Tanja Hennes
cyclingfx.nl, 20 November 2006
Ups and downs
After two seasons with Buitenpoort Flexpoint, the winner of the Holland Expert Ladies Tour in 2005, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes, will ride for Bigla in 2007, joining up again with some of her ex-colleagues from the now defunct Next125 team.
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David George
cyclingnews.com, 20 November 2006
A new plan of attack
Having won the Tour de Langkawi at the start of 2006, South African Time Trial Champion David George is aiming to translate that kind of form into European success in 2007.
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Domenico Pozzovivo
panariasport.com, 18 November 2006
"Giving a signal there is the best way to delete that memory"
Pozzovivo starts again from Trentino
The young climber from Basilicata will open the new season on the same roads where he interrupted the last season because of an accident.
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Charles Dionne
pedalmag.com, 17 November 2006
"The bike that I rode that day, I'm keeping forever as a memento!"
Charles Dionne announced yesterday that he had signed with the US-based Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light men's team for 2007. In early 2006, Dionne signed with Spanish-based Saunier Duval-Prodir, but had a poor season due to an external endofibrosis of the iliac artery in his left hip.
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Sarah Uhl
fixedgearfever.com, 15 November 2006
Part 2 - racing full-time
Not many track riders are willing to race with a cape (see photo near bottom) or show their support by attending a Critical Mass ride (see second photo down), but Sarah Uhl is not the average bike racer.
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Trine Schmidt Hansen
cyclingfx.nl, 14 November 2006
"A whole new world"
With a TT silvermedal at the junior Europeans and a 4th place in the pursuit at the junior track worlds, Trine Schmidt Hansen considers that 2006 "has been a little breakthrough for me". In 2007 she will be riding for the Buitenpoort Flexpoint Team and is "entering a whole new world".
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Ryan Trebon
thebikegame.com, 13 November 2006
The Tree-Farmer
In 2006, Ryan Trebon (b. March 5, 1981, Loma Linda, California) became the first American man to claim national championships in cross-country moutain bike and cyclo-cross.
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Jan Ullrich
cyclingheroes.info, 13 November 2006
Turning anger into energy
An anger-fuelled Jan Ullrich is planning his comeback. The German, who is preparing in Switzerland for the up-coming season, had a few words for cyclingheroes about his objectives and his motivation.
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Dominique Cornu
pezcyclingnews.com, 11 November 2006
"That jersey is mine forever"
Any time a young racer racks up wins one year after the next, it’s a pretty good sign of what’s to come. Dominique Cornu won 4 national TT titles in Belgium and scored a 4th at the World’s in 2004 – until his breakout win in the U23 World TT Champs in Austria this year.
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Victoria Pendleton
shecycles.com, 10 November 2006
"Pedal fast and smooth"
You may expect a girl who is powering round a track faster than any other woman in the world, to be quite well built. Big thighs? Huge shoulders? Well you'd be wrong. Victoria Pendleton defies all stereotypes associated with track sprinters and is actually one of the most petite athletes on the worl
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Marianne Vos
cyclingnews.com, 9 November 2006
The Perfect Year
Only 19-years-old but she already has two world championship titles to her name: an elite road world title from September and an elite cross championship from January. Marianne Vos has shown the world a near-perfect transition from junior to senior ranks.
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Sven Nys
cyclingnews.com, 9 November 2006
Master of the mud
Without doubt the best cyclo-cross rider at the moment, Sven Nys appears to struggle only at world championship time, with 'just' one elite rainbow jersey in his palmarès.
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Craig MacLean
roadcyclinguk.com, 6 November 2006
"Don't get pissed"
During the National Track Championships we spoke to Scottish sprinter Craig MacLean to find out just what he listens to on his i-pod, what his plans are for the coming year and, most importantly, we wanted to know whether or not he indulges in the occasional night on the tiles...
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Chris Horner
pezcyclingnews.com, 6 November 2006
"Sometimes you just don’t have any form left!"
He’s been one of the top American racers since he turned pro back in 1995, and after back-and-forth stints in Europe, Chris Horner has established himself as real contender on the continent.
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Floyd Landis
bicycling.com, 5 November 2006
Out of post-op, hanging in chat rooms, and back on the bike
Bicycling.com's Loren Mooney caught up with Floyd Landis on November 5th to get the latest on his post-hip surgery training and his doping case.
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Paolo Bettini
pezcyclingnews.com, 3 November 2006
"It has been a good season"
Sometimes it's difficult to get an interview, especially if your target is World Road Race champion, Paolo Bettini, he has a Quick Step entourage with him and he's testing his new bike for 2007. But us PEZ guys are persistent...
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