TEN QUESTIONS WITH
DANIEL HOLLOWAY
1. How did you go from skating to
the bike?
When I was around 13 or so my dad
started to look for something to
do in the summer to cross train.
Before I knew it I was hooked and
slowly stopped skating.
2. What is your favorite place that
you've raced so far (not counting
Hellyer)?
I love racing, so to me where doesn’t
really stick out. Some races that
have stuck out were Philly, Roubaix,
and races in Spain.
3. Track or the road?
Its so hard to answer this question.
The track is so pure and raw, but
the road is brutal and smooth. You
have to love each of them from what
they are.
4. What is your favorite event to
race on the track?
I love the Miss and Out.
5. For those who don't know about
6-day races, how do they work?
6-Days is a stage race on the track
with a partner basically. We race
6 nights in a row and the team who
has taken the most laps wins, if
there is multiple teams on the same
laps, it goes to who has the most
points. In a normal night we do 2
Chase’s (Madisons if you will)
only there is typically only sprints
in the last 30 laps. 30-20-10-0.
We also do flying lap records, points
races, team miss and outs, and derny
races.
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6. What would you tell someone who
has raced some on the track but are
a little afraid to do some Madison
training?
There is no reason to be scared of
a Madison, it is something you have
to practice and get comfortable with.
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7. Aside from making funny little
movies, what do you guys do when
you are on the road?
Me personally, I probably spend way
to much time on the internet, but
we watch movies on the computers,
have random off the wall chats and
arguments on tons of different subjects.
8. This year you'll be riding for
Bissell (congrats!) What is your
racing schedule looking like?
We havn’t had camp yet so a
set schedule isn’t to firm
right now. For sure I have Copenhagen
6 in the beginning of Feb, a real
big crit in Singapore, hopefully
Worlds and then a possible trip to
Belgium for 4 weeks to get things
moving for the NRC and other big
American races.
9. Lots of people think the life
of a professional bike racer is all
glamour. What's the best thing about
it? And what's the worst?
The best part of the job is seeing
so many different places. There is
no way this would happen if I was
working a 9-5 somewhere. The worst
part is the actual act of traveling.
Packing your bags, and dealing with
everything in the airport. I’ve
learned to switch off once I enter
an airport. No need to stress over
what you cant control.
10. What is one piece of advice you'd
give to a beginning racer?
Have fun!! If your not having fun
success wont come as easy and is
harder to enjoy!
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Note: Pez has a couple of
really good articles on the Copenhagen
6.
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=7973&status=True&catname=RaceNews10
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=7983&status=True&catname=Latest%20News
