Mason Hollyman's impressive journey from The Shining style altitude camps to 'dream come true' Israel–Premier Tech signing

The Huddersfield rider has progressed from the Isreal Cycling Academy to a contract with Israel–Premier Tech WorldTour team in 2023

Mason Hollyman of United Kingdom and Team Israel - Premier Tech competes in the breakaway during the 36th Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2022 - Stage 3 a 147,1km stage from San Marino to San Marino 648m / #CoppieBartali / on March 24, 2022 in San Marino, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
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On Tuesday, May 31, Israel–Premier Tech WorldTour team announced that British rider Mason Hollyman would step up from the Israel Cycling Academy to take a pro contract among the 2023 roster, having impressed in the early half of 2022 with fourth in Trofea Piva and fifth in the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. 

Cycling Weekly magazine caught up with the rider from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in the latter half of 2021. Here's what he had to say then...

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Having trained as a journalist at Cardiff University I spent eight years working as a business journalist covering everything from social care, to construction to the legal profession and riding my bike at the weekends and evenings. When a friend told me Cycling Weekly was looking for a news editor, I didn't give myself much chance of landing the role, but I did and joined the publication in 2016. Since then I've covered Tours de France, World Championships, hour records, spring classics and races in the Middle East. On top of that, since becoming features editor in 2017 I've also been lucky enough to get myself sent to ride my bike for magazine pieces in Portugal and across the UK. They've all been fun but I have an enduring passion for covering the national track championships. It might not be the most glamorous but it's got a real community feeling to it.