Li Fuyu
chinadaily.com, 17 Julio 2007
Life in the fast lane
Li Fuyu has already written two new chapters in China's cycling history by becoming the first Chinese to compete in a top professional team and to qualify for the Olympic road event. Now, the ProTour team Discovery Channel cyclist is setting his sights on competing in the Tour de France
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 17 Julio 2007
"It's a long road to Paris"
Nine stages down and the going gets tough. Yesterday saw amazing feats of strength as well as the biggest batch of adandons (8), of the 17 now gone. PEZ hears from Dario Cioni on losing McEwen.
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Iban Mayo
saunierduvalteam.com, 17 Julio 2007
"My greatest wish was being in the spotlight once again in the Tour, and Iīve made it"
On the day after his great performance in Tignes, where he ended 2nd for the stage and climbed to 3rd in the GC, Iban Mayo appeared before the press at Saunier Duval-Prodirīs headquarters in this Alpine town.
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Ann Samplonius
pedalmag.com, 16 Julio 2007
"I would not have been happy if Id ended up with the silver"
Canadian ITT champion Ann Samplonius today brought Canada its second gold medal in as many day at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At 39, Samplonius is a veteran rider, and 2007 is turning out to be one of the best seasons of her career.
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Linus Gerdemann
t-mobile-team.com, 15 Julio 2007
"It's just incredible"
Reasons to be cheerful: yellow jersey, stage win and the lead in the young rider's classification. An extraordinary day that 24-yer-old Linus Gerdemann will certainly never forget.
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Michael Rasmussen
rabobank.nl, 15 Julio 2007
'The Tour will be decided later'
Michael Rasmussen has already won the climbers jersey two years in a row. The Danish climber, who showed himself on Saturday, could therefore score a hattrick.
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Carlos Sastre
cyclingnews.com, 14 Julio 2007
Happy at the Helm
CSC leader Carlos Sastre is sitting 47th overall heading into the first mountain stage of the Tour de France. He is 1 minute 16 seconds off the yellow jersey but with team-mate Fabian Cancellara certain to fall back on stage seven, Sastre is well within striking distance.
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Alison Sydor
velonews.com, 14 Julio 2007
"Sometimes the road doesn't always take you the way you think it will go"
Alison Sydor has spent the past two decades making her mark as the most-accomplished Canadian mountain-bike racer ever. But in 2007 Sydor, owner of 13 world championship medals, has gone missing from the starting line of the World Cup.
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Grischa Niermann
rabobank.nl, 13 Julio 2007
'I rather have a mountain stage'
Grischa Niermann's job in the first week of the Tour de France is to protect team captain Denis Menchov from crashes and losing time.
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David Millar
letourguide.com, 11 Julio 2007
A Personal Voyage
30-year-old David Millar hasn't quite made the impact in this year's Tour that he was hoping for. Down on form in the Prologue, he provided fans and spectators some consolation in stage 1 by leading a breakaway and taking the Polka Dot jersey.
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 11 Julio 2007
Into The Tour
Who best to ask about the Tour de France's sojourns into England and Belgium? An Italian, of course! We connected with Predictor Lotto's Dario Cioni after stage 2 last night to get the racer's view on the action so far.
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Julian Dean
cyclingnews.com, 10 Julio 2007
All black and white
It's a long way from Rotarua, New Zealand to the Tour de France's route, and it's been a twisty road to get there for Credit Agricole's Julian Dean.
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Gert Steegmans
velonews.com, 10 Julio 2007
Christmas in July
Whether or not Gert Steegmans was on the receiving end of an early Christmas present from QuickStep-Innergetic team captain seemed insignificant Monday evening for the big burly Belgian.
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Bram de Groot
rabobank.nl, 9 Julio 2007
'A lot of stress'
Bram de Groot has started his sixth Tour de France. On Sunday, the Rabo-cyclist was involved in a crash after an impressive prologue in the metropolis of London. Luckily there were no severe consequences for Bram.
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Chris Horner
dailypeloton.com, 9 Julio 2007
"I'm still having fun"
American Chris Horner is coming off a strong start of his 2007 season with two third-place finishes at the Tour de Romandie and a second-place finish at a stage at the Tour de Suisse in his final preparation before The Tour de France.
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Stuart O'Grady
cyclingpost.com, 9 Julio 2007
"More special than a gold medal at the Olympics"
At the CSC press conference prior to the start of the Tour de France, Stuart O'Grady took the time to speak about his victory in Paris-Roubaix, his plans for the French Grand Tour and the current situation of cycling.
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