Great Britain
30 Jan 1974
1.67m
70.7kg
1998
Palmans (1998-1999), Collstrop (2000), Collstrop-Palmans (2001-2003), Mr. Bookmaker-Palmans (2004)
Roger Hammond had a career year in 2004, one that turned many heads and proved the Classics workhorse has what it takes to succeed in the most difficult one-day events. The two-time defending British road champion and former junior world cyclo-cross champion hammered through the cobblestones to finish third at Paris-Roubaix. He also finished seventh at the very difficult Olympic road race in Athens.
Third-place finishes at the Dwars door Vlananderen and the GP Rudy Dhaenens, a top ten finish at the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and sixth at Gent-Wevelgem set the stage for Paris-Roubaix, where Hammond rode smartly and aggressively. Hammond capitalised on his form with an impressive next month of racing, highlighted by solid rides at the Four Days of Dunkerque, Tour de Picardie and the Tour of Luxembourg. In June, Hammond won his second British championship in as many years. Later in the season, he placed third in stage four of the Tour of Burgos in Spain, closing out the season with a 12th overall in the Tour of Britain.
In 2003, Hammond finished second in the final stage of the Etoile des Bessèges, a solid eighth at Gent-Wevelgem and 17th at Paris-Roubaix before an impressive win in the British championships by over five minutes. He turned pro in 1998 with the Palmans team.
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3rd, Stage 1, Ruta del Sol
4th overall, Doha International GP
17th, Stage 1, Tour of Qatar
26th, Stage 2, Tour of Qatar
11th, Stage 1, Ruta del Sol
21st overall, Milan-San Remo
2nd overall, Dwars door Vlaanderen Waregem
1st, British Championship
3rd, Paris-Roubaix
3rd, Dwars door Vlananderen
3rd, GP Rudy Dhaenens
3rd, Stage 2, Four Days of Dunkerque
3rd, Stage 4, Tour of Burgos
6th, Gent-Wevelgem
6th Stage 6, Four Days of Dunkerque
7th, Road Race, Athens Olympics
12th overall, Tour of Britain
15th overall, Tour de Picardie
16th overall, Tour of Luxembourg |
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