cyclingweekly.co.uk,
4 October 2007
"The team didn't understand how serious this was"
The big mystery back in July was why British-based Tour de France stage winner Magnus Backstedt rode in the Premier Calendar and didn't head for Paris with his Liquigas team-mates. The 32-year-old Swede gives an explanation for his absence.

velocitynation.com,
28 September 2007
"Keep your eyes open"
Sometimes you can get a quality interview when someone is getting something to eat or going to the bathroom. We stopped Magnus Backstedt on his way to somewhere more lucrative. He was very pleasant and chatty and wasn’t doing the full bladder two step, so we don’t think he was on the way to the john

pezcyclingnews.com,
24 September 2007
It's All Over
It's all over, the 'Emperor Denis' adds Spain to his Empire, but Sanchez serves warning that home resistance is strong; it may be different orange-clad adventurers which takes the spoils in the next battle for Spain. Meanwhile, Magnus talks to us for the last time, before he goes on his travels...

pezcyclingnews.com,
21 September 2007
The Purple Streak Continues
As it becomes increasingly likely that Rabobank's 'Russian Emperor', Denis Menchov will be crowned in Madrid on Sunday, the lesser knights continue to joust for lesser, but still desirable trophies.

pezcyclingnews.com,
16 September 2007
The All-Rounder
On the penultimate occasion we spoke to the Swedish road race champion, he had been playing the roll of 'baroudeur', the last time we spoke, he was a 'chrono-man', now he's a 'sprinteur' with three top drawer finishes, right-up there with Zabel, Petacchi, Bennati and all !

pezcyclingnews.com,
12 September 2007
The Time Triallin' Machine
It all seems a long time ago now, but when we spoke to Magnus on Friday night, he said if his legs felt good, then he would 'go for it' in Saturday's time trial. He did just that, leading early and finishing an eventual fifth behind stage-winner, Bert Grabsch.

pezcyclingnews.com,
8 September 2007
A Day In The Break
Week 1 of the Vuelta is in the books, and it's been full of action. Last time we spoke to Magnus, he said he was going to try and get into a good break; on Thursday he did that very thing...

pezcyclingnews.com,
5 September 2007
La Vuelta So Far
Magnus Backstedt is back riding his eleventh Grand Tour and gives his thoughts on the Vuelta so far, what's to come, what a sprinter's stage may or not be, and the future. It's always a good time with Maggy, so read on...

protournews.com,
29 June 2007
"Fingers crossed I can stay healthy"
2007 hasn't exactly got off to a great start for the 2004 Paris-Roubaix winner. Injury struck during his vital winter training period with a broken shoulder necessitating surgery and that has meant the Swedish rider having to refocus for the remainder of the season.

cyclingnews.com,
3 June 2007
Proving the pundits wrong
Many people doubted his chances of winning the Giro, believing that 2005's near podium finish was more chance than anything else and that 2006 showed he could not contend in the Italian three-week race. Instead, like the Classics before, he came back to prove the 'pundits' wrong.

cyclingnews.com,
29 May 2007
No ear piece required
During the second rest day of the Giro d'Italia, in the Dolomite town of Agordo, maglia rosa Danilo Di Luca revealed an unusual fact that he never uses a radio while racing, and never has done.

pezcyclingnews.com,
15 May 2007
"Swear words in the heat of a race don't count"
Charly Wegelius, key member of maglia rosa Di Luca's squadra and riding his fifth consecutive Giro d'Italia, gives his take on the race so far.

dailypeloton.com,
24 April 2007
"Hope is the last thing to die"
In his first year as a pro, aged just 22, Patrick Calcagni won his national Time Trial Championship. In 2005 the former Vini Caldirola rider from Sorengo, Switzerland, joined Liquigas where he has evolved into a 'super-domestique' within the squad, a role he enjoys.

pezcyclingnews.com,
3 January 2007
“Sometimes the difference between a success or a defeat is so thin"
Danilo di Luca is one of the most famous and successful riders in the bunch. But contrary to his "Killer" nickname, Di Luca makes a relaxed and gracious interview...