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if you insist
Stage 4
This stage to Dingle took in the most strategically important mountain pass of the race, the Connor Pass, a steep and unusually long ascent that came less than 50km from the finish line. Another climb around the Dingle peninsula of Mount Eagle gave the opportunity for an attack and it would be interesting to see how the bunch rode.
Soon enough a breakaway got clear. We were not represented, this time because we had given up hope on it and put all our eggs in Jon’s metaphorical basket.
Onto the steep pitches of the Connor Pass (up to 20%) and Cofidis were working hard to catch the break, in the process blowing holes in the bunch.
Although it dropped some rider’s Cofidis’ tortuous pace put paid to any chances of a successful attack and Jon and Tomas Swift-Metcalfe managed to hang on in the bunch, although they were last from the group in the sprint for the line.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Continental 4h42'55
2 Francesco Bellotti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
3 Stéphane Poulhiès AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
4 Nicholas White Team MTN s.t.
5 Matteo Priamo CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
6 Sergei Kolesnikov Cycle Collstrop s.t.
7 Marco Frapporti CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
8 Tejay Van Garderen Rabobank Continental s.t.
9 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
10 Julian Dean Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
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Posted on 01-01-2011 15:46
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Stage 5
The final stage crossed the climb of Crohane before heading to Cork and the legendary St. Patrick’s Hill, who’s monstrously steep slopes would be ridden on 3 laps of a circuit around the city.
After lots of aggressive racing on the ascent to Crohane, CSC’s Jason McCartney was allowed free alone.
Kudos to the man, as he spent a long time by himself off the front, but he was pulled back second time through Cork. Despite the tough hill, the group just thundered along again, shelling riders out but not really making any difference to the GC riders. It came down to a sprint again where our riders were the best represented they have been all tour, with 5 in the group, including Jon Dayus, who took 10th behind American starlet John Devine.
Rank Name Team
1 John Devine Team High Road
2 Danny Pate Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O
3 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Continental
4 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop
5 Matteo Priamo CSF Group - Navigare
6 Nicholas White Team MTN
7 Stéphane Poulhiès AG2R - La Mondiale
8 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk
9 Enrico Gasparotto LPR Brakes - Ballan
10 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team
Moncoutie’s bonus seconds from the first stage gave him the overall classification while Jon Dayus took a commendable, but far from mind-blowing 16th.
Rank Name Team Time
1 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 23h42'42
2 Sergei Lagutin Cycle Collstrop + 4
3 Francesco Bellotti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
4 Nicholas White Team MTN + 6
5 Christopher Sutton Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 30
6 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Continental + 33
7 Enrico Gasparotto LPR Brakes - Ballan + 38
8 John Devine Team High Road + 40
9 Stéphane Poulhiès AG2R - La Mondiale + 42
10 Danny Pate Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 44
11 Matteo Priamo CSF Group - Navigare + 46
12 Sergei Kolesnikov Cycle Collstrop + 47
13 Gabriele Bosisio LPR Brakes - Ballan + 48
14 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
15 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 50
16 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
17 Rafaele Ferrara LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
18 Christian Vandevelde Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
19 Paolo Bailetti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
20 Marco Frapporti CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
In what is one of our most important races of the year for our sponsors, we showed very little on the front. This went down confusingly well with the Litespeed management. Because they were no longer our sponsors. |
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Posted on 01-01-2011 19:16
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Litespeed announced to the press on Tuesday evening that they would end their sponsorship of the team at the end of the season. Their budget had been overstressed by such a high-profile sponsorship and they wanted to go back to what they felt they did best – making bikes. As the team’s licence was in the name of general manager, Ian Braithwaite, they would be given the opportunity to find a new sponsor for 2009. Braithwaite said that he and team manager Harry Lodge, who had his full support, would do their utmost to find new backing for the season and would be ensuring that their riders had contracts for 2009. |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 11:15
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Tour of Britain 2008
This is the biggest race of the year for us and now has the riders racing to attract new sponsors. It heads from a flat criterium in London, then an easy stage from Reading to Southampton, a tough stage across Exmoor, a stage through the Midlands, 2 hard stages through Yorkshire and then through Lancashire and Cumbria before finishing in Glasgow. Jon will be racing for GC while the 5 others will get opportunities for the breaks.
Stage 1
A flat circuit race around London. We decided to ride ourselves in easily and refrained from the break. A large group went away.
It managed to hold off the bunch who caught them on the line, Samuel Caldeira taking the win from two Brits.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 1h37'26
2 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
3 Robert Partridge Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
4 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
5 Wouter Van Mechelen Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
6 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
7 Bernardo Riccio Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
8 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
9 Tim Hargrave Team Type 1 s.t.
10 Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t. |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 12:30
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Stage 2
190km separate Reading and Southampton as the peloton will navigate the roads of the Test Valley and the New Forest on their way to the finish in Southampton’s Hoglands Park. The stage is not too difficult but will decide the first wearer of the KOM jersey.
Rob Sharman went away in the four-man BOTD.
He couldn’t get the mountains jersey and they were pulled in with 40km left. He was dropped with 20 to go. Geoffroy Lequatre took the honours in the sprint.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel 4h14'56
2 Bernardo Riccio Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
3 Roger Hammond Team High Road s.t.
4 Wesley Sulzberger SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
5 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
6 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
7 Nico Eeckhout Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
9 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel s.t.
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Posted on 02-01-2011 13:36
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great! i love stories with pcm 2007.
have you signed any young rider for the next season or you'll wait till the sponsor is anounced? |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 14:17
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all shall be revealed... |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 15:07
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Nice. once again; looking good |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 15:15
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Stage 3
The Tour hits the hills today as the route goes from Yeovil, through Taunton and then out to the North Devon Coast, taking in the major climbs of Porlock Hill, Watersmeet and Wheddon Cross before making it’s way back to Taunton. Jon will be protected while some of our other guys have free roles.
Dave Clarke made a move to escape but his group was pulled back before a big break of 11 riders broke clear.
However, they made surprisingly little headway as the peloton kept them on a tight leash, riding strongly as they hit Porlock Hill’s monstrous slopes.
The break were brought back as the bunch split along the undulations up to Wheddon Cross. It was barely a peloton anymore though, as only 35 riders were left up front. Our riders were brilliantly represented and, coming into the finish, no team had taken control of the group. With the pace lulling, Tom Southam launched an attack.
No-one committed to the chase and he made it clear. He was being caught by the sprinters as he approached the line, but there was no way they were gonna catch him. Tom had taken the opportunity and won!
Rank Name Team Time
1 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team 4h51'17
2 George Hincapie Team High Road s.t.
3 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
5 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
6 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
7 Lars Boom Rabobank Continental s.t.
8 Yauheni Sobal Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
9 Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
10 Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
In by far our biggest result of the season, Tom had won the stage and taken the yellow jersey with it. Could this attract any new sponsors?
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Posted on 02-01-2011 16:56
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Stage 4
The team have to look after Tom on this flat stage from Worcester to Wolverhampton. He will probably lose the leaders jersey as Lequatre is equal on time and a better sprinter but keeping him in contention is important.
We couldn’t prevent this very large break going away.
It soon became clear that they would probably stay away so we commited ourselves to the chase.
Up front, it would be two British stage wins in a row as James Jackson of Plowman Craven took a sensational solo victory.
Disaster struck for us as our entire team was taken down in a crash. Alex Coutts sustained quite a bad hip injury as other riders rode into him from behind.
Thankfully it was within the last three kilometres so they were given the same time as the rest of the group.
Rank Name Team Time
1 James Jackson Plowman Craven Racing Team 3h23'18
2 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 1'40
3 Wouter Van Mechelen Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
4 Bradley Potgieter Team MTN s.t.
5 Tim Hargrave Team Type 1 s.t.
6 Hayden Josefski SouthAustralia.com - AIS s.t.
7 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
8 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team + 2'38
9 Travis Allen Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
10 Paulo Fernandes Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
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Posted on 02-01-2011 21:00
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Stage 5
Today’s racing cris-crosses Yorkshire from Rother Valley Country Park to Bradford’s Lister Park. The climb of the Cow & Calf comes close to the finish and could well decide the winner.
Another large breakaway left the bunch early on.
They were still just clear on the slopes of the Cow & Calf above Ilkley as George Hincapie led the attacks from the peloton.
Both Tom and Jon were among the swarms of riders attacking but only Hincapie forced himself clear. He opened a massive lead on the roads into Bradford and took the win and a large lead on GC.
Rank Name Team Time
1 George Hincapie Team High Road 3h09'07
2 Alexander Gottfried Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2'04
3 Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
4 Roger Hammond Team High Road s.t.
5 Nicholas White Team MTN s.t.
6 Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
7 Yauheni Sobal Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
8 Malcolm Lange Team MTN s.t.
9 Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
10 Nico Eeckhout Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
Alex Coutts struggled through the pain in heroic fashion to finish in the 70 strong front group. Dave Clarke was our only rider not to. |
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Posted on 02-01-2011 23:12
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Nasty crash there!
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Posted on 03-01-2011 12:00
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yeah, i have no idea how there wasn't a time gap.
Stage 6
This could be another decisive stage that heads from Liverpool to Kendal, at the edge of the Lake District. It’s 4 categorized climbs and numerous others may find the winner – and if they don’t, the steep finishing burst of Beast Banks will surely decide it.
Another large break went away.
They built up a large gap and it was only by the hills that the peloton started chasing. The pace was enough to drop half the bunch but not enough to catch the break as Marcel Beima took a stage win to add to his mountains jersey, with a 40 strong group led in by Hincapie just behind. In another great ride, 4 of our riders made the main group, Tom and Jon included.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Marcel Beima Rabobank Continental 4h31'32
2 Kenny De Haes Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
3 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel s.t.
4 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
5 Martyn Irvine Pezula Racing s.t.
6 Robert Partridge Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
7 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
8 Paulo Fernandes Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
9 George Hincapie Team High Road + 38
10 Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
Lequatre was dropped which gave Tom 3rd place on GC.
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Posted on 03-01-2011 13:21
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Stage 7
The final stage of the tour heads through Scotland, from Dumfries to it’s biggest city Glasgow.
Despite his injuries, Alex Coutts desperately wanted to lead the race through his home country. After many attempts, he managed to get away with Ciaran Power. His Scottish fanclub were out in force and cheered them on.
They had a long day ahead of them and worked well together. But 2 people were never likely to hold off the whole bunch and the gap was dropping fast with 30km left. Alex decided to go down fighting and attacked away from his Irish partner. He got free and powered on towards Glasgow alone, with the bunch bearing down.
In a fantastic show of strength, both physical and mental, he was still clear with 10km to go. However, it was not to be a fairytale ending for Alex as he was caught under the 5km banner.
It came down to a sprint and Kristof Vandewalle won (usurping Tom in the overall classification).
Rank Name Team Time
1 Kristof Vandewalle Topsport Vlaanderen 4h02'25
2 Yauheni Sobal Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
3 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Nico Eeckhout Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
5 Evgeni Popov Rabobank Continental s.t.
6 Lars Boom Rabobank Continental s.t.
7 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
8 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
9 Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
10 Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel s.t.
GC:
Rank Name Team Time
1 George Hincapie Team High Road 25h53'01
2 Bradley Potgieter Team MTN + 1'55
3 Kristof Vandewalle Topsport Vlaanderen + 2'10
4 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
5 Yauheni Sobal Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2'14
6 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team + 2'16
7 Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
8 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
9 Roger Hammond Team High Road s.t.
10 Lars Boom Rabobank Continental + 2'20
11 Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
12 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
13 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
14 Malcolm Lange Team MTN s.t.
15 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
16 Krasimir Vasilev Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
17 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
18 Nicholas White Team MTN s.t.
19 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
20 Juan Gomis Palmeiras Resort - Tavira s.t.
21 Evgeni Popov Rabobank Continental + 2'55
22 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
23 Benjamin Brooks Team Type 1 s.t.
24 Albert Timmer Skil - Shimano s.t.
25 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road s.t.
An absolutely fantastic race for the team with 4th on GC (among other high placings), a stage win and time in the yellow jersey and the breaks. We put out another appeal for sponsors on the back of these results. |
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Posted on 03-01-2011 15:31
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Richmond Grand Prix
Straight on to the season-ending Richmond Grand Prix around the countryside surrounding said town. Early on it takes in the tough climbs of Buttertubs and Scarth Nick before heading on to the laps of a circuit based around the ascent of Waitwith Bank before heading back to Richmond for the finish. The team hopes to capitalise on their form from the Tour of Britain to end the year on another high. It is Hamish’s first race back since his crash.
Alex Coutts got in 3 separate moves before deciding to make a move solo. He was riding free on the steepest pitches of Buttertubs.
A group of 9 others bridged up to him and it seemed highly probable that the winner would come from that group.
The gap was big as they raced round the Waitwith circuit. Alex rested at the back for a bit before kicking away on the final ascent of the ‘Bank.
He was over his injury and riding brilliantly. There was a big distance between him and the chasing group, while Dan Lloyd was leading the attacks from the peloton. Jon Dayus tried to follow but couldn’t, although Dave Clarke was on the verge of catching one of the chasing groups as Alex turned onto the road to Richmond.
The rest of the team readied themselves for the sprint while Alex maintained his ferocious pace. He blasted into Market Square with no-one else in sight and his arms held aloft!
Rank Name Team Time
1 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team 3h53'28
2 James Jackson Plowman Craven Racing Team + 1'11
3 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
4 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
5 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
6 Stian Remme Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
7 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
8 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
9 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team + 2'21
10 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
11 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
12 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
13 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing s.t.
14 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
15 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
16 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
17 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
18 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
19 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
20 Ben Greenwood Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
21 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
22 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
23 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn s.t.
24 Sylvain Georges A-Style - Somn s.t.
25 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
26 Kieran Page Pezula Racing s.t.
27 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
28 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
29 David O'Loughlin Pezula Racing s.t.
30 Luke Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
31 James Millard Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
32 Mitchell Docker Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
33 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker - Bianchi s.t.
34 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
35 Alberto Di Lorenzo A-Style - Somn s.t.
36 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
37 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
38 Philip Thuaux Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
39 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
40 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
41 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
42 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
43 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
44 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
45 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
46 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
47 Adam Armstrong Pezula Racing s.t.
48 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
49 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
50 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
51 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
52 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
53 Martyn Irvine Pezula Racing s.t.
54 Tamas Lengyel Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
55 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
56 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
57 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
58 Stephen Gallagher An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
59 Christian Müller An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
60 Herman Fouché Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
61 Sébastien Fournet-Fayard A-Style - Somn s.t.
62 Ferdi Van Kuik An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
63 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
64 Travis Allen Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
65 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
66 Kjetil Ingvaldsen Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
67 Alexis Eleytheriades A-Style - Somn + 4'58
68 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
69 Sondre Sörtveit Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
70 Rieno Stofferis An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
71 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi s.t.
72 Vasilis Adamou A-Style - Somn s.t.
73 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
74 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
75 Derek Burke Pezula Racing + 6'26
76 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
77 Damion Drapac Drapac Porsche Development Program + 8'18
78 Preben Kristensen Team Sparebanken Vest + 8'58
79 Chon Te Chiang Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
80 Rui Long Lin Giant Asia Racing Team + 10'18
81 Chia Hung Shih Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
What a way to end the season. A great result for Alex after being so close all year; a good enough result to earn him a place in the World Championships (alongside Tom Southam) after Geraint Thomas and Russel Downing came down with a virus. |
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With no concrete lead sponsor offers for 2009 and riders becoming uneasy, Ian Braithwaite and Harry Lodge decided that the riders should be allowed to find new contracts and offered to help them. Despite a brilliant season and an expanding market in Britain, no sponsors want to take over so the team will disband. The two are very disappointed themselves and offer apologies to the riders and other staff.
That’s it; the dream year is over and so is the team.
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Posted on 03-01-2011 18:35
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Posted on 31-01-2011 18:33
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So, after all that, how did I end up here?
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Posted on 31-01-2011 19:00
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Ah interesting |
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