Anne Samplonius
pedalmag.com,
17 June 2008
"No word yet, I have no clue"
Anne Samplonius (Cheerwine) had a great Nature Valley Grand Prix, 9th on the Final Stage, 3rd overall and helping Cheerwine to win the Final Team GC. With the CCA due to announce the riders selected for the Olympics, she answered my first question before I even had an opportunity to ask it.
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 Brooke Miller
pedalmag.com,
15 June 2008
"Are you ready for a novel?"
Friday was a double-stage day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix with the Stage 3 ITT in the morning and the Stage 4 criterium later that day. We caught up with some of the Canadian riders at both stages for some post race interviews. Brooke Miller, Stage 4 Winner
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Anne Samplonius
pedalmag.com,
15 June 2008
"I'm just plugging away"
Friday was a double-stage day at the Nature Valley Grand Prix with the Stage 3 ITT in the morning and the Stage 4 criterium later that day. We caught up with some of the Canadian riders at both stages for some post race interviews. Anne Samplonius - 2nd & 44th on stages, goes 3rd in GC.
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 Gina Grain
pedalmag.com,
14 June 2008
"I bit the biscuit and ate some gravel"
Following the rainstorms on Wednesday's Stage 1 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix which forced a cancellation of the men’s race we caught up with some of the Canadian riders for pre and post race interviews on Stage 2. Gina Grain (Webcor Builders), crashed on the final circuit and finished 89th.
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Leigh Hobson
pedalmag.com,
14 June 2008
"We're happy"
Following the rainstorms on Wednesday's Stage 1 of the Nature Valley Grand Prix which forced a cancellation of the men’s race we caught up with some of the Canadian riders for pre and post race interviews on Stage 2. Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine), teammate of Laura Van Gilder who placed 3rd in the stage.
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Irina Kalentieva
cyclingnews.com,
11 June 2008
Riding with her head
Irina Kalentieva came originally from the little-known Russian province of Chuvash to conquer the world – the world of mountain biking. She won the World Championship title in cross country last year in Fort William, and will look to defend that title next week in Val di Sole, Italy.
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 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
cyclingnews.com,
7 June 2008
Aiming for Triple Crown
The name Ina-Yoko Teutenberg has become synonymous with winning in the world of women's cycling. The Tom Boonen of the female peloton is virtually unbeatable when it comes to a sprint, and she demonstrated this by taking back to back wins in the first two races of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown.
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Kelli Emmett
cyclingnews.com,
6 June 2008
Hitting her stride
Kelli Emmett (Giant MTB Team) is enjoying one of her best years ever as a professional mountain bike racer. A few weeks ago, she notched her first-ever National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) cross country victory at the Santa Ynez Valley National, and took second in the short track event.
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 Jenny Trew
pedalmag.com,
28 May 2008
"winning is WAY more fun"
Calgary native Jenny Trew is well known to the Canadian cycling scene, adeptly making her mark both on and off the bike. This year Trew is riding for Team Vanderkitten and taking on the continental scene.
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Georgia Gould
velonews.com,
22 May 2008
“It’s definitely the craziest thing that has ever happened to me in my life”
The longest winning streak in NORBA/NMBS cross-country history came to a close last weekend as Georgia Gould recorded a DNF at the third round of 2008. For Gould, who took eight straight NMBS wins from 2007-08, the abandonment came after a frightening bout of heat stroke and severe dehydration.
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Leigh Hobson
pedalmag.com,
10 May 2008
Burning up the roads
Canada's Leigh Hobson (Cheerwine Cycling Team) is burning up the roads on the US NRC circuit. Following her Stage 5 win and 2nd place GC finish at the recent Tour of the Gila, Hobson is now the top ranked female on the NRC circuit.
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 Sabine Spitz
cyclingnews.com,
10 May 2008
Catch her if you can
Sabine Spitz returned to the World Cup course in Offenburg, Germany, one week after the race to demonstrate how to ride descents that are virtually vertical and how a professional blasts around a technical course without fear.
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Jennie Reed
fixedgearfever.com,
9 May 2008
On top of the world, at last!
When Jennie Reed crossed the line in Manchester, England for her first World Championship Title in the Keirin, it was a culmination of 10 years of hard work and passion. 05/09/08
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Gunn-Rita Dahle
cyclingnews.com,
8 May 2008
Back to the beginning
One year ago the most dominant woman in cross country was sidelined with a virus that kept her out of competition for the rest of the 2007 season. Through a mix of complacency, urgency and a passion to ride came her biggest downfall.
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Felicia Gomez
podiuminsight.com,
2 May 2008
"Anything that goes uphill I'm pretty happy with"
In 2008, 38-year old Canadian Felicia Gomez took a leave from her job with the aim of making the cut for the Olympics. Known for her climbing prowess, she has focused on her time trialing skills and the work is starting to pay off, having recently won the Tour of the Gila ITT.
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Jill Kintner
nbcolympics.com,
2 May 2008
"A new opportunity"
Jill Kintner has found world class success both on the mountain and the BMX track. Following her title at the Mountain Biking 2007 Worlds, she switched back to BMX full-time in order to dedicate herself to the pursuit of an Olympic medal in Beijing.
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