 David Millar
cyclingnews.com,
15 November 2007
New team, new attitude
David Millar has a unique role in the new incarnation of the Slipstream Sports cycling team, that of rider and co-owner. When director Jonathan Vaughters announced that Millar was signing with the team, many did not realize that his role would be multi-faceted.
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Austin Carroll
fixedgearfever.com,
13 November 2007
"I am still waiting for the BIG one!!!!"
In the men's points race at the U.S. National Track Championships, hosted by the ADT Event Center near Los Angeles, Rock Racing's 1st year pro Austin Carroll earned himself the U23 title to go along with his silver medal.
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 Tom Danielson
pezcyclingnews.com,
12 November 2007
"I'm in love with the bike again."
After an incredible 2006 campaign, Tom Danielson seemed poised to finally assume his throne as America's Next Big Thing but Injury and illness combined to lay the GC contender low for the season.
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 Carlos Barredo
cyclingnews.com,
12 November 2007
Taking stock of 2007
Carlos Barredo finished his first full season on the team of his dreams - Quick.Step-Innergetic. The 26 year-old, who has aspirations to specialize in the classics, says that 2007 gave him a taste of the action amongst the specialty's best.
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 Gilberto Simoni
Esposizione Internazionale del Ciclo e Motociclo,
11 November 2007
“Time goes by but I’m here…”
Time goes by but Gilberto Simoni never changes. He may be well over 30 but the Italian climber is still a hero for the cycling fans at the Scott stand at the Milan EICMA show.
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 David O'Loughlin
irishcycling.com,
11 November 2007
Destination China?
Triple road race champion David O’Loughlin is one of those currently aiming to qualify for the track races at next year’s Beijing Olympics and will shortly begin the campaign that he hopes will secure him a place.
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 Emma Silversides
Yorkpress.co.uk,
10 November 2007
Emma’s silver streak to gold
Maths teacher Emma Silversides has discovered a formula which she hopes will usher in a new cycle of success. The Cawood-born speedster will hurtle into 2008 armed with a professional contract with Belgium-based women's cycling team Lotto Belisol.
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 Katharine Carroll
NBCOlympics.com,
9 November 2007
From soccer to cycling
Within a year of starting her cycling career, former Vanderbilt University soccer star Katharine Carroll had signed a professional contract. The 26-year-old from Sausalito, California won the first National Racing Calendar (NRC) event of her career in April at Athens, Georgia.
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 Amber Neben
nbcsports.com,
9 November 2007
"You have to put the workouts in"
Amber Neben started riding seriously in 1999, several years after stress fractures forced her to hang up her running shoes at Nebraska. By 2001, she was competing in the cycling world championships on the road.
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 Alison Powers
nbcsports.com,
9 November 2007
"I was hooked"
Alison Powers found success quickly on the bike. She quit skiing in 2004, was mountain biking in 2005, and by 2006 she'd signed with Rio Grande Sports Garage in Boulder, Colo. In 2007, she competed in her first world cup, the women's Giro d'Italia, and at the world championships in Stuttgart.
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Thomas Dietsch
La Ruta,
9 November 2007
"We don’t have races like La Ruta in Europe"
There are just a few days left before the start of this year’s La Ruta de los Conquistadores 15th Anniversary edition and only one thing is certain at the moment: the “hardest race on planet” will have a new champion, since the 2006 winner, Leonardo Páez won’t be at the start line.
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 Erwin Vervecken
cyclingnews.com,
8 November 2007
Vervecken's diesel running rough
Cyclo-cross champion Erwin Vervecken hasn't had the best start to the season. The Belgian has never really gone the way of Sven Nys, piling on the wins in the early season, but he's always been near the front of the field.
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 Mauricio Soler
cyclingnews.com,
8 November 2007
The Condor of Colombia
Colombian riders have always been distinguished in the peloton for their ability and skills in the big mountains. This year, in his first Tour de France, Mauricio Soler won the stage over the mythical Col du Galibier, paving the way for him taking – and winning – the maillot pois of best climber.
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Jonathan Baker
velonews.com,
7 November 2007
When the dream meets reality
Back home Jonathan Baker is a top-level amateur racer who can hang with most of the U.S. pros. Right now he is in Europe, spending four months chasing some of the world's fastest cyclocross racers around mud- and manure-filled European fields.
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Shannon Hutchison
triplecrankset.com,
6 November 2007
"As a team rider you do what the director says, whether you agree with it or not"
Shannon Hutchison-Krupat has ridden for a number of teams throughout her career, [mostly in the Atlanta area], and had a stint with Colavita Olive Oil, during which she was ranked the #1 Criterium racer in the country.
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 Christian Meier
symmetricscycling.com,
6 November 2007
"I would say it's a career highlight for sure"
Christian Meier has had a spectacular season this year - culminating with a terrific second at the Vuelta a Chihuahua in Mexico. Meier finished tied with Tour de France veteran Francisco Mancebo of Spain but Mancebo was awarded the victory on stage points.
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