The Politest Man in Cycling - five days chasing victory with new sensation Thomas Gloag

Britain's latest cycling prodigy is as cheery and humble as they come

Thomas Gloag
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Thomas Gloag jabbed his finger at his Jumbo-Visma teammates Sam Oomen and Koen Bouwman before screaming: “You’re the boys, eh! You’re the boys!” 

The Briton had just finished second on stage four of the Volta a Valenciana, his best ever result in a professional race, but he was already deflecting the attention away from himself.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.