Courteney Lowe
roadcycling.co.nz, 26 Août 2011
"helping your teammate win is just as exciting as winning yourself"
After racing the NZCT Tour of New Zealand as part of the New Zealand team, 20 year old Courteney Lowe spent the international season racing in the US with team FCS Elite Team based in Texas.
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Joaquín Rodríguez
cyclingtime.com, 25 Août 2011
"It was like a big Belgian classic with a huge crowd"
Catalan rider Joaquín Rodríguez proved to be a very explosive climber in the steepest part of the grueling finish to Valdepeñas de Jaén, as he dropped all his adversaries off and moved to third place overall.
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Mark McNally
velonation.com, 25 Août 2011
Winning with the An Post Sean Kelly team
Liverpool’s Mark McNally finished the Mi-Août Bretonne tied on time with Norwegian rider Stian Remme but, due to his better finishes on the stages, Mark was awarded the winner’s jersey, giving his team AN Post-Sean Kelly a big boost ahead of some big races in the coming weeks.
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Sylvain Chavanel
cyclingtime.com, 24 Août 2011
"I like the red as well"
The French champion has become the fourth leader in four days at the Vuelta a España. QuickStep's Sylvain Chavanel took the red jersey after Jakob Fuglsang, Daniele Bennati and Pablo Lastras. He did so at the top of the first mountain finish in Sierra Nevada at an altitude of 2100 metres.
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Pablo Lastras
cyclingtime.com, 23 Août 2011
In the words of a wise woman: when you fight for something, you fight till the end
Spain’s Pablo Lastras from Movistar, 35, won Stage 3 and took the Red Jersey of the Tour of Spain in the city of Totana. He grabbed the leader’s position for the first time in a 15-year long career spent in the service of the same team, though the name has changed over that time.
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Chris Sutton
cyclingtime.com, 22 Août 2011
"We don't exactly have the perfect lead-out train here"
Australia's Chris Sutton, 27, has had to wait for his sixth year as a professional to make his dream of winning a stage at a Grand Tour come true. But he rode to perfection in the finale of Stage 2 at the 2011 Vuelta a España to go to the finishing line at Playas de Orihuela.
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Frank Schleck
BCC, 22 Août 2011
The Andy & Frank Show!
wo brothers - second and third overall in the Tour de France, it doesn’t come much better than that! Well, it could and maybe it will this year, and not for the want of trying! At the recent Spanish RadioShack training camp in Calpe, the Schleck brothers were available for a chat after their ride. M
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Daniel Moreno Fernandez
C-Cycling, 22 Août 2011
Exclusive Interview - Dani Moreno (Rider, Katusha)
One day before the Vuelta España started out in Benidorm, I made the following short interview with gifted climber and Purito’s right hand Dani Moreno. I’ve always been a fan of Dani and after seeing what he did in Burgos I expect big things from him during this Vuelta!
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Yukihiro Doi
cyclingtime.com, 21 Août 2011
"it's a special feeling"
Japanese riders have competed in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France before but none had started the Vuelta a España until Yukihiro Doi lined up on the beach of Benidorm for the inaugural team time trial of the 66th edition that Skil-Shimano successfully completed in seventh place.
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Jakob Fuglsang
cyclingtime.com, 21 Août 2011
Surprised to be in Red
The leader's jersey of the Vuelta a España was yellow and called maillot amarillo when Lars Michaelson wore it for four days in 1997. Riding for TVM, he won the first stage of the Vuelta that started in Lisbon and finished on the car racing circuit of Estoril in Portugal.
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Victoria Pendleton
bikeminded.org, 21 Août 2011
"From then on I never looked back"
Victoria Pendleton doesn’t need much of an introduction, she is quite simply one of the UK’s most famous Olympians. She won gold at the Beijing Olympics and is gearing up for a record medal haul in London next year.
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Wouter Poels
C-Cycling, 21 Août 2011
Exclusive Interview - Wout Poels
One of my young personal favorites Wout Poels unfortunately had to abandon the Tour de France cause of illness, but now he is back on the bike and ready to shine in the Vuelta when the peloton hits the big mountains!
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Vincenzo Nibali
cyclingtime.com, 20 Août 2011
"I haven't won yet but I'm still having a good season"
"The Shark" has crossed the Mediterranean from Italy to Spain in search of his second consecutive overall win at the Vuelta a España. Vincenzo Nibali hasn't won a single race this season but he remains confident that he can double up even though he'll face tough competition.
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Löfkvist Thomas
C-Cycling, 20 Août 2011
Exclusive Interview - Thomas Löfkvist (Rider, Team SKY)
After skipping the Tour de France and becoming father in July, Thomas Löfkvist is now back in the Team SKY tricot ready to help his team mate Bradley Wiggins in the Vuelta. And hopefully his performances in Spain will gain him a spot as the only Swedish rider at the World Champions in Copenhagen aft
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Joaquín Rodríguez
cyclingtime.com 19 Août 2011
Looking for his first Grand Tour win
Like the other197 riders scheduled to line up for the opening team time trial of the Vuelta a España, starting right on the sand of Poniente Beach on Saturday, Joaquín Rodríguez has made his way to Benidorm on Wednesday evening.
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Marco Pinotti
bikepure.org, 19 Août 2011
"My aim is to peak for London 2012"
Marco Pinotti crashed badly during this years Giro d’Italia, resulting in a compound fracture of his hip and an enforced period of up to three months off the bike. After undergoing surgery to repair the damage, Marco is finally turning the pedals again in the hope of a full recovery.
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