Christopher Horner
Velonews, 17 January 2012
Horner eyes return at Paris-Nice
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) will return to competition at Paris-Nice in March in what will be his first race since crashing out of the 2011 Tour de France.
The popular veteran suffered a horrible spill in stage 7. Later the whole world saw just how dazed and shaken up he was after suffe
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Mark Renshaw
cyclingweekly, 17 January 2012
Renshaw adapts to lead sprint role in new team
Mark Renshaw is pushing for a Tour de France stage win with new team Rabobank. He currently leads the team at the Tour Down Under in Australia, one year after helping former HTC-Highroad team-mate Mark Cavendish.
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Andrew Fenn
velouk.net, 16 January 2012
Move to Omega- Pharma Quickstep is a major stepping stone
Paul Burgoine looks ahead to the Tour Down Under which starts tomorrow and talks to a rider in the race, Andy Fenn who after a Bronze in the Under 23 Worlds finds himself riding for WorldTour team, Omega Pharma Quickstep
Paul writes … The Tour Down Under, South Australia, is where the 2012 road r
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Jens Voigt
Velonation, 16 January 2012
I may continue past 2012
German veteran looking forward to his sixteenth year as a pro
Cycling fans could be treated to one further year of Jens Voigt after the German refused to confirm he would retire at the end of the season.
“We will see how it goes. I turned 40 four months ago and I would say it would probably be
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Fumiyuki Beppu
cyclingtime.com, 16 January 2012
CyclingTime.com exclusive interview with Fumiyuki Beppu
Japanese rider looking forward to new challenges
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Bradley Wiggins
Cyclingnews, 16 January 2012
Bradley Wiggins interview
British rider talks about fame, the media and why he's in the best shape of his career.
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Simon Gerrans
Cyclingtime, 15 January 2012
Cyclingtime exclusive interview with Simon Gerrans
Ten years after winning the U23 title and embarking for a journey to Europe, Simon Gerrans became the professional Australian champion at the same time he joined a team from his country for the first time. He’ll be closely watched during the Santos Tour Down Under (17-22 January), a race he won with
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Nathan Haas
Velonation, 14 January 2012
Garmin-Barracuda neo-pro ready for year one
From roadside to peloton: it's quite a change. Having attended the event twelve months ago as a spectator, Nathan Haas has realised an early career goal and will now actually be part of the first WorldTour race of the 2012 season. The new Garmin-Barracuda signing will tomorrow line out in the Down U
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Denifl Stefan
Velonation, 14 January 2012
Denifl seeking elusive first pro win with Vacansoleil-DCM
Stefan Denifl has switched to his third professional team in as many years, after debuting in the pro ranks for the Cervélo Test Team and riding for Leopard Trek last year. The Austrian is on the hunt for his first win with World Tour team Vacansoleil-DCM and says he already feels at home.
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Leopold Konig
Dailypeloton, 14 January 2012
Team NetApp's talented 23 year old climber and time trialist will carry the hopes of the team at the Giro d'Italia where they won a wild card...
Leopold König is a Czech professional cyclist, who is currently riding UCI Professional Continental team, Team NetApp. Leopold is currently 23 years old and was born on November 15th, 1987. Konig is a talented time trialist and climber. He got his start riding for PSK Whirlpool riding with the team
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Robert Förster
Cyclingnews, 13 January 2012
Förster finding satisfaction with UnitedHealthcare
One of the most experienced riders on the UnitedHealthcare team, German Robert Förster is entering his 12th professional year with the American Pro Continental outfit, but rather than rue the fact that he's no longer racing at the WorldTour level, the 33-year-old is delighting in his role as mentor
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Aidis Kruopis
Spazio Ciclismo, 13 January 2012
Let's get to know...Aidis Kruopis
Only 25 years old, Aidis Kruopis rise himself as one of the most important Lithuanian riders. During his third season as a pro, he wins four races, wich the most important is the second stage of the Tour of Belgium, showing that he can be competitive at a good level. Tenth in the UCI Europe Tour Ran
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Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
Cyclingnews, 13 January 2012
Flecha dreaming of elusive Paris-Roubaix win
Could 2012 be the year when Juan Antonio Flecha breaks his duck at Paris-Roubaix? The popular Spaniard, who turns 35 this year, has had a series of near misses in the 'Queen of Classics', with three podium finishes and three other top ten placings. It's a race that he desperately wants to win, and h
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Fumiyuki Beppu
podiuminsight, 13 January 2012
A Conversation with GreenEDGE’s Fumiyuki Beppu
I first met Fumiyuki (Fumy) Beppu in 2005. He was freshly signed by Discovery Channel from the high-powered French team VC La Pomme. Johan Brunyeel wanted a Japanese rider and Beppu was the best Japanese rider. I was asked by the team’s online writer, Cathy Mehl, to help translate an interview for t
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Matteo Tosatto
Velonation, 13 January 2012
Veteran rider not slowing down entering 16th professional season
Matteo Tosatto (SaxoBank) is revving up for another busy season at SaxoBank’s current training camp in the Canary Islands, and the veteran Italian is showing no signs of fatigue as he begins professional season number sixteen.
A veteran of 24 grand tours, Tosatto completed both the Giro d’Italia
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Adam Semple
Cyclingtime, 12 January 2012
Drapac Continental rider chats to CyclingTime.com
Adam Semple is an Australian cyclist with the UCI Continental team Drapac. Born in November 1989 and still studying at university, Adam has a long and promising career ahead of him after taking two stage wins at the 2011 Tour de Taiwan and Stage 3 of the Giro Fruili in 2010.
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