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 2005
Interviews and profiles for 2004
Interviews and profiles for 2003
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 2005
January 2006
Chris Sutton: The
rookie
Francis van Londersele:
A watershed of sorts
December 2005
Nathan O'Neill: A
new home at Health Net
AIS training camp story
index
AIS part III: German
tragedy survivors: The road to recovery
AIS part II: Amanda Spratt:
Getting ready for the next step
AIS part I: Warren McDonald:
It's all about moving forward - together
Ruben Plaza: Chasing
Rogers' wheel
Bradley McGee: Cycling's
Harry Kewell
Leigh Howard profile: Young, and
very fast
Oscar Sevilla: The
rebirth of Oscar
Jeremy Powers: Picking
your time
Daniele Pontoni:
A farewell in the Far East
Barry Wicks: Indie sensibilities
Dario Cioni: Student
of the sport
Frank Schleck: Flying
close to home
November 2005
Oscar Pereiro: A
brilliant year
Frank Schleck: Flying
close to home
Julian Dean: Kiwi journeyman
Graeme Brown: 2006
- A year of reckoning
Robbie McEwen: "The goal
is to stay there"
Wendy Simms: One big
adventure
Danny Pate & Mike Creed:
Cycling buddies reunite
Roger Hammond: Taking
inspiration from Armstrong
Myles Rockwell: Rockwell
rages on
Melodie Metzger:
Stepping it up a notch
Dejay Birtch:
MTB's singlespeeding shonky RV nomad
Jens Voigt: Defending
the riders' rights
Levi Leipheimer:
One of the main contenders
Heinrich Haussler:
"A beautiful year"
Allan Peiper: Cycling,
spirituality and the meaning of life
Tim Johnson: No regrets
Scott Sunderland:
Part II: Stress and the ProTour
Scott Sunderland:
Part I: The transition
Hayden Roulston:
A big base for a big 2006
Peter Latham: Te Awamatu
Prodigy
Ryan Bayley & Shane
Perkins: A golden summer on the boards
Anna & Kerrie
Meares: Sister act back on track
Paul Griffin: Going
full-time in the Far East
David McKenzie: Dream
a little dream
Fred Rodriguez:
Fast Freddie focuses on the juniors
October 2005
Johan Bruyneel:
"Motivated to win the Tour again"
Murilo Fischer: Cycling's
Samba King
Lyne Bessette: Starting
off slowly
Brad McGee: Staying
put at FDJ
Magnus Backstedt:
Magnus' hour
Mike Ward: Mike &
the bike
Ben Kersten: Doing things
differently
Marcus Burghardt:
Boys just wanna have fun
Roland Green:
Time to do something else
Nicolas Roche: Back
in green and happy with year one
Dave Zabriskie:
How bizarre
Barbara Howe: Barbarella,
Queen of the 'cross Galaxy
Jonathan Page: 'Crossing
over
Gord Fraser:
Be like Gord
Eddy Merckx:
Eddy on all things cycling
World Road Championships
Tom
Boonen: Good, better, best in the world
Oenone
Wood: Finishing it off in style
John
Lieswyn: Once more, for old times' sake
Bobby
Julich: One last big push
Mick
Rogers : Aiming for number three
Sara Carrigan: Motivated for Madrid
September 2005
Scott Moninger:
Like a fine wine
Yanto Barker: Wanted
- pro contract
Jan Ullrich: Staying
motivated
Lorian
Graham: Shattered knees and dreams
Fred
Rodriguez: Getting the many jobs done
Geoff Kabush: NORBA
king goes Euro
Trent Lowe: The Lowe
down on Trent's move to Discovery
Vuelta a Espana
Roberto
Heras: A calm leader
Joaquin
Rodriguez: Always a protagonist
Santiago
Botero: Gunning for another rainbow jersey
Tom
Danielson : The new hope
Brad
McGee: Completing the collection
Alessandro
Petacchi: Madrid in his sights
Tom
Boonen: Big gear rolling again
Brad
McGee: New goals and grand tour realism
Denis
Menchov: "Today I showed what I could do"
Floyd
Landis: Chasing the maillot oro once again
August 2005
Karl Menzies: The
Big Australian
Alison Dunlap: Ending
an era
Monique Sawicki:
Your ad in this space...
Tyler Farrar: US champ
riding high
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg:
Still schooling 'em
Susanne Ljungskog:
Being the best in the world
Ned Overend: Just another
year
Pat McQuaid: Next in
line? - Part I
Philip Deignan: So far, so very good
Bobby Julich: Riding
the wave
Sylvia Schenk: Continuing
her quest for Law & Order - Part
I, Part II
Ivan Stevic: Fruit of
two nations
July 2005
Tristan Hoffman:
Into the team car
Cameron Chambers:
Earning the hardest national championship
Adam Craig: Just having
fun
Tour de France
Alexandre
Vinokourov: Upsetting the game plan
Lance
Armstrong: No regrets
Giuseppe
Guerini: The simple plan succeeds
Marcos
Serrano: On the wheel of Jalabert
Paolo
Savoldelli: Il Falco flies again
Oscar
Pereiro: Finally on winner's podium
Lenny
Futura: The Futura is now
George Hincapie: King of the queen stage
Georg
Totschnig: His greatest sporting moment
David
Moncoutie: Fireworks! French win on Quatorze Juillet
Alexandre
Vinokourov: No gifts at the Tour
Sheryl Crow :
Wildflowers grow in France,
Jens
Voigt: A training ride in yellow?
Pieter
Weening: 0.0002 seconds
Inigo Landaluze:
Orange crusader
Lorenzo
Bernucci: La Vita e Bella
Robbie
McEwen: "I'll show you he's not"
Bobby Julich:
Renaissance man
Floyd
Landis: Just another race
Sean Kelly: King
Kelly speaks Part I
Tom Boonen stage
2: Picking up where he left off
Tom
Boonen stage 1: "I never thought this would happen"
Dave
Zabriskie: Zabriskie means Zoom
Marcel Wust: 7 threats
for Armstrong's 7
Michael Rogers:
The harder, the better
Lance Armstrong:
Ready for Number 7
Chris
Horner: I am going to the Tour
Levi
Leipheimer: Everything's in place
T-Mobile's
point men: Alexandre Vinokourov & Andreas Klöden
Tour de Suisse
Cadel Evans:
Final countdown towards Tour debut
June 2005
Jens
Voigt interview: Best season ever?
Chris Wherry: The new
Captain America
Robbie McEwen:
Psyche of a sprinter, Part I
Dave Zabriskie: Dancing
the post-Giro salsa
Vassili Davidenko:
A cyclist's life - in three acts
Lance
Armstrong: Suddenly seven
Ivan Parra: Victory at
long last
Juan Manuel Garate:
Italy tastes like home
Chris
Horner: "I need to do the Tour"
Giro d'Italia
Charly
Wegelius: Riding shotgun for Liquigas-Bianchi
Robbie
McEwen: Today was my day
Mark
Renshaw: The graduate steps up to the Giro
May 2005
Sue Haywood: Search
for Transcendence
Eddy Merckx: An audience
with the King
Trent Lowe: T-Lowe takes
off
Aitor Osa: Basque Pride
Jens Voigt: The escape
artist
Jeremy Hogan-Kobelski:
Take it away, JHK
Trixi Worrack: The
trick is
Tyler Hamilton: Hamilton
reacts to two-year ban
Tour de Romandie
Bradley
McGee: Absolutely!
Santiago
Botero: The time of my life
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Alexandre
Vinokourov: In Vino veritas
Tour de Georgia
Levi
Leipheimer: Back in business
Greg
Henderson: Kiwi flyer
Bobby
Julich: Aiming high on home soil
Amstel Gold Race
Amstel
Gold Race podium: Confirmation, disappointment, and satisfaction
Paris-Roubaix
Tom
Boonen: "concentrated, not nervous"
Mathew
Hayman: Hayman's Heyday - today
Tristan
Hoffman: "I'll be riding Paris-Roubaix tomorrow"
Henk
Vogels: Coming full circle
Stuart
O'Grady: Paris-Roubaix will be harder
Gent Wevelgem
George Hincapie:
Can't wait for the weekend
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Tom Boonen:
"You have to win the Ronde solo"
Kevin Van Impe:
Playing the Wild Card
Stijn Devolder:
In like Stijn
April 2005
Tyler Hamilton:
Tyler's side of things...
Constantino Zaballa:
Riding with his heart and head
Alberto Contador:
A new lease on life
Thomas
Voeckler & Anthony Geslin: France calling
Vicente Reynes: Spain's
new hope
Erinne Willock: Webcor's
maple leaf blows into California
Mick Rogers: Looking
to Le Tour
Paris-Nice
Jérôme
Pineau: Paris-Nice plans
Sylvain Chavanel interview:
Paris Nice: a 'Mini Tour de France'
March 2005
David O'Loughlin:
A pro return
Ed Beamon: Steering a
steady course
Juan Antonio Flecha:
Aiming for much more
Patrice Clerc: "The
ProTour has nothing to do with magic"
Stuart O'Grady: What
lies ahead
Antonio Cruz: The Breakthrough
Allan Davis:
Bundaberg Run
Imran Abdullah:
Investing for cycling's future
Lance Armstrong:
An unfortunate series of events
Jeff Hopkins: Down
Under in the Deep South
Micah Rice: Movin' on
up
Tim Johnson: Bean town
boy on the Bean Team
Tour de Langkawi special
Tom Danielson:
Fresh for success
February 2005
Tyler Farrar: The
next George Hincapie?
Serge Baguet &
Peter Van Petegem interview: Fire and ice
Pat McQuaid interview,
pt 2: New teams & the UCI succession
Pat McQuaid, pt 1:
ProTour & Phonak
Erik Zabel: Different
strategies
Robbie Ventura:
Floyd Landis' coach on life after Postal
Steffen Wesemann:
If I had a wish...
Igor Astarloa: Rainbow warrior fights back
David George: Cultural
differences and personal reinvention
Carlos Sastre: Effort,
dedication and professional accomplishment
Barloworld: Progressing
steadily, aiming big
Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under special
Phil Zajicek: Consuming
passion
Stuart O'Grady: Every
second counts
David McKenzie: in
the heat of things
January 2005
Levi Leipheimer:
Top five or bust?
Tom Southam: Learning
from a champion
Mario Cipollini:
Looking for number 188
Alessandro Petacchi:
Staying at the Zenith
Ryan Cox: South Africa's
next Tour rider?
Kate Bates: Earning her
rainbow stripes
Tom Danielson: Great
Expectations
Philip Deignan: Movin'
on up
Jesse Anthony: America's
Young Gun of Cross
Nicolas Roche: The
Son also shines
Johan Bruyneel: We're
ready to go
Chris Horner: Tooting his own Horner - Part
I & Part II
Interviews and profiles for 2004
December 2004
Liz Williams: The Ulmer
influence builds track cycling in NZ
Jason McCartney:
Good things come to those who win
Dave Zabriskie: Things
can only get better
Christian Vandevelde: Putting
the past behind him
Floyd
Landis: Making the best of the situation
Johan Bruyneel:
Brick by brick
Ryan Bayley: Off the
hip
Brad McGee: Aiming for
a Tour top 10
Gina Hall: Retiring from
cyclocross (again and again)
Ian Macleod: South Africa's
ProTourist
Cadel Evans: Davitamon-Lotto's
Aussie gamble
Ryan Trebon: Rising
cross star
Sven Nys: One goal - the
World's
Andy and Ben
Jacques-Maynes: Jacques-Mayneia!
Jose Antonio
Hermida: The Spanish Cowboy
November 2004
George Hincapie:
Roubaix or bust!
Chris Hoy: Still
hungry
Bryan Steel:
Britain's Man of Steel
Floyd Landis:
Worried but optimistic
Danilo Hondo: From
lead-out man to leader
Adam Craig:
Student of the sport
Mary McConneloug:
Vocal nomad living her dream
Viatcheslav Ekimov
interview: He who won't change
Oscar Freire: Three
times the charm
Mark McCormack: One
season at a time
Aaron Kemps: New kid
at Liberty
Mark Gullickson:
For the love of 'cross
Bobby Julich: Back in business - Part
I & Part II
Scott Sunderland:
A new career with Team CSC
Rudy Pevenage: "Preparing
for next season sooner"
Johan Bruyneel: Keeping
the spirit alive
Scott Sunderland: A new
career awaits
Anna Meares: A household name in under 34 seconds - Part
I & Part II
Roger Hammond: A Voyage
of Discovery
October 2004
Geoff Kabush: NORBA's
Mr Popularity
Lance Armstrong: My way - Part
I & Part II
Stuart O'Grady:
The Year of Living Dangerously
Santiago Perez: Spain's
braveheart
Gunn Rita Dahle :
The queen of mountain biking
Filippo Pozzato:
The Natural
Sara Carrigan: Golden
girl
Henk Vogels: Dead
Man Riding
Erik Zabel: Growing older,
growing wiser
September 2004
Oenone Wood interview:
Aiming high
Olivia Gollan interview:
Going for gold
Michael Rogers:
One goal - the world's
Georg Totschnig:
By Georg!
Ian MacGregor: Young
American in old Europe
Simon Gerrans: A first
time for everything
Davide Rebellin:
Dry cry for me, Italia
Tom Danielson: A year
of learning and a new start
Jessica Ridder: Climb
any mountain
Edita Pucinskaite:
Verona double?
Oenone Wood: Another
Australian World Cup Winner?
Petra Rossner: A fond
farewell
September 2004 Vuelta a Espańa special
Scott
Sunderland: The Spanish test
Tyler
Hamilton: "A field experiment"
Aitor
Gonzalez: I'll be back
Oscar
Sevilla: Beloved Baby Face
Francisco
Mancebo: Mr. Consistency
September 2004 Tour of Britain special
Eddy
Merckx: Back in the saddle
Tony Doyle:
In good shape
Roger
Hammond: Discovery time
Brad
Wiggins: Waiting for it all to sink in
Rolf Aldag:
Better teams make it easier
Brett
Lancaster & Graeme Brown: Fresh from success
August 2004 Olympic Games special
Canadian women:
fired up for the MTB
Sarah Ulmer: The
plan is "go faster"
Anna Meares: Taking
the bull by the horns
Michael Rogers:
TT favourite
Tyler Hamilton:
Tyler Tough
Michael Barry -
"Positioning is crucial"
More Olympic features
August 2004
Phil Zajicek: Higher
and higher
Fred Rodriguez:
Olympic Passover
July 2004 Tour de France special
Lance
Armstrong: On top of his game, having fun
Juan
Mercado: David vs. Goliath
Thomas
Voeckler: The end of the dream
Johan
Bruyneel: It's not a formality, really
Michael
Rasmussen: To Rule the Roost
Mark Scanlon:
Settling in quite nicely
Baden Cooke:
Ready to Cooke up a storm
Stuart O'Grady:
Life goes on like a song
Scott
Sunderland: Back for another crack at the Tour
On the road to Liège:
Euskaltel-Euskadi sets sail for the Tour
Roberto
Heras: Liberty, Egalité, Fraternité
Michael Rogers:
A different approach
June 2004
Theo De Rooij:
Rich on experience
Rory Sutherland:
Flying High
Lance Armstrong:
Three weeks to go
Roberto Gaggioli:
Self-defense or self-offence?
Juan Curuchet:
Saving the best till last
World Track Championships special
Day 1 tales
Day 2 tales
Day 3 tales
Day 4 tales
Day 5 tales
May 2004
Matt Hansen: The athlete
and the artist
Mike Creed: A level of
Creedence
Chris Carmichael:
Armstrong's coach on Tour #6
Sonia Huguet: Aiming
huge
Giro d'Italia special
Gilberto Simoni interview:
Defending champ goes for three
Anyone speak English 'round
here? Anglophones at the Giro
April 2004
Davide Rebellin:
"Liberation, confirmation and realisation"
Floyd landis:
More than the Tour
Juan
Antonio Flecha: On target for greatness
Theo de Rooij:
L-B-L "an honest race"
Scott Sunderland:
A well earned rest
Gordon Fraser:
"It's right up there"
Jesús Manzano: The
vicious circle
Davide
Rebellin: The new Rebellin or the old one?
Erik Dekker:
"I'm a major contender for Amstel"
Magnus
Bäckstedt: How Roubaix was won
Roger
Hammond: "Everything is geared to Paris-Roubaix."
Magnus
Bäckstedt: "I want to win Roubaix!"
Michele
Bartoli: "Paris-Roubaix is easy"
March 2004
Igor Astarloa: Road
warrior
George Hincapie:
Recharged and ready to rumble
Oenone Wood: Focused
on gold
Bobby Julich: A man
reborn
Floyd Landis: On the
right track
Lance Armstrong:
Pedalling circles again
Paris-Nice special
Jörg
Jaksche - Going places
Tour de Langkawi special
Luciano Pagliarini
- "Harder competition but I want to win again"
February 2004
Unai Extebarria:
A "Tipo Muy Majo"
Jessica Phillips:
Crossing the pond
Ben Day: New Day rising
Andy Hampsten: The
state of the union
Oscar Freire: Going
for Glory
David Clinger: Back
in the big league
Geert van Bondt:
One more mountain
Eddy Merckx: The one
and only
Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under special
French flair
with FdJeux.com
A day at the
beach with Quick.Step-Davitamon
The right car
at the right time: A day in the UniSA team car
On the road
with Panaria-Margres
David McPartland:
All part of the plan
Robbie McEwen:
Easing the tension
Patrick Jonker:
Six, five, four, three, two, one... blast off!
January 2004
Crusing with Crédit
Agricole: An interview with CA directeurs-sportifs Denis Roux and Serge
Beucherie
Marcel Wüst: Life is
good
Henk Vogels: On the
road to recovery - again
Rory Sutherland: an
introduction
Marc Meilleur: The
Meilleur Motard
David Clinger: The
Domina Effect
Interviews and profiles for 2003
December 2003
Graeme Brown: 'Whack,
recover, whack, recover'
Heiko Salzwedel:
Challenging WADA
Paolo Bettini: My
Favourite Year
Tim Johnson: The Quiet
American
Thor Hushovd: A turbulent
year
Stefano Garzelli:
The trouble with tonsils
Lance Armstrong: Still a lot to ride fast for - Part
1
Matt Wilson: "Just
a rider"
Alessandro Petacchi:
No comparisons, please
Dave Zabriskie: Dave's
excellent adventure
Mark Renshaw: Graduating
from development to pro
Anna Baylis: Ghost rider
David Millar: Single-minded
about Athens
Giana Roberge: Life
after Saturn
Graeme Brown: Happy
but hungry at home in Oz
November 2003
Magen Long: Oklahoma
Express
Robert Hunter: Refocusing
after a bad hunting season
Mirjam Melchers:
A model of consistency
Peter Knudsen: Introducing
the Parish Foundation Pro Cycling Team
Anthony Geslin: Ready
for the next level
Judith Arndt: Arndt
I having fun
Floyd Landis: Downtime
in California
Michael Barry: Moving
on up
Scott Moninger: Setting
the record straight
Nicole Freedman:
Israel, here I come!
Julian Dean: Into the
wild
October 2003
Baden Cooke: Cooke's
travails
Kristin Armstrong:
More than a water-carrier now
Alexandre Vinokourov:
In Vino, veritas
Sarah Ulmer:
Finding the recipe for success
Bradley Wiggins:
Right on track
Filip Meirhaeghe:
World's pressure & taking a break
Marla Streb:
Take a walk on the wild side
Sarah Tillotson and
Kelly Benjamin: A dynamic duo
Ben Brooks: Going back
to a stronger Jelly Belly in '04
58th Vuelta a Espańa Features
Levi Leipheimer interview:
Never say die
Johan Bruyneel: The
back-to-back Grand Tour champion
Roberto Heras interview:
"I knew I had to give it all"
Alejandro Valverde interview:
The killer instinct
Who is Isidro Nozal?:
Talented, humble, determined...and Vuelta leader
Michael Rasmussen interview:
Vuelta blonde ambition
David Millar interview:
Hamilton in mind
Alessandro Petacchi interview:
2003: Petacchi's year
Matthew White
- White knight boards the blue train
José
Antonio Pecharromán - A future Grand Tour star
September 2003
Cadel Evans - Optimistic
Evans on the mend
Lance Armstrong
- Soccer dad and superstar
Mark Scanlon - Fulfilling
his potential
Chris Eatough
- Engineered for endurance
August 2003
Henk Vogels - Captain
Courageous: A return from the dead
Joane Somarriba
- Indurain's wheeltracks
Laurent
Dufaux - Motivated once more
Haimar Zubeldia
- The quiet achiever
Marty Northstein
& Ed Beamon - Navigating their way to the top
Malcolm Elliot -
Only as young as you feel
Sara Carrigan - Moving
on up
Susanne Ljungskog
- Bloodied but unbowed at the Grande Boucle Féminine
Brett Aitken
- Dreaming of Olympic selection
Nicole Cooke - Another
Cookie Monster?
Tyler Hamilton -
A hero's welcome, and what's in store for 2004
July 2003
Chris Horner - Success,
Saturn and San Francisco
Tylar Farrar - "A
little bit of a shock."
Danny Pate - "Some
things are worth more than racing"
90th Tour de France Features
Barry Hoban interview -
Memories of the demigods
Baden Cooke
- Bring on the Champs Elysées
Joseba Beloki
- What lies beneath
Fred Rodriguez
- Let the games begin
Robbie McEwen
- Seeing green
Daniel Baal
- Countdown to the Tour
George
Hincapie - Ready to roll
Alessandro
Petacchi - The unexpected champion
Michael
Rogers - The power of one
June 2003
Jobie Dajka
- The World Keirin Champion on riding the International Keirin series in keirin's
home country, Japan.
Genevieve Jeanson
- Killing them softly
Chris Witty
- Get Witty
Laurent Brochard
- The world according to Laurent
Samuel Dumoulin
- I am Sam
Jean Luc Jonrond, Jean
Delatour Team Manager - To Le Tour with Jean Delatour
Petra Rossner
- Seven deadly sprints
Charles Dionne -
keeping the rubber side down from now on
Filip Meirhaeghe interview
- more than a mountainbiker
May 2003
Mary Grigson interview
- Nursing mind and body back to form
Hayden Roulston
interview - To rule the Roulst
Dr Michele Ferrari interview
part one - Training methods and 20 years of changes
Dr Michele Ferrari interview
part two - The court case and Lance Armstrong
86th Giro d'Italia Features
Robbie McEwen interview
- Relaxed and ready for the 2003 Tour
Magnus Bäckstedt interview
- A day off in Napoli
Graeme Brown interview
- Evening the odds
I Campioni - A pictorial of the great Italian riders: Part
I and Part II
April 2003
Ben Brooks interview
- The Choco man cometh to Cali
Viatcheslav Ekimov interview
- A race that makes him feel younger
Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski interview
- Boulder and beyond
Jimena Florit
interview - Striving for perfection
Wade Bootes interview
- Crossing over from dirt to boards
March 2003
Gord Fraser - A healthy
lifestyle with Team Health Net
Tanya Lindenmuth - Racing for
the feds
Erik Weispfennig
- Coming to Australia
Marion Clignet - Back
on track
David Millar - Who is
the real David Millar?
Susanne Ljungskog
- Life's about taking risks
Kate Nichols - A chip
off the old block?
February 2003
Bjarne Riis - Coach
to coach
Kate Nichols - A chip
off the old block?
Steffen Kjćrgaard
- Ride Steffen, ride
Susan Stewart - manager
of Flanders-iteamNova.com
Chann McRae - No longer
going Postal
Miguel "Amazing" Meza|
Ciarán Power - A Navigator
finds his way
Roland Green - Captain
Canada gets on board the 'blue train' in '03
Allan Davis - Hitting
the big time
January 2003
Tour De Langkawi Features
Breaking through:
Iran's national team at the LTdL
An interview with
Bjornar Vestol - Just the Faks
A day in the life
of a Directeur-Sportif at the LTdL
Laying down the law
with LTdL Chief Commissaire Michael Robb
O'Neill in sparkiling
form as he opens his account in Le Tour
An interview
with LTdL Race Controller Alan Rushton
Steve Thomas' own Tour de Langkawi - Part
I, Part II
and Part III.
Tour Down Under Features
Sean Yates - Tending
a Danish Garden
Tom Boonen - Boomin'
Boonen comes to Adelaide
Jörg Ludewig - Poetry
in motion
Bobby Julich - Getting his priorities right
McEwen and Gates
take five
Cooke takes aim for the
European spring - FDjeux.com's sprinter reveals future plans
"I want to win" - Andrea
Tafi talks to Cyclingnews
Other interviews
Alessandro Petacchi
- Not your usual sprinter
Katie Mactier - New neighbours, new challenges
Brad McGee - Rocking
at 58km/h
Olga Slioussareva - Fly in
the ointment
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Williams
- Blonde ambition
Interviews and profiles for 2002
December 2002 - Santiago Botero
- Colombian sportsman of the year
December 2002 - Fred
Rodriguez: An up-and-down 2002, supplements and 'Fast Freddy's Blend'
December 2002 -
Membership, money and
medals: USA Cycling CEO Gerard Bisceglia
December 2002 - Thor Hushovd:
Ready to carve out a niche
December 2002 - Greg Minnaar:
The Fresh Prince of Big Air
December 2002 - Martin Whiteley,
Global Racing DS: Think Global, act local
December 2002 - Kimberly
Bruckner: Time for a change
December 2002 - Tim
Johnson and Lyne Bessette: The Tim & Lyne show
November 2002 - Laura
Van Gilder: How fast (or far) can I go?
November 2002 - Jonny Sundt:
Cat on a hot tin roof
November 2002 - Levi
Leipheimer: Living up to Potential
November 2002 - Sean Eadie:
2002 World sprint champion
November 2002 - Jonathan
Page: US boy bearing the 'cross in Belgium
November 2002 - Oleg Grichkine,
Russian Champion: As long as the legs spin
November 2002 - Roy Knickman:
Stepping up to the plate for Prime Alliance
November 2002 - Chris
Hoy: The Kilo Guy
November 2002 - Tom Danielson:
Climbing specialist and new Saturn signing
November 2002 - Lisa Mathison:
Junior MTB world champion & UCI scholarship holder
October 2002 - Lance Armstrong comments
on the 2003 TdF
October 2002 - Nicholas Roche
- Roche junior steps out of the shadows
October 2002 - Henk Vogels Part
II - Come fly with me
October 2002 - Baden Cooke
- Big Boy Baden
October 2002 - Questions
& Lanswers - Lance Armstrong meets the people at Interbike
October 2002 - Tomas Lövkvist
- Sweden's Junior World's hope
October 2002 - Henk Vogels,
part 1 - getting chirpy about the World Roads, his best season ever and
his decision to leave Credit Agricole
September 2002 - L'Americano
- Guido Trenti: a pro's life in Italy and riding the world's for the USA
September 2002 - Cyrille Guimard sings
praise of Baden Cooke
September 2002 - Cycling and
beyond with Zoulfia Zabirova
September 2002 - Floyd Landis
- Back home again
September 2002 - Amber Neben
- one of the new stars of women's cycling
September 2002 - Jens Schwedler
- Germany's 'cross champion
September 2002 - Jose
Miguel Echavarri - a rare interview with the iBanesto.com director (also
in Spanish)
September 2002 - Iban
Mayo interview - The great orange hope of the Basque Country. Also available
in Castellano.
September 2002 - Team
Phonak - Talking in the Phonakular
September 2002 - Laurent Jalabert
- Bowing out while still at the top
September 2002 - Johan
Bruyneel - the USPS mastermind on Vuelta objectives and rivals
August 2002 -
Cadel Evans - Off to
the Tour with Telekom
August 2002 -
Miranda Vierling
- brains over brawn at the junior worlds
August 2002 -
Bert McConnell - Track
racing über-fan
August 2002 -
Jonathan Vaughters, part
1 - leaving Credit Agricole
August 2002 -
Jonathan Vaughters, part
2 - V is for venerable
August 2002 - Susanne
Ljungskog - LGBF final stage winner
August 2002 - Catherine
Marsal - Saturn's French connection
August 2002 - Madeleine
Lindberg - Swedish champion and LGBF stage winner
July 2002: Tour de France
Lance Armstrong -
Pre-Tour press conference
Lance
Armstrong - July 25 press conference given in the Alps.
Lance
Armstrong - July 27 press conference
Chris Carmichael
- speaks about Armstrong's preparation, chances, rivals, the parcours and more.
Baden Cooke Part 1 - Yearning
for a stage win the Tour de France.
Baden Cooke Part 2 - When
you're scooting along at 70 clicks an hour, there's no time for talking.
Erik Dekker - Getting
hip to Mr Congeniality.
David Etxebarria Part
1 - Euskaltel-Euskadi's hard man explains the reason behind the creation
of the "Euskaltel animal" and more Also available in Spanish.
David Etxebarria Part
2 - Etxebarria talks about who in EE's hot and who's not, his predictions
for the TdF, and more. Also available in Spanish.
Igor Gonzales de Galdeano
- ONCE's chrono man (Spanish
version)
Ivan Basso - The
story of the wolf and the stallion.
Julian Gorospe - Euskaltel's
DS on the orange team's Tour aims
Tyler Hamilton - Hamilton
will be giving his all to put Austin Powers in a spot of difficulty come the
high mountains.
Robert Hunter - The
25 year-old South African sprinter muses about his team's withdrawal from pro
cycling at the end of the year.
Floyd Landis - Fat-tyre
addict turned relevatory roadie
The Legend of Landis
Part 1 - The story of Floyd Landis is among the most intriguing to emerge
out the world of pro cycling in the last few years.
The Legend of
Landis Part 2 - Floyd talks about his switch from mountainbiking and his
entry into the world of professional road racing.
Robbie McEwen - Find
out about his preparation and plans leading up the world's biggest cycling race.
Bradley McGee - The
prologue favourite from down under talks about his goals, preparation and the
fruits of the Aussie FDJ connection
Stuart O'Grady - "I'm
back on bike, ready to do everything I can to keep the green jersey until AFTER
the line on the Champs-Elysées!".
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
- Euskaltel-Euskadi's 24 year old Tour rookie isn't expected to do great things.
Except that is, by himself. Available in Spanish.
Richard Virenque
- Virenque's solo victory in Paris-Tours in the latter half of the 2001 season
signalled a comeback. However his path of retribution is not complete.
July 2002 - Sarah Ulmer
interview - Off to Manchester I go, united
June 2002 - Fredrik Modin
- Sweden's newest (and lightest) star
June 2002 - Floyd Landis
- Back on right track with USPS for 2002
June 2002 - Deirdre Demet-Barry
- Fly Like a Butterfly
June 2002 - Scott Sunderland
- Team talk, Commonwealth Games, Aussies in Italy, and Tchmil
May 2002: Giro d'Italia
Dario Cioni - Guerriero
del ombra: Shadow warrior
Graeme Brown - Una grande
entrata for Brownie
Francesco Casagrande - Headstrong
and head-on
Tyler Hamilton - American
Flyer
Giovanni Battaglin -
A legend of the Giro looks back
Alessandro
Petacchi - A Fassabulous season
Daniele Nardello - Friendly
aggressor
Gilberto Simoni - Mountain
Man
Stefano Garzelli - A man on
a mission
Cadel Evans - Pre-Giro thoughts
May 2002 - Mike
Giraud - wrenching for Rona
April 2002 - Volvo-Cannondale
- Defending the top MTB spot
April 2002 - Viatcheslav
Ekimov - Returning to racing
April 2002 - Lance Armstrong
- talks about going for a fourth Tour, the Classics and more grief from the
French authorities
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
Muńoz - 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
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