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George Hincapie – Featured Rider Interview

Cyclingfan.net: Now that you have raced 16 Tour de Frances will you try for 17? George Hincapie: I hope to do one more. It’s been a long career. Longer than average. But I still feel good and I still have a lot to give back to the sport. Cyclingfan.net: How do you react to being tied with riding 16 Tours? George Hincapie: My main motivation wasn’t the record. It was helping Cadel (Evans)... 

Damiano Cunego – Featured Rider Interview

Damiano Cunego is a professional cyclist who is an overall rider who is currently riding for the Italian cycling team Lampre ISD. Cunego recently finished 7th overall at the Tour de France. Damiano was born on October 19th in 1981 (29 years old) in Verona , Italy. He has 45 career wins since he started as a professional in 2002. He is 5 feet and 5 inches and weighs in at 127 lbs. CyclingFan.net... 

Karsten Kroon – Featured Rider Interview

Karsten Kroon was born January 29, 1976 and is 35 years old and now races for American team BMC Racing. He turned pro way back in 1999 (pro for 12 years). Karsten is from Dalen, Netherlands and now lives Rekem, Belgium. He weighs 145 pounds and is 5 ft and 11 inches tall. Q: What is your interpretation of being a cyclist? A: Well I think the most important think is that you need to love the sport,... 

Tristan Valentin – Featured Rider Interview

Tristan Valentin is a French rider who is on cycling team Cofidis. Tristan was selected to be on Cofidis’s Tour de France team this year, it is his first time in the Tour de France. He was born Feburary 2nd, 1982 in Le-Blanc-Mesnil, France (29). Tristan Valentin started as professional cyclist eight years ago on team Auber 93 and moved to Cofidis in the year 2006. Most of his career he has... 

Nikolas Maes – Featured Rider Interview

Nikolas Maes The first rider in our new section “Featured Riders” is Quick Step‘s Nikolas Maes from Belgium. Nikolas Maes previously rode for Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen between 2006-2009, and in 2010 he signed with Quick Step. Nikolas Maes was born April 9, 1986 in Kortrijk, Belgium. His biggest win so far was stage three in Vuelta a Burgos in 2009. What got you interested...