Sabine Spitz
cyclingnews.com, 11 October 2007
Part 1 - The best is yet to come
Sabine Spitz had a great 2007 season, winning two European Champion titles and a silver medal at the World Championships in Scotland. But how did she get where she is today?
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George Hincapie
velonews.com, 9 October 2007
‘I have to win a big classic before I retire'
George Hincapie is hoping a switch to T-Mobile will bring him closer to winning an elusive Classics victory. After racing from 1997-2007 at U.S. Postal Service/Discovery Channel, the 34-year-old had a feeling that a change would do him some good.
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Cameron Meyer
cyclingresults.net, 9 October 2007
Australia’s next Tour de France champion!
As one of Australia’s most successful junior riders ever, Cameron Meyer has been touted by many as Australia’s first Tour de France champion. The talented 19 year old Western Australian has an impressive record which would make any pro rider jealous.
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David Clarke
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 5 October 2007
Just for the hell of it
Despite riding without a team, Midlands rider David Clarke has been holding his own in Premier Calendar races this season.
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Mikhail Ignatiev
cyclingnews.com, 5 October 2007
Winning and developing
Mikhail Ignatiev came just nine seconds shy of claming another gold medal in the Under 23 Time Trial World Championships. The 22 year-old Russian could not match the time of Dutchman Lars Boom, and he had to settle for silver.
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Magnus Backstedt
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 4 October 2007
"The team didn't understand how serious this was"
The big mystery back in July was why British-based Tour de France stage winner Magnus Backstedt rode in the Premier Calendar and didn't head for Paris with his Liquigas team-mates. The 32-year-old Swede gives an explanation for his absence.
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Cédric Vasseur
cyclingnews.com, 2 October 2007
Time to say good-bye
After 14 professional seasons, Frenchman Cédric Vasseur will bring his career to a close. The two-time Tour de France stage winner became a national hero overnight when he spent five days in the yellow jersey in 1997. At the Kampioenschap Van Vlaanderen he reflected on his career....
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Rahsaan Bahati
velocitynation.com, 1 October 2007
"I'm ready to chill out..."
The Rock Racing team had a booth at Interbike this year, complete with hot babes and hot cars. This really isn't earth shattering news, but for one detail. While manning the booth, Frankie Andreu and Rahsaan Bahati became our captive interviewees.
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Paolo Bettini
radsport-aktiv.de, 30 September 2007
Lots of people shot at me
After leaving his followers behind in the final sprint and throwing his arms up in exultation, the new and old World Champion Paolo Bettini aimed with an imaginary rifle and pulled the trigger.
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Martin Gilbert
pedalmag.com, 30 September 2007
Big Money in Las Vegas
The inaugural USA Crits Finals were held on Thursday evening (Sept. 27), in the parking lot of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas at the end of day two of Interbike 2007.
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Marta Bastianelli
radsport-aktiv.de, 29 September 2007
I had a moment of fright
From the start, the strong Italian team dominated the women's road race in the Road World Championships. Marta Bastianelli repaired a loose chain during her breakaway and still held off a chasing pack to win in Stuttgart.
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Peter Velits
radsport-aktiv.de, 29 September 2007
„The last kilometer was extremely hard“
Slowakian Peter Velits cut the big cycling nations short and won the U23 World Champion title in the road race in the final sprint of the peloton.
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Magnus Backstedt
velocitynation.com, 28 September 2007
"Keep your eyes open"
Sometimes you can get a quality interview when someone is getting something to eat or going to the bathroom. We stopped Magnus Backstedt on his way to somewhere more lucrative. He was very pleasant and chatty and wasn’t doing the full bladder two step, so we don’t think he was on the way to the john
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Christine Thorburn
dailypeloton.com, 28 September 2007
"More challenging than it looked"
Webcor riders Christine Thorburn and Katheryn Curi were relaxing in their hotel located in the southern part of Stuttgart. After a short training ride on the Championship course they talked briefly about the time trial on Wednesday and Saturday's road race.
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Katheryn Curi
dailypeloton.com, 28 September 2007
"We have a plan"
Webcor riders Christine Thorburn and Katheryn Curi were relaxing in their hotel located in the southern part of Stuttgart. After a short training ride on the Championship course they talked briefly about the time trial on Wednesday and Saturday's road race.
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Emma Pooley
cyclingnews.com, 26 September 2007
Moving on up
Great Britain's Emma Pooley is a fresh, new and successful presence in women's cycling. In only her first professional year, Pooley claimed third at the Grand Boucle Feminine, sixth at the Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen and fifth in the Thüringen Rundfahrt.
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