Marion Clignet
pezcyclingnews.com, 29 November 2006
Part one - "The battle to succeed is never ending"
When you’ve won as many races and medals as Marion Clignet, there’s little need to sugar-coat your words just to impress people. And that means some refreshingly honest talk about the sport of cycling.
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Stuart O'Grady
cyclingnews.com, 29 November 2006
"A real fighting year"
2006 proved you can take Stuart O'Grady away from the fight, but you can't take the fight out of Stuart O'Grady. As soon as he signed on the dotted line for Team CSC at the end of October last year, he knew he was sacrificing sprint stages and the green jersey at the Tour de France, at one point his
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Robert Hunter
teambarloworld.com, 28 November 2006
"It's gonna be something different for sure"
Robert Hunter, South Africa's most talented rider is riding for Team Barloworld in 2007. The dream he always had to ride for a South African-sponsored team finally becomes a matter of fact.
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Bobby Julich
csc.com, 27 November 2006
Champing at Bit to Get Back in Saddle
The 35-year-old is preparing for what could be his final season as a professional. With his contract up at the end of the 2007 season, Julich has some unfinished business. He’s still dreaming of capturing the yellow jersey at the Tour de France and winning an Olympic gold medal.
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Saul Raisin
cyclingheroes, 27 November 2006
"My ultimate goal is to race by the end of next year"
Saul Raisin is working hard on his recovery and comeback after his crash at the first stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe (France) in April. To celebrate the one year anniversary of Raisin's crash Saul is organizing the "Raisin Hope" come back ride on March 31, 2007 in Dalton, Georgia.
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Christine Thorburn
pezcyclingnews.com, 26 November 2006
Doctor in the house
Christine Thorburn is both a world-class cyclist and full-time Stanford MD. After a disappointing 4th place at the Athens Olympics, she was on podium in the women’s TT at the world championships this year in Salzburg.
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Bradley McGee
cyclingnews.com, 26 November 2006
On track for Beijing
Most Aussies have flown south for the winter by now, but this Sydneysider is hanging around for longer than usual - allowing him to ride some fun events like the Revolution 14 at the Manchester Velodrome.
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Nicole Cooke
Observer Sport Monthly, 26 November 2006
And tell me who she is, again ...
With victory in the Tour de France, Nicole Cooke became our most successful sportswoman. So why don't we know more about her?
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Antonio Cruz
pezcyclingnews.com, 25 November 2006
Back to Europe in 2007 (part 2)
Antonio Cruz with some great stories from his 'big' win in Europe in 2005 (Tour de L'Ain Stage 2), the 2006 USPRO Crit, his toughest race and his goals for 2007.
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Viatcheslav Ekimov
dailypeloton.com, 25 November 2006
The Retirement Interview
It's said that all good things must come to an end, and so the cycling career of Viatcheslav Ekimov has reached a natural conclusion as Eki announced his retirement at the 2006 Tour de France. With a career spanning more than twenty-five years, Ekimov has seen it all.
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Magnus Backstedt
roadcyclinguk.com, 23 November 2006
"Same as always"
Magnus crashed not so long ago and severely separated his shoulder, the impact of the accident causing the collarbone to become detached. With that in mind, we asked him how he's getting on.
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Tim Johnson
cyclingnews.com, 22 November 2006
"This year will show how big cyclo-cross has become in the USA."
Tim Johnson is one of the serious players in the cyclo-cross world, often seen passionately enjoying the winter on his 'cross bike after a season of road racing. The American is always at the business end of the races, making him the perfect rider to talk to about the growing 'cross scene in the Uni
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Óscar Pereiro
cyclingnews.com, 22 November 2006
Wait and see
The 2006 Tour de France winner is still to be determined. First placed Floyd Landis (Phonak) claimed the title in Paris, but a few days later, one of his doping tests came back positive for stage 17. While Landis is working to prove his doping positive was incorrect, second-place Tour finisher Oscar
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Antonio Cruz
pezcyclingnews.com, 22 November 2006
Back to Europe in 2007 (part 1)
Antonio Cruz has gone through an interesting change of scenes over the past few seasons: ProTour Discovery to domestic pro team Toyota United, and now for 2007 back to Discovery. Cruz speaks about the changes, time at home, training, Basso, and his thoughts on some testy topics.
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Mike Friedman
fixedgearfever.com, 21 November 2006
More than just saddle sores...
I got a call from Mike Friedman the other day. He was pretty upset. He told me he wasn't going to be able to do any world cups. He wasn't going to go worlds, he wasn't going to ride Paris Roubaix. I asked him what was wrong. It turns out our boy is pretty sick right now.
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Floyd Landis
velonews.com, 20 November 2006
Pain-free, training and fighting back
Saturday morning Floyd Landis appeared as the official starter of the Tour de Tucson. After sending the riders off, Landis spoke to VeloNews about his case.
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