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.

La Gazzetta dello Sport,
23 April 2008
Bastianelli lancia la sfida
La campionessa mondiale in carica parteciperà con le altre azzurre alla Freccia Vallone femminile. "Sto bene, ci proverò. Ma il Muro di Huy è tremendo a guardarlo dalla macchina, figurarsi in bici..."

cicloweb.it,
19 March 2008
Campionessa Bastianelli
Dieci anni dopo la vittoria di Alessandra Cappellotto (1997, San Sebastián), un’atleta italiana torna alla vittoria nel campionato mondiale di ciclismo su strada professionisti, categoria élite femminile.

velonews.com,
6 February 2008
"In Germany, if you say you are a cyclist it is like swearing in Church!"
Reigning Olympic champion Gunn-Rita Dahle, the most dominant woman on a mountain-bike from 2002-2006, has started on the long road back to her sport’s pinnacle after missing much of 2007 to a serious stomach infection.

cyclingfx.nl,
19 January 2008
"I finally won a race"
One of the riders on the winning Italian team at the Worlds in Stuttgart, 27 year old Luisa Tamanini from Trento, Italy, rides for the Safi-Pasta Zara Team. Looking forward to the 2008 season, Luisa tells us her training and racing goals, not the least of which is the hunt for a certain Tricolore Je

Daily Peloton,
18 January 2008
Luisa Tamanini - Interview
Safi/Pasta Zara/Manhattan rider Luisa Tamanini of Italy interview - Looking forward to the 2008 season, training and racing goals, not the least of which is the hunt for a certain Tricolore Jersey.