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Former European and Junior Track Worlds medal winner Ian Stannard has finally made the jump to professional racing by joining the Belgian team Landbouwkrediet after three years with the British Cycling Academy. So what?s life like with the big boys? We found out.

Ian Stannard decided to leave the British Cycling under-23 Academy in Italy to turn professional with the Landbouwkrediet team, based in Belgium.

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