Chris Hoy
britishcycling.org.uk, 22 March 2007
"You never know what could happen in Beijing.”
The only British rider to win Gold at the last Track Worlds was Chris Hoy when he was fastest over a kilometre to win his third title in that event. This year, a different focus and the Team Sprint.
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Craig MacLean
britishcycling.org.uk, 22 March 2007
"I am certainly not resting on my laurels."
Craig MacLean knows the Beijing Olympics are just around the corner and with young talent snapping at his heels, success not just in the Team Sprint is important to seal a place on the plane to the Olympics in 2008.
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Ross Edgar
britishcycling.org.uk, 22 March 2007
"I have got the legs to do it"
Having been in the GB team since 2002, 24 year old Ross Edgar has experienced success at the Commonwealth Games (3 medals of all colours) and World Track Cups, but is still searching for a World Championship medal.
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Matthew Crampton
britishcycling.org.uk, 22 March 2007
"The worlds are going to be tough in the sprint"
One of the youngest members of the team, 20 year old Matthew Crampton, had to fight hard for selection with triple Junior World Champion Jason Kenny and the other sprinters.
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Hannah Welter
THE BEAUTY OF CYCLING, 21 March 2007
"climbing is not my speciality"
Hannah Welter is a young and promising Dutch rider who will turn 19 years old on April 26 this year. Hannah has joined the UCI Women’s Team ‘Team DSB Bank’ for the 2007 season.
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Bradley Wiggins
britishcycling.org.uk, 20 March 2007
Wiggins Goes for Gold
In Athens 2004, Bradley Wiggins made his mark on the Olympic competition in a big way, being the only British athlete to win three medals and in a weeks time, he will continue on his road to the Beijing Olympics with his first World Track Championships since 2003 when he won the Pursuit.
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Mikhail Ignatiev
cyclingnews.com, 19 March 2007
The first of many
Mikhail Ignatiev blasted onto the road racing scene this year with a stage win in Tour Méditerranéen and victory in the prestigious Trofeo Laigueglia, but the 21 year-old Russian was already marked for greatness when he scored a gold medal on the track in the 2004 Olympic points race.
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Gabriele Balducci
cyclingnews.com, 17 March 2007
Backed by Acqua & Sapone
Ten years after turning professional, Gabriele Balducci says he's found his place in Palmiro Masciarelli's Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo Professional Continental squad.
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Amber Rais
cyclingnews.com, 16 March 2007
Going platinum
At twenty-six years old Amber Rais is starting her second season with the women's Webcor-Platinum Professional Cycling Team. Her life had taken her in many unexpected directions before becoming a rising star in North American cycling.
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Bert Roesems
pezcyclingnews.com, 16 March 2007
"Nothing new under the sun"
Besides the Belgian Classics starting up with Het Volk and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, something else to get excited about in March was the appearance of both Campagnolo and Shimano electric shift systems. We talked to Predictor-Lotto's Bert Roesems about how the Campy system performed at Het Volk.
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Nicole Cooke
womenscycling.com.au, 14 March 2007
"It’s a cultural difference"
Nicole got a taste of cycling in Melbourne during last year’s Commonwealth Games and came away impressed. She thinks that the UK should follow the lead of countries like Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Australia by building bike paths and encouraging people to use them for short journeys.
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Diego Caccia
teambarloworld.com, 14 March 2007
"When I think about it, I still get angry"
Diego Caccia has a simple motto: work hard and constantly improve. The Italian Team Barloworld rider is working towards winning his first race as a professional and still regrets a missed opportunity in France.
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Dusan Ganic
dailypeloton.com, 14 March 2007
Racing in America
The Serbian neo-pro Dusan “The Douche” Ganic is riding in the US this year for the Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre Continental Team. With only a few races under his belt so far he gives his first impressions of life and racing here.
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Alessandro Bazzana
dailypeloton.com, 14 March 2007
Racing in America
The Italian neo-pro Alessandro “Whopper Jr.” Bazzana is riding in the US this year for the Successfulliving.com presented by Parkpre Continental Team. With only a few races under his belt so far he gives his first impressions of life and racing here.
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Marcel Sieberg
cyclingnews.com, 14 March 2007
Off to a flying start
Marcel Sieberg missed much of last season with Team Wiesenhof due to mononucleosis, but still did well enough to earn himself a spot in the ProTour with Team Milram. In his first season in cycling's big league, the tall young German has managed to get off to a flying start.
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John Devine
pezcyclingnews.com, 14 March 2007
"Top notch"
Who will be the next Lance Armstrong? John Devine is the latest cyclist from the USA Cycling National Development Team program to join The Discovery Channel Pro Team.
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