Karin Thürig
cyclingnews.com, 20 Juin 2008
Eyeing the Olympic TT
Karin Thürig of Switzerland is tuning up her form at the Grande Boucle Féminine International, where she is eyeing Friday's time trial. But the race is just the first step toward the much bigger goal of the Olympics in Beijing, where she will aim for gold in her specialty discipline.
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Chris Froome
teambarloworld.com, 20 Juin 2008
"I wish to help Mauricio Soler as much as I can"
23 year-old Chris Froome could make his debut at the Tour de France next month. He started cycling "just for fun" when he was a child in Kenya, and now, as a professional, his dream will probably come true.
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Paolo Bettini
bikeradar.com, 19 Juin 2008
"I'll make my intentions known before the Olympics"
At the age of 34, and after eleven seasons among the elite, il Grillo has dropped heavy hints that his assault on what would be an unprecedented third straight world title at Varese in September may be his swansong. But then he's not quite sure. He knows it's a big decision.
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Oli Beckingsale
bikeradar.com, 19 Juin 2008
"I trained my nuts off"
Great Britain cross country rider Oli Beckingsale, fresh from a fine career best ninth place in Fort William World Cup a week ago, looks ahead to the Olympic games in China at the end of August.
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Ralf Grabsch
team-milram.com, 18 Juin 2008
My first goal is to start at the Tour!
At 35 years old, Ralf Grabsch is one of the most experienced pros in the peloton. Before the start of the Tour de Suisse, he spoke about his team's chances in Switzerland, his hopes for a third Tour start, the further season planning and what he hopes to do after he stops riding.
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Pierre Rolland
cyclingnews.com, 18 Juin 2008
France's next big thing?
One year after France's Rémy Di Gregorio won the climbers' classification at the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, another great French hope – Crédit Agricole's Pierre Rolland – talks about his dreams for the future and his decision not to ride the 2008 Tour de France.
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Mike Sayers
uscyclingreport.com, 17 Juin 2008
"It just never happened"
Last month Mike Sayers of the BMC Professional Cycling Team announced that he would retire at the end of this racing season. The Sacramento rider who turned pro in 1997 has recently been riding his favourite Philly week for the 13th and last time.
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Erinne Willock
pedalmag.com, 17 Juin 2008
"Beijing is my primary focus"
With the Canadian selections for Beijing pending we caught up with the tired but happy Erinne Willock after the 5-stage Tour du Grand Montreal to talk about her successes and goals for the rest of the season.
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David Veilleux
pedalmag.com, 17 Juin 2008
"I think I'm ready for the big races ahead"
Canada's David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast) capped off a great Nature Valley Grand Prix with a fabulous win on the final Stage 6 to finish 7th overall and claim the Best Young Rider jersey.
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Anne Samplonius
pedalmag.com, 17 Juin 2008
"No word yet, I have no clue"
Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine) had a great Nature Valley Grand Prix, 9th on the Final Stage, 3rd overall and helping Cheerwine to win the Final Team GC. With the CCA due to announce the riders selected for the Olympics, she answered my first question before I even had an opportunity to ask it.
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Svein Tuft
pedalmag.com, 15 Juin 2008
"Yeah, tomorrow's stage might be hard"
Svein Tuft won the fourth stage time trial at the Tour de Beauce on Friday, and grabbed the overall lead in the process. After Stage 5 he still has a slender 6 seconds lead over Bernardo Colex Tepoz going into tomorrows Québec City circuit race.
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Tyler Farrar
The Wenatchee World, 15 Juin 2008
"It doesn't get any bigger than the Tour de France"
After a month-long bout with illness, Wenatchee native Tyler Farrar was back in fine form with a 12th-place finish at last week's Philadelphia International Championship. He took sixth place in the final stage — the Liberty Classic — on an extremely hot and humid East Coast day.
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Brooke Miller
pedalmag.com, 15 Juin 2008
"Are you ready for a novel?"
Friday was a double-stage day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix with the Stage 3 ITT in the morning and the Stage 4 criterium later that day. We caught up with some of the Canadian riders at both stages for some post race interviews. Brooke Miller, Stage 4 Winner
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Anne Samplonius
pedalmag.com, 15 Juin 2008
"I'm just plugging away"
Friday was a double-stage day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix with the Stage 3 ITT in the morning and the Stage 4 criterium later that day. We caught up with some of the Canadian riders at both stages for some post race interviews. Anne Samplonius - 2nd & 44th on stages, goes 3rd in GC.
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David Veilleux
pedalmag.com, 15 Juin 2008
"I will try to keep it"
Friday was a double-stage day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix with the Stage 3 ITT in the morning and the Stage 4 criterium later that day. We caught up with some of the Canadian riders at both stages for some post race interviews. David Veilleux - 13th & 22nd on stages, wears Best Young Rider jers
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Levi Leipheimer
velonews.com, 14 Juin 2008
"I just had a bad moment"
Levi Leipheimer (Astana) couldn’t quite stay with the elite group of GC riders on the upper reaches of the Joux-Plane and saw his chances of winning the Dauphiné Libéré for the second time and three years take a big hit, although he hopes to bounce back in Saturday’s summit finish up La Toussuire.
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