Ben O'Connor
cyclingnews.com, 7 Mei 2019
Aiming high once more at the Giro d'Italia
Australian climber Ben O'Connor's dreams of finishing in the top 10 of his very first Grand Tour literally came crashing down just two days out from the finish of last year's Giro d'Italia when the Dimension Data rider fell on the descent of the Col de Sestrière.
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Danny Stam
VeloNews, 7 Mei 2019
Why Boels-Dolmans boss Danny Stam likes American riders
Boels-Dolmans manager Danny Stam says American riders have a " fighting spirit" that helps them thrive in the European peloton
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Simon Yates
Cycling Pub, 4 Mei 2019
"If I can race aggressively, I will do it"
After spending 13 stages in the Pink Jersey last year, Simon Yates comes back to the Corsa Rosa with renewed confidence not only because he already has one grand tour win on his palmares, but also because he has shown improvement in one of his weakest points, the time trial, having won the one in Pa
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Daryl Impey
Velonews, 3 Mei 2019
"I am with the big dogs"
South African rider Daryl Impey started his professional career on Barloworld, riding alongside Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas, long before either man was considered a potential Tour de France champion. These days, Impey is helping Simon and Adam Yates to victories at some of the biggest races in p
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Thomas Stewart
The British Continental, 2 Mei 2019
God’s own countryman: Tom Stewart interview (part 1)
Tom Stewart is one of the best domestic riders never to have made it beyond the Continental ranks. His palmares includes wins in top domestic races like the Lincoln Grand Prix and the Velothon Wales and impressive international performances, such as his 6th place in the Dubai Tour in 2017.
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Cory Wallace
Velonews, 1 Mei 2019
Hockey player, lumberjack, world champ - Cory Wallace has done it all
An endurance mountain biker’s mental toughness is usually honed by years of long, hard miles, and while Cory Wallace (Kona) has plenty of those, he’s also gone to what was essentially a finishing school for grit and suffering.
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John Archibald
VeloVeritas, 30 April 2019
"a trip into the unknown"
Due to start the Tour de Yorkshire on Thursday, Scottish time trial champion John Archibald (Ribble Pro Cycling) obliterated two course records within days of each other over the Easter weekend. Ed Hood had a word…
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Diego Ulissi
Tour de Suisse, 29 April 2019
"I always try to remain calm"
Diego Ulissi claimed his first win of 2018 with victory on stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse. The Italian, who has lived in Switzerland for a number of years, capped off an exciting day’s racing by leading from the front and winning the first summit finish of this year’s race.
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John Archibald
Velo Veritas, 29 April 2019
Breaking Course Records with Big Margins
"On and up and down course like The Meldons it’s hard to have an idea of what watts you should be putting out in the race."
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Rory Townsend
VeloVeritas, 28 April 2019
"I really want to make the World Tour"
Last month Irish professional, 23 year-old Rory Townsend (Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes) took third place in the UCI 1.1 French Cup, Classic Loire-Atlantique behind French riders, winner Rudy Barbier and man-on-form, multiple recent podium finisher, Marc Sarreau.
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Jeremy Powers
CX Magazine, 28 April 2019
"It’s a big decision"
After a busy career four-time U.S. cyclocross national champion Jeremy Powers finally gets some time to relax.
Earlier this week, Powers announced he is retiring from professional cyclocross after a season capped with a fifth-place finish at U.S. Cyclocross Nationals in Louisville.
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James Callum Shaw
Pez Cyclingnews, 26 April 2019
"A change of scenery is always good"
The World Tour is a glamorous gig; until the team decides they no longer need you and with perfect timing break the news just two days before The Worlds. That was the fate which befell 22 years-old Englishman, James Shaw.
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Lars Boom
Velonews, 25 April 2019
"I just decided to go"
Lars Boom is heading to Vermont for the Rasputitsa gravel race. The typical European pro roadie might shy away from gravel racing, but for Boom, it's one more way to mix in fun and different races to his ordinary calendar.
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Annemiek Van Vleuten
Velonews, 25 April 2019
"I think its good for women’s cycling to have a bit of rivalry"
Reigning time trial world champion Annemiek van Vleuten is also one of the best climbers in the women’s peloton. Yet van Vleuten has yet to win one of the hilly Ardennes classics. We caught up with van Vleuten to talk about her ambitions at the Ardennes races, and her rivalry with Dutch squad Boels-
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Juul Jensen Christopher
Tour de Suisse, 25 April 2019
"I don’t win many races"
In the 2018 Tour de Suisse Danish rider Christopher Juul-Jensen (Mitchelton-Scott) duped the whole field to win the rain-soaked fourth stage to Gstaad with a spectacular solo ride ahead of the sprinters.
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Daniel Martin
la Flèche Wallonne, 20 April 2019
"I have fallen almost as much as I finished on the podium"
32-year-old Dan Martin is about to take part in his 11th Flèche Wallonne and 12th Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which he won in 2013. A many-time podium finisher on the two Belgian classics, the Irishman has experienced more frustrations and setbacks than joys.
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