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Cycle News 2014 Issue 41 October 14

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VOL. 51 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 14, 2014 P23 "For me, the biggest European idol I had when I started out was Erik Gundersen. I want- ed to be Erik Gunder- sen. I had the chance to live with him and follow in his footsteps as best I could. I wanted to show what I'd learnt from guys like that. I got a great message from Erik a pretty happy I got that slap right now. After New Zealand, I knew I had to play to my ability. I knew I couldn't be somebody I wasn't. I just went back to basics and we started building from that point on. The momentum grew, the bikes got better. The bikes were already good, but I think I started to work better with my equipment at that stage. The bikes were great. It was just me; it was the man who was over-confident at that stage. I had to back myself down and realize you're only as good as your last race." Hancock's third title win also saw him become the first rider to win the GP series after having missed a round. He sat out the Nordic SGP at Vojens, Denmark on September 13 after suffering multiple fractures to his left index finger at the Gorzow SGP of Po- land on August 30. "These things are challenges and the injuries are hurdles," Hancock said. "The way I look at it is as long as it's not some kind of threatening-type injury, I'll carry on. You know you're going to have the knocks, the bumps and the bruises. You have to fight on and get over those things. There's nothing wrong with the heart! The heart is running well. I have all the heart there is and the ambition to do it. As long as the body holds up, I can do this. The mind is still probably too young for the body, but that's okay. I keep myself in good shape and I have the desire to win." John Hipkiss PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN HIPKISS "THE MIND IS STILL PROBABLY TOO YOUNG FOR THE BODY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I KEEP MYSELF IN GOOD SHAPE AND I HAVE THE DESIRE TO WIN." - GREG HANCOCK couple of days ago. He just told me to 'go out and do what I do.' He was watching on TV and he's like my Danish father!" Hancock admits the huge turning point in his season came just three races in at the season- opening New Zealand GP in Auckland in April. After three last places, he revived his night with two heat wins. "I worked really hard last win- ter," he said. "I felt we had found the right everything to win. I felt so sure I was going to win in Auckland, so that was the best slap in the face I ever had. I went back to the drawing board and I'm Hancock leads Andreas Jonsson in a heat race en route to a fifth-place finish in Poland.

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