Speed skating, 5km runs and future goals: how Lewis Askey is prioritising fun as he progresses through cycling's ranks

The 20-year-old joins fellow Brit Jake Stewart in being promoted from Groupama-FDJ's development squad

Lewis Askey
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Two years ago, emerging as British cycling’s latest junior star, then-18-year-old Lewis Askey profiled not just the bike rider, but himself

“I want to keep myself happy and I like freedom,” he told Cycling Weekly. “It’s both a good and bad trait, but I don’t like being told what to do. I like being in charge of my own destiny. I love to do things that I want to do in life.”

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