 Alexandre Vinokourov
cyclingtime.com,
8 Juin 2011
Wonderful to be in yellow again
In 1999, in his first full year as a professional, a young Alexandre Vinokourov, riding for the Casino-AG2R team, surprised many with a victory in what was the Dauphiné Libéré. Today, Vinokourov is under no illusions as to how easy it will be to repeat his 1999 victory.
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 Janez Brajkovic
cyclingtime.com,
7 Juin 2011
"I don’t want to burn myself out"
One year ago, Janez Brajkovic won the Criterium du Dauphiné, the French Alpine race that features the terrain of the Tour de France in one week. The Slovenian from RadioShack is back at the event that made him famous but his main focus is still the Tour de France.
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 Geraint Thomas
pezcyclingnews.com,
6 Juin 2011
"a long hot day on the front!"
With stage wins for ‘Eddy’ Boasson Hagen and Bradley Wiggins, the Bayern Rundfahrt would have been a success for Team Sky by any measure; but as well as the two stage wins their ever improving track and road star, Geraint Thomas grabbed the overall win.
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 Alex Rasmussen
velonation.com,
5 Juin 2011
Building up and up
One of the surprises of the 2011 Giro was the ride HTC-Highroad’s Alex Rasmussen produced in the final stage time trial in Milan. Despite a puncture in the last kilometre, the big Dane ran a scant seven seconds behind winner and Worlds silver chrono medallist David Millar.
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 Jetse Bol
podiumcafe.com,
5 Juin 2011
Jetse Bol's Big Fortnight
Rabo Continental's Jetse Bol won the Olympia's Tour overall with a final stage victory engineered in dramatic fashion by his team, with no small amount of help from Ramon Sinkeldam. The following week, when Sinkeldam won the U23 Paris-Roubaix, Bol was there to help make it happen.
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Tom Findlay
pezcyclingnews.com,
4 Juin 2011
"The change of cultures is a shock"
Here at PEZ we try to keep an eye on who is up and coming on the European scene – a name that’s been catching our talent scout, Viktor’s eye is 21 year-old Kiwi, Tom Findlay. Here’s what Tom had to say when we caught up with him, recently.
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 David Millar
velonation.com,
4 Juin 2011
The Fall and Rise of David Millar
By his 18th birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped to be the next English-speaking Tour winner. A year later he'd realised the dream and signed a professional contract with the Cofidis team, who had one Lance Armstrong on their books.
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 Thomas Voeckler
cyclingtime.com,
4 Juin 2011
"It’s not a preparation race for me"
The Critérium du Dauphiné is coming up, starting with a prologue on Sunday in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the French Alps. French champion Thomas Voeckler will be a man to watch again, as he is the third best performer in the world in terms of victories this year.
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 Michael Barry
cyclingtime.com,
3 Juin 2011
Getting better with age
Michael Barry is one of Team Sky’s stalwarts and one of the most experienced North American riders around. The quietly-spoken Canadian rode the Giro d’Italia which ended last Sunday in Milan and spoke with Cyclingtime.
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 Rubens Bertogliati
pezcyclingnews.com,
3 Juin 2011
"it's like riding Paris-Roubaix every day for eight days"
In the pre-Giro frenzy, it's easy for results to get 'lost;' but one success which will open a lot of doors for Team Type 1 was Alexandr Efimkin's win in the Presidential Tour of Turkey. Instrumental in that result was Swiss time trial champion, Rubens Bertogliati.
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 Michael Mørkøv
pezcyclingnews.com,
2 Juin 2011
"when you go under the ten kilometre banner you still have an hour to ride"
It might have looked as if Alberto Contador won the 2011 edition without too many problems. But what was it really like to be part of the team which carried the responsibility of protecting the man from Pinto to the foot of the Zoncolan and across the Strade Bianche?
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 Martijn Verschoor
pezcyclingnews.com,
31 Mai 2011
"People get the wrong idea when they see you injecting before a race"
It’s hard enough being a Pro cyclist, but to also be a Pro cyclist with type 1 diabetes and compete with some of the best rides in the peloton is quite an undertaking. We set up a meeting with Team Type 1 rider Martijn Verschoor in the seaside Mecca for training cyclists; Calpe.
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 Paolo Tiralongo
cyclingtime.com,
30 Mai 2011
A helping hand
After two days of victories by young Italian riders Diego Ulissi and Eros Capecchi at the Giro d’Italia, a veteran made a dream come true as Paolo Tiralongo took Stage 19 with the agreement of pink jersey Alberto Contador who was his captain last year at Astana.
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 Annemiek Van Vleuten
Podium Cafe,
30 Mai 2011
"If you don’t have fun then you can’t be good" (2)
In Part Two, we talk a bit more at her life off the bike, how she’ll be preparing for the 2012 Olympics, whether she's consider moving to a different team, and who she’d like to win the 2011 World Championships – apart from every single Dutch rider, of course!
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 Tom Zirbel
podiuminsight.com,
29 Mai 2011
Confident Prior To USPro
Two months since his return to racing, on the eve before the big test, the US Pro Time Trial, Tom Zirbel was relaxed and ready.
The last time he took part (2009), Zirbel finished second and followed that up with a fourth place at the World TT Championships.
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 Eros Capecchi
cyclingtime.com,
28 Mai 2011
No limits
There was an unusual atmosphere surrounding Eros Capecchi’s stage win in San Pellegrino Terme in the same street where Italian cycling legend Fausto Coppi was also a stage winner at the Giro d’Italia in 1955.
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