 Barry Hoban
pezcyclingnews.com,
15 July 2008
Baz On Cav! "The guy is damned fast!"
Britain's last bone-fide Tour de France sprinter was Barry Hoban, who won eight stages between 1967 and 1975. His first came on the day after his friend, Tom Simpson, died on the scorching slopes of Mont Ventoux, the peloton deciding they would ride slowly and allow a British rider to claim the stag
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 Christian Vande Velde
cyclingnews.com,
15 July 2008
An emerging Tour contender ?
When the Tour route was announced last October not many had their eyes on Christian Vande Velde as a potential threat to the yellow jersey. Yet since the rider slugged it out with the big guns on the Pyrenean climbing stage to Hautacam, he has become a feared contender in the eyes of his rivals.
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Mathieu Toulouse
pedalmag.com,
14 July 2008
"a great boost in confidence"
Pedal caught up with Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Maxxis after he rode to his first NMBS victory yesterday in Wyndham, NY - his career-best result to date. We asked him to tell us about the big win.
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Christian Vande Velde
velonews.com,
12 July 2008
‘The strongest I’ve ever felt’
Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Chipotle) has been one of the revelations so far in the first week of the Tour de France. Through the first opening seven stages, Vande Velde has ridden with consistency and strength to slot into fourth overall at just 44 seconds out of the yellow jersey.
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Vittorio Algeri
team-milram.com,
11 July 2008
"We will be successful in the long term"
Vittorio Algeri talks about his team’s start into the 95th Tour de France until the first mountain stage, the next few days and his big favourites for the overall win.
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 Adam Hansen
cyclingnews.com,
11 July 2008
Taking it easy at Le Tour
Even though Adam Hansen wears the Australia national champion strip for the time trial, he finished in 106th place in his first ever Tour de France time trial. But such is the life of a domestique, sacrificing himself for the glory of his teammates.
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 Tom Danielson
cyclingnews.com,
10 July 2008
Missing the Tour
2008 was supposed to be Tom Danielson's debut Tour de France, but once again he's had to sit out the race. The 30 year-old American talks about his season, his frustration and his plans for the rest of 2008.
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 Simon Gerrans
cyclingnews.com,
9 July 2008
Leading the Aussie charge
In a strong contingent of nine riders at the start in Brest on Saturday, Simon Gerrans is one of the most experienced Australians at the Tour although he's only in his fourth year professional.
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 Paolo Longo Borghini
teambarloworld.com,
8 July 2008
"I made a dream come true"
The strong Italian rider made a dream come true during at the third stage of the Tour de France with a long breakaway during the 208km stage between Saint-Malo and Nantes which left him second overall.
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 Damiano Cunego
cyclingnews.com,
7 July 2008
One-hundred percent Tour committed
Despite being counted out as a contender by Lance Armstrong, Italy's Damiano Cunego is prepared to battle to bring home the Tour de France's maillot jaune. The Lampre rider has been building toward this goal since the end of last season, winning the Amstel Gold Race along the way.
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 Greg LeMond
velonews.com,
7 July 2008
Reason to hope
American legend Greg LeMond believes there have been enough positive changes in cycling that he can believe in the winner of the Tour de France.
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Brian Lopes
amigosdabike.com.br,
7 July 2008
Flyin’ Brian
Brian Lopes, current 4X World Champion, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional cyclist at age 17. He has won over 19 titles in his MTB career and has more UCI World Cup career wins than any other male mountain biker in the history of the sport.
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 Mark Renshaw
cyclingnews.com,
6 July 2008
Tour lead-out man
Among the rookies at this year's Tour de France, Mark Renshaw will be a name to watch. The 25 year-old Australian could have a direct impact on the results sheet in his new role as lead-out man for Thor Hushovd.
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 Chris Horner
cyclingnews.com,
5 July 2008
Favourites for Tour glory
Three-time veteran of the Tour de France, Chris Horner finished 15th overall last year while riding in support of team-mate Cadel Evans. While his Astana squad will not be there this year, Horner looks into his crystal ball to see who could be at the front of the peloton come July.
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 Thor Hushovd
cyclingnews.com,
4 July 2008
Gunning for another green
Without a true classification rider, Crédit Agricole's green machine revolves around Thor Hushovd. The winner of the points competition in the Tour de France three years ago, Hushovd appears on top of the list of the favourites for the green jersey this year.
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 Fränk Schleck
cyclingnews.com,
3 July 2008
Three-pronged attack
CSC's two brothers Fränk and Andy Schleck are aiming high in the 2008 Tour de France. They, along with Carlos Sastre, have the goal that one of the team will wear the final yellow jersey in Paris.
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