Catherine Walberg
cyclingupdate.com, 8 May 2007
"Racing the Snake is unique"
Catherine Walberg has created her own legend in midwest bicycle racing. If you see her roll up to the starting line, you can be guaranteed a fun race to watch. This compact powerhouse has the strength to animate and win the big races, including the 2006 National Cyclocross Masters title.
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Thor Hushovd
nyvelocity.com, 8 May 2007
The Thor Cult
The intrepid Mr. Marco Quezada was able to get a hold of Thor, and was able to forward on some of my questions to him, earning Marco the coveted title of NYVC employee of the month, which doesn’t actually pay anything...
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Josiah Ng
fixedgearfever.com, 3 May 2007
"I was reduced to being a couch potato"
In the first round of the keirin at the UCI World Track Championships, Josiah Ng fell hard on his right shoulder, breaking his clavicle. Two surgeries later, he is back on his bike and gearing up for his run to Beijing.
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Chad Hartley
veloreview.com, 3 May 2007
Wandering with Chad Hartley
Hailing from Boulder, CO this phenom has raced for TIAA-CREF, Jittery’s Joe’s and now rides for BMC. His highlights include 1st in the 2005 National Madison Championships and 1st in the 2004 Univest Grand Prix Criterium.
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Hugo Sabido
teambarloworld.com, 3 May 2007
"I've still got to discover my real ability and find my limits..."
Portugal's Hugo Sabido always rides well but doesn't get the success he deserves. His next big goal is test himself at the Tour de France.
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Joaquím Rodríguez
cyclingnews.com, 3 May 2007
Not your average domestique
Joaquím Rodríguez is a handy domestique and right-hand man for Caisse d'Epargne team captain Alejandro Valverde. In 2006 he helped Valverde to two wins in the Ardennes - the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne - and he's back at Valverde's side again this year.
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Jorge Azanza
ibanmayoblog.com, 1 May 2007
"It`s worth the sacrifices"
Here`s my very first interview with a professional cyclist. Euskaltel new-boy Jorge Azanza agreed to let me interview him some time ago, and here`s the result in a transcript:
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Tim Johnson
dailypeloton.com, 1 May 2007
Part 2. "It's going to be a really cool winter"
We conclude our interview with Tim Johnson where our discussion takes us to cyclocross, including his plans to race 'cross in Europe this year, sponsorship, growing the fan base and his 2007 goals with the Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis.
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Antonio Cruz
velonews.com, 30 April 2007
Unsettled business
Tony Cruz is back in the European peloton after racing last season on the domestic circuit with Toyota-United. The 35-year-old Californian says he still has unsettled business in Europe and rejoins Discovery Channel more motivated than ever.
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Alejandro Valverde
pedalmag.com, 29 April 2007
"Exactly the contrary"
By all accounts, 2006 was a dream season for the Caisse d’Epargne rider. The 27 year old Spaniard won, among other things, both one-day classics Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Flèche Wallonne, the UCI ProTour, plus a stage at the Vuelta Espana, in which he also came second overall.
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Wes Hartman
CyclingUpdate.com, 27 April 2007
Hauling Ass
The life of a pro can have the highest highs and the lowest lows. As he didn’t get a new contract with the TargetTraining.com squad, Wes Hartman is trying a different tactic in 2007, reinventing himself as a leader of a focused Colorado-based racing team.
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Erik Zabel
team-milram.com, 27 April 2007
A perfect day
Another Niedersachsen stage, another Petacchi win. This one was different in that Alessandro Petacchi's teammate Erik Zabel finished second, giving Milram the old one-two.
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Chris Wherry
dailypeloton.com, 26 April 2007
"Nothing else you can do"
Chris is back at home, recovering from a hard Tour de Georgia where he shared the responsibilities of captain with Henk Vogels, and kindly took some time to answer some final questions on the race.
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Patrick Calcagni
dailypeloton.com, 24 April 2007
"Hope is the last thing to die"
In his first year as a pro, aged just 22, Patrick Calcagni won his national Time Trial Championship. In 2005 the former Vini Caldirola rider from Sorengo, Switzerland, joined Liquigas where he has evolved into a 'super-domestique' within the squad, a role he enjoys.
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Jörg Jaksche
cyclingheroes.info, 24 April 2007
Jörg Jaksche is back!
Just days after Jörg Jaksche signed with the Italian/Russian Tinkoff Credit Systems squad, he started at his first race since the 2006 edition of the Tour of Switzerland. At yesterdays final stage of the Giro d'Ambruzzo Jaksche was in the breakaway group of the day..
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Stefan Schumacher
cyclingnews.com, 23 April 2007
The sky is the limit
In 2006, Stefan Schumacher showed that he had the time trailing and climbing ability to be a potential new German contender for the Grand Tours. But on Sunday, he also showed that he is hard enough to take a classic.
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