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Former Worldtour Racer Trains For Unbound Gravel With His Dog

BEN DELANEY, velonews.com | Published on 6/1/2021
Former Worldtour Racer Trains For Unbound Gravel With His Dog

JUNE 1, 2021
BEN DELANEY, VeloNews
   
Alexey Vermeulen has ridden up to 20 hours a week with his girlfriend's dog Willie in a backpack.
Alexey Vermeulen is no newbie at preparing for bike races. Having raced internationally since 2011 as a junior, Vermeulen has pinned on numbers at everything from Liège-Bastogne-Liège to the road world championships. This year, the former LottoNL-Jumbo racer is tackling Unbound Gravel for the first time. His secret weapon for Unbound training? Sir Willie the Weiner.

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