veloresults.co.uk,
29 December 2007
"Cycling today is a little crazy"
Its not every day you get the chance to talk to a Tour de France winner, so when I received the invitation from Team Astana’s press office, I jumped at it. It meant an early rise and a couple of hours drive, but it was well worth it to see a Pro-Tour team at work and hear what the top man had to say

marca.com,
29 December 2007
"Sólo pienso en revalidar la victoria en el Tour"
Alberto Contador, con su triunfo en el Tour de Francia, se ha convertido en el ciclista del año. Con su palmarés y teniendo en cuenta que el pasado 6 de diciembre cumplió 25 años, el madrileño bien puede ser el dominador de la década.

cyclingfx.nl,
27 December 2007
"Slipstream is the new big American team"
Like Cadel Evans, 23-year-old Trent Lowe has switched from a successful career in cross-country mountain biking and is making steady progress in professional road cycling. After two seasons with Discovery, he heads into 2008 in the Argyle of Slipstream/Chipotle

cyclingnews.com,
26 December 2007
Picking up the pieces
It seemed not so long ago that Ivan Basso was firmly placed in the fast lane to cycling stardom, but the window of opportunity to bask in the glory of his Giro d'Italia success was cut short when rumours of Basso's involvement in Operación Puerto became a grim reality.

ad.nl,
24 December 2007
'Ik ben echt, ik bedrieg niet'
Eind oktober 2007. Zomaar een ontmoeting op straat. Hij was net acht, maar stapte onbevreesd af op de man die dit jaar van uitdager tot winnaar van de Tour de France uitgroeide.

cyclingnews.com,
24 December 2007
Back for more! (Part two)
In a general sense, racing has been good for Leipheimer, with many marquee wins and high placings on his palmares. The Tour, however, has been a love-hate relationship for him – with strong overall finishes in 2002 and 2004, but crashing out in 2003.

cyclingnews.com,
24 December 2007
Back for more! (Part one)
Thirty-one of the hardest, most grueling seconds of racing in the sport is all that came between American Levi Leipheimer and the top podium spot on the Champs-Élysées in Paris last July. The closeness of that result has, however, renewed his motivation for the next Tour de France.

thepaceline.com,
24 December 2007
"I can ride more Classics"
Stephanie Gutowski was able to meet up with Fumiyuki Beppu to get an update on what’s been going on. Fumy has been very busy with sponsor and charity obligations in Japan. He will be leaving for training camp in Mallorca in January. This interview was conducted in early December.

elmundodeportivo.es,
21 December 2007
"No esperaba ganar el Tour"
Alberto Contador ha sido la gran sorpresa ciclista del año 2007. Comenzó ganando París-Niza, lo cual estaba dentro de lo que cabía esperar de su clase. Sin embargo, ganó también el Tour y eso, a sus 24 años, no entraba en las expectativas ni de él mismo.

cyclingheroes.info,
20 December 2007
"I think we will make a huge impact"
Former Gent Welvegem and TdF stage winner, George Hincapie, is the only rider to have helped Lance Armstrong win all of his record seven Tour de France races between 1999 and 2005, but with Discovery ending its sponsorship at the end of 2007, 'Big George' is taking the High Road in the coming season

thepaceline.com,
19 December 2007
Mexican food and two beers
Jason McCartney has been with Team Discovery Channel for the last three seasons, but with the American outfit ending its operations at the end of 2007, the 34 year-old winner of the Villacarrillo stage in this year's Vuelta a España has found a new home with CSC, the team managed by Bjarne Riis.

pezcyclingnews.com,
17 December 2007
Astana's First Camp!
The morning saw the team going for a four hour ride in the hills. The afternoon was supposed to give the press a chance to talk to the riders, but seeing as seven riders including Leipheimer, Horner and Klöden were not there it was to be left to “Bert” Contador to do all the talking.

as.com,
15 December 2007
"Me gusta la contrarreloj de los Juegos Olímpicos"
El actual ganador del Tour de Francia ya prepara en Jávea la nueva temporada con su flamante equipo. Tras un otoño lleno de homenajes, ya ha llegado el momento de empezar a acumular kilómetros en sus piernas.

cyclingnews.com,
10 December 2007
Out with the old, in with the new
33 year-old Australian Matt White had planned on continuing with the sport from within the peloton as a rider for one more season before retiring, but on January 1 he takes on the role as one of the three sports directors for the American Slipstream squad.

cyclingnews.com,
7 December 2007
Heading to new pastures
Retaining motivation is a test for every rider towards the end of their careers. George Hincapie has been competing for longer than many in the professional peloton but, thanks to a change of scenery, he's determined to have a strong season in 2008.

EFE,
4 December 2007
"Hace un año no soñaba con ser el ganador del Tour"
Alberto Contador (Pinto, Madrid, 1982) finalizará el año entre recogidas de premios, la presentación de la Vuelta a España y el objetivo prioritario de ganar su segundo Tour de Francia, algo que hace un año ni podía imaginar.