Petr Vakoc
Cafe Roubaix, 18 December 2013
My future is in the Ardennes.
In recent years, more and more riders kept emerging from Central Europe, and one of these is the Czech Petr Vakoè, who had a superb season in 2013, winning the U23 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, the Grand Prix Kralovehradeckeho kraje, the Okolo Slovenska, a stage in the Czech Tour, as well as fini
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Adam Hansen
Cycling Tips, 17 December 2013
The hardest 'soft guy' in the peloton.
"I love training. I like it more than racing." These are strong words from a man who has won a stage of a Grand Tour. On the other hand, they give a unique insight into one of the peloton’s more unusual characters.
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Bob Jungels
cyclingmole, 17 December 2013
25 Riders to Watch in 2014 – Bob Jungels.
He’s 21 years old, from Luxembourg, can climb and time-trial! He is a multi-talented rider and will be given plenty of opportunities by Trek Factory Racing to win races in 2014.
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Marvulli Franco
VeloVeritas, 17 December 2013
On His Last Season Before Retirement.
This Six Day season marks the end of an era.
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Jasper De Buyst
Pez Cyclingnews, 17 December 2013
PEZ Talk: Jasper De Buyst.
If you’re a studier of the winter board scene then one name has been popping up more than any other this winter – that of 20 year-old Belgian, Jasper De Buyst. His outstanding run of form began with fourth place in the European Elite Omnium Championships – he’d already won the U23 edition back in th
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Christopher Boardman
London Cycling Campaign, 17 December 2013
Interview: Chris Boardman MBE
He's won Olympic gold, held world records, worn the yellow jersey at the Tour de France and launched a successful bike brand, but these days Chris Boardman is making headlines for his cycling activism work. He speaks to London Cyclist editor, John Kitchiner
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Riccardo Zoidl
cyclingmole, 15 December 2013
25 Riders to Watch in 2014 – Riccardo Zoidl
What an amazing season, the 25 year old Austrian had. He was riding for the continental team, Gourmetfein-Simplon, but that didn’t stop him from winning The Tour of Austria, a 2.HC race. In that he beat many World Tour riders and it was possibly the surprise of the season. This wasn’t his only win,
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Francesco Lasca
cyclingmole, 15 December 2013
25 Riders to Watch in 2014 – Francesco Lasca.
The 25 year old Italian has just completed his 2nd season with Caja Rural-Seguros RGA and is about to start his 3rd.
He is a sprinter that goes well in flat finishes and uphill sprints.
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Pervis François
Veloveritas, 14 December 2013
New World Kilo Record Breaker
Cycling never ceases to amaze me; Frenchman Kevin Sireau’s 200 metre record of 9.572 seconds set in Moscow in 2009 looked ‘on the shelf’ – as did his compatriot Arnaud Tournant’s kilometre record of 58.875 set in La Paz in 2001.
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Danny Van Poppel
cyclingmole, 13 December 2013
25 Riders to Watch in 2014 – Danny Van Poppel.
He’s only 20 years old and has a full season behind him, including a Tour de France. This young sprinter is developing at a very fast rate and has made the move from Vacansoleil-DCM to Trek Factory Racing. He had a good season, finishing 3rd in the Handzame Classic, 5th and 3rd on stages 1 and 3 of
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Aaron Gate
Cyclingnews, 13 December 2013
PEZ Talk: Aaron Gate
It must be something in the water in New Zealand; the country already boasts one of the world’s best omnium riders in Shane Archbold – a Worlds silver medallist in the discipline in 2011. But then along came 23 year-old compatriot Aaron Gate to take Worlds gold in this most demanding of events in Mi
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Lance Armstrong
ESPN, 13 December 2013
Life after Oprah
Armstrong spoke with veteran journalist Joe Lindsey of Bicycling magazine in his Austin, Texas, home for almost two hours. We're running the full transcript from that conversation at Armstrong's request.
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Leopold Konig
cyclingmole, 12 December 2013
25 Riders to Watch in 2014 – Leopold König
What a 2013 for the 26 year old Czech rider. In his 2nd season for Team NetApp-Endura he exceeded all expectations with an amazing stage win in the Vuelta and 9th place on GC. It really put his team on the map and made them favourite to land an invite to the Tour de France in 2014.
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Sébastien Reichenbach
cyclingmole, 11 December 2013
Riders to Watch in 2014 – Sébastien Reichenbach
At 24 years old, this youg man from Switzerland, has the cycling world in his hands. Amazing to think he struggled to find a team in 2012! Thank goodness the brilliant IAM Cycling saved him.
2013 was his first season in the World Tour and boy, didn’t he do well.
He finished in the top 30 of
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Patrik Sinkewitz
cyclingmole, 10 December 2013
Rider to Watch in 2014 – Patrik Sinkewitz
The controversial German, enjoyed a return to better days in 2013. Riding for the small Meridiana Kamen Team he managed to claim the GC, points and mountains jerseys in the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda. He also won the mountains jersey in Okolo Slovenska and a stage in the Istrian Spring Trophy and
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Michael Bennett
The Tour of Britain, 10 December 2013
Tour of Britain Race Director, Mick Bennett.
Here is the first part of Brendan Gallagher's interview with Tour Race Director Mick Bennett, looking back on his career as a rider.
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