Christopher Froome
Independient, 30 June 2014
Chris Froome in the eye of the storm - Part 2
In the second and final part of his no-holds barred interview, the champion cyclist discusses the issue of doping that has blighted the sport, his experiences of it and proclaims that he has "no skeletons in the closet".
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Christopher Froome
Independient, 29 June 2014
Chris Froome in the eye of the storm - Part 1.
In the first of his two-part interview with the current Tour de France champion Chris Froome, Paul Kimmage speaks to the cyclist about his upbringing, success, drug allegations and his so-called naivety.
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Norman Hill
VeloVeritas, 28 June 2014
Part Two, Managing Vancouver Velodrome.
We began Norman's story in Part One last week, where he spoke about his time racing in the Six Days. In Part Two today Norman describes his time as Manager at the Vancouver Velodrome, what's been keeping him busy since then, and some interesting ideas for spicing up the World Tour and winter Sixes.
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Simon Gerrans
CyclingTips, 28 June 2014
I see some real nice opportunities in the first half of the race.
Gerrans backed off again in order to peak for the Tour. While he had a quiet ride in the Critérium du Dauphiné, he is confident that he has timed things right and should be in very good condition for the Tour de France. He’s got big aims there.
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Bernard Hinault
Cycling Tips, 28 June 2014
I think Froome and Contador are equal
Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault has said that it is impossible to predict who will win the looming battle between defending champion Chris Froome and 2007 and 2009 winner Alberto Contador. The Frenchman anticipates a big battle between the two past victors, and says that things are t
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Simon Gerrans
Ride, 27 June 2014
Simon Gerrans on the 100th Tour de France
With the Orica-GreenEdge line-up for the 2014 Tour de France due to be announced in the coming days we can safely assume that one of the nine will be the Australian champion, Simon Gerrans. The 34-year-old has won three stages of the French race – one in 2008 and two in 2013, including the team time
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Inga Thompson
Velo News, 26 June 2014
Perspectives on doping in pro cycling: Inga Thompson
Mention the name Inga Thompson to a modern cycling fan, and you might get a raised eyebrow. “Inga who?” But to fans and observers of the sport from the 1980s and early 1990s, Thompson was perhaps one of the most successful and influential women in cycling. From her meteoric debut on the American sce
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Marcel Kittel
CyclingNews, 26 June 2014
Tour de France countdown: 9 days to go until Leeds
It's been an odd build-up to the Tour de France for Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano). But is that such a bad thing? Having captured two stages in the Giro d'Italia in stunning style, he made a sudden abandon of the race with a fever on stage four. His recent triumphs in the Ster-ZLM Toer, though, would
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Harry Tanfield
VeloVeritas, 25 June 2014
njoying Success in the Kermises.
If you remember our Gordon Arms Time Trial report earlier in the season then you’ll remember the name Harry Tanfield, he eventually took third spot. Harry also won last year’s Dave Campbell Memorial Race in the Kingdom of Fife, another race which VeloVeritas was present at.
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Pauline Ferrand Prevot
Cycling Weekly, 25 June 2014
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot interview
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot may only be 22 but the young woman from Reims in eastern France is a name we’ll be seeing a lot more of. Sooner rather than later.
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Cardoso Andre Fernando S. Martins
Pez Cyclingnews, 24 June 2014
PEZ Talk: André Cardoso
One of the new signings for Garmin-Sharp this year was Portugese climber André Cardoso. Often seen at the front during the Giro working tirelessly for his team leader we thought it was time to catch up with André to find out more about him and see how he is feeling in his first year at World Tour le
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Katy Curd
Total Womans Cycling, 23 June 2014
60 Seconds with Katy Curd, MTB 4X World Champion.
Katy Curd is a cyclist of many talents. She dominated the 4X Pro-Tour in 2013, is making a return to the world of Downhill MTB this year, and has just been crowned the 2014 4X World Champion.
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David Millar
Competitive Cyclist, 23 June 2014
An Interview with David Millar.
Over the past 14 years, David Millar has worn every jersey at the Tour, won National road & time trial championships, and taken stages at every Grand Tour. Just as important, though, he’s maintained a strong sense of altruism that’s extended itself to his final season via the Eloquence in Movement P
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Kathryn Bertine
Bicycling, 22 June 2014
Catching Up With Pro Cyclist Kathryn Bertine
The 39-year-old has accomplished a lot in the past few years, and she’s nowhere near finished. We chatted with her about racing in La Course, how she’s riding faster and stronger than ever, and why women need to support other women.
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Victoria Pendleton
The Guardian, 21 June 2014
'I find it hard to be frivolous, though I do like buying shoes. You only live once…
The Olympic cycling champion, 33, on having a twin brother, becoming a vegetarian, and doing DIY
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Norman Hill
VeloVeritas, 21 June 2014
Part One, Six Day Racing in the 60's and 70's
You may not have heard of Englishman, Norman Hill – but he has the T-shirt, video and DVD as a ‘stayer,’ Six Day man and kermis rider on the hard roads of Flanders and The Netherlands.
Here’s his story.
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