Evan Oliphant
veloresults.co.uk, 27 February 2007
Looking forward to Ghent-Wevelgem
Scottish professional Evan Oliphant has just returned from a winter spent racing in Australia where rode seven track carnivals plus a criterium. He will be riding for DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2007 alongside Nico Mattan.
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Oscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com, 27 February 2007
The long wait (Part 2)
He's won a stage and been tenth twice, but when Oscar Pereiro lined out at the start of the 2006 Tour de France he didn't dare dream he had a chance of winning the biggest race in cycling. At the recent Caisse d'Epargne training camp in Mallorca he talked about this and many other topics.
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Geraint Thomas
teambarloworld.com, 27 February 2007
"I'm not afraid"
Young British rider Geraint Thomas begins his first season as a professional by mixing his time between the road and the track.
Riding professionally for the Pro-Continental Barloworld team, he took a silver medal at the Manchester round of the UCI's track world cup over the weekend.
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Mathieu Heijboer
cyclingfx.nl, 27 February 2007
"An educational year"
Mathieu Heijboer is ready for 2007. For various reasons, including sickness an injuries, last year did not turn out quite as he had hoped. In the coming season, his second with Cofidis, he hopes to show what he is capable of.
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Óscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com, 27 February 2007
The long wait (Part 1)
He's won a stage and been tenth twice, but when Oscar Pereiro lined out at the start of the 2006 Tour de France he didn't dare dream he had a chance of winning the biggest race in cycling. At the recent Caisse d'Epargne training camp in Mallorca he talked about this and many other topics.
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Jens Voigt
dailypeloton.com, 26 February 2007
"I think I could run for the state of Texas governorship and win!"
My goal today is to find Jens Voigt and ask some questions. The Team CSC motorhome pulls into their assigned parking spot and Jens is sitting in the passenger seat. He graciously agreed to talk with me while getting ready.
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Jörg Jaksche
Cyclingheroes, 26 February 2007
"I think somebody made a mistake"
Jörg Jaksche was having a great start of the season last year. The German rider was very strong at the Tirreno-Adriatico and also showed great form at the Tour de Suisse. Than his name was mentioned in the Puerto-Report and although Jaksche was cleared by the Austrian federation, the Puerto nightmar
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Dorte Lohse Rasmussen
cyclingfx.nl, 25 February 2007
"Disappointed with 2006"
Despite winning the 89.3 Km stage from Gien to Checy in the Route de France and placing fourth at this year's world championships in Salzburg, Dorte Lohse Rasmussen was still "very disappointed with 2006". The 35 year old danish rider will be riding for Menikini Gysko (previously Nobili Rubinetter
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Charles Dionne
pedalmag.com, 24 February 2007
"Taking one day at a time"
We caught up with Charles Dionne, a Canadian who is considered a legend on the streets of San Francisco, for an interview at the Amgen Tour of California.
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Greg Lemond
Bike Race Info, 24 February 2007
Professional Cycling's Talented Revolutionary
I have long believed that Gregory James LeMond is the most physically talented rider since Fausto Coppi. The easy mastery he displayed from his first racing days made his natural ability clear. He could do more than just kick out watts in staggering quantities (big numbers for his time, but more abo
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Tanja Slater
cyclingfx.nl, 23 February 2007
"The UK is a long way behind Europe"
Tanja Slater will be riding next week for Great Britain in the Geelong Tour & Geelong World Cup. Silver medal winner at the British Cycling 2006 Women's Criterium championship, the former triathlete has signed with the Raleigh Lifeforce team for 2007.
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Pascale Schnider
cyclingfx.nl, 23 February 2007
"Hungry for more!!"
Presently training in Australia, Swiss rider Pascale Schnider of the Raleigh Lifeforce team looks forward to her second season as a pro cyclist.
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Bradley Wiggins
bbc.co.uk, 23 February 2007
Back on track
Bradley Wiggins goes into the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester this weekend looking like he has gone three rounds with Mike Tyson.
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Mikhail Ignatiev
Tinkoff Credit Systems, 21 February 2007
“It’s just the beginning.”
Olympic champion Mikhail Ignatiev gained another solo victory in the Trofeo Laigueglia, just five days after wining stage 3 of the Tour Méditerranéen. He is the first Russian to add his names to the race's palmarès, and, like Lance Armstrong in 1993, he took victory at a young age, 21.
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Saul Raisin
cyclingnews.com, 21 February 2007
Raisin Hope at the Tour of California
24 year-old Saul Raisin is competing in is own Tour of California on a quest to raise support for his Raisin Hope foundation. He crossed the finish line of stage two in Sacramento thirty minutes ahead of the peloton's arrival and met with Cyclingnews for an interview to talk about his recovery.
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Michael Barry
pedalmag.com, 21 February 2007
"Missing by a foto-finish"
Canada’s Michael Barry is currently riding the Amgen Tour of California, his first race of the season with his new team, T-Mobile. In January T-Mobile held their first training camp in Mallorca and then, during the two weeks leading up to the ToC, the team was training just outside of Santa Barbara.
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