Laura Van Gilder
dailypeloton.com, 30 Octobre 2010
On Top of the Cross World
The UCI announced Laura Van Gilder (born 11 December 1964, Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania) as the world's number one women's cyclocross rider in the rankings released this week.
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Giddeon Massie
velonation.com, 29 Octobre 2010
"I didn't know what to expect - I watched a lot of You Tube videos!"
VeloNation caught up with 29 year-old multiple US champion, double Olympian, Pan Am Games gold medallist - and occasional male model - Giddeon Massie. He was performing in his first six, racing on the tight boards of the Sloten track thanks to the Dutch connections of his manager Patrick Lyons.
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Ronan Pensec
pezcyclingnews.com, 29 Octobre 2010
Pensec Picks the Key Stages
Even after 8 years of covering the world’s biggest bike race, we continue to learn more about the subtleties of the French roads and regions. So we asked a guy with 24 years experience at le Tour – as a rider and former maillot jaune - here’s Ronan Pensec’s take on the 2011 parcours.
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Matt Brammeier
pezcyclingnews.com, 28 Octobre 2010
"if it wasn’t for the fund I would probably be back in Liverpool now robbing cars"
Life in Belgium can be hard, but if you have your woman, your cat, and your coffee machine in the house you can become a National Champion and land a contract with one of the best ProTour teams in the world.
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Joaquín Rodríguez
cyclingtribe.com, 28 Octobre 2010
"To beat big names like Contandor and Gilbert gives me a lot of confidence"
Philippe Gilbert’s second straight success in the Giro di Lombardia could not prevent Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) from wrapping up the overall number one spot in the UCI’s individual World Rankings for 2010.
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Charly Wegelius
velonation.com, 28 Octobre 2010
New beginnings
Charly Wegelius is the ‘pro’s pro’ a man who has never had any trouble getting a contract and who has ridden for some of the best teams the sport has ever seen – Mapei, Liquigas and Lotto. VeloNation caught up with Charly as he enjoyed some well-earned down time in Finland.
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Steve Tilford
pezcyclingnews.com, 27 Octobre 2010
"it's not normal, is it?"
When does a pro cyclist call 'time?' Mid 30's? maybe late 30's? - how does 50 and still going strong sound? Enter Steve Tilford - road racer, US cyclo-cross and mountain bike champion - and throw in a US hour record for good measure.
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 27 Octobre 2010
"a time trial at that stage of the race isn’t about who is the best time triallist; it’s about who is least tired."
OK, you can have me pontificating about the 2011 Giro or we can talk to Team Sky’s Tuscan, Dario Cioni – who would you like? Thought so!
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Xavier Tondo
velonation.com, 26 Octobre 2010
Part 2: Passionate for the sport
In part 2 of this interview Xavier Tondo explains how a peculiar twist of luck helped him land his new contract, and discusses his aspirations for 2011 and beyond. He also reveals an unusual extent of affection for the sport: for some it’s a job, but for him it’s far more than that.
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Xavier Tondo
velonation.com, 26 Octobre 2010
Part 1: "Now everybody wants me…"
Xavier Tondo called joining the Cervélo TestTeam "like a dream come true for me." A year later, the team folding is more like a nightmare, but fortunately for Tondo he is now looking forward to what he hopes will be a strong, successful 2011 with the new Movistar formation.
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Sari Saarelainen
pezcyclingnews.com, 26 Octobre 2010
Racer And Musician Sari Saarelainen!
Actually, racer and musician are pretty blunt descriptions of the multi-faceted life of a multi-talented woman who has returned to the elite European level after a long-term sabbatical. Meet Finnish pro Sari Saarelainen …
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James McCallum
veloresults.co.uk, 26 Octobre 2010
Commy Games? I Just Want to Forget About Them
VeloResults waited until we were sure that James McCallum was displaying no symptoms of dengue fever before we caught up with him at Starbucks for a chat about his third Commonwealth Games.
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Óscar Freire
weride.asia, 25 Octobre 2010
"Maybe I do less than most riders but it works"
I caught up with Óscar Freire at the Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan, after the inaugural Taiwan Cup was cancelled due to the damage done by Typhoon Maggie. Despite being rushed for time, Oscar Freire sat down with me and talked in depth about his long and illustrious career.
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Emma Pooley
velonation.com, 24 Octobre 2010
World Champion, world class
It has been a phenomenal season for the British rider Emma Pooley, who picked up wins in twelve races. It wasn’t so much the quantity but rather the quality which underlines her spectacular evolution into one of the world’s very best riders.
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Timothy Duggan
velonation.com, 23 Octobre 2010
Lining up with Liquigas
Garmin's Timmy Duggan has come a long way back from that day in the 2008 Tour of Georgia when he hit the tarmac at 100 km/h and was left with life-threatening injuries. Season 2011 promises to be better, boosted by the news that he's just signed for Italian 'super squadra' Liquigas.
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Rubens Bertogliati
pezcyclingnews.com, 23 Octobre 2010
Rubens Bertogliati Talks 2011 Tour De France
The boss wants my thoughts on the Tour; but what do I know? I need someone who knows the Tour inside out - how about Rubens Bertogliati? He's the Suisse chrono champion and he has won a Tour stage and held the yellow jersey.
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