Enjoying the sunshine at the Tour of Qatar Photo: © Ken Ilegems

The Ken Ilegems Diary

2002 entries

Working hard at Valencia - Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (February 2002)
A tough week - eveything goes wrong at the Setmana Catalana (April 2002)
From the Classics to the giro - Ken's Spring campaign (April 2002)
Pink Fever - Mono means no Giro
Back in business - after a longer-than-expected lay off
A change of plans - Working the world's for Kazakhstan
Dortmund Six and "Mannschaftstreffen" - Not everything is business (December 2002)

Welcome to the Ken Ilegems Diary. Ken is a mechanic with the Telekom team. If zipping round the world looking after Erik Zabel and Jan Ullrich's bikes sounds like a glamorous way to make a living – well, there are worse ways to make a Euro, but the pro mechanic's life involves a fair amount of hassle and lots of driving around Europe. It's all worth it when your man gets across the line first, though.