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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:19
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Yorkshire Post, 8th April 2012.
Tiernan-Locke took the stage win and moved himself into the lead. Tiernan-Locke held off a late charge from Fothern, and Michaels Reihs of Christina watches finished 3rd. This time the first Sprinter (Swift) was over a minute down.
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Posted on 28-08-2012 18:25
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Yorkshire Post, 9th April 2012.
Ben Swift finished off the domination for the Yorkshire team. He swept into the lead, beating Markov to the line, Furlan sprinting into 3rd.
Plusnet won 4 out of the 5 stages, took the overall lead and Swift also took 2nd Place overall, the points jersey and the best young riders jersey. Tiernan-Locke maintained his overall lead.
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:44
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Monthly report: 1st May 2012.
Continental placing: 2nd
Superprestige: 25th.
Balance: 322,729 Euros
Still looking good for promotion, our ability to dominat 2.2 is impressive, however we are looking to strengthen our team for next year to compete in the .1 and .HC races next year.
Tom Wilson, an exciting prospect who was close to being chosen for the team pursuit squad at the age of 18 comes into the team next year.
When asked which of a list of riders interested him, Gaffeff replied none of them. Am I only allowed those options  As previosly Mentioned I'm looking to bring in Langeveld, there are a few other riders I have my eye on but have not made an approach yet.
Reporter: We believe you have a sponsor requirement of half your team needing to be from Yorkshire. Are you looking to expand your squad, and if you are should any teams with Yorkshire riders be Worried.
Gaffeff: We will be looking to expand the team next year so that we can compete in 3 races at once. We believe there is a strong cycling base in Yorkshire and believe there will be no problem either bringing in New riders like Wilson and Boyle or any with free contracts this year.
No news on the new sponsor for next year, but we have ample funding already to expand the team to cover 24 riders. Any extra funding would be used to expand the team to 30 riders.
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 28-08-2012 20:22
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Monthly report, 1st June 2012
Results:
GP of Moscow: Win (Swift)
Giro della Regione: Stage 3 (3rd - Tiernan-Locke), 5th Overall.
Circuit de Wallonie: Win (Swift)
Amgen tour of California: Stage 1 (3rd - Swift)
Rhone-Alpes Isere tour: Stage 4 (2nd - Tiernan-Locke), 6th Overall.
Tour de Berlin (U-23) - Stage 2 (TT) - Win (Boyle), 5th Overall.
Ronde de I'sard (U-23) - Stage 4 (Win - Wilson), 3rd Overall.
Tallin-Tartu - 2nd (Swift)
SEB Tartu GP - Win (Swift)
Continental: 2nd
Superprestige: 26th.
Finances: 384,755.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 23:08
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Ben Swift is showing some great form at the moment  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 08:17
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sutty68 wrote:
Ben Swift is showing some great form at the moment
+1
In fact, the entire team is performing very well! |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 29-08-2012 15:53
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Monthly Summary, 1st July 2012
A quiet month due to 4 riders being out at the olympics.
Results:
Fleche Ardennaise: Win (Swift)
UK National champs: 2nd (Swift), behind Cavendish.
Czech cyling tour: Stage 2: Win (Swift)
Points Jersey (Swift)
Transfers:
Matt Cronshaw is likely to leave as still refuses to sign a new contract.
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke accepts downgrade to Protected rider.
Rumours (please note these are website rumours and are in no way designed to let riders know we are interested )
Out:
Cronshaw ---> de Rijik team
In:
Daniel Wilcox (U-23) - Confirmed
Tom Wilson (U-23) - Confirmed
Nicholas Boyle (U-23) - Confirmed
Langeveld - Rumour
Henao - Rumour
Degenkolb - Denied
Bagdonas - Rumour
Chavez - Rumour
Pantano - Rumour
Quintana - Rumour
Kennaugh - Rumour
Gallopin - Rumour
Sponsor: A new sponsorship deal for 1 year has been agreed with Yorkshire Tea, this is rumoured to be approx £750k.
Continental: 3rd
Superpestige: 25th.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 16:52
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Swift is a very good rider for this team |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:32
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Henao and Degenkolb would be great additions to help the team progress |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 29-08-2012 23:15
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1st August 2012, confirmed 2013 Roster.
Jonathan Bellis (GBR)
Ian Bibby (GBR)
Adam Blythe (YOR)
Graham Briggs (YOR)
Alastair Brownlee (YOR)
Jonathan Brownlee (YOR)
Nicholas Boyle (YOR)
Estaban Chavez (COL)
Ed Clancy (YOR)
Ben Day (AUS)
Dean Downing (YOR)
Russell Downing (YOR)
Daniel Fleeman (GBR)
Tony Gallopin (FRA)
Pete Kennaugh (GBR)
Sebastian Langeveld (NED)
Phillip Lavery (IRL)
Daniel Lloyd (GBR)
Thomas Murray (YOR)
Robert Partridge (GBR)
James Sampson (YOR)
Luis Leon Sanchez (SPA)
Ben Swift (YOR)
Andrew Tennant (GBR)
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)
Scott Thwaites (YOR)
Daniel Wilcox (YOR)
Ian Wilkinson (GBR)
Peter Williams (YOR)*
Tom Wilson (YOR)
* strictly speaking he was born in Lancashire, but he's moved this side of the border, he's registered as a Yorkshire Rider and won the Yorkshire Road Race. So we're having him. |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 29-08-2012 23:18
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sutty68 wrote:
Henao and Degenkolb would be great additions to help the team progress
Henao chose sky over us  Not sure about Degenkolb, thought there would be too much overlap with Swift. |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 30-08-2012 00:21
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Monthly report 1st August 2012.
Your of Qinghai Lake: Stage 1: win (Swift)
Stage 3 & 9: 2nd (Swift)
Overall 9th: Tiernan-Locke.
Central European tour Budapest GP: Win (Swift)
Continental: 3rd
Superprestige: 26th
Argos-Shimano and Europecar look like favorites to be promoted to the World tour.
FDJ and Orica-Greenedge(!) look likely to be relegated to the pro-continental level.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 01:25
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The roster for 2013 looks very promising indeed
And what a signing in Luis Leon Sanchez |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 08:59
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LL Sanchez and Gallopin are some fine signings! |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 30-08-2012 14:56
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Introduction to the young riders.
Having read some other stories (mainly Ian Butlers Tale of two riders, which I can thoughly recommend), and with the fact I have new riders (so I can make their characters up), I wanted to flesh out their personality a bit.
Nicholas Boyle: Time trialler (Cycling press clasify as worth watching).
Born: Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Age: 21
Favorite rider: Chris Boardman
Best win: Time Trial win in Stage 2 of the tour of Berlin.
I joined the White Rose team as I've spent alot of time in training with Ed Clancy both in Manchester and in the new Sheffield Velodrome. He recommended me to Gaffeff and it went from there. Due to the sponsors, my being born in Yorkshire is an advantage but I thoughly intend to prove I'm there on merit. My dream would be to win the prologue in Yorkshire when the TDF gets there. In the meantime, I believe I can learn a great deal from riders like Ben Day, Ed Clancy and Andy Tennant. I also believe I could learn something from the cobblestone riders too.
It looks like I will be placed into the cobblestone team so will be working with Sebastian Langeveld and Ian Wilkinson.
Tom Wilson (Worth Watching)
Born: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Age: 18
Favorite rider: Robert Millar
Best win: Stage 4, Ronde de l'Isard
I guess I'm a stereotypical product of the british cycling farm, I started on the track but always wanted more. I'm not a bad track rider (my stats place my around the same level as Ed Clancy was at my age), but it's the mountains I want to play. I far more enjoyed zotting up the peak district climbs when I was a kid then turning left for 5 hours. I was considered for the Team pursuit so am no mean track rider. I chose the White rose team due to a higher chance of getting protection than Sky. I'll let you know more when I join the team in October but for now I'm just looking forward to next year.
Daniel Wilcox (Worth Watching)
Born: Leeds, Yorkshire.
Age: 18
Best win: erm, none yet.
Favorite rider: Thomas Voekler
I'm looking to start a career in cycling, to start with I will probably be playing a domestic role. I like the way White Rose ride and as Belly's [Jonathan Bellis] ride earlier shows if you put riders in a breakaway they can win.
We will be updating more in the future with the cycling lifes of young riders, our aim is to give you a behind the scenes view of a Pro-continental team. |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:14
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Monthly report, 1st September 2012.
Continental: 3rd
Superprestige: 27th
Tour de Pyrennes: Stage 4 (2nd, Tiernan-Locke), 5th Overall.
Vuelta circlista a leon: Stage 3 (2nd, Thwaites), 2nd Overall.
USA procycling Challange: Stage 2 (3rd, Tiernan-Locke), 5th Overall.
Ljubljana-Zagreb: win (Tiernan-Locke) |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:41
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Like the sound of Tom Wilson, definantly one to watch |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:00
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If Wilcox will ride as his favorite rider, we're in for a treat |
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| Gaffeff |
Posted on 01-09-2012 13:56
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End of Year Summary:
FDJ and AG2R relegated to pro-continental.
Argos-Shimano and Europecar promoted.
Promoted to Pro-Continental: White Rose, An Post, Christina Watches, Carmim-Prio, Leopard Trek.
Relegated to continental: Andalucia, Columbia, Rusvelo, Utensilnord, Champion.
Overall primary objective for the year achieved. Ben Swift made approx 50% of our points having a fantastic year. The strengthed team should allow us to push for World tour status. It will be a tough fight, but we are looking forward to it.
I would expect us to do well at the classics and maybe stage wins in the shorter tours.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 14:04
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Good for Europcar and Argos!
Swift is a keeper
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