ?
"Maybe a new phone - rumor is it its a HTC HD2 - with the new snapdragon processor!
"My first computer was a 33MHz (I paid $250AUD to upgrade it to a 75MHz), this phone is 1000MHz - that's one million clock cycles per second, in a phone... Ok, I love that stuff.
"It was 2 degrees today so the Columbia winter jackets we got for sure work."
Adam with 'oor Dave' at the Giro.
And least fave ?
"Weather - I hate going to camp when the weather is bad."
You rode a good Vuelta in 2009.
"Thanks!"
Which was your best race day of 2009 ?
"Nats with 600m to go... Dauphine last stage..."
And the worst ?
"Some race in Italy when my tyre came off my rim around a corner, breaking an important bone in my body."
Best race for the team in 2009 ?
"With me in it was the Vuelta... yellow jersey, green jersey (and wore it 'til the finish), and 5 stages."
Have you got your programme yet ?
"Got a piece of paper with races on it, but I don't expect to do most of them."
What's your role for 2010 ?
"Working with Andre (Greipel) more."
The Scotts - anything new for 2010 ?
"Paint job, but they are still the best frame!"
Riding in last season's Tour Down Under.
Are the Commonwealth Games in Delhi part of your thinking ?
"Where's Delhi? or you mean Dilli? Ok, same place."
2010 will be a success for Adam Hansen, if . . .
"No 'ifs'."
Here at VeloVeritas, we like Adam - he's different!
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