Samuel Spokes
Pez Cyclingnews, 10 Augustus 2012
A Rider On The Rise: Sam Spokes
Another young Aussie talent is burning up the cobbles in Flanders – Sam Spokes from Tamworth in New South Wales recently won the Zillebeke-Westouster-Zillebeke ‘inter-club.’ ‘Inter-clubs’ are hotly contested and a win in one can be a solid first step to a pro career. We spoke to young Mr. Spokes, a
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Christopher Horner
Dailypeloton, 9 Augustus 2012
Interview: American Veteran Cyclist Chris Horner
American veteran cyclist Chris Horner has already has had a great career including results such as a top ten place overall at the Tour de France, several champion titles in the USA Cycling National Racing Calender and many more victories to his name, although he has already had a long career, which
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Hoy Chris
gq-magazine, 9 Augustus 2012
The Complete Sportsman: Sir Chris Hoy
Britain's greatest Olympian may be the fastest thing on two wheels, but it's not all down to those superhuman thighs
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Bradley Wiggins
Pez Cyclingnews, 8 Augustus 2012
A Closer Look: Bradley Wiggins
The ‘Eureka’ moment with Bradley Wiggins came in 2009, during le Tour de France. Martin and I were at the bottom of the climb to Verbier, watching the action on a beat up TV which the enterprising owner of a roast pig sandwich stall had set up. They were all there, including Contador and Lance. It w
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Maurizio Fondriest
roadcyclinguk.com, 8 Augustus 2012
1988 world road race champion on Wiggins, Italian cycling, and bicycle manufacture
The seventh floor of an investment bank in the City of London is an unusual location to encounter a former world road race champion, but it’s at the wealth management headquarters of UBS that I come face-to-face with Maurizio Fondriest.
Instantly recognisable as the pro cyclist among a roomful of
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Huff Charles Bradley
Pez Cyclingnews, 6 Augustus 2012
PEZ Talk: Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda's Brad Huff
It was a bitter/sweet US Pro Criterium Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Brad Huff, who was second for the second year, beaten by his friend, but rival on the US crit scene, Ken Hanson of Kelly Benefits. This year, however, has been a great one for the Missouri-native; Ed Hood recently caug
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Timothy Duggan
Pez Cyclingnews, 6 Augustus 2012
PEZ Talk: Timmy Duggan's Olympic Road Race
What was it like being in that break in the Olympic road race? Who better to ask than one of the men who animated the race and did sterling work in the service of his team – United States elite road race champion, Timothy Duggan?
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Lars Petter Nordhaug
Velonation, 6 Augustus 2012
Two year Rabobank contract will see Lars Petter Nordhaug leave Team Sky
“I’m ready to develop myself further,” says Norwegian
Lars Petter NordhaugOn the back of the strongest year of his career, Norwegian Lars Petter Nordhaug has inked a deal to move from the British Team Sky to the Dutch Rabobank squad. The 28 year old has signed a two year contract, and will compet
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Simon Richardson
velouk.net, 4 Augustus 2012
Tour of Britain 2012: Simon Richardson
After the mind blowing crowds that lined the road to watch the Olympic road race, those of us in cycling can only hope that the momentum from Wiggin’s Tour de France win and the on-going success will see more support than ever for the country’s biggest UCI road event.
In the race will be the Brit
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Elisabeth Armitstead
guardian.co.uk, 4 Augustus 2012
Lizzie Armitstead, Olympic cycling silver medallist
Lizzie Armitstead broke away from the pack in the women's road race with 45km to go – a gutsy move that won her Team GB's first medal. Suddenly she is a sporting celebrity, and finds herself wondering if she could have won gold
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Cozza Steven
Pro Cycling News, 3 Augustus 2012
Steven rode for the teams of Jonathan Vaughters and joined German Team NetApp in 2011.
During his five year career Cozza had some impressive results. In 2005 he took a victory at U.S U-23 National Time Trial Championships. During his first year with Vaughter's team (2007), Cozza won the Best Young Rider's Classification at the Tour of Missouri, the team also took the Team Classificati
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Marco Pinotti
Velonation, 2 Augustus 2012
Marco Pinotti Interview: Strong Olympic ride and next targets
Just over a minute off a bronze medal and eleven seconds away from Taylor Phinney’s fourth place, Marco Pinotti posted a very strong Olympic performance for Italy yesterday. Riding his first Games at 36 years of age, Pinotti justified his selection with fifth place in the time trial, one of the top
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Victoria Pendleton
gq-magazine, 2 Augustus 2012
Britain's fastest woman on two wheels
Ahead of her start on the track at London 2012, GQ revisits an interview with Victoria Pendleton before the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where she discussed podium places, pugs and piglets
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Rigoberto Uran Uran
Alps&Andes, 28 Juli 2012
Choosing to forego revenge, and looking to the future instead.
When Rigoberto Urán was only 14 years old, his father was gunned down near Urrao, Colombia. Most said he died at the hands of paramilitary forces, but considering the mood in Colombia at the time, it could have been any number of groups, for any number of reasons.
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Powers Jeremy
Pro Cycling News, 23 Juli 2012
U.S National Cyclocross Champion Jeremy Powers
Cycling started for me in 1998. I started racing for fun with all my friends in Connecticut and I entered my first race when I was 13. I didn't finish the first three races I did, and my mom told me she wasn't going to bring me to any more races to be a quitter. That Christmas, she bought me a new b
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Michael Morkov
Pez Cyclingnews, 19 Juli 2012
PEZ Talk: Michael Morkov
PEZ spoke to Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank's Michael Morkov on the first rest day about his tenure in 'poids' - the red on white polka dots of the king of the mountains jersey which he made his own during Week 1 at Le Tour.
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