 Óscar Sevilla
cyclingheroes.info,
5 June 2008
"The Vuelta a Colombia was inspiring and a great morale booster for us."
In January Óscar Sevilla signed with Michael Ball's Rock Racing team and, although prevented from starting the Tour of California, has shown his class by winning the time trail at the San Dimas stage race, and last but not least the points classification and stage 9 at the Vuelta a Colombia.
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 Filip Meirhaeghe
velonews.com,
5 June 2008
"I have more media coverage than ever before"
Filip Meirhaeghe is easily mountain bike racing’s most controversial figure - his 2004 EPO positive came while he wore the world champion’s stripes and was the odds-on pick to win the Olympics - and since returning from suspension he has produced less-than-stellar results.
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 Taylor Phinney
nbcolympics.com,
5 June 2008
A meteoric rise to the top
In October, Colorado cyclist Taylor Phinney competed in his first event on the track, winning the U.S. National Championship at the age of 17 in the individual pursuit. Last month, competing in the event for only the fourth time, he won gold at the UCI World Cup Classics in Los Angeles.
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 Gianpaolo Cheula
teambarloworld.com,
4 June 2008
Thinking of the Tour and 'chic' pyjamas
The Italian rider cannot wait to ride the Tour de France with Team Barloworld after taking a break during the Giro d'Italia. He has already set himself some precise objectives and his suitcase is ready and packed with his favourite clothes...
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 Johan Bruyneel
press conference,
3 June 2008
‘We’re seeing the birth of a great champion’
Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel celebrated his 11th grand tour victory from behind the steering wheel of a team car with Alberto Contador’s unlikely Giro d’Italia win Sunday. Bruyneel answered questions about the team’s anti-doping program and Contador’s unexpected rise:-
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 Alberto Contador
bikeradar.com,
1 June 2008
"I don't have any reason to worry"
The not-so-small matter of 28.5km against the clock tonight stood between Alberto Contador and Giro d'Italia victory, so it's no wonder that the Spaniard's press conference in Tirano was a fairly brisk affair.
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 Anders Lund
csc.com,
1 June 2008
Making It Through the Giro
Team CSC’s Anders Lund is just a few days short of completing the first three-week grand tour of his career. The 23-year-old has picked a doozy for his debut in what’s one of the hardest editions of the Giro d’Italia in recent years. We caught up with Lund before the start of Friday’s 19th stage.
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 Julien Absalon
bikeradar.com,
1 June 2008
"I'm on schedule"
In few cycling disciplines is the domination of one rider so overwhelming as in mountain biking. Frenchman Julien Absalon has won about all the prizes that can be won in this sport in recent years. He's definitely the top favourite for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on 23 August.
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 Nick Gates
podiumcafe.com,
31 May 2008
"Hey, Aussies!"
Just before the start of stage 17 in Sondrio, Nick Gates gives his take on the Passo Pordoi, all that rain and the race so far.
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 Levi Leipheimer
velonews.com,
29 May 2008
‘We’ll Ride for Alberto’
Levi Leipheimer came to the Giro d’Italia as part of the last-minute invitation for Astana that included Alberto Contador and Andreas Klöden as co-leaders. Flash forward three weeks and Contador is poised to become just the second Spanish rider to win the Giro.
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 Jenny Trew
pedalmag.com,
28 May 2008
"winning is WAY more fun"
Calgary native Jenny Trew is well known to the Canadian cycling scene, adeptly making her mark both on and off the bike. This year Trew is riding for Team Vanderkitten and taking on the continental scene.
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Alberto Contador
velonews.com,
26 May 2008
‘Pink jersey like a gift’
Alberto Contador went from beach bum to Spain’s best chance to win the Giro d’Italia since Miguel Indurain won back-to-back editions in 1992-93. Contador rides into Monday’s decisive individual time trial at Plan de Corones nursing a slender but significant 33-second lead to Riccardo Riccò.
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 Andrew Fenn
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
26 May 2008
“It's only a race”
Last month Olympic Development rider Andrew Fenn won the Junior version of the classic road race, Paris Roubaix. It was his biggest victory by far and one he hopes to use as a springboard to become a professional on the road and track in the coming years.
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 Ian Stannard
cyclingweekly.co.uk,
24 May 2008
Life with the big boys
Former European and Junior Track Worlds medal winner Ian Stannard has finally made the jump to professional racing by joining the Belgian team Landbouwkrediet after three years with the British Cycling Academy. So what's life like with the big boys?
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Federico Morini
dailypeloton.com,
24 May 2008
"I felt like the strongest man in the world on that day"
Sidelined by a training accident in 2001, after a successful debut year with Gerolsteiner, Federico Morini never gave up hope of returning to racing. This June will see him back in action, having signed a deal for a small elite team in the USA, Richmond Pro Cycling.
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Levi Leipheimer
cyclingnews.com,
23 May 2008
The first Giro
Levi Leipheimer may deny it, but he is a threat to his rivals for the overall Giro d'Italia. The 34 year-old US rider, sitting 13th in the general classification, forms part of a dangerous Team Astana triad that aims to win the 2008 edition.
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