Victoria Pendleton
The Sunday Times, 10 Januari 2008
Victoria's Secrets
Victoria Pendleton is a world champion and a gold-medal favorite for Beijing. A violent crash at 40 mph during December's Olympic test event ripped a huge chunk of skin from her elbow and hip, and opened up questions for this popular and diva-like British track cyclist.
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Natasha Elliott
pedalmag.com, 10 Januari 2008
Cream, Broken Bones, Fist Fights, and Lessons Learned
Natasha Elliott, 29, of Ontario races for Stevens Cross and was ranked 40th in the UCI Women’s Cyclocross Rankings as of December 27, 2007. She finished 9th at the 2007 National Championships on October 21 in Kamloops, B.C.
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Jill Kintner
dirtmag.co.uk, 7 Januari 2008
Olympics, ping pong and art
Red Bull Mountaincross rider Jill Kintner is going from the Mountainbike back to BMX to chase the 2008 Olympics, where the sport makes its debut.
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Andrea Graus
cyclingfx.nl, 5 Januari 2008
Beijing bound ?
After one season with Equipe Nürnberger Andrea Graus is returning to Team Bigla for 2008. The rider from Innsbruck, Austria, has planned her season around the Olympic Games in Beijing, where " with good form I certainly can do well".
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Clara Hughes
pedalmag.com, 3 Januari 2008
Officer of The Order of Canada
On December 29, 2007, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced 61 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among them was Olympic cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes.
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Emma Silversides
cyclingfx.nl, 3 Januari 2008
"I want to win my first race!"
Emma Silversides has become the first British rider to sign for Belgium's top women's pro cycle team Lotto - Belisol. The 29 year from North Yorkshire will join her new teammates, including Athens Olympic road race champion Australian Sara Carrigan, in February.
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Emma Pooley
cyclingfx.nl, 1 Januari 2008
"I don't really like bananas"
The UCI trade team Specialized Designs for Women has undergone several changes for the next season with only six riders receiving a contract renewal and the addition of several new riders to support Emma Pooley at the International level.
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Wendy Simms
cyclingnews.com, 25 December 2007
Gaining experience on European ground
Wendy Simms is not a household name in cyclo-cross racing on an international level, but those in-the-know have seen her performances and will list her name as one of the favourites for the upcoming World Championships in Treviso, Italy.
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Amber Rais
triplecrankset.com, 21 December 2007
Part II - what her goals are
Amber came into the sport of cycling later in life than most. She swam competitively as a child and eventually earned a partial scholarship to the Division I program at Stanford University. But after three years, and a career hampering shoulder injury, she suffered exhaustion from the sport.
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Amber Rais
triplecrankset.com, 20 December 2007
Part I - stardom, talent, passions.
Amber came into the sport of cycling later in life than most. She swam competitively as a child and eventually earned a partial scholarship to the Division I program at Stanford University. But after three years, and a career hampering shoulder injury, she suffered exhaustion from the sport.
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Georgia Gould
velonews.com, 16 December 2007
Pay Day
It's been a busy year for Georgia Gould. The 27-year-old swept the National Mountain Bike Series, grabbed her first podium finish at a UCI World Cup, a top-10 at the UCI mountain-bike world championships and won the Crank Brother's U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series.
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Linda Villumsen
beautyofcycling.com, 13 December 2007
"It was a dream come true"
Linda Villumsen, last years TT European Champion, is working hard to make her comeback in the women’s peloton. The young Danish rider crashed seriously during last years ‘Rund um die Nürnberger Aldstadt’ in Germany. Now, almost three months later, she is back on her bike.
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Georgia Gould
cyclingnews.com, 12 December 2007
Climbing higher
The name Georgia Gould has appeared at the top of the North American cyclo-cross results so often this year that it's hard to believe that the 2006 US national mountain bike champion has only been a professional racer for only a few years.
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Amber Neben
cyclingnews.com, 30 November 2007
An unusual year
American cyclist Amber Neben has been quietly racking up outstanding results in the European women's peloton. After coming second to Judith Arndt in the Thüringen Rundfahrt, she dominated the La Route de France Féminine, winning by more than one minute over Svetlana Bubnenkova.
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Wendy Houvenaghel
britishcycling.org.uk, 29 November 2007
Emulating Ulmer
Wendy Houvenaghel, UCI World Track Cup Champion was in winning form at the Manchester World Track Cup with teammate Rebecca Romero taking the Silver medal. Both are looking to make the GB team for Beijing and come away from those Olympics with more Gold.
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Rebecca Romero
britishcycling.org.uk, 27 November 2007
Pursuing Gold
Rebecca Romero is due to jet off to Australia for the start of her 2007/08 World Track Cup campaign with a goal of not just making the British team for the Beijing Olympics but also winning a medal there, a Gold medal of course!
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