Bert Roesems
pezcyclingnews.com, 27 Février 2008
"Kuurne isn’t half as hard as Het Volk"
For a while last year, it looked like his inspired solo break was going to be the move of the day; he’s ridden the race half a dozen times - who better to ask about Het Volk than Belgium’s Big Bert Roesems (Silence-Lotto)?
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Jared Graves
bikeradar.com, 27 Février 2008
"Being an Olympian is a huge honour"
Yeti team rider Jared Graves is that rare breed, being world class both in 4X and in Downhill. This season, he also has his sights set firmly on the Olympics in Beijing, where he hopes to bring home a BMX Olympic Gold for Australia.
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Tanja Slater
Daily Peloton, 27 Février 2008
Interview - Tanja Slater
Tanja Slater, 2nd year pro rider with the new British Women's Pro Team, Halfords/Bike Hut looks at her first pro year and her goals and ambitions in 2008.
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Tom Zirbel
fascatcoaching.com, 26 Février 2008
"The human mind is pretty amazing"
Bissell's Tom Zirbel finished eighth in the Tour of California Solvang Time Trial, 1:24 behind Leipheimer. Zirbel bested teammate Ben Jacques-Maynes by one second, giving that team two top-ten results on the day.
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Emily Batty
canadiancyclist.com, 26 Février 2008
"Money opens doors"
One of the rising stars in Canadian women's mountain biking, Ontario's Emily Batty will be entering her 9th year of racing in 2008. Batty made her debut with the U23 Women last year and has been rapidly climbing the ranks, highlighted by her 10th place at the World Championships last Fall.
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Scott Zwizanski
uscyclingreport.com, 25 Février 2008
"I don't think of myself as the veteran"
Bissell Pro Cycling's Scott Zwizanski is making his third appearance at the Amgen Tour of California. Zwizanski has spent the off-season training on the Tour’s routes and comes fresh off a Stage 7 Tour of Southland victory.
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Mario Cipollini
pedalmag.com, 25 Février 2008
"The girls, the weather, the food... sono contento, non c'e male questa vita"
The Rock Racing gamble to bring Mario Cipollini back seems to be paying off each day at the Amgen Tour. The "Lion King" was here to entertain as much as race - at the time trial on Friday, Cipollini swerved straight over to the Specialized Angel in the first 100 yards winging her a big kiss.
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Dominique Rollin
pedalmag.com, 23 Février 2008
The Dominator
We caught up with Rollin this morning before the Solvang ITT to find how he was feeling after his grueling 7-hour plus ride on the bike through some of nastiest weather south of the border, even by Canadian standards.
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Burke Swindlehurst
roadbikereview.com, 22 Février 2008
It’s all about the team
Experienced climber Burke Swindlehurst joined the Bissell Pro Cycling for the 2008 season and is racing in the Amgen Tour of California for the first time in his career.
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Tom Zirbel
roadbikereview.com, 22 Février 2008
Healthy and aiming for the time trial
Time trial specialist Tom Zirbel, on his third year with Bissell Pro Cycling team, is starting the year healthy and is focusing for the Amgen Tour of California Time Trial.
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Chechu Rubiera
roadbikereview.com, 22 Février 2008
"Everything was for the Tour"
Chechu Rubiera had his first major win at the Giro d’Italia as a young Kelme rider in 1997. After riding with Armstrong in the US Postal Services and Discovery Channel teams, Rubiera will now ride his final year with Astana.
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Henk Vogels
roadbikereview.com, 22 Février 2008
One of the tough men of the peloton
After two seasons on the European ProTour with Belgium’s Davitamon-Lotto squad, former Australian national champion Henk Vogels returned to the U.S. peloton in 2007 with his new Toyota-United Team, bringing a wealth of both domestic and international experience to share with his new teammates.
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Dominique Rollin
cyclingnews.com, 22 Février 2008
Rollin to victory
The Toyota-United Pro Cycling team hit the jackpot when they signed French-Canadian rider Dominique Rollin, nicknamed 'The Horse', who fell out of a contract when his team Kodak-Sierra Nevada folded at the end of 2007.
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Jackson Stewart
bmcracingteam.com, 22 Février 2008
"I knew I had to stop and they said I was hypothermic"
When the weather forecast called for rain, probably few believed that the weather would play such a painfully decisive roll in today’s stage. But the ride from Seaside to San Luis Obispo turned into a day of wet, cold and windy misery that few racers will forget quickly.
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Paul Oldham
britishcycling.org.uk, 21 Février 2008
"I'm an old guy now"
Paul Oldham suddenly seemed to burst onto the MTB and CX scene in 2007, producing some excellent rides that resulted in a trip to the World XC Championships in Fort William and to the World CX Championships in Treviso, Italy.
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Simon Gerrans
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 21 Février 2008
"I don't think I could live in London"
The talented Aussie roadman Simon Gerrans is a former winner of the Tour Down Under. After spending three seasons at Ag2r he has switched to another French team, Crédit Agricole, for 2008.
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