Jonathan Page
cyclingnews.com,
5 September 2007
In pursuit of a passion
He's finished second in the World Championships, but one figure stood undisturbed by the crowds at the NRC criterium in North Carolina: Cyclo-cross Jonathan Page. Page escaped notice from all except the most hardened 'cross fans, preferring instead to take a back seat to the criterium stars.
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 Magnus Backstedt
pezcyclingnews.com,
5 September 2007
La Vuelta So Far
Magnus Backstedt is back riding his eleventh Grand Tour and gives his thoughts on the Vuelta so far, what's to come, what a sprinter's stage may or not be, and the future. It's always a good time with Maggy, so read on...
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 Stuart O'Grady
cyclingnews.com,
3 September 2007
Pressing the flesh and back on his bike
In his first full day on his feet since the accident in the Tour de France that took him out of the race – and almost out of the sport – Australian Stuart O'Grady was feeling the pinch of being a star attraction at the Eurobike trade show in Germany on Saturday.
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 Andrea Moletta
cyclingnews.com,
2 September 2007
Coming back
189 riders lined up on the start of the Vuelta a España yesterday afternoon, among them a rider no one expected to see - no one, that is, except the man himself. Andrea Moletta made headlines in March for all the wrong reasons when he crashed out of Milano-Sanremo in a horrific accident.
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 Giovanni Visconti
cyclingnews.com,
2 September 2007
Grooming the next Italian star
As Italian stars like Paolo Bettini are drawing nearer the end of their careers, other racers like Giovanni Visconti are ready to follow in Bettini's footsteps. Visconti is even lucky enough to be tutored by the master himself.
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 Saul Raisin
cyclingfans.com,
1 September 2007
"You're going to have to talk to Steven Spielberg"
Just 17 months ago, American Saul Raisin of the French Crédit Agricole team lay in a coma in a French hospital after crashing during a stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe race. His parents caught the next plane to France not knowing if Saul would still be alive when they arrived.
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Amy Hunt
britishcycling.org,
1 September 2007
"Second best to Nicole Cooke"
From the casual observer's perspective, Amy Hunt 'exploded' onto the Cross-Country Mountain Bike scene at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she racked up an impressive 4th spot.
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 Steven Cozza
pezcyclingnews.com,
1 September 2007
"A whole new level"
Slipstream has made some big-time additions to their roster of riders. Zabriskie, Vande Velde, Millar, Backstedt, Danielson and Julian Dean have all signed with Jonathan Vaughters' team in recent weeks. So, where does this leave the core of riders who currently carry the Slipstream banner?
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 Julien Absalon
cyclingnews.com,
31 August 2007
Taking aim at #4
An athlete who has achieved as much as Julien Absalon has, such as three world championship titles and almost too many national titles to count - not to mention the Olympic gold medal - commands a degree of respect that's difficult to bestow upon someone so upbeat and downright approachable.
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 Michael Barry
cyclingpost.com,
31 August 2007
"Forward into a new era"
T-Mobile pro Michael Barry shares the experience of riding the Tour de l'Ain, describes race preparations and talks about the profound changes in the ProTour team structure.
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 Óscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com,
31 August 2007
Getting better over time
Oscar Pereiro has shown great form in the lead up to the 2007 Vuelta a España. In only his first outing since the Tour de France and his last before the Vuelta, He finished just six seconds behind winner, Pierrick Fedrigo in the small four day event the Tour du Limousin in France.
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 Mara Abbott
velonews.com,
29 August 2007
The Chosen One
Imagine one morning you woke up to find you had been transformed into one of the best cyclists in the world. Obviously, Mara Abbott's transformation from novice to national champ' didn't happen overnight (it took two years), but the 21-year-old admits it sometimes feels that way.
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 Óscar Freire
cyclingnews.com,
29 August 2007
A man without a country
After winning three World Road Race Championships, a couple of Milano-Sanremos, fistfuls of Grand Tour stages and a slew of other impressive results, the Rabobank rider should be a huge celebrity in Spain, but the Rabobank rider considers himself "a man without a country."
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 Giuseppe Guerini
t-mobile-team.com,
28 August 2007
"Cycling is lacking the big personalities"
For the last 30 years cycle racing has been the main part of life for Giuseppe Guerini. Now, at 37 years of age, the Italian has decided to bring an end to his professional career.
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 Tom Danielson
velonews.com,
28 August 2007
"Everything happens for a reason"
Tom Danielson, whose Discovery Channel team is disbanding at year's end, will join Team Slipstream for 2008. The lanky Coloradan, who spends half the year living outside of Girona, Spain, hopes it means a ticket to the Tour de France, the one race he never had a chance to do with Discovery.
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 Julian Dean
pezcyclingnews.com,
28 August 2007
"Those are the moments"
Julian Dean hasn't had many kisses from the podium girls in his pro career. For the New Zealand-born sprinter, though, this year's Tour de France saw him come tantalizingly close, and next year's move to the Slipstream squad could see a whole bunch more kisses on the podium for the Kiwi Champ.
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