Another Australian joined Domino's-ASR today. The rider, formerly riding for GreenEDGE, will be the partner of Kenny van Hummel in the sprints. We will give them equal chances to win. He's cuurently 32 years old, but will stay with us untill he's atleast 35. Michael Rogers is happy to have a teammate from his own nation, because he felt a little awkward between those Europeans and Americans.
The weekly news of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team, released every Sunday
NEWS
FIRST RIDERS SIGNED
As promised, Domino's-ASR managed to sign some riders in this weeks draft. First, Estonian Rein Taaramäe joined our team. Then, Michael Rogers, Danny Pate, Kenny van Hummel and Allan Davis signed contracts with us. Later this magazine, we'll have an interview with Danny Pate.
MASCOT ANNOUNCED
After some other teams decided to have mascots (usually cats), we decided to have our own mascot. He's not a cat, but he is:
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A PIZZA!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
The entire crew of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team wishes you a merry, merry Christmas and a happy 2013, with hopefully a lot of wins for Domino's-ASR.
RESULTS
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RIDER OF THE WEEK
Every week, a rider of the Domino's-ASR team will be crowned as 'Rider of the Week'. Also, a second and third place will be announced. The first place will get 3 points, second place 2 and third place 1 point. The decision will be made by the Gerenal Manager of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team. At the end of the year, a 'Rider of the Year' trophy will be awarderd to the rider with the most points scored.
INTERVIEW
This week, an interview with Danny Pate.
Goodmorning, Danny. How are you feel at our team?
Goodmorning to you too. I love it here. Dominio's-ASR is giving me the chances I could only dream about. I'm their superstar. If they didn't draft me, they were doomed. But now, it's the best team in the world.
How do you feel about your teammates
First, I want some more Americans so I don't feel lonely. Marco, please, sign some Americans. But I'm quite happy with what Marco pulled up. Kenny and Allan can perfectly build a train for me. Rogers and Taaramäe can help me with my water bottles. They can also help me a bit in the mountains, but i'm their absolute leader. I'm their Wiggins. And if they are gonna play Froome and leave me on my own, i'll kill them personally.
What are your targets for this season
I want to win a lot of races. I want to win the Giro, Tour and Vuelta, I wan LBL, AGR, Paris-Roubaix, LFW, Gent-Wevelgew, Tour de Suisse, Tour Down Under, Tour of Basque Country, GP de Montreal, GP de Quebec, Dutch Food Valley Classic, Tour of California, World Championship, World ITT Championship. I want to win every race this year.
Thanks for this interview and good luck this season
Thank you very much
Great mascot
Oh, and I think that Pate is too modest. He can also win Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico(Yeah, they are at the same time, but come on, it's Pate!)
He can win Beijing too, cycling backwards...
Daggen wrote:
What do you have to say for yourselves?
She says Donimo's, not Domino's. So I don't care. And I have never eaten brownies from Domino's (only pizza's), and I'm sure they don't make them that way
The weekly news of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team, released every Sunday
NEWS
NO RIDERS SIGNED
No riders were announced by Domino's-ASR this week. But, there were no drafts, so no one signed riders (except for those who wan't to sign custom riders). The main reason that there was no draft was Christmas. The draft is scheduled to continue tomorrow.
WT ROUTES ANNOUNCED
Although there was no draft, there were some announcements to make. All the routes for this season's WT races were announced. So we decided to make a list we would love to participate in:
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER TIRRENO ADRIATICO VOLTA A PAIS-VASCO AMSTEL GOLD RACE TOUR DE ROMANDIE GIRO D'ITALIA CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE TOUR DE SUISSE TOUR DE FRANCE ENECO TOUR note: this list is subject to change, depending on which riders we will draft.
MASCOT ATTACKED
Last week, our mascot had a meeting with the other mascots. Well, to be fair and simple, he got attacked by Julius (mascot of Sony Ericcson - Posten) and Jockey (mascot of Caterham-Austar).
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Well, this is how Pizza got home:
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We decided to bring him to hospital, were he met a nice girl:
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Pizza did however recover very well:
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But when he heard te costs of his visit to the hospital:
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We decided to sue Sony Ericcson-Posten and Caterham-Austar, because we wanted them to pay Pizza's visit to hospital, and we won this case:
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So watch out next time, when you attack Pizza.
RESULTS
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RIDER OF THE WEEK
Every week, a rider of the Domino's-ASR team will be crowned as 'Rider of the Week'. Also, a second and third place will be announced. The first place will get 3 points, second place 2 and third place 1 point. The decision will be made by the Gerenal Manager of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team. At the end of the year, a 'Rider of the Year' trophy will be awarderd to the rider with the most points scored.
INTERVIEW
This week, an interview with Pizza, our mascot
Goodmorning, Pizza. How are you doing?
I'm fine, since I got out of hospital.
What happened?
Well, I went to the annual cycling team mascots meeting. It was a nice party, but I was the only pizza. There were many animals. I talked to some mascots and they were very nice. But then, a dog and a cat came up to me and ate me. I tried to run, but i was stucked between their teeth. I somehow managed to escape and ran home.
You then spend 4 days in hospital, how was your time there
Well, I met a girl there. She was very nice. We chatted and we had a lot of fun. But, she was released the following day. I was very sad when she was gone. But luckily, the next day, everyone from Domino's-ASR visited me. Danny (Pate) brought me a pizza, Allan (Davis) brought me a free-pizza-coupon, Kenny (van Hummel) lend his orange jacket to me. I was so happy. And now, i'm recovered from this accident.
Thanks for this interview and, watch out next time you go to a party
I will, I will, I will watch out. Thanks
Domino's-ASR has signed its first classics specialist. The 36 year old Dutchman has already had some great results. He became third in La Fleche Wallonie in 2006, second in the 2009 Amstel Gold Race and some top tens in almost every classic. We signed him for 1 year, due to his age,
Please don't faint when you hear this: KARSTEN KROON
@SSJ2 Luigi - I used to say this against Sutty, but now it's you
But I got him
@Jesleyh - Well, I don't think Kroon can win a classic. I'm happy when he reaches top 10
The mascot is doing fine btw. He actually hugged Kroon, the first time since his attack.
In a ''double draft'' held today, Domino's-ASR managed to sing 2 new riders. the first rider is an 26 year old American climber and the second is an 32 year old Italian sprinter. They signed for respectively 2 and 3 years, so we can enjoy them for a long time.
Give them a warm welcome: THOMAS PETERSON
and FRANCESCO CHICCHI
Domino's-ASR signed 2 new riders today. The first of the two is an 31 year old Dutchman who already has won stages in the Giro and Tour, and even wore the pink jersey for a few days. The second rider is an 27 year old American, who, although he didn't top the draftlist, is very welcome at our team
Put your hands up in the air for: PIETER WEENING
and STEVEN COZZA
The weekly news of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team, released every Sunday
NEWS
RIDERS ANNOUNED
After a week of silence around the team, some riders joined Domino's-ASR this week. First of all, Karsten Kroon joined our team. He'll be the teams main leader in the classics. Then, it was time for a bit younger riders. So we decided to sign Thomas Peterson, who finished 4th in last year's Tour of Turkey. But then, ''TheAlmightyManx'' put some restrictions, so we were only allowed to sign riders who are 30 years or older. So, to strenghten our sprinters squad, we signed Italian Francesco Chicci. Although he was 6th pick, we are very happy to have him on our team. Next was Pieter Weening, winner of a Tour stage, a Giro stage and wearen of the pink jersey. We'll have an interview with him later this magazine. Finally, Steven Cozza signed a 2-year contract.
PIZZA FULLY RECOVERED
Last week, we reported an attack on our mascot, Pizza. He was taken to hospital, where he was released a few days later. But no, we can proudly say: "PIZZA IS FULLY RECOVERED"
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PIZZA!!!!
ALMOST A BONUS
Domino's-ASR almost has a bonus for their signigs. If we manage to sign 4 more Americans, 1 more Dutchman and 1 more Australian. We hope to get all the possible bonusses. We will then have more money, better chances of wildcards an a suprise!!!.
RESULTS
No results yet
RIDER OF THE WEEK
Every week, a rider of the Domino's-ASR team will be crowned as 'Rider of the Week'. Also, a second and third place will be announced. The first place will get 3 points, second place 2 and third place 1 point. The decision will be made by the Gerenal Manager of Domino's-ASR Cycling Team. At the end of the year, a 'Rider of the Year' trophy will be awarderd to the rider with the most points scored.
INTERVIEW
This week, an interview with Pieter Weening.
Goodmorning, Pieter. What's your first impression at our team?
Goodmorning to you too. I think it's a great team. We have Michael (Rogers, red.) and Rein (Taaramäe, red.) for the climbing and time-trialling. Then we have Kenny (van Hummel, red.) and Allan (Davis, red.) for the sprints. Those are all great riders. Not the best, but they can definately rider top tens in GT's. Then we have Karsten (Kroon, red.) for the classics, who is a bit old, but he can still ride a good result. And last but not least, we have DANNY PATE, who wins everything.
Why did you sign with Domino's-ASR
Domino's-ASR came to me this week, and they offered me a contract. I had to think about it for a second, but i decided to accept. There are a lot of Dutchman and a lot of Australians who rode with me at GreenEDGE.
What are your targets for this season
Well, our roster is not announced yet, and I think our manager hasn't even started with it. But I don't want to shine to much, we already have Danny Pate for that. I'm happy when I can ride some good results and when my teammates and Marco are happy with me and with my work. But the decision of which races I will ride lays by Marco, but i'll definately give him some preferences.
Thanks for this interview and good luck this season
Thank you very much, I liked this interview
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER
TIRRENO ADRIATICO
VOLTA A PAIS-VASCO
AMSTEL GOLD RACE
TOUR DE ROMANDIE
CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE
