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Canadian Cyclist, Editoress, 21 December 2018
Posted by: Bitossi
This week, Svein caught the cycling world's attention for a different reason: he is one of the stars of the Oscar-nominated Wonderful Losers documentary about the Giro and the domestique riders that don't capture the limelight. Right after that, his current Mitchelton-Scott team's bike sponsor Scott released a video about Svein riding his bike through the mountains of Andorra, where he makes his home.
PEZ Talk: Svein Tuft
Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 6 August 2013
Posted by: Bitossi
He’s the man who used to take off with his dog on the bike trailer and head into the wilderness of the Yukon to camp rough for weeks on end. But there’s not much scope for the solitary life when you’re riding the Tour de France – especially as lantern rouge when L’Equipe prints your picture every day at the opposite end of the GC classement column from Chris Froome’s.
Interview with Svein Tuft
Pedal, Pasquale Stalteri, 8 September 2011
Posted by: Bitossi
Top Canadian roadie Svein Tuft has been in the limelight recently given his signing with the new Australian pro team, GreenEdge. Tuft has been on a roller coaster ride since last fall when his former team, Pegasus Sports, was refused a UCI Pro Continental licence for 2011. Tuft left Garmin-Transitions to ride with Pegasus as one of its big name signings when Garmin-Transitions became Garmin-Cervelo.
« SpiderTech était ma première option »
velochrono.fr, Baptiste Bouthier , 4 February 2011
Posted by: lucybears
C’est la meilleure recrue de l’intersaison de SpiderTech et pourtant, il ne devait pas courir pour eux. Après deux saisons chez Garmin, Svein Tuft, vice-champion du monde du contre-la-montre en 2008, s’était engagé au sein du projet australien Pegasus.
"it feels like it's where I should be"
pedalmag.com, Sarah Nathan, 24 December 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft has signed with Team SpiderTech p/b C10, Canada's first Professional Continental cycling team. Known as one of the world's best time trialists, Tuft is one of only three Canadian men to have won a medal at the road world cycling championships.
"We could see the handwriting on the wall "
Canadian Cyclist, 22 December 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Multiple Canadian Champion and World Silver Medalist Svein Tuft has just officially signed with Steve Bauer's SpiderTech powered by C10, after the Australian Pegasus Sports program did not meet UCI requirements for Pro Continental status.
"it was good just to be part of what was an epic Giro"
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 2 July 2010
Posted by: lucybears
A lot of kilometres have rolled under his tubulars since the last time we spoke to Garmin’s Svein Tuft – a contract with Garmin, a Vuelta, a Giro, and last week, another Canadian elite TT championship.
"That was a pretty hard edition"
canadiancyclist.com, 8 June 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft of the Garmin-Transitions team finished his first Grand Tour a week ago - the Giro d'Italia. After he got back to his home in Girona, Spain, we caught up with him to find out his season is going, and what it's like riding on the ProTour.
(Vuelta a España 2009)
"happy to be riding"
pedalmag.com, Amy Smolens, 31 August 2009
Posted by: lucybears
At the Vuelta a España Canadian history will be made as there are four Canadians competing in this year's race. Svein Tuft has been around for years, but this is his first season in Europe and his first Grand Tour.
Back in the Saddle
pedalmag.com, Amy Smolens , 16 May 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft (Garmin-Slipstream) has to hope his bad luck is out of the way. At February’s Tour of California he took a bad spill, hitting his head. Then in early April, at Three Days of De Panne, he plowed spectacularly into a traffic island with tree planters, injuring his knee.
Getting back on top of things
canadiancyclist.com, 12 May 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft had a stellar 2008, finishing seventh at the Olympics in the time trial and then taking the silver medal in that same event at the World Championships. He then stepped up from the Continental Symmetric squad to the ProTour ranks with Garmin-Slipstream.
(Tour of California 2009)
Sitting Pretty
pedalmag.com, 19 February 2009
Posted by: lucybears
With the gathering of black clouds above and the first signs of rain about to hit hard, we caught up Svein Tuft (Garmin-Slipstream) in San Jose on Tuesday morning before Stage 3 to Modesto.
(Tour of California 2009)
"the guys here are world class"
pedalmag.com, Amy Smolens, 15 February 2009
Posted by: lucybears
While in Sacramento for events surrounding the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, I had the opportunity to speak with three of Canada's foremost pro cyclists - Dominique Rollin, Svein Tuft and Michael Barry. All of them had successful 2008 seasons, and are optimistic going into the 2009 campaign
"The plan so far is...."
cyclingfx.nl, Bart Hazen, 20 December 2008
Posted by: lucybears
After years with the Symmetrics team Svein Tuft will be riding for
Garmin next season and has plans to tackle some of Europe's biggest races.
Interview: Svein Tuft
Daily Peloton, Bart Hazen, 19 December 2008
Posted by: Bitossi
Interview with multiple Canadian time-trial Champion and World Time Trial Silver Medallist Svein Tuft.
"It’s always good to get home"
pedalmag.com, Bruce Wenting, 17 December 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft prepares for his inaugural season on the Pro Tour as a member of the powerhouse Garmin-Chipotle Cycling team.
"How much are you willing to give?"
pedalmag.com, Denise Kelly, 29 October 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Canada's Svein Tuft is a remarkable guy. That's not news to those on this side of the pond who follow cycling. On the other side of the pond, however, he recently created one of the biggest news sensations in Italy when he won the silver medal in the ITT the 2008 Road World Championships.
Journey to Worlds silver
cyclingnews.com, Gregor Brown, 13 October 2008
Posted by: lucybears
It is a long way from Langley to Varese and a difficult journey from mountain biking Canada's outback to stomping a top-flight field in the World Championships time trial, but that is just what Svein Tuft accomplished. The enthusiastic Canadian explained his journey and plans for the coming season.
"Grabsch, he’s one powerful dude"
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 26 September 2008
Posted by: lucybears
PEZ decided to track down a rider from the New World – Svein Tuft; one from the Old World – Rubens Bertogliati and just for good measure, one from Scandinavia – Fredrik Ericsson, for their thoughts on the day shift at Varese (oh! and Lance!).
"Beijing gave me a lot of confidence"
podiuminsight.com, Lyne Lamoureux, 12 September 2008
Posted by: lucybears
What a year for Svein Tuft. He won the Tour de Beauce, the Canadian TT championship and finished seventh in the TT at the Beijing Olympics. Tuft finished third in the tough Tour of Missouri ITT and shared his thoughts with the press following the stage.
"there's no real tactic other than just going as hard as you can"
canadiancyclist.com, Amy Smolens, 11 September 2008
Posted by: lucybears
After Svein Tuft's incredible 7th place in last month's Olympic Time Trial, the Canadian was considered one of the favourites for Stage 3 of the Tour of Missouri, the 29 kilometre Branson Time Trial. Tuft didn't disappoint, finishing in third place on the stage and moving into third on GC.
"I felt good all day - until those last two laps"
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 19 August 2008
Posted by: lucybears
His granddad represented Norway in the 1936 Winter Olympics, he was the 2007 UCI Americas Tour winner; this year he won four golds at the Pan Am Games - and he was an excellent seventh in the Olympic TT at Beijing. He’s four times Canadian elite time trial champion, Svein Tuft.
"Yeah, tomorrow's stage might be hard"
pedalmag.com, Jerome Lessard, 15 June 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Svein Tuft won the fourth stage time trial at the Tour de Beauce on Friday, and grabbed the overall lead in the process. After Stage 5 he still has a slender 6 seconds lead over Bernardo Colex Tepoz going into tomorrows Québec City circuit race.
"There’s plenty of racing in my future"
pedalmag.com, Kurt LaForge, 26 April 2008
Posted by: lucybears
After Svein Tuft’s dramatic win at the inaugural running of the U.S. Open Cycling Championships in 2007, people know that he is not a rider that can be taken lightly. He spoke earlier this week about his team, Symmetrics, his Olympic aspirations, and what he has on his wish list for 2008.
"Hoping it all comes together"
canadiancyclist.com, Amy Smolens , 22 April 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Prior to the start of the Tour de Georgia, Symmetrics' Svein Tuft chatted with Amy Smolens as he was relaxing with roommate Christian Meier after a morning training ride.
"I don’t plan my year around results"
pezcyclingnews.com, Ryan Clarke, 6 November 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Canadians tend to keep a low profile in the world of elite level pro cycling… that is if you can find ‘em… But when a rider wins a season long UCI tour – like Svein Tuft just did… people take notice.
From survivorman to cyclist
cyclingnews.com, Kirsten Robbins, 24 September 2007
Posted by: lucybears
He's wrapped up the UCI America Tour even before the season's end, and now, current Canadian time trial champion Svein Tuft is on his way to the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany with a three year contract with his Symmetrics team in hand.
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