Cycle Sport America Magazine

CYCLE SPORT: MARCH 2004

ULLRICH
The German star has rebuilt his reputation since a troubled 2002, and now a more open and mature Jan Ullrich asserts that while he may be running out of time to beat Armstrong in the Tour, he fully intends to do so -- this year.

TEAMS SPECIAL
With the new season getting underway way as we speak, new team line-ups have been finalized and plans are being laid. Cycle Sport profiles four of the sport's best squads, looks at fdjeux.com's truly fanatical fan club, and provides a full list of every team and rider in UCI Division One.

ALL TOGETHER NOW
Big names are bonding at the Quick Step training camp in Italy, ready for an all-out assault on the Classics.

PLAYING IT COOL
Cofidis are determined to use better teamwork and more focus to have a better season then 2003.

POISED FOR POWER
An intimidating T-Mobile squad gathers in Majorca where rivalries are already apparent.

SERIOUS ALLEGIANCE TO CHOCOLADE
A new Belgian squad determined to make an impact in their debut year.

CLUB CLASS
Fdjeux.com's 2000-member fan club proves that cycling is still close to the heart of the French nation.

TEAMS 2004
A complete rundown of the riders, sponsors and aspirations of every Divsion One team for 2004.

IGOR ASTARLOA: WANDERING STAR
CS tells the story of how 17-year-old Igor Astarloa went from being a misunderstood and undervalued amateur in Spain to crossing the line first in Hamilton.

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
He may not always take the victories that his talent deserves, but US Postal's George Hincapie is one of Lance Armstrong's most valued players and sacrifices much of himself for his team leader. But underneath the softly spoken, gentle image, Hincapie craves a big win and does not intend to settle for anything less.

LEAVING IT LATE
Unlike some, Gilberto Simoni has taken a more leisurely approach to the new season and has only just begun his winter training. Determined to save himself for the summer, Simoni will dust off his bike after three and half months to train himself up for his four main objectives in 2004.

ALL-STAR CAST
Formed 20 years earlier than Bernard Tapie's famous Look outfit, CS charts the rise of the original superteam -- Sixties phenomenon St Raphael.

HOT CROSS BUN FIGHT
It's hard to remember the last time a non-Belgian won a World Cup race, so how do they do it? Cycle Sport travels to Belgium to discover how other nationas can catch up and defeat these Euro-hardmen.

NEWS
All the news fit to print about cycling.

LETTERS
Letter from Cycling fans.

CHRIS CARMICHAEL
Skills and drills for an powerful early season.

DUG OUT
A look back at one of the rarest photographs ever taken in Tour de France history.

BROOMWAGON
Bikes on the silver screen; bluffer's guide to Lampre.

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