New Shot at Aussie Team
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby Chuck » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:12 pm
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greenedge-snares-howard
Have the ammo to win some races
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby BarryTas » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:52 am
MichaelB wrote:And now Wes !!
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wesley- ... ge-in-2012
How many more to sign ?
One day Tassie will have it's own team, it's own pro tream made up of 100% Tassie boys
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby JV911 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:59 pm
"At this stage I am just looking one year at a time, and there are no specific plans to race in 2013. But you never say 'never'," he said in a GreenEdge media release. Dean finishes up with Garmin-Cervelo at the end of this current season following four years with Jonathan Vaughters' squad.
RICHARDH wrote:The Aussie Women may actually be the big winners with Greenedge, there is plenty of talent out there. Correct me if I'm wrong but i thought Stapleton was keeping the Womens team going? Shame if they are also folding, they were really the shinning light in Womens racing on how in should be done
The hugely successful High Road Sports' women's team lives on under the banner of Team Specialized lululemon in an announcement today by Velocio Sports, run by HTC-Highroad's former marketing and communications manager, Kristy Scrymgeour.
The HTC-Highroad team was forced to disband after five years in August, following a failed search for a new sponsor. Team owner Bob Stapleton held out hope that the women's outfit would continue and Highroad will support the Team Specialized lululemon.
"Bob [Stapleton] has been an avid supporter of women's cycling for many years and we would like to carry on his hard work by continuing the team with much of the same structure in place," said Director of Velocio Sports, Kristy Scrymgeour. "He has been very supportive of the project and will provide us with valuable equipment to get us going."
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby bianchi928 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:15 pm
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby Chuck » Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:34 pm
Not sure what Bobridge's schedule will be like given it's an Olympic year, but imagine if he could take yellow in the prologue in GE's Tour debutbianchi928 wrote:They have enough UCI points to make the top 15, now just need to wait for 1 November 2011 to confirm they are going to the show.
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby MichaelB » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:23 pm
It will be interesting to see which teams get the last three spots.bianchi928 wrote:They have enough UCI points to make the top 15, now just need to wait for 1 November 2011 to confirm they are going to the show.
Geox-TMC is effectively out of the running although listed in the 16 - 20th spots.
They all have good reason to be in there, so which team would you leave out ??
AG2R La Mondiale
Geox – TMC effectively out since Geox dropped their $$
FDJ
Euskaltel – Euskadi
Team Europcar
Pity Skil didn't get in there, but that's life
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby bianchi928 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:52 pm
Given their connection to the basque region, is a world tour team really what they want especially as their main sponsers are the basque region and a basque telecommunication company.
They don't really shine at the classics (Flanders, Paris Roubaix etc) and despite Sanchez, haven't done a lot in the Tour of late (how long ago was Iban Mayo). They could still get an invite to the Vuelta.
I guess I am saying they are Basque centric and could turn their focus to other areas and hopefully maintain the sponsership next year in a market better suited than Beijing. (Euskatel are apparently having second thoughts).
I do have a soft spot for AG2R and it would be nice for the chocolate soldiers to crack the pro tour.
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby RICHARDH » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:50 pm
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby Aushiker » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:50 am
From Road.cc
New Australian outfit GreenEdge and RadioShack-Nissan, the team formed from the merger of RadioShack and Leopard Trek which includes both Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara, have yet to satisfy the requirements of the UCI Licensing Commission in connection with their respective applications for a WorldTour licence for the 2012 season.
The news was povided in an update on the licensing process for the coming season provided by the UCI, which confirmed that the commission “is currently waiting for the teams to provide additional documents.â€
In what is perhaps a signal that completion of the requirements regarding documentation is not a formality, the UCI added: “Therefore, as it stands, 16 teams will take part in the UCI WorldTour 2012. In accordance with UCI regulations, a maximum of 18 UCI ProTeams may take part in the UCI WorldTour.â€
The UCI also confirmed that it had rejected an application for a WorldTour licence, which guarantees entry to all UCI World Calendar races including the three Grand Tours and major Classics.
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby MichaelB » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:56 pm
May make it harder for them to attract sponsorship given that Saxo are doing only 1 year deals, and if Conti gets suspended (oh dear, I hope so), then points may be hard for them to come by in 2012 ....
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby HAKS » Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:40 pm
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby HAKS » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:04 am
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby MichaelB » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:03 pm
Great news anyway.
Looking fwd to seeing their jerseys, and hopefully with a big sponsor like BHP, NAB or even someone like Commonwealth Bank !!!
With Saxo only getting a year, is the UCI expecting Bertie to be banned and thet they'll not get enough points to qualify for next year. Sax's "leader" for the Giro is a 22 year old Polish rider that crashed out of the Vuelta when in 39th spot on GC. That's running on a bit of hope .....
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby JV911 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:22 pm
more likely to be Santos given their involvement in the TdUMichaelB wrote:Looking fwd to seeing their jerseys, and hopefully with a big sponsor like BHP, NAB or even someone like Commonwealth Bank !!!
CBA is too conservative and already sponsor the cricket
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby MichaelB » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:13 am
Make more than enough profit to chuck $1M or 2 a year to the team. The international exposure would be great !!JV911 wrote:more likely to be Santos given their involvement in the TdUMichaelB wrote:Looking fwd to seeing their jerseys, and hopefully with a big sponsor like BHP, NAB or even someone like Commonwealth Bank !!!
CBA is too conservative and already sponsor the cricket
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby skull » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:42 pm
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby Drunkmonkey » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:24 am
GreenEDGE Joins Forces with Subaru
When the 2012 season kicks off, GreenEDGE – the newly appointed Australian WorldTour team – will be driving Subaru
Australia’s key cycling organizations have come together to form an alliance with Subaru in an effort to promote cycling in Australia and push a message of road safety across the nation. GreenEDGE joins Cycling Australia, AustCycle and the Amy Gillet Foundation in a partnership with the All-Wheel Drive car company.
“With GreenEDGE we have a team that can capture the imagination of Australians as they take on the best in the word,†said Subaru Australia General Marketing Manager Andrew Caie. “The team will have a huge influence in getting young people connected to the sport and out on their bikes to emulate their cycling heroes.
“As a company we’re in this for the long run as we know Subaru customers love to cycle, and, as a car company, we are committed to the safe use of the roads by everyone.â€
GreenEDGE General Manager Shayne Bannan considers this alliance a perfect partnership for Australia’s first WorldTour team.
“For GreenEDGE this partnership is extremely valuable on several levels. With Subaru, we have access to the perfect vehicles for all our different purposes and demanding tasks throughout the season. From the cobbled paths of Paris-Roubaix to the alpine roads in the Tour de France, we’ll be driving great cars that suit the task at hand.
“Also, and just as importantly, we’ll be part of a great initiative promoting sustainability, safety and the joy of riding bikes. It’s great to see a big, international brand like Subaru support such a valuable cause and we are very happy to be a part of it too.â€
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
Postby briztoon » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:08 pm
I think Gerry Ryans' private finacial backing is only for two years. After that the team better have found a major sponsor by then.MichaelB wrote:Interesting that they only got a 2 year contract, whilst the latest lot of new teams (laayooopaaard and RS) initially got 4 years, so maybe some learnings from that. ....
From my reading, it takes some where between $12 million to $16 million to run a World Tour team for a single season. Two million might pay for your top four or six riders.MichaelB wrote:JV911 wrote:Make more than enough profit to chuck $1M or 2 a year to the team. The international exposure would be great !!MichaelB wrote:Looking fwd to seeing their jerseys, and hopefully with a big sponsor like BHP, NAB or even someone like Commonwealth Bank !!!
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Re: New Shot at Aussie Team
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