The series ‘Everything you wanted and didn’t want to know about…’ is the chance to get to know TALENT Cycling better. In this we present anyone who is involved in TALENT Cycling in any way pittge questions and difficult dilemmas.
Today it is the turn of Lieke van Weereld, esteemed member of the TALENT Elabo Elite Development Team.
Nickname?
Liek, Liekie
Specialty?
Climbing
Motto?
Small but fine
Favorite game?
Pros: Giro Rosa and the races I have done myself Ulestraten and Assen
Does pineapple belong on a pizza?
No, no, no
Describe yourself in 3 song titles
1. Bicycle
2. Work Hard Play Hard
3. Paris, New
Favorite movie?
The Hunger Games
Which shoe do you click in first?
Right
Favorite climb?
Roche-aux-Faucons
Favourite descent?
The dive to Aywaille
Guilty pleasure?
White chocolate
Always headwinds or always wet cycling shoes?
Wet cycling shoes
Name something on your bucket list?
Triathlon, visiting Japan and United States, climbing Stelvio
What’s your best moment ever on a bike?
Cyclocross Nationals and UCI Cyclocross with the pros
What animal would you like to be?
Alpaca
Who’s your idol?
Lars van der Haar and Marianne Vos
You can invite 3 people to dinner. Who do you invite?
Leontien van Moorsel, Harry Styles, Anna van der Breggen
One-day or stage race?
Stage race
What celebrity would you like to trade a day with?
Mathieu van der Poel
What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been on a bike?
Lake Iseo
Olympic champion or world champion?
Olympic champion
What superpower would you like?
Flying
Would you rather fight 1 duck the size of a horse or 100 horses the size of a duck?
100 horses the size of a duck
What race are you going to forget and why?
Omloop van Strijen as a second year newcomer; was my first race ever
What is your hidden talent?
Drawing
