 Emma Pooley
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"I can't just sit around, eating pie!"
Emma Pooley was spotted after her fourth place at the British National Road Race in 2005 and soon signed for Team Fat Birds UK. Pooley has had several successes on the road including first in the Rund um Schönaich in 2007 as well as the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in 2008.
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 Nicole Cooke
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"It's just like at any other race really"
Nicole Cooke took up cycling at an early age and became the youngest ever woman to win the national road race the age of 16. Cooke went on to win La Flèche Wallonne and the World Cup before becoming a professional with the Ausra-Gruodis Safi squad.
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 Steven Burke
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"Just my laptop and my iPod"
Yet another young talent brought through the GB Olympic Academy Programme, Steven Burke's specialisation is the team pursuit. Steven took his first medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships, again in the team pursuit, although is as of yet unproven in the top flight.
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Ross Edgar
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"I want to be World champion"
Ross Edgar started his career as a senior with the GB team and has been a successful member of the squad. Starting at the World Cycling School in Switzerland, Edgar has since moved to Manchester permanently and his long-term aspiration is to win a gold medal in Beijing.
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 Chris Hoy
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"I am very good at wasting time"
As a teenager Chris Hoy rode mountain bikes, time trials, road and track. Since turning senior however, Chris has decided to focus his efforts on the track where he has been prolific, winning many titles.
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Jamie Staff
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"It all looks really impressive"
Jamie Staff began his career riding BMX, but aspired to win an Olympic medal. As it was not yet an Olympic sport at that point, Staff turned to the track and qualified instantly for the GB Cycling Team, going on to win a gold in the team pursuit at the 2002 Worlds.
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Wendy Houvenaghel
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"I always smile"
Wendy Houvenaghel, like many of the British Olympians, manages to combine track and road riding but specialises in the former. A late developer, it was not until 2005 that Wendy competed at World level, winning the track World Cup in the 3km individual pursuit.
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Oli Beckingsale
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"It would be nice to go there on a holiday rather than for a bike race"
Beijing will be Oli Beckingsale's third Olympics, having already competed at Sydney and Athens, coming 17th in Greece.
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 Victoria Pendleton
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
1 Agosto 2008
"Free drinks, free food, it's fantastic"
Victoria Pendleton was originally spotted as a 16 year old by the British Cycling assistant national track coach, Marshall Thomas. She is a prodigious talent on the track taking countless world titles, with the sprint being her speciality.
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 Matthieu Sprick
equipebouyguestelecom.fr,
1 Agosto 2008
"Je me suis battu"
Matthieu Sprick a vécu un Tour de France difficile. Le Turquoise revient sur sa Grande Boucle et se projette sur la fin de saison.
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 Ángel Gómez Gómez
ciclismoafondo.es,
1 Agosto 2008
« No tenemos que pagar justos por pecadores »
El cántabro charló con ciclismoafondo.es acerca de su recuperación tras la caída en el Tour de Francia, del nuevo American Beef, tras el positivo de Riccó y de las últimas declaraciones de su ya ex compañero.
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 Aketza Peña
elcorreodigital.com,
1 Agosto 2008
« Al principio no tenía ganas de vivir »
Aketza Peña recuerda bien aquel día que iba a cambiar su vida. El 24 de abril de 2007, tras la primera etapa del Giro del Trentino, pasó un control, uno más en principio de los muchos a los que debe someterse un ciclista profesional.
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 Carlos Sastre
as.com,
1 Agosto 2008
"Esta victoria no me va a cambiar"
El Ayuntamiento de El Barraco recibió ayer con honores de héroe a Carlos Sastre, vencedor del Tour de Francia. La localidad abulense se echó a la calle para contemplar de cerca el maillot amarillo de campeón. Más de 3.000 gargantas cantaron sin cesar y le agradecieron su victoria.
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 Stefan Schumacher
radsport-news.com,
1 Agosto 2008
"Ich bin gespannt, ob ich die Form halten kann"
Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) hofft nach seiner sensationellen Tour de France auf ähnlich erfolgreiche Olympischen Spiele. Der WM-Dritte zählt sowohl im Straßenrennen als auch im Zeitfahren zu den Medaillenkandidaten.
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Paulo Roberto da Luz
bikemagazine.com.br,
1 Agosto 2008
"quero lutar pelos títulos nacionais e internacionais"
O catarinense Paulo Roberto da Luz, de 18 anos, é uma das promessas do ciclismo nacional. Esse ano, o ciclista de Criciúma já conquistou a medalha de bronze no Campeonato Pan-Americano de Ciclismo no Equador e faz planos para pedalar em alguma grande equipe nacional.
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Martin Gluth
bike2b,
1 Agosto 2008
"Hätte mir das nie träumen lassen"
Martin Gluth fuhr seine erste Saison als Junior im Team Bulls - und konnte dabei einige beachtliche Erfolge verzeichnen. Bei bike2b spricht er über seinen Saisonverlauf und die nun kommenden Ziele.
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