Jennie Reed
velonews.com,
17 August 2008
Firing full blast
Jennie Reed is heading into Sunday’s sprint qualifying rounds with the added air of confidence that comes with owning a world championship gold medal. True, Reed did not take her world title at this year’s worlds in Manchester in the sprint — she won it in the keirin.
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 Alberto Contador
albertocontador.es,
17 August 2008
A Vuelta for climbers
Alberto Contador arrived back in Madrid on Thursday night and he is already thinking of his next challenge, the Vuelta a España. The Olympics have been a good experience and there he has checked his progress on time trial and his good moment to take the start in the Vuelta.
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 Jeff Louder
podiuminsight.com,
16 August 2008
On altitude and more....
For over a week, the BMC Racing Team lived and trained at altitude in the Utah Mountains, preparing themselves for the 2008 Tour of Utah. I caught up with Utah native and resident Jeff Louder and his teammate, Ian McKissick, prior to stage 2 to get their thoughts on altitude and the race.
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 Ian McKissick
podiuminsight.com,
16 August 2008
On altitude and more....
For over a week, the BMC Racing Team lived and trained at altitude in the Utah Mountains, preparing themselves for the 2008 Tour of Utah. I caught up with Utah native and resident Jeff Louder and his teammate, Ian McKissick, prior to stage 2 to get their thoughts on altitude and the race.
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 Mike Friedman
cyclingnews.com,
15 August 2008
A Beijing Meatball
US Olympian Mike Friedman, one-half of the USA's Madison team with Bobby Lea, is excited about going to the Olympics... very excited. Normally racing on the road for the Garmin-Chipotle, he was part of Jonathan Vaughters' track plan since 2006 to get the USA an Olympic medal.
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 Emma Pooley
womenscycling.net,
14 August 2008
"there's always an element of luck..."
It took an American cyclist called Armstrong to deny GB's women a second gold medal when Emma Pooley rode the race of her life to win a silver medal in the women’s time-trial on the demanding mountain circuit under the Great Wall of China.
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 Nicole Cooke
womenscycling.net,
14 August 2008
"It's a dream come true"
Britain’s Nicole Cooke realized her lifelong dream to win the Olympic road Gold medal that started when she was very young.
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Grégory Baugé
Procycling,
13 August 2008
Firing for French gold
Sprinting is in his nature. Not content with wins at the French and World Championships, 23-year-old Grégory Baugé has his sights fixed on Beijing… and he wouldn't mind running the 100 metres too.
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 Burke Swindlehurst
roadbikereview.com,
13 August 2008
Talking Utah with Burke Swindlehurst
Billed as America’s Toughest Stage Race, the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is back in 2008. Who best to describe the course than Bissell leader and Salt Lake City resident Burke Swindlehurst who finished fourth overall in 2006.
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Rebecca Romero
sportsister.com,
12 August 2008
"I am going in as favourite and it’s going to be a major personal battle"
Rebecca Romero won Silver in Athens as part of the GB rowing team, now four years later she is going for Gold in the track cycling individual pursuit event. At this years World Championships in Manchester she won two Golds, which bodes well for Beijing.
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 Matt Brammeier
pezcyclingnews.com,
12 August 2008
"It’s not a big deal here"
Olympic Fever? Not in the Heartland; in Flanders it’s ‘business as usual.’ We caught up with 23 year-old Liverpudlian Matt Brammeier, now in his third year in the flatlands and his second with the Belgian Profel Continental team.
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 Christine Thorburn
cyclingnews.com,
11 August 2008
Doctor of speed
Christine Thorburn did her best for the United States of America squad in yesterday's Olympic Games women's road race. While it didn't work out for the North Americans, Thorburn has one more chance to get her country a medal in Wednesday's time trial before retiring at the end of the year.
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 Sharon Laws
sportsister.com,
10 August 2008
"I have to pinch myself sometimes to check it really is happening"
This time last year year Sharon Laws was living and working in Australia with no thoughts of qualifying for the GB team, let alone the Olympics. Then she came second in the Australian National Championships and her life has been a whirlwind ever since.
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 Hanka Kupfernagel
cyclingnews.com,
10 August 2008
Time on trial in gold rush
Hanka Kupfernagel is the reigning time trial World Champion. Her whole year was focused on repeating her performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing, but extended health problems have brought turmoil to her plans.
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Nicole Cooke
cyclingnews.com,
10 August 2008
Heading for the bullseye in Beijing
Nicole Cooke is one of cycling's outstanding talents, but a lack of victories in World Championships and Olympic Games leave a hole in the young Welshwoman's palmares, one that she is determined to fill.
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 José Antonio Hermida
cyclingnews.com,
9 August 2008
Olympic Games - take three
José Antonio Hermida won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece four years ago. Now he's got his eyes on a gold medal in Beijing, China. Hermida will be counting on experience and hoping for a little good luck at his third Olympic Games.
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