Graeme Brown
cyclingnews.com, 6 June 2007
Banking on Brown
Graeme Brown had set his heart on clashing with the best in the Giro, and was hoping to walk away from the three week race with a stage win, but before he had even had a chance to mix it with the other sprinters his Giro campaign was over.
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Adam Hansen
cyclingnews.com, 5 June 2007
Breaking out of the Giro
The Giro d'Italia wasn't on Adam Hansen's schedule for 2007. In fact, there were no Grand Tours on the Australian's radar when he donned the magenta jersey for the first time this season, but that changed quickly when the Giro's route was announced.
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Tom Danielson
thepaceline.com, 5 June 2007
Inside the Mind of Tom Danielson (Part 2)
The Paceline spoke with Tom in early May just before he and his wife Kristin left for Girona, Spain and then this past Sunday for a brief update. He will be riding in the Tour of Belgium May 30 to June 3rd and then the Dauphine Libere June 10 to 17th.
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David de la Fuente
velonews.com, 4 June 2007
"I was the happiest guy in the world"
For those who didn't know him before last year's Tour de France, David de la Fuente was just another Spanish journeyman who happily did the unglamorous work of a domestique with the occasional breakaway thrown in for good measure.
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Jared Bunde
velocitynation.com, 3 June 2007
"It took me three weeks to just finish"
Jared Bunde, 30 year old Mengoni team member, Cat 1 racer and Affinity Cycles mechanic, has a comprehensive race resume, including races in Belgium and France. Bunde has raced in Europe and Asia as well as Central and South America, notably Venezuela, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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Danilo Di Luca
cyclingnews.com, 3 June 2007
Proving the pundits wrong
Many people doubted his chances of winning the Giro, believing that 2005's near podium finish was more chance than anything else and that 2006 showed he could not contend in the Italian three-week race. Instead, like the Classics before, he came back to prove the 'pundits' wrong.
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Davide Frattini
velocitynation.com, 3 June 2007
"The gap between Europe and U.S is closer"
Davide Frattini (28, Colavita/Sutter Home team), winner of the amateur Giro in 2001 and participant in this years Tours of California and Georgia), talks about the upcoming Tour of Ireland in August, growing up in Italy and making the transition to the United States.
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 2 June 2007
Goin' For It On The Zoncolan
When we last spoke to Dario it was on the rest day; he told us that he was planning an attack on one of the two transition stages. Instead he 'went for it' on the day the stage finished on the mighty Zoncolan, defying the GC guys and only succumbing as the final dice were tossed.
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Riccardo Riccò
cyclingnews.com, 2 June 2007
Too much like Pantani?
Danilo Di Luca may very well be on his way to winning his first Giro d'Italia at age 31, but Italy has turned its attention to a new hero in the person of Riccardo Riccò. The 'cobra', as he is called, seems to vindicate the heritage of Marco Pantani.
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Reid Mumford
Chicago Bike Racing, 31 May 2007
"Every bike race is hard"
Reid Mumford, 31, started road racing in 2000 with the Johns Hopkins collegiate team. Last year he finished 3rd at the Snake Alley Criterium and went on to place 6th at the national elite time-trial championship and 2nd in the road race championship.
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Carl Decker
veloreview.com, 31 May 2007
Racer Extraordinaire
This MTB, CCX, Road and Rally Car racer is a well known nationally for both his cycling prowess and for being a really cool guy. Besides racing bikes, K-Man moles found out that the Deckerator has a longstanding love for cars.
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Tom Danielson
thepaceline.com, 31 May 2007
Inside the Mind of Tom Danielson (part 1)
The Paceline spoke with Tom in early May just before he and his wife Kristin left for Girona, Spain and then this past Sunday for a brief update. He will be riding in the Tour of Belgium May 30 to June 3rd and then the Dauphine Libere June 10 to 17th.
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Danilo Di Luca
cyclingnews.com, 29 May 2007
No ear piece required
During the second rest day of the Giro d'Italia, in the Dolomite town of Agordo, maglia rosa Danilo Di Luca revealed an unusual fact that he never uses a radio while racing, and never has done.
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Todd Wells
race.cx, 25 May 2007
"I don’t need more ways to stop, I need more ways to go fast"
Two time US national cyclocross champion Todd Wells is off to Germany to compete in the MTB World Cup in Offenburg on Sunday. Todd represented the US ai the 2004 Athens olympics and has his sights firmly set on Beijing.
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Katharine Carroll
cyclingnews.com, 23 May 2007
A strong start
The women's peloton in the USA is witnessing a profound evolution in recent years. Previously dominated by riders in their 30's, the podium is now being filled by a new crop of young women who have come up through the developmental ranks.
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Dario Cioni
pezcyclingnews.com, 23 May 2007
"Doing a good job"
The days are long and transfers often seem longer – so it was late Monday when we finally got through to Predictor-Lotto’s Dario Cioni.
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