Biography
Roger Hammond
by admin on Feb.05, 2009, under Biography
Roger Hammond
Hammond at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full name
Roger Hammond
Date of birth
30 January 1974 (1974-01-30) (age 36)
Country
United Kingdom
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight
74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st)
Team information
Current team
Cervélo TestTeam
Discipline
Road and Cyclo-cross
Role
Rider
Professional team(s)1
20002001-200320042005-20062007-20082009-
CollstropPalmans - CollstropMr Bookmaker.comDiscovery ChannelT-Mobile TeamCervélo TestTeam
Infobox last updated on:
12 May 2008
1 Team names given are those prevailingat time of rider beginning association with that team.
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Mark Cavendish
by admin on Feb.05, 2009, under Biography
“Cavendish is the fastest in the world in the last 50 metres of a sprint.”
—Daniele Bennati, May 2008
On the road, Cavendish won his first stages of a grand tour, by picking two victories in the 2008 Giro d’Italia. Cavendish won four further stages in the 2008 Tour de France, his first coming in stage 5 [...]
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Bernhard Kohl
by admin on Oct.16, 2008, under Biography
Bernhard Kohl
Austrian bicycle racer Bernhard Kohl during the “Nightrace .07″in Waidhofen an der Ybbs on August 24, 2007
Personal information
Full name
Bernhard Kohl
Date of birth
4 January 1982 (1982-01-04) (age 28)
Country
Austria
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
61 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Climber
Amateur team(s)1
20022003–2004
Elk HausRabobank GSIII
Professional team(s)1
2005–20062007–2008
T-Mobile TeamGerolsteiner
Major wins
Austria Road champion (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
26 May 2009
1 Team names given are those prevailingat time of rider beginning association with [...]
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Levi Leipheimer
by admin on Oct.13, 2008, under Biography
Levi Leipheimer
Personal information
Full name
Levi Leipheimer
Date of birth
October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) (age 36)
Country
United States
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
62 kg (136.7 lb; 9.8 st)
Team information
Current team
Team RadioShack
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
All-rounder
Professional team(s)1
1998–19992000–20012002–20042005–200620072008–20092010–
SaturnUS PostalRabobankGerolsteinerDiscovery ChannelAstanaTeam RadioShack
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stagesVuelta a España, 2 stages Tour of California (2007, 2008 & 2009) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (2006) Deutschland Tour (2005) Route du Sud (2002) Vuelta a Castilla y León (2009) [...]
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Cadel Evans
by admin on Oct.08, 2008, under Biography
Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans
Personal information
Full name
Cadel Evans
Date of birth
14 February 1977 (1977-02-14) (age 33)
Country
Australia
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
64 kg (140 lb; 10.1 st)
Team information
Current team
BMC Racing Team
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
All rounder
Amateur team(s)1
1994–19992001
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)
Professional team(s)1
200120022003–20042005–20092010–
Volvo-Cannondale (MTB)SaecoMapeiTeam TelekomDavitamon-LottoBMC Racing Team
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stageUCI ProTour (2007)Mountain Bike World Cup (1998 & 1999) Tour de Romandie (2006) Tour of Austria (2001 & 2004) [...]
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Carlos Sastre
by admin on Oct.08, 2008, under Biography
Carlos Sastre Candil
Personal information
Full name
Carlos Sastre Candil
Date of birth
22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) (age 34)
Country
Spain
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Team information
Current team
Cervélo TestTeam
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Climbing specialist
Professional team(s)1
1998–20012002–20082009–
ONCETeam CSCCervélo TestTeam
Major wins
Tour de France
Overall Classification (2008)
Mountain classification (2008)
3 Individual Stages
Giro d’Italia
3 Stages
Vuelta a España
1 Stage
King of the Mountains classification (2000)
Klasika Primavera (2006)
Infobox last updated on:
July 27, 2008
1 Team names given are [...]
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Alexander Vinokourov
by admin on Oct.07, 2008, under Biography
Alexander Vinokourov
Personal information
Full name
Alexander Nikolaivich VinokourovАлексaндр Николаевич Винокуров
Nickname
Vino
Date of birth
September 16, 1973 (1973-09-16) (age 36)
Country
Kazakhstan
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight
68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Team information
Current team
Astana
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
All-rounder
Professional team(s)1
1998–19992000–2005200620072009-
Casino-AG2R PrévoyanceTeam TelekomLiberty Seguros-WürthAstanaAstana
Major wins
National Road Race Championship(2005) Combativity award (2003) Vuelta a España (2006), 4 stagesTour de France, 3 stagesLiège-Bastogne-Liège (2005)Amstel Gold Race (2003)Paris-Nice (2002, 2003)Dauphiné Libéré (1999)Tour de Suisse (2003)Deutschland Tour (2001)Vuelta a Castilla [...]
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Christian Vandevelde
by admin on Oct.07, 2008, under Biography
Christian Vande Velde
Personal information
Full name
Christian Vande Velde
Nickname
VDV, CVV
Date of birth
May 22, 1976 (1976-05-22) (age 33)
Country
United States
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
69 kg (150 lb; 10.9 st)
Team information
Current team
Garmin-Transitions
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
All-rounder
Professional team(s)1
1998–200320042005–20072008–
US PostalLiberty SegurosTeam CSCSlipstream-Chipotle
Major wins
Giro d’Italia, 1 Stage TTTParis Nice, 1 StageUSA Cycling Professional Tour Champion (2008) Tour of Missouri (2008) Tour de Luxembourg (2006) Eneco Tour of Benelux Mountains classification (2005) Quatre Jours de Dunkerque [...]
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Marco Pantani
by admin on Oct.07, 2008, under Biography
Death
During the early evening of 14 February 2004 Pantani was found dead at a hotel in Rimini, Italy. An autopsy revealed he a cerebral edema and heart failure, and a coroner’s inquest revealed acute cocaine poisoning. Mario Cipollini said “I am devastated. It’s a tragedy of enormous proportions for everyone involved in cycling. I’m [...]
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Marianne Vos
by admin on Oct.05, 2008, under Biography
Marianne Vos
Vos pictured on 21 January 2007
Personal information
Full name
Marianne Vos
Date of birth
May 13, 1987 (1987-05-13) (age 22)
Country
Netherlands
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight
58 kg (130 lb; 9.1 st)
Team information
Current team
Team DSB Bank
Discipline
Road, cyclo-cross, MTB, Track
Role
Rider
Professional team(s)1
2006–
Team DSB-Ballast Nedam
Major wins
1 Gold Olympic Points race (2008) World Road Race Champion (2006) World Cyclo-cross Champion (2006, 2009, 2010) World Points Race Champion (2008)UCI Women’s Road World Cup (2007)La Flèche Wallonne [...]
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