@tsmoha - Thank you very much. Well we can't very dissapointed with a podium in a first race and we have tried our best
@Pellizotti2 - Thanks, much appreciated as you too have some great reports and screens Thanks again
@FreitasPCM - Thanks Though Time-Trial for us didn't went really as expected, we cant de dissapointed though
@aas169 - Thank you And thanks for following
@baia - Thanks
Australian Championships - Time Trial Championships 2011
After the intense Road Race we are now heading towards the Time Trial. The Road Race showed us who's got the early form. Evans should be big favourite after good show. His next big opponents should be Porte and Meyer borthers. Daily form will affect the results too.
The Time-Trial course is varied, with few hills and downhills, though mostly flat. Wind will play part too, while the weather is sunny and calm, with no rain whatsoever. Perfect day for cycling.
Sky Squad
Simon Gerrans
Michael Rogers
Christopher Sutton
Matthew Hayman
Pre-Tactics Meeting
Not much too say about today. Rogers fitness will defintely stop him having a shot at the title, but we hope for good placement. We hope also for a good ride for Sutton, Hayman and Gerrans, which will use this as preparation heading towards Tour Down Under.
Favourites
*** Evans
** C.Meyer, Porte
* Sutherland, Matthews, Bobridge
Australian Championships - Time Trial Championships Report
First serious time was set by Jack Bobridge. He's one of the earliest starters and crashes the other times. His time looks very good, a defitne benchmark for the others.
55'57
The eyes of the Aussie public has been on this rider for past few days. Micheal Matthews as one of the youngest winner of the Aussie Nationals is one the most promising Australians in cycling. He's decent time-trialer but it looks like he took it easy on the day.
56'31
Rory Sutherland has changed a lot since joining United HealthCare. His TT improved a lot and his focus this year is on Tour of California. He sets pretty good time, though not good enough to beat Bobridge ( my fav picture made on PCM 11 so far by me )
56'04
Cameron Meyer has won this title last year and showed good form in ht e Nationals. He beats Bobridge time by only just one seconds to take the overall lead with only few riders left. Can he pull it off again ?
55'56
Michael fitness coming to Nationals wasn't very good. He lacked fitness like most of the riders, but he suffered more in the winter months. He sets dissapointining time by his standards, only 6th fastest, but we didn't really expect much with his fitness. It's defitnely good start for him getting his fitness up.
56'06
Richie Porte is the next man on the road. He looked very confident throughout. His positioning was brilliant. He smashes the intermediate time, but can he keep it up. He certainly could, best time of the day so far and preety much unbeatable, even for Evans.
54'37
Last man starting was big favourite Cadel Evans, but even he couldn't do anything to come close to Riche's time. Though he tried hs best and finishes on 2nd position, 47 seconds behind Porte.
55'20
Results
1
RichiePorte
Saxo Bank SunGard
54'37
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 43
3
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'19
4
Jack Bobridge
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'20
5
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1'22
6
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'25
7
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 1'27
8
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'29
9
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'36
10
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'41
Spoiler
11
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'54
12
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'59
13
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2'07
14
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'15
15
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
+ 2'24
16
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'31
17
Rohan Dennis
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 2'32
18
David Kemp
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 2'33
19
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'35
20
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
+ 2'36
21
Mitchell Docker
Skil - Shimano
+ 2'46
22
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
23
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 2'49
24
Jack Anderson
Endura Racing
+ 2'57
25
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
26
Joshua Prete
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 2'59
27
Benjamin King
Team Type 1
+ 3'00
28
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 3'05
29
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'15
30
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
+ 3'17
31
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3'19
33
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3'24
34
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 3'25
35
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'29
36
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'35
37
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
+ 3'36
38
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
+ 3'39
39
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'50
40
Fabio Calabria
Team Type 1
+ 3'55
Sky After-Race Meeting
We won't lie, we expected better placement here. But given that Michael was sick in winter, his fitness wasn't best at all heading towards Nationals and we didn't expect much. Sutton on 16th place is pleasing though. We are looking towards Santos Tour Down Under where some new faces will join our Aussies already here. Stay Tuned !
Edited by Alakagom on 20-08-2011 09:53
Verandas Willems has announced that it has prolonged its partnership until 2014.
United HealthCare as announced that it has prolonged its partnership until 2013.
Michael Barry
Michael Barry announced his retirement from the professional cycling. Due to personal and family reasons, he had decided this year to announce his retirement. He was a very faithful domestique and friend to everyone at Sky and we wish him everything good in the future.
Barry's Bio
Spoiler
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Michael (Mike) Barry Sr., was a racer himself in England in the 1950s and until 2006 he ran a specialty bike store and manufactured a line of hand-made bicycle frames. As a result, the younger Barry grew up in a cycling-intense environment, and started racing at a very young age. He has been a professional since 1998. He has spent many years on the Canadian National Team during the early years of his career.
Barry has raced in 5 Vuelta a Espanas and 3 Giro d'Italias but in 2007 had to abandon the Giro due to health issues, which put him out most of the season.
In 2005 he wrote the book: Inside the Postal Bus, about his experiences at US Postal and the 2004 season whilst riding in support of Lance Armstrong. He and his wife also wrote a training book. He also writes diary entries during his cycling season. In 2010, he is publishing a third book.
His wife is 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Dede Demet Barry. They have 2 children.
Barry's Palamares
Spoiler
2009
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia,
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Tour de Romandie
Most Aggressive Rider Award Tour of Missouri
2008
1st Stage 4, Tour of Missouri
1st Team Classification, Tour of Missouri
Most Aggressive Rider Award Stage 4
2006
1st, Team Classification, Vuelta a España
2nd Eindhoven Team Time Trial
3rd Overall Sachsen Tour
2002
1st Team Classification, Vuelta Rioja
1st Team Classification, Vuelta Burgos
1st Volta a Catalunya (TTT)
2001
2nd National Road Race Championship
Out of Contracts Riders
Bradley Wiggins
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Geraint Thomas
Juan Antonio Flecha
Davide Appollonio
Thomas Lofkvist
Michael Rogers
Ian Stannard
Peter Kennaugh
Chris Froome
Christopher Sutton
Morris Possoni
Russel Downing
Dario Cioni
Kjel Carlstrom
We will defintely attempt to sign more than half of these riders. Do you agree with our ranking of the most important riders to get contracts ? If so or even if you don't, please comment.
Nice and very high quality reports. Already the team presentation was great, although I am a bit late here.
Especially I like the pre and after race meetings.
The ranking looks fine but I would keep all Brits actually.
roturn wrote:
Nice and very high quality reports. Already the team presentation was great, although I am a bit late here.
Especially I like the pre and after race meetings.
The ranking looks fine but I would keep all Brits actually.
Good luck in the Tour Down Under.
I agree in all points! I would love to sit in your team bus
Really nice to read Alakagom...great reports....i think i would keep them all...maybe..
Appollonio +1 year
Kjel Carlstrom +1 year
M.Possoni +1year
...the rest between 2 and 3 years contract....
roturn wrote:
Nice and very high quality reports. Already the team presentation was great, although I am a bit late here.
Especially I like the pre and after race meetings.
The ranking looks fine but I would keep all Brits actually.
Good luck in the Tour Down Under.
Thank you very much You can never be late with such an appreciative and nice comment
Yes, my plan is to keep all the Brits. The one I am willing to go is only Downing, and as his replacement I would like to sign Luke Rowe.
Batista15 wrote:
roturn wrote:
Nice and very high quality reports. Already the team presentation was great, although I am a bit late here.
Especially I like the pre and after race meetings.
The ranking looks fine but I would keep all Brits actually.
Good luck in the Tour Down Under.
I agree in all points! I would love to sit in your team bus
Thanks, great to have such an awesome writer following and commenting my story
Just for you, Geraint Thomas made an special video. You can check it in the News section
baia wrote:
Really nice to read Alakagom...great reports....i think i would keep them all...maybe..
Appollonio +1 year
Kjel Carlstrom +1 year
M.Possoni +1year
...the rest between 2 and 3 years contract....
Thanks baia Yea, the plan is to keep them all, with maybe one or two leaving, but that depends if they want to sign the contracts as well, as sometimes its preety random, as seen below.
Tooom3k wrote:
Nice start with Gerrans, hope he can do so well in TdU Good luck!
Thanks Gerrans is going to TdU and his goal is KoM so you will see him quite a lot in the breaks
Thanks for all the great and very appreciative comments Enjoy the story and keep the comments coming !
Tour of San Luis begins today with quality field participating. It's 5th edition of the race. The Tour de San Luis is a road cycling race held in San Luis Province, Argentina. We'll keep you reported of the results after the Tour ends.
Team News
Acqua and Sapone has announced that it has prolonged its partnership until 2015.
Miche has announced that it has prolonged its partnership until 2015.
New Video Released
After batista15's nice comment about our bus, Geraint Thomas has decided to do the Tour of the Bus. Here's the video and enjoy !
Contracts
After few days we are happy to announce that we have signed contracts with several riders.
Bradley Wiggins
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Geraint Thomas
Davide Appollonio
Thomas Lofkvist
Peter Kennaugh
Those 6 have commited to the future with Sky and we are extremely happy to secure their services to our team. We can't reveal any details about the length of the contracts just yet.
Juan Antonio Flecha and Ian Stannard have both received new contracts, but are yet to sign them. We will of course send them our new and improved offer.
Having been made aware that other teams are interested, Juan Antonio Flecha has said that he prefers to wait until July before making the final decision. However, he doesn't exclude the possibility of staying with his current team.
Santos Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under begins on only two days. Our preview and final squad will be announced later today. Stay Tuned !
Haha thanks for this great video about your team bus. I would drive the whole Tour de France with this fantastic bus....cycling!? No I´d take the bus for sure That´s so cool!
Are you going to be opened for questions soon? I'd like to ask why Rigo is always asleep in the bus. The nationals didn't go quite well, but results will be improving soon.
Batista15 wrote:
Haha thanks for this great video about your team bus. I would drive the whole Tour de France with this fantastic bus....cycling!? No I´d take the bus for sure That´s so cool!
No problems Also happy to please our fans. And we can expect that Geraint will make some new videos, so we will keep you informed We are quite proud of that bus, must be one of the best buses on the world !
FreitasPCM wrote:
Are you going to be opened for questions soon? I'd like to ask why Rigo is always asleep in the bus. The nationals didn't go quite well, but results will be improving soon.
Sure We all love answering any questions from the fans. Hmmm... it's quite hard to answer than as it is Rigo's secret. But with that in mind, we remeberd another video with Geraint ( last year he made it ), shwoing Uran sleeping and what Geraint had in mind at 1:20 Enjoy ! And batista, that's another video of our bus for you Let's hope so, but podium wasn't bad
I'm loving this! Keep it up. Those videos are great, even though I've seen most of em before. Oh and Boasson Hagen becomes a beast at everything, make sure to keep him.
And hopefully it didn't take you too long to catch up in my story, since I wanted to make your life difficult. David is enjoying the hospitality at Sky
You´re making me so happy with those bus videos I can´t sleep tonight because of this..or maybe I´m going to dream about a long journey in this bus, playing PCM and enjoy my life
valverde321 wrote:
I'm loving this! Keep it up. Those videos are great, even though I've seen most of em before. Oh and Boasson Hagen becomes a beast at everything, make sure to keep him.
And hopefully it didn't take you too long to catch up in my story, since I wanted to make your life difficult. David is enjoying the hospitality at Sky
Thank you very much, very appreciated ! ENH signed contract, so we are defintely keeping him
Yea, it was absolute enjoyment to read it all. The amazing AToC reports and great KoM win by David, to all the EBH's wins. Great placing in East Yorkshire Classic and wins with Uran And Thomas. Overall, what an mazing story you made
And I think David might joining Sky in my story too. We need replacement for Micheal you know, and David is shaping out to be a star
Batista15 wrote:
You´re making me so happy with those bus videos I can´t sleep tonight because of this..or maybe I´m going to dream about a long journey in this bus, playing PCM and enjoy my life
No problems and be ready for more Enjoy dreaming, maybe someday we shall invite you as an honour guest to our bus, for being out bus best friend
Tour Down Under preview and Stage 1 and 2 to follow tomorrow. Stay Tuned !
Oh comeon mate! Could you replace this Adidas logo...I want to see Nike there I think this one made your story a really bad one..no joke Looking forward to Down Under. I´m sure you´ll get some great results there.
Batista15 wrote:
Oh comeon mate! Could you replace this Adidas logo...I want to see Nike there I think this one made your story a really bad one..no joke Looking forward to Down Under. I´m sure you´ll get some great results there.
I thought as a German, and Adidas being German, you would have liked Adidas But with very sorry voice I have to say we have a contract with Adidas for this year, and we have to keep it. You will have to get used to it, hopefully
Santos Tour Down Under
We start the real season with the Pro Tour Race in Down Under. It's the first big race this season, but many will take this as training for the future races in March where it's said the real racing begins. Nonetheless we will fight out for victory here as many other teams.
All 18 PT Teams participate in Australia as also the 4 wildcard teams Androni, Geox, FDJ and UnitedHealthcare.
2011 Route
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Results 2010
1 André Greipel
Team HTC-Columbia
2 Luis León Sánchez
Caisse d'Epargne
3 Greg Henderson
Team Sky
4 Robbie McEwen
Team Katusha
5 Luke Roberts
Team Milram
6 Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
7 Eduard Vorganov
Team Katusha
8 Jurgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma-Lotto
9 Robbie Hunter
Garmin-Transitions
10 Markus Fothen
Team Milram
Sky Tour Down Under Team
As our leader we take our best form rider and the best rider in our team for this kind of race - Edvald Boasson Hagen. The race is just as if made for him. We would expect and Overall Win with at least one stage win. Eddy will have strong team to support him and his goals.
Our three Aussies, Sutton and Hayman being essential in lead-outs and Gerrans going into the breaks and for the climber's jersey. We also take Ben, Lars and Jeremy for general domestique work.
The starlist here in Down Under is full of star sprinters. We will see battles of arguably the three fastest riders in the world. Freire and Feillu don't have the same ability, but their hill stat will make them bigger threat for overall than pure sprinters.
We can expect, an excting and very intresting bit of racing here, we will know more about the favourites for the race tomorrow, as we will learn the how the form of other sprinters fears.
Though Time-Trial for us didn't went really as expected, we cant de dissapointed though 
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That´s so cool!
