Sacha Modolo
C-Cycling, 17 Septiembre 2011
Interview - Sacha Modolo
For quite some time Sacha Modolo has been on my list of potential future supersprinters. Last year he surprised many with his 4th place in Milano-San Remo, and even though this season didn't start out as great as last year, Modolo really took revenge in especially August and September. Winning Coppa
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Morkov Michael
Pez Cyclingnews, 16 Septiembre 2011
Catching Up With Saxo Bank's Michael Morkov
It was after the Giro when we last spoke to Saxo Bank’s Michael Morkov; just after he helped team mate Alberto Contador to a crushing victory. Since then he’s stood on the podium of his home tour and come very close to a stage win in Colorado. We spoke to the 26 year-old from Kokkedal on the eve of
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Maxime Monfort
velonews.com, 9 Septiembre 2011
‘The atmosphere is a bit heavy’
Maxime Monfort’s great performance so far through this Vuelta a España is being overshadowed by the surprise announcement that his Leopard-Trek squad will merge with RadioShack next season. We caught up with Monfort before the start of Thursday’s stage to gauge his reaction to the news.
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Marco Pinotti
velonation.com, 9 Septiembre 2011
"I will be there in Canada"
Just over three months ago Marco Pinotti had a bad crash on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia, fracturing his acetabulum in his pelvis. Bed-bound for weeks, he returned to training at the start of August and, five weeks on from that, is ready to begin racing again.
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Catharine Pendrel
pedalmag.com, 9 Septiembre 2011
"I don’t think I’ve ever wanted a race as badly"
Canada’s Catharine Pendrel made history on Sept. 3 claiming the 2011 Elite Women’s XC MTB World Championship rainbow jersey and lived her dream. We spoke to her about her big win last weekend in Champery, Switzerland.
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O'donnell Bridie
Women Who Cycle, 9 Septiembre 2011
An interview with pro cyclist Bridie O'Donnell
I was lucky enough to catch-up with female pro cyclist Bridie O’Donnell via email from her base in Varese, Italy this week. She is a member of the Top Girls Fassa Bortolo women’s pro cycling team. Here’s what she had to say…
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Svein Tuft
Pedal, 8 Septiembre 2011
Interview with Svein Tuft
Top Canadian roadie Svein Tuft has been in the limelight recently given his signing with the new Australian pro team, GreenEdge. Tuft has been on a roller coaster ride since last fall when his former team, Pegasus Sports, was refused a UCI Pro Continental licence for 2011. Tuft left Garmin-Transitio
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Jeremy Powers
velonation.com, 7 Septiembre 2011
From the USA Pro Cycling Challenge to cross
Jeremy Powers has spent his summers riding for the US domestic road squad Jelly Belly since 2004, with his last four ‘cross seasons spent riding for Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com; but this winter sees the 28 year-old change his winter plumage to the pink hi-lights of Rapha-FOCUS.
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Wouter Poels
pezcyclingnews.com, 6 Septiembre 2011
"I think climbs like that are beautiful!"
It’s been a Vuelta where the form book means little; Nibali and Scarponi have cracked, so has Anton – that was my podium. But Cobo has amazed, Froome has surprised - and so has Vacansoleil’s Wout Poels.
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Juan José Cobo
cyclingtime.com, 6 Septiembre 2011
El Bisonte making quite a comeback
The Vuelta a España record of eight different race leaders for a given year has just been broken as Juan José Cobo became the wearer of the Red Jersey after a prestigious victory at the top of the gruelling climb of the Angliru.
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Zak Dempster
pezcyclingnews.com, 5 Septiembre 2011
"I want to win bike races"
If you were an HTC rider the news of the team’s demise came as a huge blow – but arguably, it must have been even more of a disappointment to Aussie, Zak Dempster. We recently caught up with the talented young Australian racing for Rapha Condor Sharp.
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Tomas Swift-Metcalfe
velonation.com, 5 Septiembre 2011
Englishman on the Portuguese race scene
Ricardo Mestre took the leader's jersey in the Tour of Portugal with a clear win in the stage seven time trial and defended it to the end, aided and abetted by his Tavira-Prio team. One of those supporting riders happens to be British: Tomas Swift-Metcalfe.
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Mauro Gianetti
C-Cycling, 5 Septiembre 2011
Interview - Mauro Gianetti (Team Manager, GEOX-TMC)
Team Geox finally showed their real potential on the stage to Angliru last Sunday, when Juanjo Cobo won the stage and ripped the red jersey off Bradley Wiggins. I guess I don’t have to point out it was a very happy team manager I talked with on Monday’s rest day.
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Llewellyn Kinch
pezcyclingnews.com, 3 Septiembre 2011
"train, race, eat, sleep"
It's that time of year when Vik is glued to the Belgian web pages looking for the new names - here's one that's easy to remember; Englishman, Llewellyn Kinch. And he's winning in the Heartland.
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Shinichi Fukushima
cyclingnewsasia.com, 2 Septiembre 2011
"We need to find these younger generation cyclists and send them to Europe to race"
Shinichi Fukushima has competed around the world, winning races in both Asia and Europe. With his brother Koji Fukushima, who is also a professional cyclist, he has been involved in the development of young riders, in part by starting the development team Bonne Chance.
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David Moncoutié
cyclingtime.com, 2 Septiembre 2011
"one more season"
David Moncoutié took his fourth Vuelta a España stage in four years on the mountaintop finish of Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. At the age of 36, the Frenchman has decided to carry on for one more year but he will not be racing the Tour de France in 2012.
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