Leigh Howard
dailypeloton.com, 20 Febrero 2010
Australia’s Next Big Sprinter?
Leigh Howard is just one of the many talented riders coming from Australia. The 20 year old is the reigning Omnium World Champion and that is just one of the highlights of his career. His first race on the road for Columbia was this week’s Tour of Oman and it was one to remember.
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Levi Leipheimer
velonews, 19 Febrero 2010
Leipheimer on different start to season in 2010
Levi Leipheimer isn’t used to racing in Europe so early in the season, at least not since the inception of the Tour of California in 2006. Since then, Leipheimer has been Mr. February, winning three consecutive Tours of California to open each season with a major victory.
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Colby Pearce
pezcyclingnews.com, 19 Febrero 2010
"The track is my best playground"
Colby Pearce is the quieter, more subdued half of the successful Holloway/Pearce pairing on the Six Day circuit. Co-founder of the juggernaut that is now Garmin-Transitions, Colby recently sat down with our man in the Six Day trenches.
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George Hincapie
velonews.com, 19 Febrero 2010
‘I try not to be superstitious’
How many victories Mark Cavendish would have taken without the help of Big George we’ll never know. But one thing is certain: Hincapie was an integral part of almost all of Cavendish’s major triumphs in 2009, including his stunning victory in Milan-San Remo and his six Tour de France stage wins.
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Ted King
velonews.com, 19 Febrero 2010
‘Looking for experience to pay off in 2010’
Last year in his rookie season with Cervélo TestTeam, Ted King bounced back from a broken arm in February to start and finish the Giro d’Italia, an important milestone for any first-time experience in a grand tour. With a year’s experience, King rolls into 2010 with renewed confidence.
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Dominique Cornu
pezcyclingnews.com, 18 Febrero 2010
"you have to believe, or already you're beaten"
Last year's pursuit bronze medallist and 2006 under 23 world time trial champion, Dominique Cornu of Belgium must strike a delicate balance with his career - achieve road results to sustain his living and push for results on the track wholly independent of his team's wishes and goals.
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Arashiro Yukiya
velonews, 18 Febrero 2010
Japan’s Yukiya Arashiro aiming for Tour return and to find his way in the Euro’ peloton
Packing his new BBox Bouygues Telecom team Colnago into a bag, ready to make the long trek to Europe from Thailand, Yukiya Arashiro was in fine spirits and looking fighting fit.
“Well, my main aim is to win my first real pro race for the team this year, and then to make it to the Tour again,” sai
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José Luis Arrieta
velonews, 18 Febrero 2010
‘Today’s leaders don’t have same charisma’
José Luís Arrieta (Ag2r-La Mondiale) is one of those old-school riders who enjoys working in the trenches and is simply content to live for the bike. A dying breed, perhaps, but Arrieta is glad to still be racing his bike.
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Evan Oliphant
veloresults.co.uk, 17 Febrero 2010
Evan Oliphant’s Tour of the Med, Part Two
Stages one and two were a whirlwind of snow, wind, attacks from the gun, echelons and pain - but the inner chain rings enjoyed the rest! Were days three, four and five any easier? Endura Racing's Evan Oliphant was there 'til the bitter end.
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Floyd Landis
neilbrowne.com, 17 Febrero 2010
Floyd Landis clears the air
The news that the French had issued an international arrest warrant for Floyd Landis on the charge of computer hacking has driven Landis into hiding, forcing him to hurl his phone into the ocean as he feared that the GPS in his mobile would allow authorities to locate him.
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Evan Oliphant
veloresults.co.uk, 16 Febrero 2010
Evan Oliphant’s Tour of the Med, Part One
The Tour of the Mediterranean; a nice way to ease into the season; a big bunch floating along under early sunshine with a bunch sprint at the end? Not quite!
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Christian Vande Velde
velonews.com, 16 Febrero 2010
‘I’m always a realist’
Christian Vande Velde is holding nothing back this season as he sets his sights on the ultimate prize of the Tour de France. Back in full health, the 33-year-old will be the top GC rider at Garmin-Transitions following the recent departure of the 2009 Tour’s fourth-place finisher, Bradley Wiggins.
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Alberto Contador Velasco
Comunicación Alberto Contador, 16 Febrero 2010
I look forward to compete
Alberto Contador returns to racing tomorrow after the longest period of voluntary rest of his career, which makes the Volta ao Algarve an appointment that the Astana leader has waited with great desire, but also points out that precisely because of this "I do not get the same opportunities as in 200
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Steven Cozza
stevencozza.com, 15 Febrero 2010
"I don’t see a good reason for banning radio use in professional cycling"
A great interview with Steven Cozza about all aspects of cycling.
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Saul Raisin
pezcycling, 15 Febrero 2010
Saul Raisin, Still Raisin Hope
Coming on four years ago, Saul Raisin was one of THE big things in US pro cycling. Top 40 in a hard Tour de Suisse and mountain king at the Tour de l’Avenir in 2005. A stage winner in the Tour de Langkawi 2006. Everything looked bright … and then everything went wrong.
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Daniel Holloway
pezcyclingnews.com, 14 Febrero 2010
"They want me to win races!"
He's the man with the shades and the comic routines; with the Euro-pop blasting and the soigneur trying to work around us, young American track standout and sprinter, Daniel Holloway, took time out from the Copenhagen Six day race to talk about his plans for the year ahead.
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