Chris Hoy
cyclingnews.com, 22 March 2008
Gold a'Hoy
As the World Track Championships approach, British Olympic and World Champion Chris Hoy has his plans set for his coming title defences and beyond. Formerly dominant in his pet event, the kilometre time trial, he must now test his Olympic mettle in new events.
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Ryder Hesjedal
canadiancyclist.com, 20 March 2008
"The only thing missing is a victory, but they don't come easy"
Ryder Hesjedal just finished eighth in the overall standings at Tirreno-Adriatico which is one of the premier early season stage races. We had a chance to speak with Ryder for a few minutes today at his European base in Girona, Spain, where he is recovering and preparing for his next races.
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Craig MacLean
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 19 March 2008
A Scot or a Brit?
Craig MacLean received a unique honour when he led Scotland out at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 with his country's flag in his hands. But after years of riding for Scotland and Britain, does he feel a closer link to one or the other identity?
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Jamie Staff
britishcycling.org.uk, 19 March 2008
One Lap Wonder
What ever happens on the track next Wednesday at the UCI World Track Championships, Jamie Staff has already won a huge battle just to be at the Championships. Staff gambled on chasing a spot in the Team Sprint as his sole event and that gamble has paid off.
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Ed Clancy
britishcycling.org.uk, 18 March 2008
Ready to Defend His Stripes
In 2005, Ed Clancy was quickly making a name for himself in the Team Pursuit when at the World Track Championships, he rode the first round and helped GB book their place in the final for Gold. Ed was left out of the final and had to watch as his team were given their ‘stripes’ on the podium.
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Gilberto Simoni
cyclingnews.com, 18 March 2008
A mountainous journey
Gilberto Simoni is into his fifteenth season as a professional this year, and, at the side of Team Manager Giovanni Savio, he has two clear goals: the Giro d'Italia and the Mountain Bike Worlds. The 36 year-old Italian from Trento talks about the upcoming season with his new Diquigiovanni team.
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Clément Lhotellerie
cyclingheroes.info, 18 March 2008
"Next season I want to go to a bigger team."
After the strong performance of Clément L'hotellerie at Paris – Nice, Skil – Shimano can hope for a wild card at the Tour de France. L'hotellerie won the mountain classification in this years edition of Paris – Nice and was second overall at the 2008 Ruta Del Sol.
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Katheryn Curi-Mattis
velonews.com, 18 March 2008
Ecstacy to Agony
Dede Barry’s 2002 win in Montreal stood as America’s sole women’s road World Cup victory before Katheryn Curi-Mattis out-sprinted breakaway companion Emma Rickards to take Australia’s 2008 Geelong World Cup last month.
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Bobby Julich
velonews.com, 18 March 2008
Part 1 - We’re on our last leg
Bobby Julich (CSC) says cycling’s peloton gets the message when it comes to the doping issue. The 36-year-old veteran believes that the majority of riders support clean racing and realize the credibility gap facing the sport as it enters a decisive season.
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Paolo Longo Borghini
teambarloworld.com, 17 March 2008
"We're continuing to grow because we're united"
Intelligent, friendly, extrovert and generous: Paolo Longo Borghini is a key team rider at Team Barloworld.
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Ian McKissick
bmcracingteam.com, 17 March 2008
Fresh from Belgium
Ian McKissick, though quite new to cycling in general, has found a lot of success in his young career. Having just returned from a crash course in Belgian racing, he spent a bit of time offering us his impressions of the Euro racing he has done so far, and his view on the use of race radios.
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 16 March 2008
"Paris-Nice is never won until the last day"
After his stage two ‘chute,’ Dario Cioni is out of the Paris-Nice picture for 2008. So what happens next, does the team just forget about him? And on the premise; ‘that it’s never too early to talk about LE TOUR,’ we talk TOUR, so have a Sunday read!
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Samantha Cools
canadiancyclist.com, 16 March 2008
" It is definitely much better! "
Canada's Samantha Cools finished second in the 10th round of the North American UCI BMX series in Florida. Arielle Martin of the USA won and Jill Kintner (USA) was third. We managed to chat for a few minutes with Sam on the phone trackside, after her podium performance.
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Bradley Wiggins
britishcycling.org.uk, 15 March 2008
“The chance to win World titles in Manchester is a fantastic opportunity”
In the track centre for the next three weeks will be a rider who did what no other British athlete had done for decades at the last Olympics – win three medals including a Gold one which came in the Individual Pursuit. Bradley Wiggins OBE.
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Cadel Evans
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 15 March 2008
“Er, ah, yes, it was pretty cold up there,”
The Silence-Lotto has had a mixed Paris-Nice. He took a beating in the stage one crosswinds, and also lost time on the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret on the stage to St Etienne. But then he bounced back with a stage win at Mont Serein.
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Thomas Dietsch
solobike.it, 15 March 2008
Thomas Dietsch: a World Cup Marathon victory leaves its mark
Before the first Marathon World Cup this week-end in Manavgat (Turkey), the French rider, number one in UCI ranking, talks about his ambitions.
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