Twisted Spoke Giro podcast: Sky’s Roddy Hammersmythe.

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Twisted Spoke Giro podcast: Sky’s Roddy Hammersmythe.

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Welcome to the Twisted Spoke podcast series. We’re excited to launch this new media blast and triple excited to announce exclusive interviews with Team Sky’s road captain for the Giro d’Italia, Roddy Hammersmythe. (Hit the play button right above.)

We’ll be talking with Roddy via phone after each stage to get his unique and entertaining view of the Giro d’Italia.

Hammersmythe. Sky's Giro captain.

For those who are unfamiliar with Hammersmythe, we’ve excerpted his bio from the Team Sky website, as follows:

Roddy Hammersymthe is a versatile rider, a rouler, hard man and captain on the road for Team Sky’s debut at the prestigious Giro D’Italia. The last man signed by manager Scott Sunderland, Roddy brings a wealth of experience and a dominating personality whenever and wherever there’s a bike race to be won.

There is no mistaking the excitment and passion Roddy brings to Team Sky. “My role is to bring the hammer,” he says. That’s the attitude, right? I set the tone on the squad and it’s all about the hammer.”

Working with a British team and so many British riders is a dream come true from Hammersmythe. “We got got something special here, it’s like when Deep Purple would hit the stage or Led Zeppelin. The lads believe in each other and we’re putting on a show,” says Roddy. We’re here to rock ‘n’ roll, top the podium and score UCI points.”

With major stars like Bradley Wiggins, Evald Boassen Hagen and Juan Antonio Flecha, it would be easy to overlook the major impact that Roddy has on the squad. “He’s the spark plus, the emotional leader of Sky, he brings the hammer,” says manager Scott Sunderland. “He makes my job easy, because Roddy knows exactly what to do at any given moment in a race. There’s nothing he hasn’t seen or done.”

Stay tuned because we’re sure you’ll be hearing plenty from Roddy as team Sky tackles the Giro for the first time.

By |2019-02-03T16:29:30-08:00May 7th, 2010|Giro d'Italia, Podcasts|2 Comments

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  1. joepappillon May 8, 2010 at 9:51 am - Reply

    "To control, to dominate, to destroy – and rape and pillage" – LMFAO! Total winner! More Roddy!

  2. teamskyfans May 9, 2010 at 11:16 pm - Reply

    Can we find out from Roddy what he likes to eat during the stage, is he a bars and gels man, or does he like something a bit more substantial?

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