Tom Boonen
cyclingnews.com, 7 April 2007
Ready to set Flanders on fire
If you've won the Tour of Flanders two years in-a-row, combined with a victory in the 'Hell of the North' (Paris-Roubaix), not to mention four straight wins in the 'mini-Tour of Flanders' (E3 Prijs) then you're the one and only favourite for the 2007 Tour of Flanders this Easter Sunday.
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Alessandro Ballan
cyclingnews.com, 7 April 2007
Back to winning form
Fresh off a win in Three Days of De Panne, Alessandro Ballan is a marked man for Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen. The tall Italian has finished fifth and sixth in the past, and this year looks to be ready for something more.
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Kyle Wamsley
dailypeloton.com, 7 April 2007
Two Days of De Panne
We rejoin Kyle Wamsley from the Navigators Insurance Cycling Team after his experience of the Three Days of De Panne. Unfortunately, a hamstring problem forced his withdrawal from the race during stage 2.
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Chantal Beltman
t-mobile-team.com, 6 April 2007
"I know what to expect!"
Team newcomer Chantal Beltman is gearing up for her first big race in a T-Moble jersey - Sunday's Tour of Flanders. The Dutch cyclist talks about her build-up races in the USA, the experience of racing with her new team mates and her expectations ahead of 'Flanders' - one of her favourite races.
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Omer Kem
veloreview.com, 5 April 2007
A Sit Down with Omer Kem
Pro Since 2004, Omer Kem, from Salem, is a member of the Priority Health Cycling Team amd in 2006 was the Oregon State Road Race Champion.
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Chris Hoy
cyclingnews.com, 4 April 2007
Gone in sixty seconds
After taking gold in Palma at the Track World Championships, Chris Hoy will do just one more kilo before reluctantly turning his back on the event. He will attempt to beat Arnaud Tournant's world record of 58.875" at the open-air velodrome in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Kyle Wamsley
dailypeloton.com, 4 April 2007
An American in Belgium
The Daily Peloton is following Navigators Insurance Cycling Team's Kyle Wamsley through the Belgian Classics. Arriving in Europe on Tuesday, March 27, he was racing the very next day in the Dwars door Vlaanderen!
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Victoria Pendleton
bbc.co.uk, 3 April 2007
Sights on Beijing
Triple world champion Victoria Pendleton is confident Team GB have not peaked with their stunning success at last week's World Track Cycling Championships in Mallorca.
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Sarah Hammer
velonews.com, 30 March 2007
Aiming for double gold
Sarah Hammer burst onto the international scene last year with her breakthrough gold medal in the women's individual pursuit. It was a surprise to everyone except Hammer, who was quietly confident she could mine the first U.S. gold medal in a decade and calmly delivered the goods.
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Óscar Pereiro
dailypeloton.com, 30 March 2007
One Hard Working Bike Rider
Oscar Pereiro began his professional cycling career in 2000 with the Porta da Ravessa team. In 2002 he signed with Swiss-based team Phonak where he stayed until moving to Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears in 2005.
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Wendy Houvenaghel
shecycles.com, 29 March 2007
"You can never discount anybody"
Wendy Houvenaghel is one of the hottest prospects for a British medal at the 2007 World Championships in Mallorca later this weekend.
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Andy Bajadali
cyclingnews.com, 29 March 2007
Climbing onto the top step
Even though Jelly Belly's Andy Bajadali got a late start as a pro in the sport, he has been steadily working to get noticed in the US peloton. Last year, Bajadali won the overall at the Tri-peaks Challenge, took third overall at the Tour de Toona and turned many heads by hanging tough with the ProTo
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Alejandro Valverde
cyclingnews.com, 28 March 2007
Winning already
Often counted among the biggest names in pro cycling, 2006 ProTour winner Alejandro Valverde has plenty of victories, but the 26 year-old admits he still has some learning to do before he will bank on winning the Tour de France.
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Sarah Hammer
bicycling.com, 27 March 2007
Living the Dream
Nobody's Living the Dream better than World Champion Sarah Hammer, who's in Mallorca, Spain this week to defend her title in the 3K Individual Pursuit, and score another rainbow jersey in the Points Race at the UCI Track World Championships
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Ryan Cox
teambarloworld.com, 27 March 2007
"I don't want to make any predictions"
South African rider Ryan Cox has finally put the bad luck of the 2006 season behind him and has learnt from his problems. Now he is determined to do well for Team Barloworld and the presence of compatriot Robert Hunter is a huge help...
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Miguel Morras
nyvelocity.com, 26 March 2007
"I never made to the one million Euro contracts"
Miguel Morras was born in February 1976 in Pamplona in the Navarro region of Spain and all his life until aged 16, played soccer for the local team. He began racing for C.C. Estella in 1993 and in 1994, one year after, became Junior World Champion in Quito, Ecuador on July 31st.
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