Taylor Phinney
VeloNews, 19 Februari 2013
Phinney better than ever ahead of classics opener
MILAN (VN) — Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) heads into the classics season in the best form of his life. He is healthy and comes out of the Tour of Qatar and Oman firing.
“I’ve finally made it through a winter without problems,” Phinney said. “I’ve never had such a good off-season. I’m healthy, happ
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Cadel Evans
cyclingnews, 18 Februari 2013
Evans confident for new season after good start in Oman
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) was not quite able to match Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) on the climbs at the Tour of Oman and finished third overall at 39 seconds. But after being out of action for almost six months following a difficult 2012 season that was affected by
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Bradley Wiggins
cyclingnews, 17 Februari 2013
Wiggins: "I never thought for one minute I wanted to do it all again"
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) headed home from the Tour of Oman slightly disappointed by his own overall performance in the six-day race but convinced he has done the right thing by choosing different objectives and choosing the Giro d'Italia as his major goal of the season instead of a second Tour de Franc
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Taylor Phinney
cyclingnews, 16 Februari 2013
Phinney ends Oman on a high
Taylor Phinney ended the Tour of Oman on a high note, taking third in the final sprint and helping the BMC Racing Team to win the overall team prize of the race.
The 22-year-old American rode both the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman, chasing stage victories and more importantly, a fat base of
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Christophe Bassons
Procycling magazine, 14 Februari 2013
Christophe Bassons: Where the war on drugs is going wrong
For Christophe Bassons, USADA’s Reasoned Decision came about 13 years too late. Hounded out of the 1999 Tour de France when he dared to suggest there had been no post-Festina clean-up, spat out by the sport two years later, ‘Mister Clean’ watched the last half of the Lance Armstrong charade from the
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Ian Boswell
The Telegraph, 14 Februari 2013
Lance Armstrong was my mentor. I'm still in shock, says Team Sky's Ian Boswell
Ian Boswell recalled how, with all his cycling dreams still all ahead of him as a kid, he would pedal up the hills near his Oregon home in his “stupid” yellow jersey on his cool pink and blue Alamo bike and would shout to his brother to look at him “flying like Lance”.
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Martijn Verschoor
Pez Cyclingnews, 14 Februari 2013
Catching Up With Martijn Verschoor!
It's winter time in Europe so the pros are still flocking to the South of Spain for training which is where we normally catch-up with Martijn Verschoor each year. Normally he is in Calpe having his own personal training camp, but this year his new Novo Nordisk team were having a pre-season get toget
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Tony Martin
VeloNews, 13 Februari 2013
Martin poised to rule the clock in 2013
MADRID (VN) — Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is poised to be the king of the chrono for 2013.
The 27-year-old German says he’s entering the sweet spot of his career and rides into a new season intent on confirming his status as the peloton’s top time trialist.
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Ben Swift
roadcyclinguk.com, 12 Februari 2013
Ben Swift – interview
“I was actually on the turbo when the news came out so it gave me that extra bit of motivation,” says Ben Swift when I ask him about Yorkshire winning the right to host the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart.
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Leigh Howard
cyclingtips, 12 Februari 2013
Leigh Howard: Turning Heads
It was only a few years ago when Leigh Howard was walloping the Australian domestic scene and I knew from racing against him that he was going places. In his past three years as a professional he's had a steady progression as a sprinter and started off by beating some of the best. After winning two
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Sergio Henao Montoya
teamsky.com, 12 Februari 2013
HENAO READY FOR NEXT STEP
Sergio Henao is looking to pick up exactly where he left off last year as the Colombian embarks on his second season in the pro ranks.
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Ian Wilkinson
velouk.net, 12 Februari 2013
TALKINGSHOP: IAN WILKINSON IN A BETTER PLACE
Speaking to the Barnoldswick rider at Southwick near Portsmouth, he explained how 2012 had its highlights and low points. “I had a really strong start to the year with some wins in Belgium and France and podiums in UCI races and then ended the year with podiums in more UCI races like the Baltic Tour
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Sebastian Lander
Pez Cyclingnews, 11 Februari 2013
PEZ Talk: BMC's Sebastian Lander
In between races at the Copenhagen Six Day race PEZ managed to catch up with Danish National Road Champion and new BMC signing Sebastian Lander. The likeable young Dane talks us through his big season ahead of him on the WorldTour and his hopes and ambitions for the seasons to come.
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King Edward
VeloNews, 11 Februari 2013
King Q&A: ‘Drop in the bucket’ clean cycling
LOS ANGELES (VN) — Coffees came in the door, four at a time. Journalists slid by one another with polite nods and handshakes. At a media launch, everyone shares time. And coffees.
There was a mixture of languages stuffed inside a cramped hotel room-turned-studio just north of Los Angeles at the C
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Nicholas Roche
Velonation, 9 Februari 2013
Improved confidence with Team Saxo Tinkoff
Irishman pleased with solid TT in Tour of the Mediterranean, aiming for top three finish overall
Nicolas Roche is today targeting a strong performance on the crucial Mont Faron stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean, knowing that climbing well on the tough climb above Toulon could set him up for
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François Parisien
VeloNews, 9 Februari 2013
Parisien Q&A: Spidertech backs move to Argos, WorldTour
ALTEA, Spain (VN) — In October, Canadian veteran François Parisien was without a team. This spring, he makes his WorldTour debut after a late lifeline from the up-and-coming Argos-Shimano squad.
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