 Chris Froome
teambarloworld.com,
17 January 2009
"I need more experience"
Team Barloworld's rider Chris Froome is ready for the new season. He aims at learning experience and he has a special dream: "I'd like to give less fortunate youngsters the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the cycling world".
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 Lance Armstrong
Outside Magazine,
17 January 2009
Rage Against the Machine
The seven-time Tour de France champ on his favorite work-out music and the possibility of competing in an Ironman.
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 André Greipel
highroadsports.com,
17 January 2009
Plan to Repeat
Say Christmas to most people and they think of roast turkey, Christmas pudding and generally a good excuse for overdoing it on the eating and drinking. Not so Columbia-High Road’s Andre Greipel, last year’s winner of the Tour Down Under.
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 Jonny Bellis
pezcyclingnews.com,
17 January 2009
'Boot Camp' With Jonathan Bellis!
Saxo Bank’s ‘Survival Camp’ – essential for team bonding, or a PR stunt? But its like ‘Nam; ‘how can you know what it’s like if you weren’t there, man?’ So we talked to new pro and former Under-23 Worlds bronze medallist, Jonathan Bellis for the low down.
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 Katie Compton
velonews.com,
17 January 2009
Katie versus the world
Katie Compton is America’s best hope to bring home hardware from this year’s UCI Cyclocross world championships which will be held in Hoogerheide. Just last month Compton had her best ever run of European racing, racking up a slew of podium finishes, including a win at the World Cup in Nommay.
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 Cadel Evans
cyclingnews.com,
15 January 2009
Don't let me be misunderstood
The Animals' classic of the same name applies to Cadel Evans. He was the name on everyone's lips ahead of last year's Tour de France, and events that transpired on and off the bike during those three weeks in July mean that he's still often spoken about, albeit a little bit differently.
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 Alex Wrubleski
pedalmag.com,
15 January 2009
"it could have been a lot worse"
Last october Canada's Alex Wrubleski was injured when she got hit by a truck whilst she was out training near Calgary. In 2009 she will be riding for the Columbia-Highroad professional cycling team and during the squad's training camp in Mallorca, she spoke about the accident.
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 Baden Cooke
cyclingnews.com,
14 January 2009
Riding, but not Rocking
Baden Cooke will be aiming for success on home soil in the Tour Down Under from January 18th. He's recently switched to the new Vacansoleil team after a deal with Rock Racing wasn't what it seemed. Cooke spoke about this change, his reaction to his 2008 season and his goals for the year ahead.
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 Ben Swift
pezcyclingnews.com,
14 January 2009
"I know exactly what I’m letting myself in for"
It was September when we last spoke to Ben Swift about his successful 2008 season in Italy, including a stage win in the prestigious Valle d’Aosta stage race. Since then he took 4th in the World U23 RR Champs and he’s been snapped up by new Russian set-up Katyusha.
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 Amber Rais
cyclingfx.nl,
14 January 2009
"plotting to save the world and perfecting the art of kicking ass"
Amber Rais began her sporting career as a swimmer, breaking state and national records whilst still at high school. After making a name for herself racing with Webcor in 2007, she will start her second season with TIBCO at the Tour of CA criterium in Santa Rosa.
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 Christian Vande Velde
velocitynation.com,
13 January 2009
Winter training
In 2006, after eight years as a pro, Christian Vande Velde won his first race in Europe at the Tour of Luxembourg. A fifth place last year in the Tour de France means that today, the American rider has gone from one of cycling's also-rans to a potential winner of the world's biggest cycle race.
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 John-Lee Augustyn
pezcyclingnews.com,
13 January 2009
“I ended up flying!”
As John-Lee Augustyn was descending the Bonette-Restefond on Stage 16 of the 2008 Tour the 22 year-old from Port Elizabeth - still on a ‘high’ from having topped the col in first place – disappeared over the edge.
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 Taylor Phinney
velonews.com,
13 January 2009
"He’s getting old"
At the Trek-Livestrong under-23 team training camp in Austin, Texas, Taylor Phinney talked about his plans for 2009, joining forces with Lance Armstrong and leaving the Garmin-Chipotle under-23 squad, and how riding the pursuit is akin to stabbing yourself in the legs.
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Rab Wardell
veloresults.co.uk,
13 January 2009
A Trip Into The Unknown
Scottish cyclist Rab Wardell is set to return to International level competition in 2009 riding with the KUK Kinesis RT in 2009. The team will be focussing on the British Cycling Premier Calendar as well as the FBD Insurance Ras in Ireland and the UCI Tour of Serbia.
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Christian Vande Velde
cyclingnews.com,
12 January 2009
Finishing domestique duties
In the world of pro cycling the transition from domestique to team leader is difficult and rare. For every rider that makes the jump, many others try and fail - or simply never try at all - but Garmin-Slipstream's Christian Vande Velde has emerged as a leader after years of service to others.
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 Nikki Harris
pezcyclingnews.com,
12 January 2009
"I have a bit of a soft spot for Belgian cherry beer!"
Nikki Harris has been a British champion on the road and a medallist in track World Cups, but her main focus for 2009 is 'cross, riding for Dutch amateur team 'Moving Ladies'.
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