Denis Menchov
VeloLIVE.com, 6 Mayo 2011
Denis Menchov ready for Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia is the main race in this year calendar for Denis Menchov, and Denis gets ready for his race, as well as his team Geox-TMC. There is no way back – everything is at stake. Fans and experts are waiting from Denis to show very good result, on the threshold of Italian Grand Tour he is calm,
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Christophe Le Mével
cyclingtime.com, 5 Mayo 2011
"I’m getting a bit nervous, but positive nervous"
Christophe Le Mével who finished tenth at the 2009 Tour de France and fifteenth at the 2010 Vuelta a España is a man who counts for Garmin-Cervélo in the Giro d’Italia starting on Saturday from Milan.
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Alessandro Petacchi
cyclingtime.com, 5 Mayo 2011
"we can’t always have everything we want"
After winning one stage and the green jersey at the Presidential Tour of Turkey, Alessandro Petacchi will be a sprinter to watch at the Giro d’Italia, starting Saturday, May 7, in Turin.
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Alberto Contador
saxobanksungard.com, 4 Mayo 2011
“This Giro is much harder than the one in 2008”
Alberto Contador went to Italy on Wednesday to compete in the Giro d'Italia and try to repeat his 2008 victory. After competing last in La Fleche Wallonne, the leader of Saxo Bank, SunGard is optimistic ahead of a race that comes in a very different form to that of three years ago.
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Thibaut Pinot
cyclingtime.com, 4 Mayo 2011
Born to climb
Finishing the Presidential Tour of Turkey third overall, 20-year old Thibaut Pinot from France is one of the biggest hopes in the cycling world for becoming a super climber. The young rider of FDJ said at the start of Stage 6 that the most difficult part of his job is to meet that expectation.
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Cameron Wurf
cyclingtime.com, 4 Mayo 2011
From Olympic rower to pro cyclist
We caught up with Cameron Wurf after his fifth overall finish at the Tour of Turkey. The former Olympic rower is one of the most interesting cyclists to follow these days and he’s going to use his huge potential to serve Ivan Basso at this year’s Tour de France.
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Brett Lancaster
cyclingtime.com, 2 Mayo 2011
"It’s gonna be a good Giro"
Brett Lancaster is busy in Turkey gearing up for his sixth Giro d’Italia, a race where he collected the best win of his career in the 1.1km prologue in 2005. Now, at the age of 31, the former Olympic champion is ready to lead out Tyler Farrar at the Giro starting next week.
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Emma Pooley
pezcyclingnews.com, 2 Mayo 2011
"I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up"
We caught up with reigning Women's World Time Trial Champion, Emma Pooley, the day after her World Cup victory at the Trofeo Binda. A few days have passed since the interview, and a collarbone has broken in the meantime, but the answers are no less intriguing.
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Tom Zirbel
velonation.com, 1 Mayo 2011
"The only thing I’m certain of is that I didn’t knowingly put something in my body that was illegal"
After over a year and a half away from racing, US time trial specialist Tom Zirbel has secured a contract to race with the Jamis/Sutter Home team for the remainder of the season. The team will ride the Tour of California, and will try to secure a place for him in the race.
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Ella Sadler-Andrews
horizonfitnessrt.com, 30 Abril 2011
"I’m quite bossy!"
Horizon-Fitness rider Ella Sadler-Andrews is continuing her return from a knee injury last year and will be competing in the National 10 mile Time Trial Championships at Crathorne, North Yorkshire on May 22.
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Ben Swift
velonation.com, 29 Abril 2011
Living up to his name
As a sprinter, Ben Swift could hardly have a better name; the 23 year-old Sky rider from Rotherham recently scored his third win of the season, taking stage five of the Vuelta Castilla y Leon to add to his two stage wins in the Tour Down Under.
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Marco Pinotti
cyclingnews.com, 28 Abril 2011
Italian cycling's voice of reason
When Marco Pinotti finished 9th overall in last year’s Giro, some regarded the performance as the most significant of the Corsa Rosa for Italian cycling. Last December, on the eve of the 2011 season, we sat down with Pinotti to retrace his career path up to this point.
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Gustav Erik Larsson
cyclingtime.com, 28 Abril 2011
"It’s going to be a hard Giro"
Olympic silver medallist for time trial, Gustav Larsson, is busy in Turkey gearing up for the Giro d’Italia where he’ll ride in support of Alberto Contador. The tall Swede is the man who can make the Spaniard a winner again in Italy. (note Larsson has not been selected for the Giro)
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Tobias Erler
cyclingtime.com, 28 Abril 2011
"My first road bike was pink!"
Tobias Erler (Tabriz Petrochemical) has been having a fine 2011 so far, recently claiming stages 1 and 8 at the Tour of Korea, as well as the overall lead there and at the Tour of Thailand just a few weeks ago.
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Tyler Farrar
cyclingtime.com, 28 Abril 2011
"exactly the race I needed before going to Italy"
Tyler Farrar is one of the stars lining up at this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey. He placed second and sixth, respectively, in the first two stages, giving him an indication that he’s right on track to tackle the Giro d’Italia next week.
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Takashi Miyazawa
cyclingtime.com, 27 Abril 2011
Paving the way
Team Farnese Vini-Neri has started the 47th Presidential Tour of Turkey on a high note with Andrea Guardini winning Stage 1 and Elia Favilli winning Stage 2. Their success has a lot to do with the work of Japanese champion Takashi Miyazawa for paving the way.
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