velonews.com,
17 April 2008
I'll race Cascade instead of the Tour
Chris Horner thought he was trading up when he left his role of helping Cadel Evans at Lotto to ride in support of Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer at Astana but instead of riding up l’Alpe d’Huez come July, he’ll likely be at the Cascade Classic

roadbikereview.com,
16 April 2008
Ready for Brasstown Bald
Tom Danielson was the leader of Team Slipstream-Chipotle Presented by H30 at the Redlands Bicycle Classic, his first race after back pains forced him out of the fourth stage of the Amgen Tour of California in February. I caught up with him before the fast and furious criterium in downtown Redlands.

cyclingnews.com,
16 April 2008
Cavendish the first
When Mark Cavendish popped onto the world-class podium in 2007 he was deemed the next Robbie McEwen. Tough shoes to fill, but in only his second year as a professional, the High Road sprinter from the Isle of Man has already celebrated some of the most astounding victories in his young career.

pedalmag.com,
15 April 2008
"Things just sort of escalated"
Top Nordic skier Tara Whitten of Edmonton broke onto the Canadian track cycling scene last year, winning both the Omnium and Match Sprint national titles. But it was in the individual pursuit where Whitten made her mark this year, riding to a string of top-ten performances at World Cups.

veloresults.co.uk,
14 April 2008
No. 1 Madison Rider in the World
One man who’ll be doing his best to deny Bradley Wiggins two gold medals in China is Denmark’s Michael Morkov. He took bronze in the Madison at Manchester, last month partnered by compatriot and former world scratch champion, Alex Rasmussen.

bmcracingteam.com,
14 April 2008
One cobble too many
Having come off of the Redlands Bicycle Classic in top form, Tony Cruz was very excited about the month of racing ahead of him. Unfortunately for Tony and the BMC Racing Team, his April plans were drastically altered when he crashed after 55km of racing during Thursday’s GP Pino Cerami.

velonews.com,
13 April 2008
"Everything will be OK for Sunday"
After a brilliant Flanders and Ghent-Wevelgem, is this Flecha's year for Roubaix? Unlike last year, where the warm and sunny conditions were not to his liking, the cold and miserable forecast for the 2008 installment of the race suits Flecha just fine.

cyclingnews.com,
13 April 2008
Ready for Roubaix
USA's George Hincapie was near the top step of the Paris-Roubaix podium three years ago, and has seen the race slip out of his hands in numerous other editions. However, the 34 year-old rider is ready to conquer Hell this year as part of his new Team High Road.

velonews.com,
13 April 2008
"If I can make it all the way, that’s phenomenal"
On the eve of his first try at Paris-Roubaix’s infamous pave´, Mike Friedman understandably has a few butterflies in his stomach. The 25-year-old Pennsylvanian, affectionately called “Meatball”, is one of his team’s chief lieutenants for its captain, 2004 Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt.

pedalmag.com,
13 April 2008
A little change of plans
Ryder Hesjedal made a solid start to the 2008 season, finishing an impressive 8th on GC at Tirreno-Adriatico. Last week he rode the Belgian classic Ronde van Vlaanderen, so we thought it was time to get another update from the Victoria, BC native.

cyclingnews.com,
12 April 2008
Eyeing Roubaix
After placing fourth in the Ronde van Vlaanderen and making the mix in the mid-week Gent-Wevelgem, Italian Alessandro Ballan has turned his focus on Sunday's Paris-Roubaix.

protournews.com,
11 April 2008
A fresh approach
We caught up with Magnus before he headed out to Paris Roubaix, and talked new teams, bikes and goals for 2008.

velonews.com,
11 April 2008
Is this the year?
Is this the year that the stars will be aligned for George Hincapie on the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix? Can the tall 34-year-old American follow up his two sixth places, two fourth places and his runner-up spot with another big performance on Sunday? Is this the year he can WIN?

Cycling Weekly,
11 April 2008
"We didn't just win, we annihilated all other competitors"
We spoke to Victoria Pendleton just prior to her stunning performance at the Manchester track for the World Championships, where she won gold in the women's sprint and women's team sprint (with Shanaze Reade), plus a silver in the keirin.

Cycling Weekly,
10 April 2008
"It's on the road too, so I'm really looking forward to the race season ahead."
Just a few months ago, 17-year-old Southampton rider Dani King decided to switch from the sprint disciplines on her Olympic Development Programme to the endurance events.

cyclingnews.com,
10 April 2008
Rehab before racing
Team High Road's Marcus Burghardt made a name for himself in the 2007 season when he rode to victory at Gent -Wevelgem. But his fans might be wondering why he did not defend his title in Belgium this week: he unfortunately watched the race on television after having surgery on his knee.