{"id":141044,"date":"2016-05-27T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=141044"},"modified":"2016-05-27T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:57:02","slug":"10-weird-hobbies-pro-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/05\/27\/10-weird-hobbies-pro-cyclists\/","title":{"rendered":"10 \u201cWeird\u201d Hobbies of Pro-Cyclists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many pro-cyclists have turned their love of cycling into their jobs, but have you ever wondered what other hobbies they may have? Many actually enjoy doing \u201cregular\u201d things that people like you and I also like, such as reading and spending time with their families. However, here are ten that may surprise you, in no specific order!<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gianni Moscon, an Italian cyclist, enjoys apple farming. His family are apple farmers, and he likes to help out when he has time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141050\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/6NW_j2qg.jpg\" alt=\"Gianni Moscon, an Italian cyclist, enjoys apple farming. His family are apple farmers, and he likes to help out when he has time.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maura Kinsella, an American, has an interesting hobby that may inspire all the coffee lovers out there, roasting her own coffee beans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-141051\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/cbg_0302.jpg\" alt=\"Maura Kinsella, an American, has an interesting hobby that may inspire all the coffee lovers out there, roasting her own coffee beans.\" width=\"800\" height=\"913\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peter Kennaugh, who comes from the Isle of Man, enjoys DJ-ing, especially house music.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-141052\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/Peter-Kennaugh-Team-Sky__________wi840he560mocropbgwhite.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Kennaugh, who comes from the Isle of Man, enjoys DJ-ing, especially house music.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emma Pooley, a Brit, has likened the completion of her PhD in Engineering to a hobby.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141053\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/Emma-Pooley.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Pooley, a Brit, has likened the completion of her PhD in Engineering to a hobby.\" width=\"730\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chris Froome, a Brit who was born and raised in Africa, enjoys spear fishing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141055\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/chris-froome-tour-de-france-team-sky_3321116.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Froome, a Brit who was born and raised in Africa, enjoys spear fishing.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Danish cyclist, John Ebsen, enjoys both cooking and baking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141056\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/John_Kronborg_Ebsen.jpg\" alt=\"Danish cyclist, John Ebsen, enjoys both cooking and baking.\" width=\"653\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gracie Elvin, an Australian, enjoys many hobbies, including learning Italian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141057\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/Life-Behind-Bars-Gracie-Elvin-with-bike_0FB97020-5B5F-11E5-8FF202ED0340CAB3.png\" alt=\"Gracie Elvin, an Australian, enjoys many hobbies, including learning Italian.\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ben Swift, British cyclist, likes to take his Land Rover Disco on off-road adventures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141058\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/1451499558311.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Swift, British cyclist, likes to take his Land Rover Disco on off-road adventures.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Colombian cyclist, Sebasti\u00e1n Henao, enjoys playing chess.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141059\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/sebastian-henao-giro-ditalia-2014-team-sky_3256940.jpg\" alt=\"Colombian cyclist, Sebasti\u00e1n Henao, enjoys playing chess.\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juan Horrach Ripoll, a Spaniard, enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding and extreme sports.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141060\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/05\/1329578248_2473.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Horrach Ripoll, a Spaniard, enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding and extreme sports.\" width=\"450\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many pro-cyclists have turned their love of cycling into their jobs, but have you ever wondered what other hobbies they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":141062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[425,424],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-141044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-cycling","tag-chris-froome","tag-hobbies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 \u201cWeird\u201d Hobbies of Pro-Cyclists - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many pro-cyclists have turned their love of cycling into their jobs, but have you ever wondered what other hobbies they may have? 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