Brent Bookwalter
podiuminsight.com, 10 Abril 2009
Roubaix, lightpoles and more (part 1)
Two years ago, on April 8 2007, during a stage of the Tryptique Monts et Chateaux, Brent Bookwalter crashed into lightpole and fractured his femur. Fast forward to the present where Bookwalter is in France getting ready to race Paris-Roubaix with his BMC Pro Racing Team.
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Toni Colom
velonews.com, 10 Abril 2009
Free to fly
Antonio Colom is one of those Spanish riders well known and respected within the peloton, but perhaps not so famous beyond the Pyrénées. A solid climber and consistent performer in week-long stage races, Colom should be called “Mr. Spring,” for his performances in early season races.
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Matthew Goss
pezcyclingnews.com, 9 Abril 2009
"Oh no! I couldn't live here, with all that rain!"
Last year Saxo Bank's Aussie Matt Goss was third in Kuurne - Brussels - Kuurne; this season he's made his mark again in the Belgian classics with a fine third place in Gent -Wevelgem.
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Nicole Cooke
sportsister.com, 8 Abril 2009
"in three years time in London, we’ll have hopefully one of the strongest nations possible"
Olympic and World Champion road cyclist Nicole Cooke talks about her new racing team, Vision 1 Racing and her plans for 2009.
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Mark Cavendish
cyclingnews.com, 7 Abril 2009
Out for another Classic
Mark Cavendish made all the headlines with his win in Milano-Sanremo, but the 23-year-old of Columbia-Highroad isn't finished yet and has more objectives for the remaining Classics.
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Mark Cavendish
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 7 Abril 2009
"One of the sweetest things today was seeing Tom Boonen go past me backwards on the climbs"
Mark Cavendish became only the second British rider to win Milan-San Remo, 45 years after Tom Simpson won the race. Mark talks about how he plotted to win Milan-San Remo, why he returned to the track, the perception that he's arrogant, and what he has in store next.
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Daniel Lloyd
pezcyclingnews.com, 7 Abril 2009
Dan Lloyd's Take On De Ronde
Cervelo TestTeam's Dan Lloyd wasn’t long off the bike after his epic piece of team riding, on a day when The Tour of Flanders enhanced its reputation as one of the world’s premiere sporting occasions, when he took a little time to talk to PEZ.
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Kim Kirchen
dailypeloton.com, 7 Abril 2009
"another classic, then focus on the Tour*
On form Kim Kirchen is probably Luxembourg’s best shot at a podium place at the Tour since Charly Gaul won in 1958. However, his 2009 campaign lost a wheel when he crashed and fractured his right collarbone at the Tour of California in February, an injury that required surgery.
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Stijn Devolder
cyclingnews.com, 6 Abril 2009
Déjà vu in Flanders
Some within the sport say that Stijn Devolder is untouchable; others that he's he's the strongest man on a bike when it comes to racing Flanders. One year after claiming his first victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, "Volderke" managed to pull off another glorious solo ride to Meerbeke.
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George Hincapie
cyclingnews.com, 5 Abril 2009
Starting the season on fire
When it comes to winning one of the major Classics, George Hincapie has been America's eternal hope for the last decade and despite numerous near-misses he'll start this weekend's Tour of Flanders aiming for the win.
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Tom Southam
dailypeloton.com, 4 Abril 2009
“Apart from Stefano Zanini, I cannot think of an Italian who isn't completely crooked"
From Cornwall to Holland, France, Italy, Australia (where he picked up a wife) and back again. Even for the modern professional, it’s fair to say that Tom Southam has done a fair bit of globe-hopping.
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Tom Boonen
cyclingnews.com, 3 Abril 2009
Boonen wants face-off with Pozzato
Tom Boonen – two-time Paris-Roubaix winner, multiple Tour de France stage winner and 2005 World Champion – met with the press Thursday in De Panne, Belgium, to talk about the course, the historical significance of Flanders and 'Pippo' Pozzato.
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Adam Blythe
pezcyclingnews.com, 3 Abril 2009
"There is nothing worse than getting wet on a bike!"
When you meet a star bike rider you kind of know what to expect and you know there is going to be a mix of bravado, self confidence and that star quality, but when you meet a young rider of only 19 who is full of it you know he has something special!
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Danny Pate
velonews.com, 2 Abril 2009
‘We proved we could do it’
Danny Pate capped a strong spring with third overall at Critérium International. Pate, who turned 30 last week, has been one of the anchors at Slipstream, joining the team in 2006 and helping it grow steadily toward its place among the top pro teams in Europe.
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Yaroslav Popovych
astana-cyclingteam.com, 2 Abril 2009
"the longer you live the more you will learn"
'Popo" has long been a crowd favorite with Johan Bruyneel's teams. He's always laughing and smiling and seems to enjoy his time with friends and family. Two years ago when I first interviewed Popo we used team massage therapist Elvio Barcella to translate for us, and this time I set it up to do agai
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Craig MacLean
veloresults.co.uk, 2 Abril 2009
Trackside at the Worlds
Editor: Here! Ed! Shouldn’t we be doing a piece about the World Track Champs? - Ed: They’ve never been the same since Daniel Morelon retired and Hughie Porter had that crash, then they ditched the big motors and... - Editor: Hold on - go and speak to Craig MacLean!
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