 Grégory Rast
astana-cyclingteam.com,
13 February 2009
“There is no such thing as bad weather”
Grégory Rast will be riding the Amgen Tour of California for the first time starting Saturday. In this interview from Santa Rosa training camp we talk about some highlights in his career and his goals for the future.
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 Chris Horner
cyclingnews.com,
13 February 2009
Letting the legs do the talking
American pro cyclist Chris Horner will race side by side with his new teammate Lance Armstrong for the first time, a fact which is surprising since Horner has been openly critical of Armstrong in the past. Horner tells us how the two senior members of the Astana team are getting on.
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 Ben Jacques-Maynes
velonews.com,
13 February 2009
This time it's about more than the time trials
NorCal’s Ben Jacques-Maynes has been a mainstay domestic pro at the Amgen Tour of California since the race’s first edition in 2006, and he’s back for 2009. Jacques-Maynes, who hails from Berkeley, will co-captain the Bissell squad alongside fellow time-trial specialist Tom Zirbel.
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 Carmen Small
Daily Peloton,
13 February 2009
Interview: Carmen Small McNellis
Interview with 28 year old Carmen Small McNellis of the Italian S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox team...
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 Lance Armstrong
velonews.com,
12 February 2009
“The goal is to get Levi the victory”
A few days before heading to California for the Amgen Tour, Lance Armstrong spoke with VeloNews about his expectations for the race, his teammate and two-time race winner Levi Leipheimer, and his take on some of the other major teams in the race.
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 Daniel Lloyd
pezcyclingnews.com,
11 February 2009
Dan Lloyd Wraps Qatar
'The Tour of Qatar' - pro bike racing in the desert; what’s that all about? We asked Cervelo Test Team’s Daniel Lloyd; who was fourth on GC and a member of the winning team – they put six in the first ten on the overall.
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Georgia Gould
bikerumor.com,
11 February 2009
A cushy life of parties
We interviewed three top pro cross-country mountain bike racers to see what it’s like racing among the elite with full team support: Georgia Gould, 2006 and 2007 XC MTB National Champion, 2007 Pan-American XC MTB Champion and U.S. Olympic mountain bike team member, currently racing for the Luna Chix
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Sue Haywood
bikerumor.com,
11 February 2009
A cushy life of parties
We interviewed three top pro cross-country mountain bike racers to see what it’s like racing among the elite with full team support: Sue Haywood, 2006 Solo 24 Hour Worlds Champion; 2001, 2003 and 2006 U.S. National Short Track Champion who raced her last full season as pro in 2008 for Trek/VW.
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 Daniel Patten
veloresults.co.uk,
10 February 2009
A year of getting experience
We catch up with the latest young Briton to cross the channel, Southend's Daniel Patten, who has signed with Martin McCrossan and Magnus Backsted's Team Cyclesport.se -MagnusMaximusCoffee.com for season 2009.
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 Juan Antonio Flecha
cyclingnews.com,
9 February 2009
Classics campaign starts in Qatar
Spanish Classic specialist Juan Antonio Flecha opened his season for the first time in his career at the Tour of Qatar. The Rabobank rider found the conditions to be a strong reminder of some of racing's basic skills.
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 Cody Campbell
pedalmag.com,
8 February 2009
"This is definitely the biggest thing I've ever been a part of"
At the team training camp in Santa Rosa, Lance Armstrong skipped riding with Astana for a day to train with the youngsters of the Trek-Livestrong U23 Continental team. Quite an experience for Cody Campbell, who spoke about his experience so far and his expectations for the season with his new team.
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 Kim Kirchen
velonews.com,
6 February 2009
Aiming for Tour podium
After a taste of the yellow jersey in the 2008 Tour de France, Kim Kirchen is taking aim for even more in 2009. The 30-year-old isn’t standing up and calling himself a candidate for overall victory, but he is staking out a realistic goal of the top-5 and, with a little luck, the podium.
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 Nikki Harris
britishcycling.org.uk,
6 February 2009
"I've grown up a lot"
At 22 years old Nikki Harris could be said to be an old-hand at cycling, having started turning the pedals competitively when she was just 10, back then her goals were a simple - chocolate treat! Since then Nikki has come a long way......
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Jonathan Page
dailypeloton.com,
6 February 2009
"I want to get on that Worlds podium again"
Jonathan Page found his first success on the road winning the USA Junior championship in 1994. It wasn't long after that the caught the Cyclocross bug winning back to back U23 Cyclocross national championships; he followed up with podium performances the next two years at the elite nationals.
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Phil Southerland
podiumcafe.com,
5 February 2009
"Still on for 2012"
Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at seven months old, Phil Southerland will be racing with his Team Type 1 squad at the Tour of California. Phil and team co-founder Joe Eldridge have a goal: to take Team Type 1 to professional cycling’s greatest race, the Tour de France, by the year 2012.
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 Carlos Sastre
cyclingnews.com,
4 February 2009
The dark horse rider
After 11 seasons in the pro peloton and at the age of 33, Carlos Sastre’s career hit a new high point when he won the 2008 Tour de France. The Spanish veteran spoke about his Tour victory, his move to the new Cervélo team and the path towards those three weeks in July.
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