Talking Cycling is a series where we talk to a number of interesting people in cycling. The interviews will cover riders, coaches, teams, press figures and more. We hope you all enjoy them.

Index to rider and team profiles

Interviews and profiles for 2002
Interviews and profiles for 2001
Interviews and profiles for 2000
Interviews and profiles for 1999
Interviews and profiles for 1998-1999

Interviews and profiles for 2002

May 2002 - Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel - Women's cycling and postponing retirement
May 2002 - Ed Beamon - the Navigators DS on steady growth and future goals
May 2002 - Arnaud Tournant - Kilo specialist turns keirin rookie
May 2002 - Eva Barabas - Mechanicking among the blokes
May 2002 - Shayne Bannan - Australia's head coach Shayne Bannan on the way forward
May 2002 - Martin Barras - Australian track's 'new Charlie Walsh'
May 2002 - Mike Giraud - wrenching for Rona
April 2002 - Charly Wegelius - Life at Mapei-Quickstep
April 2002 - Lance Armstrong - Part two: father of three, post-career thoughts & dirt bike adventures
April 2002 - Troy Bayliss - The world Superbike champ is a closet cyclist
April 2002 - Volvo-Cannondale - Defending the top MTB spot
March 2002 - Lance Armstrong - Part one of an in-depth interview on Tour #4, Classics & the French authorities
March 2002 - Viatcheslav Ekimov - Returning to racing
March 2002 - Dirk Demol - US Postal's directeur sportif
March 2002 - Heiko Salzwedel - The UK's track coach
March 2002 - Erik Zabel - Going for a fifth MSR
March 2002 - Davide Rebellin - Small teams and 2002 aims
March 2002 - Marty Jemison - Returning to Civvy Street
March 2002 - Lance Armstrong - Replies to Vasseur accusations
March 2002 - Cedric Vasseur - Speaking his mind
March 2002 - Scott McGrory - Back to training
February 2002 - Prime Alliance - Aiming higher in 2002
February 2002 - Basil Milsal - Up and coming American Six Day rider
February 2002 - Panaria-Fiordo '02 - Fast, Fizzy and Orange
February 2002 - Hernan Dario Muñoz - Tour de Langkawi winner
February 2002 - Team fakta - presentation 2002
February 2002 - David McKenzie - back in the saddle
February 2002 - Equipe Cycliste RONA - Report from the training camp
February 2002 - Team Saturn - Training hard for 2002
February 2002 - Team Coast - Poised for success
January 2002 - Saeco - Longoni Sport - Balance & focus to make a great leap forward
January 2002 - Gilberto Simoni - Preparing for the challenge
January 2002 - Mapei-Quick Step - Mega Mapei wants to regain top spot in '02
January 2002 - ITERA - a presentation without a presentation
January 2002 - Fassa Bortolo - poised for major moves in 2002
January 2002 - US Postal - The 2002 squad emerges into the Arizona sunshine
January 2002 - Victor Hugo Pena - 2001 disappointments, 2002 goals
January 2002 - Servais Knaven - Roubaix, Domo & the Tour
January 2002 - An Evening with Stuart O'Grady - Answering questions from the fans
January 2002 - Zoulfia Zabirova - Life, love and a little on women's cycling
January 2002 - George Hincapie - New Year resolutions, Paris-Roubaix and Postal
January 2002 - Steffen Wesemann - Back in the pink

January 2002: Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under Special

Robbie McEwen - starting the season at fill tilt
Brad McGee - bringing it all back home
Brad Davidson - from Carnegie Caulfield CC to Saeco
David McPartland - best young rider
Bobby Julich - in the pink with Telekom
Glenn d'Hollander - TDU Stage 3 Man of the Day
Robert Tighello - the TDU wild card shows his colours
Scott Sunderland - On the comeback trail
Scott Sunderland - lousy luck
Julian Dean - the best excuse for missing your anniversary
Cadel Evans - riding borrowed bike at the TDU
Cadel Evans - a TDU win at last
Andrea Tafi - in search of one good victory
Daniele Nardello - unfazed by early TDU bump
Fred Rodriguez - Captain America Down Under
Jaan Kirsipuu, - keen for kudos

Interviews and profiles for 2001

December 2002 - Cadel Evans - The road to Mapei
December 2001 - Ryan Bayley - The KFC-fuelled world champ
December 2001 - David McKenzie - Macca's Back
December 2001 - Laurent Jalabert - Jalabert looks ahead
December 2001 - Charly Wegelius - A coffee stop with Charly
November 2001 - Sven Montgomery - Moving up in the world
November 2001 - Rochelle Gilmore - Road scholar
November 2001 - Nicole Cooke - Women's cycling's rising star
November 2001 - Floyd Landis - Floyd goes Postal
November 2001 - David Millar - It's Millar time-out in Noosa
November 2001 - Matthew White - The end of a tough season
October 2001 - Alison Dunlap - Her greatest moment
October 2001 - Brad Wiggins - Francaise des Jeux's new signing
October 2001 - Marty Nothstein - New horizons for the US track king
October 2001 - Viatcheslav Ekimov - The last day is the first day
October 2001 - Danny Pate - U23 world champion
October 2001 - Patrick Serra - Manager of the new SIME team
September 2001 - Trent Wilson - Fakta's new staigiare
September 2001 - Marty Nothstein - From Goodwill to the road
September 2001 - Heiko Salzwedel - Britain's new track coach
August 2001 - Pavel Tonkov - Never giving up hope
August 2001 - Andrei Zintchenko - Emerging Russian has mixed feelings
August 2001 - Dylan Casey - All knitted for the future
August 2001 - Jukka Vastaranta -The world's biggest cycling talent is a skier
July 2001 - Cassie Lowe - Two times women's RAAM winner
June 2001 - Stefan Adamsson - Climbing the cycling ladder
July 2001 - Sean Kelly - King of the Road
July 2001 - Brad McGee - His time keeps improving
May 2001 - Rob Hayles - Confessions of a Classics newbie
May 2001 - Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel - Balance, the Hour Record and retirement
May 2001 - Mark Gorski - US Postal, Le Tour, Lance and more
May 2001 - Brad Wiggins - Big Man, Big Future
April 2001 - Scott Sunderland - The Day After
April 2001 - Nathan O'Neill - Back on track in Italy
March 2001 - Dylan Casey & Jamie Burrow - Postal workers
March 2001 - Rochelle Gilmore - A change in direction?
March 2001 - Baden Cooke - Future star
March 2001 - Viatcheslav Ekimov - 'The Russian'
February 2001 - Fassa Bortolo - The boys in blue 'fess up
February 2001 - Celestino and Savoldelli - Saeco stars speak
February 2001 - Robbie McEwen - Australian sprinter bouncing back

Interviews and profiles for 2000

August 2000 - Tommy Prim - Swedish legend of the '80s
June 2000 - Nicole Freedman - US National Champion and Olympian
June 2000 - George Hincapie - An American for the Classics
May 2000 - Perry Stone - Read about this Canadian's oddessy around Australia
March 2000 - Mari Holden - Disappointments fuel success
February 2000 - Cadel Evans - Cadel's first break
February 2000 - Jamie Drew - A new start for the year
January 2000 - Marion Clignet - A remarkable comeback from arthritis
January 2000 - Anna Wilson - Journey to the top
January 2000 - Ronnie Schmeer - A question of balance
January 2000 - US Postal Service - The winning combination

Interviews and profiles for 1999

December 1999 - Mercury - Strength through solid planning
December 1999 - Nutra-Fig - Committed to developing young riders
December 1999 - 7Up-Colorado Cyclist - A do-it-yourself team
December 1999 - John Lieswyn - Never say surrender
December 1999 - Brett Aitken - A year of ups and downs
December 1999 - Matthew Gilmore - A True Blue Belgian
November 1999 - Andrei Tchmil - World Cup Champion, 1999
November 1999 - Clark Sheehan - A career of ups and downs
January 1999 - Sven Nijs - Belgium's Cyclocross star

Interviews and profiles for 1997-98

January 1998 - Robbie McEwen
January 1998 - Patrick Jonker
January 1998 - Matt White
December 1997 - Anna Wilson
December 1997 - Lance Armstrong