Jason McCartney
thepaceline.com, 19 December 2007
Mexican food and two beers
Jason McCartney has been with Team Discovery Channel for the last three seasons, but with the American outfit ending its operations at the end of 2007, the 34 year-old winner of the Villacarrillo stage in this year's Vuelta a España has found a new home with CSC, the team managed by Bjarne Riis.
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Giovanni Visconti
Ilciclismo.it, 17 December 2007
Gioia, grinta, adrenalina…
Dagli esordi fino alla maglia tricolore passando per i grandi maestri che lo hanno condotto per mano al successo, da Luca Scinto all'iridato Paolo Bettini, compagno e amico fino ad arrivare ai sogni futuri: Fiandre, maglia rosa al Giro e l'esperienza sulle strade del Tour, da provare magari nel 2009
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Jonny Bellis
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 17 December 2007
"It's easier than being in Manchester"
After winning a bronze medal in the under-23 World Championships
Jonny Bellis has his sights set on following fellow Manxman Mark Cavendish into the professional ranks.
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Alberto Contador
pezcyclingnews.com, 17 December 2007
Astana's First Camp!
The morning saw the team going for a four hour ride in the hills. The afternoon was supposed to give the press a chance to talk to the riders, but seeing as seven riders including Leipheimer, Horner and Klöden were not there it was to be left to “Bert” Contador to do all the talking.
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Georgia Gould
velonews.com, 16 December 2007
Pay Day
It's been a busy year for Georgia Gould. The 27-year-old swept the National Mountain Bike Series, grabbed her first podium finish at a UCI World Cup, a top-10 at the UCI mountain-bike world championships and won the Crank Brother's U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series.
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Nick Frey
cyclingupdate.com, 14 December 2007
Part 2:- "I don’t want to work 9-5, I want to race!”
Since Frey has committed to the rigors of Ivy League scholarship and twenty-five hours of weekly training, prioritizing his time is a key concern. Many college students just don’t get it - but Frey has it figured out and has become very successful with planning the work, then working the plan.
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Linda Villumsen
beautyofcycling.com, 13 December 2007
"It was a dream come true"
Linda Villumsen, last years TT European Champion, is working hard to make her comeback in the women’s peloton. The young Danish rider crashed seriously during last years ‘Rund um die Nürnberger Aldstadt’ in Germany. Now, almost three months later, she is back on her bike.
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Neil Shirley
cyclingheroes.info, 13 December 2007
"Where I wanted to be"
Neil Shirley surprised the cycling world with a sensational third place at the USPRO road racing championships. The 29 year old rider of Jittery Joe's professional cycling team would like to win a NRC stage race in 2008.
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Georgia Gould
cyclingnews.com, 12 December 2007
Climbing higher
The name Georgia Gould has appeared at the top of the North American cyclo-cross results so often this year that it's hard to believe that the 2006 US national mountain bike champion has only been a professional racer for only a few years.
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Barry Wicks
roadbikereview.com, 11 December 2007
Ready for a Vacation
Kona-YourKey.com’s Barry Wicks, after his victory in the CCCP Cyclocross @ Coyote Point, the last race of the Bay Area Super Prestige series. Rounding off the podium were California Giant/Specialized teammates Andy Jacques-Maynes and Chance Noble.
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Jakob Fuglsang
solobike.it, 11 December 2007
A Danish athlete on the roof of the World
Jakob Fuglsang has got the U23 World Championship's title in Fort William. Starting from 2008, he will compete in the Elite category. We are sure he could grow and improve his performances, getting great results, as it happened during the World Cup and the 2007 Roc d'Azur.
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Chris Horner
pezcyclingnews.com, 11 December 2007
A Man For Astana - Part 2
It's just not possible to get enough Chris Horner, so that's why we've got two parts. In Part Two Chris Horner looks at 'cross, the state of cycling, and just exactly where the buck stops on doping.
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Matthew White
cyclingnews.com, 10 December 2007
Out with the old, in with the new
33 year-old Australian Matt White had planned on continuing with the sport from within the peloton as a rider for one more season before retiring, but on January 1 he takes on the role as one of the three sports directors for the American Slipstream squad.
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Saul Raisin
Cyclingheroes, 10 December 2007
"I need to find new dreams to follow"
Saul Raisin will join Cyclingheroes in 2008. The 24 year old will write regularly for our website. But Raisin has other plans as well. Cyclingheroes spoke with Saul Raisin about the end of his pro career, his wedding and his future plans.
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Chris Horner
pezcyclingnews.com, 8 December 2007
A Man For Astana - Part 1
It was never in doubt that Chris Horner would find a home for the 2008 cycling season given his once again consistent results in 2007, but the question was where would he land? It all came together with a phone call from Johan Bruyneel.
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Nick Frey
cyclingupdate.com, 7 December 2007
Part 1:- “I am not Lance yet …”
At the USA Cycling National Festival, held in Seven Springs this July, Nick Frey (HART), a 20-year-old junior at Princeton University, surprised a deep field of 112 riders with a 1.3-second victory in the men's U23 time trial event.
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