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CYCLE SPORT: JUNE 2005
IN THE TORNADO'S EYE
Tom Boonen's historic Tour of Flanders/Paris-Roubaix double has made him one of Belgium's biggest stars. He finds a spare moment in his tempestuous diary to speak to Cycle Sport about his ever-growing list of victories, and his next steps.
END OF AN ERA?
As his final race approaches, we reflect on Lance Armstrong's glittering career and ask whether the Texan really can finish as a seven-times Tour winner, and what his retirement will mean for the cycling world.
ITALIAN SPECIAL
Ranking alongside Belgium as one of the most bike-mad nations, Italy has a unique place in the world of cycling. We preview the Giro d'Italia; speak to two of the race favourites; meet one of the race's forgotten former winners; and talk to a man with the most famous name in component manufacturing
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL
Become a member of the Italian tifosi and enjoy the same enthusiasm for cycling as the rest of this passionate country. We look at Italy's national Grand Tour - The Giro d'Italia - by examining the riders taking part and predicting what this year could bring.
HUNTING PINK
After four years of focusing on the Tour de France it's all about a home win for Ivan Basso now. The CSC rider explains why he has committed himself 100 percent to winning the Giro d'Italia and how he's going to do it
CUNEGO ALL THE WAY?
The tifosi may love him, but with that adulation comes pressure. Damiano Cunego speaks candidly about how he deals with the pressure and how he will win his second Giro, while trying to stay on the good side of his arch-rival and team-mate, Gilberto Simoni.
NEVER SAY NEVER
Not everyone who wins the Giro finds a ticket to fame and fortune in the back pocket of the maglia rosa. Having won the Giro after 10 years of trying, tifosi favourite Franco Chioccioli decided to leave pro cycling and return to a modest life in his family home in the Italian countryside
RECORD SELLERS
Despite the aggressive entrance of Japanese and American companies into the bicycle market, Campagnolo has maintained its Italian identity and remains at the centre of the industry. We speak to the passionate patriarch of the firm, Valentino Campagnolo.
GOING ELECTRONIC
Cycle Sport was at Paris-Roubaix where Campagnolo's hi-tech and highly-secret Elettronico gear shift system was put through its paces. We look at how the still-experimental system works and how it fared at the spring Classics.
BEATING THE COBBLES
We see how the different squads that lined up for Paris-Roubaix prepared their bikes. From unique carbon forks to elastomer suspension, our photos show the teams' different approaches to coping with the most arduous test in professional cycling
NICOLE'S MACHINE
Welsh wonder girl Nicole Cooke is undoubtedly the most successful British road cyclist of the moment. We examine the Safi-Pasta Zara team issue Opera Leonardo carbon-fibre bike that propelled her to victory in this year's Fleche Wallonne
TOM'S VINTAGE BIKE
Two passionate bike enthusiasts, Dave Marsh and Rick Powell, have completed the ultimate restoration for British cycling fans by completely and accurately returning Tom Simpson's race-winning 1961 Tour of Flanders Gitane to its former glory
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