Lene Byberg
bikepure.org, 17 Azaroa 2010
"Just bike for fun!"
BikePure caught up with the Norwegian Professional mountain biker after an amazing last few years on the world cup circuit. She is one of those rare athletes who has been to the Olympics, representing her country in both the road and mountain bike.
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Chris Newton
eurosport.com, 17 Azaroa 2010
"I'm a moody bugger!"
Chris Newton made his last competitive track appearance in October, winning the motor paced scratch race at the Manchester Velodrome. We caught up with the Athens Games team pursuit silver medallist and new Great Britain Academy coach to discover his love of Jennifer Aniston and skincare.
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Brent Bookwalter
pezcyclingnews.com, 17 Azaroa 2010
"an experience you don’t get in the U.S"
The highlight of the season for Michigan native Brent Bookwalter was on the first day of his first grand tour, at the Giro in May, where he finished second in the 8.4 km Stage One time trial, just 2 seconds behind Olympic pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins.
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Ivan Dominguez
Road Bike Action Magazine, 17 Azaroa 2010
"Having my entire team sacrifice for me and then winning the stage was a great feeling"
After 10 years of professional racing, Ivan Dominguez, nicknamed "The Cuban Missile" has called it quits, bringing a close to the career of one of the most accomplished Cuban cyclists of all time.
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Amy Cure
bicycles.net.au, 17 Azaroa 2010
Golden Girl of Cycling
Tasmanian Golden girl of cycling, 17 year old Amy Cure is at the end of an impressive season and to confirm that she is the next big thing in women’s cycling. Amy Cure has broken world records on the track and taken gold at the Junior World Championships in Italy.
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Franco Marvulli
pezcyclingnews.com, 16 Azaroa 2010
"it's hard for the road pros"
With just a few hours to go before the madison which saw Switzerland's double world scratch and madison champion and Olympic madison silver medallist, Franco Marvulli take victory in the Six Days of Grenoble, the big man from Zurich took time to talk about the current six day scene.
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Bookwalter Brent
Pez Cyclingnews, 16 Azaroa 2010
Looking Back At 2010 With Brent Bookwalter
It’s November. The leaves are off the trees, and – for many of us in colder climes – the turbo trainer already is set up in the basement. But think back to spring and summer. Think back to an impressive breakout season by the BMC Racing Team’s Brent Bookwalter, who completed the Giro d’Italia and To
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Shane Perkins
cyclingtribe.com, 14 Azaroa 2010
"The games experience was fantastic"
Australian bad boy Shane Perkins, 23, shrugged off the controversy and the bad publicity he received after a rude hand gesture to officials after being disqualified from the keirin event by taking gold in the Commonwealth Games track sprint at the Indira Gandhi velodrome in Dehli.
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Laura Van Gilder
podiuminsight.com, 13 Azaroa 2010
It’s not just about the legs
For two weeks this year, Laura Van Gilder was ranked number 1 in the UCI Cross Rankings, a huge achievement for the 46-year old. But of course, it’s not as if she’s new to racing her bike, she has over 300 victories on the road as a top sprinter for the past twenty years.
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Shane Perkins
velonation.com, 13 Azaroa 2010
Looking to London
Recently crowned Commonwealth Games sprint champion, Shane Perkins of Australia showed strong form of late, beating French sprint giants, world champion Gregory Bauge and world 200 metres record holder, Kevin Sireau to the title of 'Master of the Sprints' at the Six days of Grenoble.
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Nathan Earle
cyclingtribe.com, 13 Azaroa 2010
"It makes all the hard training worth every bit and more!"
Genesys Pro Cycling's Nathan Earle took out arguably the biggest win of his career, the McDonalds 50th Grafton to Inverell Classic. Earle, 5th in September's Tour of Tasmania, held off breakaway companion Brendan Brooks in a two man sprint on the streets of Heinrich Haussler's hometown.
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Damiano Cunego
lampre-farnese.com, 13 Azaroa 2010
"This year the cold has not yet been so strong"
The second appointment with the Blue-fucsia Wintergarden is dedicated to one of the top riders from Team Lampre: Damiano Cunego.
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Elia Viviani
velonation.com, 12 Azaroa 2010
"Every Italian rider dreams of winning Milan - San Remo"
On the back of an excellent pro road debut with Liquigas which saw him victorious in the Memorials Pantani and Vandenbroucke, Elia Viviani has returned to his first love: track racing.
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Rochelle Gilmore
dailypeloton.com, 12 Azaroa 2010
"I’m loving the life!"
Australian Rochelle Gilmore recently claimed a fantastic victory in the Women’s 112 km road race at the Commonwealth Games. The race took place under sunny skies on a course through some of the most picturesque areas of downtown New Delhi, including the famous India Gate and Presidential Palace.
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Felix English
velonation.com, 12 Azaroa 2010
David vs Goliath
Ireland’s 18 years old Felix English caused a sensation when he eliminated reigning triple Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy from the sprint event at the European track championships in Pruszkow. Hoy had qualified fastest in 9.999 seconds, the only rider to crack the 10 second barrier.
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Nick Keough
podiuminsight.com, 11 Azaroa 2010
A Tough Two Years For Nick Keough
Two years ago, a then 19-year old Nick Keough won the U23 overall at the 2008 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross and seemed to be poised to take the world by storm. Then, the second-oldest of the five New England Keough brothers was challenged by crashes, injuries, an illness and bad luck.
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