Tyler Hamilton
Cyclingtips, 29 November 2016
The redemption of Tyler Hamilton
He’s a stage victor in all three Grand Tours, and the winner of the 2003 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He’s also a former pro rider, past doper and current anti-doping advocate. Tyler Hamilton spoke this month to a crowd of students and academics in Oxford, England. He opened up about his past in the sport,
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Jack Bobridge
The Advertiser, 29 November 2016
At the end of the day health comes first
Three-time Olympian and reigning national road champion Jack Bobridge has succumbed to the effects of rheumatoid arthritis and retired from cycling.
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Louis Meintjes
Cyclingtips, 25 November 2016
Future Tour de France star?
In assessing the likely future stars of cycling, the white jersey competition in the Tour de France can be a very good place to start. Over the course of the past four decades years that best young rider classification has been won by some of the biggest names in the sport, including Francesco Moser
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Chris Hamilton
Ciclismo Internacional, 24 November 2016
The Next Aussie Sensation
“I can still remember back to the start of 2013, I was watching the track racing in Bendigo on a Thursday night, somebody asked me if I was going to watch the Road National Championships in Ballarat on Sunday. Having next to no idea what the race was, I thought I may as well go and have a look. It w
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Julian Arredondo Moreno
Cyclingnews.com, 22 November 2016
Arredondo working hard to resolve hip problem
Julian Arredondo is hoping a move to the Nippo-Vini Fantini team, along with some intense work to resolve a hip problem, will help him return to the form that saw him win a stage and the mountains classification at the 2014 Giro d'Italia.
The 28 year-old Colombian raced just 45 days in 2016 after a
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Rory Sutherland
Cyclingtips, 22 November 2016
n Quintana and Contador’s similarities, being a team workhorse and more
He’s shed sweat, burned calories and generated countless watts of power in the service of Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana, most recently helping the latter to take the 2016 Vuelta a España. Now Rory Sutherland has given an inside glance into the personalities of both Grand Tour champions, saying
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Cronshaw Mathew
VeloUK, 21 November 2016
A rider on early doors duty in races in 2016 and a winner of races too
I was getting quite used to seeing Matt Cronshaw in early breaks in 2016 including the Tour of Reservoir and probably the toughest stage in the Tour of Yorkshire. But Matt Cronshaw is much more than just a domestique to draw the firepower out from the other teams.
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Tiesj Benoot
Ciclismo Internacional, 21 November 2016
A Frustrating Season
After exploding onto the scene in 2015, a lot was expected of Tiesj Benoot in 2016. Still an incredibly young man, he only turned 22 in March, competing at such a high level at this age is remarkable. It is a sign of pure talent, but expectations can get too high.
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Sébastien Reichenbach
Ciclismo Internacional, 17 November 2016
Pinot’s Lieutenant
“The performance motivates me. It’s in my nature. I’m lucky enough to really love cycling and have a competitive personality, so the top level of the sport really motivates me and drives me forward. The good thing with performance is that the more you can achieve, the more you want to achieve, it’s
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Yorben Van Tichelt
VeloUK, 17 November 2016
Yorben Van Tichelt be the first Belgian winner of the National Trophy?
This year’s National Trophy Cyclo-Cross has seen a man-o-man battle each round between Ian Field of Hargroves Cycles-Ridley and Yorben Van Tichelt of Marlux – Napoleon Games.
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Christopher Wreghitt
Pez Cyclingnews, 17 November 2016
Retro PEZ Talk: Chris Wreghitt
Second in our ‘Best of British’ cyclo-cross riders is Chris Wreghitt. He broke the stranglehold that John Atkins held on the National championships at only 18 years of age and still at school. From then on he was Britain’s best man in the winter mud until a back injury in 1984 forced him out of the
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Keagan Girdlestone
Cyclingtips, 16 November 2016
Remarkable recovery from a near-fatal crash
Perilously close to death in June and written off more than once by doctors, Keagan Girdlestone’s recovery from a brutal crash has been nothing short of astounding. The South African rider collided into his team car during the Coppa della Pace race on Sunday, June 5, hitting the rear window while ch
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Nathan Earle
Cyclingtips, 15 November 2016
Destination unknown: left without a contract, but unready to retire
For much of the professional peloton, the end of the season brings with it that dreaded game of musical chairs. Everyone’s trying to earn themselves a contract for the season ahead; to secure their future before the music stops.
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Edward Theuns
Ciclismo Internacional, 15 November 2016
Down But Not Out
“I knew immediately my back was not okay, I didn’t move, because I know the risks of a broken back (I studied physiotherapy so…). My first thoughts were that I was never gonna be able to race again. It was a horrible feeling.”
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Graeme Brown
Cycling Central, 12 November 2016
I always gave 100 per cent
As he prepares to retire, Australian Graeme Brown has observed today’s professional peloton races with more abandon than the one he joined some 15 years ago.
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James Callum Shaw
Road Cyling UK, 12 November 2016
Level-headed James Shaw ready for WorldTour bow after joining Lotto-Soudal
James Shaw is only 20, and still a few months from rolling out for his first WorldTour race, but already he has grasped one critical aspect of pro life: November is for living.
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