François Pervis joined his first cycling club in 1996. He dabbled in road, mountain biking, cyclo-cross and track cycling as a youngster and began concentrating on the track as a junior rider. Nowadays it is hard to talk about sprint track cycling without mentioning his name. After brilliant results at the last UCI Track Cycling World Championships in front of his home crowd, the French rider took some time to answer our iLike Interview. Let’s get started!
I AM: Name: François Pervis Age: 30 Nickname: Sonic Discipline: Track Cycling - Sprint Main success: World Record holder km (56”303) & 200m (9”347) - 6x World Champion
I LIKE: An actor/actress: Will Smith A TV series: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air A movie: I am Legend A song: Black or White - Michael Jackson An artist: Michael Jackson A colour: King Blue A meal: Prime rib of beef /spaghetti A country: New Zealand A race: Tour des Flandres Another cyclist: Fabian Cancellara Another sport: Formula 1 3 things that you would take with you on a desert island: A jar of Nutella, a fishing rod and a photo of my daughter A person who inspires you: Chris Hoy A motto: Never give up. What doesn’t kill makes you stronger A dream: Being able to go fishing everyday without having to work!
Something people don’t know about you? I eat chocolate every night just before going to bed to have a good sleep.
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