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CYCLE SPORT: JUNE 2000
IT'S DUST UP
Classic races fall hard and fast in the month of April, as did the hopes of some of the peloton's best
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE
Bernard Hinault talks about the passion that transformed him from angry young man of the bunch into the last true leader of the peloton
COMMERCIAL BREAKAWAYS
Cycling may be a straightforward matter of pain and glory for the likes of Lotto and Mapei, but further down the pecking order race tactics have slightly less pure motives
ONE OF A KIND
Ruben Galvan is living proof that being Spanish and loving Paris-Roubaix are not mutually exclusive
PRODIGAL SON
After a warm Italian welcome for La California's homecoming king, the modest Paolo Bettini talks about fulfilling his Classics dream
BELGIUM'S OTHER TRADITION
Forget Flanders, Belgium's split personality means that Wallonia's GP Pino Cerami can attract more than its fair share of top riders
FINAL WORD
Team doctor to Festina in 1998, Eric Rijckaert talks frankly about his time in prison and the hypocrisy that continues to surround doping
SPANISH LULLABY
Part three of our A Race Apart series: the GP Miguel Indurain barely causes a murmur as it tiptoes through a quiet corner of Spain. Even with a start list featuring Olano, Jalabert, Armstrong and Escartin, the man everyone wanted to see was handing out the prizes
GIRO 2000 PREVIEW
Savage climbs, larger-than-life riders, obsessive tifosi - welcome to the Giro d'Italia
GOTTI
Last year's controversial winner is odds-on favourite to take his third Tour of Italy
CASAGRANDE
For the first time in his career, Francesco Casagrande starts the Giro as a genuine contender
SAVOLDELLI
The fearless descender aims to improve on his runner-up place in 1999
TONKOV
Mr. Consistency, plus the best of the rest
CLIMBERS AND SPRINTERS
Specialists have plenty of opportunities to show their mettle in the first three-week tour of the millennium
McCARTNEYS
Having signed Italian Emmanuele Lupi to beef up the squad prior to a Giro team selection, CS looks at the riders who could make the cut
LAST OF THE OLD GUARD
Massimo Podenzana may be even older than Andrei Tchmil but, as has been illustrated this season, experience is what counts in pro racing
TEAMS
The squads who will be hoping to do it together
NEWS
Pantani coming, going or gone?; world champ crowned (it's not what you think); Classic views from Fignon; Bartoli bulks up; Lance looking good
INTRODUCING
Young Irish hopeful Ciaran Power on riding the Giro in his first season as a pro for the Linda McCartney Foods squad
RAINBOW WARRIOR
Oscar Freire has had brushes with Erik Zabel and a windscreen this month, but at least he was away from home
LIFE ON THE ROAD
Having sampled Hell of the North, Dave Millar's confidence is restored
FULL BEAM
Jonathan Vaughters goes back to his racing roots and rides with Colorado's finest
LETTERS
What fraud?; persistent stereotypes; TTT fashion and safety; first-hand memories; and a group of people who have never heard of Lance Armstrong
DISPATCHES
Van Petegem's right-hand Flandrian; Sciandri prepares for the Giro; shadow over Danish cycling
CALENDAR
The Dauphiné Libéré is traditionally the final run-through for the Tour thoroughbreds. After a few lean years, it has borrowed the services of Mont Ventoux to bring back the big names
RESULTS
Spring Classics, UCI rankings, and more
BROOMWAGON
A member of the Danish tifosi, Aussie humor and an old pro remembers
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