Matthew Goss
cyclingtime.com, 10 Avril 2011
Making it to number one
Still number one on the UCI’s WorldTour rankings after the Tour of Flanders, Matt Goss speaks about his motivation prior to tackling Paris-Roubaix for the third time alongside Mark Cavendish, who will make his debut in the ‘Hell of the North’ on Sunday.
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Rubens Bertogliati
velonation.com, 9 Avril 2011
Psyched by Tour de Suisse
American Team Type 1 has received an invite to the prestigious Tour de Suisse. The squad has set the goal of riding the Tour de France in the next couple of seasons, and after being passed over for a Giro d’Italia invite, the Swiss event allows it to show what it can do.
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James McCallum
veloresults.co.uk, 8 Avril 2011
Too Strong for the Rest
'Man in Black' James McCallum (Rapha Condor Sharp) was too strong for the rest in the second round of the Super Six at Rosneath on Sunday, showing the full field of 80 how it should be done when you're a full time bike rider.
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Andrew Talansky
velonews.com, 7 Avril 2011
Part II - Why fans should believe in the new generation
Andrew Talansky has already shown great potential at the Tour Méditeranéen, Paris-Nice and Critérium International. Today Andrew talks about his early season results, where he hopes to go in his career and why fans should believe in the new generation of riders entering the peloton.
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Michael Mørkøv
pezcyclingnews.com, 7 Avril 2011
"it was just so damn fast"
It seems like yesterday that Denmark’s Michael Mørkøv was a youngster tackling his first six day race in Grenoble and hoping that one day he’d ‘make it.’ He had nothing to worry about. PEZ caught up with the ever improving Dane following teammate Nick Nuyens' win at Flanders on Sunday.
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Andy Fenn
pezcyclingnews.com, 7 Avril 2011
"I think we were all adjusting from racing across the desert"
Young GB riders have been making a stir in the Flatlands, recently. The trend was started by AN Post’s Andy Fenn who was one of the early animators in one of the spring's first big classics: Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.
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Andrew Talansky
velonews.com, 6 Avril 2011
Part I - From Miami to Europe
Andrew Talansky has already been impressive through the first few months of his professional career. The 22-year-old has the full package of climbing skills and time trialing prowess, making him one of the most promising stage race prospects among a new wave of American riders entering Europe.
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Christopher Macic
veloresults.co.uk, 6 Avril 2011
"I have to give it 100% this year"
Afew years ago, Vik and I were hanging over the barriers at a Friday night kermis near Gent; ex-pro Tony Bracke was hoovering up the primes but one of the Kingsnorth Wheelers guys was catching our eye. Several seasons later and Christopher Macic is still regularly getting among the results.
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Ian Stannard
velonation.com, 3 Avril 2011
In good form for Flanders and Roubaix
The cobbled Classics season has started well for Team Sky;
Aussie CJ Sutton won from a huge bunch at Kuurne; Welshman Geraint Thomas took second to Nick Nuyens in Dwars door Vlaanderen and on Sunday it was Englishman Ian Stannard’s turn on the roads between Gent and Wevelgem.
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Peter Hawkins
veloresults.co.uk, 3 Avril 2011
“if you do the work you do see the fruits of your labours”
Our pal Viktor has been hard at work; it's not everyone who could do his job, those long hours huddled over a computer screen, day in, day out - checking those Belgian cycling results websites. Lifting his head "Ed, there's a boy you should be talking to..."
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Tyler Farrar
velonews.com, 2 Avril 2011
‘It doesn’t get any bigger than Flanders’
In February 2007 American Tyler Farrar arrived in the Belgian city Ghent alone, his suitcase in one hand and his bike in the other. Just 22 years old, Farrar was fresh off training camp with Cofidis and when asked where he’d like to go, he answered Ghent, despite having no place to live.
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Annabel Simpson
horizonfitnessrt.com, 2 Avril 2011
Cake, Chocolate and Sweets!
20 years old, blonde, blue-eyed, Annabel Simpson combines being a full time rider for Horizon Fitness/Prendas Ciclismo with her course at Newcastle University studying Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.
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Ben Day
podiuminsight.com, 1 Avril 2011
Blood, Sweat And Tears For Day
One year ago, Ben Day was sitting on the top of the moon. His long-time dream of racing in Europe at the top-level seemed to be within his grasp with the Pegasus Sports project and he was about to embark on a very successful season with his Fly V Australia team.
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Geraint Thomas
velonation.com, 30 Mars 2011
Gaining strength with Sky Procycling
It’s arguable that but for two results, Team Sky’s arrival in the Pro Tour peloton in 2010 could have been classed as a poor one. The first was Juan Antonio Flecha’s beautiful victory in Het Nieuwsblad, while the other was Welshman Geraint Thomas’s inspired ride in the Tour de France.
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Alexandre Blain
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 30 Mars 2011
"I wanted to try something new. So I thought, why not try the UK?"
Alexandre Blain was a surprise signing to the Endura Racing team last season, joining from well-known French pro squad Cofidis. The statuesque Frenchman soon proved his worth, winning the blue meta volante sprints jersey at the Tour of Murcia.
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Jens Voigt
cyclingtime.com, 28 Mars 2011
"It was an all or nothing kind of tactic"
After winning the Criterium International in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Voigt was hopeful to make it a record-breaking sixth victory but he was just happy to have contributed to his team-mate Fränk Schleck’s success.
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