Marco Pinotti Interview: All systems go for a big year with BMC Racing Team
Italian TT specialist almost fully recovered from fractured hip It was way back in 1999 when Marco Pinotti signed his first pro contract, with Lampre Daikin. The Italian team is still with us – and so is the time trial […]
Dan Fleeman retires from competitive cycling
Briton leaves Raleigh to pursue different career path Ten seasons after he first crossed the English Channel in search of a professional contract, Dan Fleeman (Raleigh) has decided to call a halt to his career. In a market where riders […]
Jesper Morkov interview: Young Danish talent battling on road and track
Inside view of the Six Day scene Iljo Keisse, Franco Marvulli, Danilo Hondo and Robert Bartko may be the men collecting the fat envelopes on the six day circuit, but it takes more than a handful of riders to make […]
Tosh Van der Sande Interview: U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner turning pro
Big future in store for Lotto-Belisol rider Six day regular Leif Lampater of Germany took fourth place at the end of the recent Ghent Six Day, but his partner may be unfamiliar to many: Belgian Tosh Van Der Sande. The […]
Dan Lloyd Interview: barring a last-minute contract, it’s the end of the road
Briton talks about the possibility that his career is over The big man from Christchurch in the south of England has conceded that with the training camps for next year already started, it’s unlikely he’ll get the contract that his […]
Ronan McLaughlin Interview: An Post rider chasing breakthrough in 2012
Irishman on racing with ‘Rambo,’ Sean Kelly as a mentor and more It’s unusual for a professional to spend five seasons with one team – and very rare for a 24 year old rider to be with the same squad […]
Dramatic triumph for Marvulli and Keisse in Zurich
Marvulli says victory proves he’s still one of the strongest Switzerland’s Franco Marvulli and Belgium’s Iljo Keisse stormed to a one lap victory in the closing minutes of the Sixday-Nights of Zurich, held over four nights at the Hallenstadion, in […]
Serge Pauwels Interview: Going from Sky to Omega Pharma – Quick Step
Belgian rider hoping for fresh start on home soil after difficult year Serge Pauwels will always be remembered as the man who had to throw away his place in the two man winning break on stage 15 of the 2009 […]
Alex Rasmussen Interview: Getting a second chance after whereabouts crisis
Danish rider speaks about his clearing, his errors and his future September 14th 2011, the Tour of Britain, stage four and just ‘another day at the office’ for Danish sprint and time trial star, Alex Rasmussen. Garmin’s world champion Thor […]
Luke Roberts Interview: Saxo Bank SunGard rider speaks on balancing road, track careers
Former Olympic champ comments on track racing, London Olympics, globalisation and more He’s a team pursuiter par excellence: an Olympic, two Commonwealth and three Worlds golds leave little room for argument on that score, and he’s also got individual pursuit […]