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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 09-07-2013 19:56
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Great stuff so far, impressed with the great quality and layout. Hopefully this can be kept up  |
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| AP |
Posted on 09-07-2013 20:07
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Its Over! Dumoulin Emerges in Orange
by: Cycling News
BMC take minor honours on the day; but its ORANJE! for Dumoulin
A gruelling, gritty and dramatic Tour Down Under came to another thrilling conclusion today as we had our 6th different stage winner, but more importantly Dumoulin and the Argos-Shimano team did enough to ensure that their rider would be crowned as the Winner of the General Classification.
Delage and Nordhaug held out slim hope going into todays stage, but with the peloton relaxed, the pace was never lifted high enough to distribute the riders and as such Argos-Shimano just kept their man in the mix to roll home in glory.
Above: Big stretch and there we go; BMC and Blythe take the Adelaide honours
For BMC, they wound up in a thrilling sprint alongside the Saxo-Tinkoff riders as Brit' Andrew Blythe got the nod to edge out Australia's Cantwell who was looking for a home based win.
However its Dumoulin's day and he spoke after clinching the Tour crown "Excited, I dont know right now what to say. Maybe you expect this after being in the lead for the final stage, but its a dream, the team was brilliant... I just cant sum up how I feel, but this is perfect for me and a great start to our season"
Other honours went to; Peter Kennaugh who claimed the King of the Mountains Jersey, Martyn Maaskant with the Overall Points haul, Dumoulin also added the Young Riders Jersey to his record, whilst his team Argos-Shimano came through to claim the Team honours.
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Posted on 09-07-2013 20:10
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:: Tour Down Under Wrap Up ::
Above: Congratulations Tom Dumoulin!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-07-2013 20:22
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This was a great report of TDU. Not the best race for Lotto but it's only the start of the season  |
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| AP |
Posted on 10-07-2013 00:15
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Ian Butler wrote:
This was a great report of TDU. Not the best race for Lotto but it's only the start of the season
Thanks Ian, yeah could have been better for us.... lets hope things improve! |
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Posted on 10-07-2013 00:27
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Posted on 10-07-2013 00:59
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IN THE MONTH THAT WAS (January)
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TOP MOMENTS
Tom Dumoulin collecting the years first major honour by winning the Tour Down Under relatively comfortably.
FDJ producing 2 stage wins at the TdU and setting the early pace against many predictions.
Andrey Amador clearing up for Movistar in the Tour de San Luis.
The relative shock of Jonathan Clarke (UnitedHealthcare) winning the Australian National Championship.
NEWS
The 100th Edition of the Tour de France will welcome Team Europcar, Cofidis and Sojasun as this years Wildcard entries.
Chris Froome returns to racing next month as he announces he will compete in the Vuelta de Mallorca. Froome remains the early favourite to take this years Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France.
Fellow Brit' Mark Cavendish also comes back, as he will ride the Tour of Qatar for his new team Omega-Pharma Quick-Step.
WHOSE UP/DOWN
Fans of Argos-Shimano will be amongst the happiest this month as they dominated the awards at the TdU and look in good shape with Europe beckoning.
On the flip side, Lotto-Belisol have had a month to forget and with the calamitous ending to the TdU they have alot of questions to answer.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Peter Kennaugh after winning the KoM Jersey in Australia "Wow, I think I now know why we sent our criminals out here, the conditions are tough ... the heat, some tricky stages and being the first real race of the year its always hard to up your game.
WINNERS
Tour Down Under - Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano)
Tour de San Luis - Andrey Amador (Movistar)
Grand Prix La Marseillaise - Giampaolo Caruso (Team Katusha)
WHATS HAPPENING
The Etoile de Besseges is currently ongoing and after 3 stages Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) leads by 8" over Laurent Didier (RadioShack). However we are only just at the halfway stage and there is plenty of racing to be done in this one. Catch up with the outcome in February's edition.
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Posted on 10-07-2013 01:18
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Done Deal!
by: Cycling News
Greipel: I am happy here and excited to extend my contract
If the news on the racing front had been disappointing for both Lotto-Belisol and Andre Greipel, off of the road its a different story as the 30 year old German signed a 2 year extension to his current deal (due to expire at the end of 2013) to keep him at the team until the end of the 2015 season.
Some outsiders had questioned whether Greipel was happy enough with the teams lack of performance in recent years and whether this would drive him to look for a more competitive ride, Greipel himself answered such a question.
Above: Lotto-Belisol fans can breathe a sigh of relief, he is here to stay!
"I have to say that everything I need is right here, we have a great team, great staff, great facilities and the funding is there to make us feel good at camps and training. Results only tell one side of the story, yes I would like them to be better, but thats something we are all working on and all pushing for. At the end, I have to think of whats best and I am sure that being at Lotto-Belisol is the best place I can be"
Lotto have committed a large chunk of their budget to keep Greipel, with a rumored salary of over €35,000 per month. However its a gamble worth taking as the excitement and talent that he brings can only benefit the team in the big races.
Sporting Director Alex Pilsen said "We had looked at negotiations the day I took charge. It was always tricky with the TdU coming up, but we knew what package we could get to Andre (Greipel) and he accepted without question. Its a positive for us and im sure that will remove any doubts from our minds in the coming races"
Greipel may not be back in the saddle until the end of February, however in the mean time Lotto-Belisol will be better off for having done the deal and not procrastinated. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-07-2013 01:31
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The guys won't be too happy with the outcome of the Tour Down Under 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-07-2013 07:42
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Lovely review of February by Eurosport!
Greipel extending contract can only mean the chemistry is still good! I expect a lot from him this year |
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Posted on 10-07-2013 07:57
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Good sign of things to come with Greipel resigning |
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Posted on 10-07-2013 10:19
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Greipel staying is Good news indeed |
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Posted on 11-07-2013 00:33
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Thanks all, yeah Greipel is huge for me tbh as I thought he would reject my offer.
Anyway February is a very 'dry' month, no actual races for me to participate in (ie UWT) so it might be a little dull as such as I recap the minor races. |
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Posted on 11-07-2013 09:33
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Great news about Greipel. Also awesome Dumoulin won STDU
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Posted on 11-07-2013 09:53
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Just caught up with the story.. Amazing layout, good team it has everything to be one hell of a story..
RUI COSTA!
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Posted on 11-07-2013 09:56
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Selwink wrote:
Great news about Greipel. Also awesome Dumoulin won STDU
Nothing to add here
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Posted on 11-07-2013 19:11
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