Gina Grain
pedalmag.com, 8 March 2008
"Its like a chess game you know..?"
With a vast array of illustrious credentials, Gina Grain has made it no secret that she means business when it comes to racing bikes. Her aspiration is that her top-level performances will bring her one step closer to her ultimate goal, to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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Helen Wyman
britishcycling.org.uk, 7 March 2008
"It's a lot more glamorous than you think"
For Helen Wyman, cycling has always been a way of life. However she didn't turn her attention to racing until her older brother Greg got involved and where big brother led, younger sister followed.
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Katy Curd
sportsister.com, 5 March 2008
"just taking it as it comes"
Katy Curd broke into the big time at last Septembers World Championships in Fort William, Scotland where despite only having taken up the sport in April of the same year, she managed to secure an amazing Silver medal in the Junior event.
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Liesbet de Vocht
cyclingfx.nl, 4 March 2008
"It is good sometimes to change direction"
Liesbet De Vocht was born in Turnhout, Belgium on January 5, 1979. After two years with Lotto - Belisol Ladiesteam Liesbet will ride for Vrienden Van Het Plattleand Women's Pro Team in 2008 and talks about last year and her new team and goals.
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Kate Cullen
velodrome.org.uk, 4 March 2008
Forgotten Hero
At the 2007 British National Track Championships Scotlands Kate Cullen surprised a lot of people when she 'did the double' and claimed the National Points and Scratch Race titles.
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Trine Schmidt
cyclingfx.nl, 3 March 2008
"I even learnt some Dutch!!"
Danish TT champion Trine Schmidt spent last year riding for Jean-Paul van Poppels' Team Flexpoint, gaining her first professional win in the Czech stage race Gracia - Orlova. This season she will be riding alongside Susanne Ljungskog in the Menikini-Selle Italia-Master Color team.
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Liesbeth De Vocht
Daily Peloton, 3 March 2008
Interview - Liesbet de Vocht
Liesbet De Vocht of Vrienden Van Het Plattleand Women's Pro Team talks about last year and her new team and goals for 2008.
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Tanja Slater
cyclingfx.nl, 27 February 2008
"It was a brilliant feeling"
In the foothills of the sun-drenched Pyrenees, Tanja Slater kicked clear of the pack on stage 4 last years Grande Boucle Feminin, the women's Tour de France. It was a supreme effort of courage and commitment that the former triathlete will always remember.
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Tanja Slater
Daily Peloton, 27 February 2008
Interview - Tanja Slater
Tanja Slater, 2nd year pro rider with the new British Women's Pro Team, Halfords/Bike Hut looks at her first pro year and her goals and ambitions in 2008.
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Emily Batty
canadiancyclist.com, 26 February 2008
"Money opens doors"
One of the rising stars in Canadian women's mountain biking, Ontario's Emily Batty will be entering her 9th year of racing in 2008. Batty made her debut with the U23 Women last year and has been rapidly climbing the ranks, highlighted by her 10th place at the World Championships last Fall.
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Katheryn Curi Mattis
pezcyclingnews.com, 19 February 2008
The Mind of a Mentally Fit Pro
What does it take – mentally – for professional cyclists to be successful in a stage race like the Tour of California? Pez talks candidly with Katheryn Curi Mattis, Steven Cozza, and Ben Jacques-Maynes, and hears some surprising and inspiring stories.
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Katie Mactier
roadbikereview.com, 17 February 2008
Looking for a Big Year
Former Australian National Road Champion Katie Mactier has been in Sonoma County all week with the ValueAct Capital team for their training camp. Katie will be participating in first edition of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Criterium presented by the Redwood Regional Breast Center.
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Rebecca Romero
Cycling Weekly, 13 February 2008
"I want to become world champion and Olympic champion in the pursuit"
Rowing's loss has been cycling's gain. Part of the British crew who won a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics in the quadruple sculls, the 27 year old is now intent on becoming only the second woman to win Olympic medals in two different sports.
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Joanna Rowsell
britishcycling.org.uk, 10 February 2008
“I think the World’s is a realistic target”
Our final interview during the training camp was with a rider who shot to prominence in 2006 and after a quiet year in 2007 is now challenging for a spot in the Women’s Team Pursuit which GB will contest at the Manchester World Track Championships.
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Wendy Houvenaghel
britishcycling.org.uk, 10 February 2008
“Coffee shops and Manchester retail therapy”
Twice a winner of the UCI World Track Cup for the Women’s Pursuit, Wendy has pulled out some scintillating rides in the last year or so and has been busy preparing at the Manchester Velodrome for the Copenhagen World Track Cup event and the big one that follows, the Manchester UCI Track Worlds.
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Rebecca Romero
britishcycling.org.uk, 9 February 2008
“This winter is all about Beijing”
Already an Olympic medallist in Rowing as well as a former World Champion, Rebecca has sights on making a remarkable return to the Olympic arena but in a completely different sport.
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