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Team High Road - 2009(EXTREME) - January
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 16-04-2008 15:23
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Team presentation to come tonight. Bay Cycling Classic and Australian Championships to be posted tomorrow morning (I've finished the races but need to do some screen shot editing at home tonight before I can post them).
Edited by KurtinSC on 30-06-2008 18:49
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 16-04-2008 18:31
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Yep that was I am saying after choosing Ag2r..there is gonna be blenty High road storys. Good luck
Edited by Guido Mukk on 16-04-2008 18:31
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| issoisso |
Posted on 16-04-2008 18:50
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Good luck 
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-04-2008 20:36
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cav!!!!!!!!! and wiggins and hammond |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 16-04-2008 20:36
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Yeah, Good luck. Hope you do good! |
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| Karl_rab |
Posted on 16-04-2008 20:47
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good luck with the story, mine is coming soon 
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| terpripken |
Posted on 16-04-2008 23:19
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Good luck...and I'll be following this story.
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 02:00
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Team High Road 2008
The team is set up for an extremely successful season. It's got a nice mix of classics riders, mountain men and sprinters and should be very successful in a wide range of areas. As you can see below, we have dropped a few riders and added some young talent, to ensure this team is set up to go forward into the future.
Sponsor Goals:
To be honest, these goals don't look all that daunting. We'll have to gear up quickly for the Tour of California, but with this team the whole list shouldn't be too big a problem.
The team leaders:
Big George will be focusing on the cobbled classics in the spring and then gear up for the Tour de France. I'll probably race him in the Tour of California as well as a warm up for March and April. I probably won't rely on him for the win though.
Eisel is kind of a "poor man's Tom Boonen"... a good sprinter and good in the Northern Classics as well. We'll likely be using him as more of a support rider for Hincappie in the classics, instead focusing on a green jersey in the Giro, and if he holds up in the Vuelta as well.
Kirchen is our best climber... both in the hills and the mountains. To be honest I'd rather race him in the Giro if I had my way, but we're going to let him have his way and put him in the Tour. I haven't decided if I can trust him to get a top 10 or not there... he's not strong in the time trials. I may need to throw Gerdeman in there as a back up.
The plan right now is for Rogers to take the lead in the Giro, Kirchen to lead the Tour and Gerdeman to lead the Vuelta. As always... things may changes.
To wrap up we'll take a brief look at the team finances. We've gotten three top sponsors in Amstel, Adidas and Bayer and we've locked them up long term. With the generous sponsor investment, money should not be an issue and we should have plenty to spend when transfers come around.
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:03
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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
The first race of the year, this short sprinter tour is extremely dangerous. There are lots of twists and turns along narrow roads, and crashes will likely be common.
Team High Road has decided to take part mainly as a warm up for some important races early in the season. Michael Rogers is competing to get ready for the Australian Championships. He's hoping to earn that ugly green and yellow jersey this season. Gerald Ciolek is taking part to get ready for the Tour Down Under, where we hope to get some pro-tour points early in the year.
The team:
Michael Rogers - Team Leader
Gerald Ciolek - Sprinter
Marcel Sieberg - Teammate/Leadout man
Adam Hansen - Teammate
John Devine - Teammate
Stage 1 is very short and flat, but travels along narrow roads with many sharp turns.
There wasn't enough time for any break to do anything as the pelaton was chasing from the get go. It came down to a mass sprint which we felt good about, but Rene Hasselbacher simply pulled away from Ciolek down the stretch.
At the back of the pelaton, the team had a very unlucky event. Just before the finish Jurgen Van Goolen crashed... and took Michael Rogers down crossing the finish. Rogers skidded across the finish line on his hip... finishing with the Pelaton but getting banged up pretty good in the process. Let's hope he can recover over the next few days and be ready for the Australian Championships.
Stage 1 results:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 44'24
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 8
3 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light + 12
4 Matthew Goss Team CSC + 20
5 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
6 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
7 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
9 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
10 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto s.t.
19 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
54 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
56 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
60 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:10
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Tough with the crash |
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:17
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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 2
Another short flat stage. There are some extremely slight inclines, and there aren't barriers along the whole route like there were in the first stage, but it should still be a wild stage.
The pace was high from the beginning of the race again, and Rogers was obviously suffering from his fall yesterday. He wasn't able to keep up. Hansen and Devine were sent back to try to help him stay connected to the pelaton when the sprint positioning started, but to no avail.
In the end, Hasselbacher and Huff blew by Ciolek in the final sprint, for another disappointing finish. Sieberg took Ciolek's wheel after leading him out to take 4th, a nice finish for him.
Stage 2 results:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 48'10
2 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
3 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
4 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
5 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
6 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
7 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
8 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
9 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop s.t.
10 Jack Bobridge SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
55 John Devine Team High Road + 1'37
56 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
57 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
General Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 1h32'14
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 20
3 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 28
4 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light + 32
5 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop + 40
6 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
7 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
8 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
9 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
10 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
Points Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 50
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 36
3 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 28
4 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team 28
5 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 20
6 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis 20
7 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 16
8 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 14
9 Matthew Goss Team CSC 14
10 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole 9
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| Setzel |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:19
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Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:30
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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 3
A bit longer stage, this one is pancake flat and should hopefully set Ciolek up for a win. He's been disappointing in the last two sprints... he really should be dominating this field.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this circuit but for most of the race everyone makes it through unscathed. Then, with the sprinters jockeying at the front a huge crash occurs with less than 5 km (one lap) to go!
Wave after wave of riders hit the pavement as they come around the turn and hit the riders down on the ground. The road is so narrow it's virtually impossible to avoid the pile up. Less than half of the 65 man field makes it through the wreck. ALL of High Road's riders are caught up in it.
The sprint was thrown into chaos by the crash as well, but Sebastian Hinault had the presence of mind to surge to the front at just the right time and hold on for the win.
In the end, Ciolek was the only High Road rider to escape injury of some kind. All of the riders will be able to continue the race, but stage 4 looks to be a strugge. Any chance at an overall or points win has disappeared.
Stage 3 results:
1 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 1h34'36
2 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
3 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
4 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
5 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
6 John Murphy Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
7 Daniel Holt Team Type 1 s.t.
8 William Ford SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
9 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
10 Nic Sanderson Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
27 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 1'00
29 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
34 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
36 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
57 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
General Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 3h06'42
2 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole + 28
3 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
4 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 + 48
5 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
6 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
7 Nic Sanderson Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
8 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop s.t.
9 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
10 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
Points Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 66
2 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 48
3 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 36
4 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 30
5 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 29
6 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team 28
7 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 27
8 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis 20
9 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 14
10 Matthew Goss Team CSC 14
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:31
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Posted on 17-04-2008 14:42
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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 4
Forgot to click the replay on this, so no screenies.
Stage 4 is the longest stage of the race, but still fairly short at under 90 km. It's mostly flat, but there is an incline that gets up to about 2% in each circuit.
Ciolek looked fairly well positioned going into the sprint, but made his move too early considering the incline. Ciolek was ahead with 1.3 km to go when he made his move... but he ran out of gas and got passed by a charging group led by Rory Sutherland.
Rogers again fell off when the sprint began. This whole idea of racing here to get in form is looking to be a bad choice at the moment.
Stage Results:
1 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis 2h05'27
2 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
3 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
4 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
6 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
8 John Murphy Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
9 Karl Menzies Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
10 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
14 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
47 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 1'24
48 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
52 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
General Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 5h12'09
2 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light + 28
3 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
4 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop + 36
5 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 + 40
6 Nic Sanderson Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 48
7 Steffen Wesemann Cycle Collstrop s.t.
8 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
9 William Walker Rabobank s.t.
10 Daniel Holt Team Type 1 s.t.
Points Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 72
2 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 52
3 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 47
4 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 46
5 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis 45
6 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 45
7 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team 42
8 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 29
9 Matthew Goss Team CSC 26
10 John Murphy Health Net presented by Maxxis 18
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 14:53
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Jayco Bay Cycling Classic - Stage 5
The final stage of the race... and it can't come soon enough. It's been a disaster so far. The stage is blessedly short, so perhaps Team High Road can finish without kissing any pavement.
Ciolek moved right up to the front at the start, then got a great leadout from Sieberg and powered away from the Pelaton for the win in dominating fashion. Sieberg was strong enough to hold on for third. FINALLY! This is what we expected from this tour.
In other good news... Rogers seems to be feeling better now. We're feeling optimistic again.
Stage results:
1 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 26'41
2 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
3 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
4 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
6 Nick Gates Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
8 Wesley Sulzberger SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
9 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop s.t.
10 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
60 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
62 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
64 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
Final Race Results:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 5h38'50
2 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light + 28
3 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
4 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop + 36
5 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 + 40
6 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop + 48
7 Daniel Holt Team Type 1 s.t.
8 Steffen Wesemann Cycle Collstrop s.t.
9 Nic Sanderson Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
10 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
Final Points Classification:
1 René Haselbacher Team Astana 84
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 70
3 Alejandro Borrajo Colavita - Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light 58
4 Brad Huff Jelly Belly Cycling Team 56
5 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 55
6 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 47
7 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis 45
8 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 32
9 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 31
10 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 29
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 15:03
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Australian Championships - Individual Time Trial
It's time to see how our plan with Rogers pays off. He's got some race days under his belt which could help... but he's also hit the pavement twice this year.
The day is hot and the course actually has some hills to it, so it should be an interesting contest. Rogers and Cadel Evans are definitely the favorites.
In the end, it was really just a race between those two. And even that wasn't too close... Rogers was clearly in superior form coming in and it showed during the races.
Congrats to Micheal Rogers... Australian Time Trial champion for 2008! Also, congrats to Adam Hansen, High Road's other Auzzie, who made a fine ride to finish just off the podium in 4th.
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 43'10
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 16
3 Matt King SouthAustralia.com - AIS + 31
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 39
5 Miles Olman Drapac Porsche Development Program + 43
6 Jack Bobridge SouthAustralia.com - AIS + 47
7 William Ford SouthAustralia.com - AIS + 1'03
8 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis + 1'27
9 Cameron Meyer SouthAustralia.com - AIS + 1'47
10 Jonathon Clarke Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 1'54
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 15:18
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Australian Championships - Road Race
This hilly circuit is a great profile for Rogers, and he's tagged as the favorite for the race. It will be tough considering he's only got Hansent to help him through rather than a whole team.
Hansen tried to get into an early break, but it was pulled back by the pelaton fairly quickly. Another break formed with no real strong riders and stayed away for a bit, but was pulled back with over a third of the race left.
Then the favorites attacked, and both Hansen and Rogers followed. An elite break formed with the likes of Evans, McGee, Lowe, Ford, Gerrans and Cooke along with the two High Road riders. It's clear the winner would come from this break.
Hansen worked hard, pushing the pace at the front while Rogers saved his energy. He fell off the back at the second to last hill, but he was able to cause some damage to the other riders. Then, just as the last hill began, Rogers made his move.
He started powering away and got a gap. 15 seconds... 20 seconds... 25 seconds... it appeared the others in the break didn't have an answer! 30 seconds... 35 seconds... and Rogers crested the final hill.
Could anyone catch him on the downhill?
Absolutely not! Rogers completes the sweep of the Australian Championships in dominating fashion. The crashes in the Jayco Bay race are all forgotten. Remember Michael... Pain heals, chicks dig scars, but glory lasts forever.
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 4h42'07
2 Bradley McGee Team CSC + 37
3 Matt Wilson Team Type 1 s.t.
4 Karl Menzies Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
6 Trent Lowe Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
7 William Ford SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
8 Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
9 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 1'45
10 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 3'40
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| Crommy |
Posted on 17-04-2008 16:43
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Nice stuff Down Under
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Posted on 17-04-2008 18:13
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Down Under Classic
A short sprinters race, this serves as a tune up for the Tour Down Under. After the Jayco Bay race, we should be well prepared for this.
Michael Rogers will be our team lead... but he's mainly competing as a chance to show off his new Australian Champion Jersey and because the race is paying us for him to ride. He won't be competing in the Tour Down Under, as we need to save him to concentrate on the Tour of California and the Giro. Ciolek will again be our sprinter.
Team:
Leader: Michael Rogers
Sprinter: Gerald Ciolek
Leadout/teammate: Marcel Sieberg
Teammate: Adam Hansen
Teammate: Bert Grabsch
Teammate: Sergio Luis Henao
Teammate: John Devine
Free Rider: Servais Knaven (will send on a break just in case)
I didn't copy the profile for the race... but to sum it up it's short and flat. Should be a day for the sprinters.
Knaven got into an initial break which was brought back to the pelaton with 18 km to go. Then another attack occured and Rogers decided it would be fun to latch on and show off the jersey.
Suprisingly, after the break settled in... they had a lead of 50 seconds. So we figured... what the heck... and gave Rogers the green light to go all out for the finish.
Rogers did most of the pushing, and at 3km he was leading the escape group and had opened a small gap over the other escapees. He started his sprint and we hoped for the best.
Not quite enough though. Rogers was passed in the final meters by fellow break member Theo Eltink. Ciolek had another disappointing sprint finishing 9th.
1 Theo Eltink Rabobank 1h02'58
2 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
3 Stijn Vandenbergh AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
4 Aaron Kemps Team Astana s.t.
5 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
6 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
7 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
10 Saïd Haddou Bouygues Télécom s.t.
19 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
50 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
68 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road s.t.
89 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
102 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
148 Servais Knaven Team High Road + 2'05
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