13th Tour Down Under 2011, (809 kms) WT Jan 16-23

[auscyclefan94]

Read this load of **** - Armstrong a money spinner

SA taxpayers are also now paying Cav to ride TDU even though he will be riding for renshaw. Good work tutur and (d)rann.

 

[DAOTEC]

RadioShack:

Lance Armstrong
Markel Irizar
Sebastian Rosseler
Jason McCartney
Gregory Rast
Ben Hermans
Manuel Cardoso

 

[auscyclefan94]

BMC's team for the tour down under!

Alessandro Ballan (ITA), Kristoff Alexander (NOR), John Murphy (USA), Zahner Simon (CHE), Timothy Roe (AUS), Martin Kohler (CHE), Amael Moinard (FRA).



EXPECT DOMINATION!!!!!!

 

[Tuarts]

BMC's team for the tour down under!

Alessandro Ballan (ITA), Kristoff Alexander (NOR), John Murphy (USA), Zahner Simon (CHE), Timothy Roe (AUS), Martin Kohler (CHE), Amael Moinard (FRA).



EXPECT DOMINATION!!!!!!

Where's the other half of the squad?

By that I mean Cuddles

 

[Sasquatch]

Where's the other half of the squad?

Still stuck in Holland trying to navigate the Giro.

 

[theyoungest]

BMC's team for the tour down under!

Alessandro Ballan (ITA), Kristoff Alexander (NOR), John Murphy (USA), Zahner Simon (CHE), Timothy Roe (AUS), Martin Kohler (CHE), Amael Moinard (FRA).



EXPECT DOMINATION!!!!!!

Maybe Kristoff Alexander is a worthy replacement for that other Norwegian guy you told us about, whom we've never noticed.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Where's the other half of the squad?

By that I mean Cuddles

EDIT: Wrong person. Oops!

 

[Tuarts]

Since when am I supposed to be anything of the sort?

 

[Archibald]

BMC's team for the tour down under!

Alessandro Ballan (ITA), Kristoff Alexander (NOR), John Murphy (USA), Zahner Simon (CHE), Timothy Roe (AUS), Martin Kohler (CHE), Amael Moinard (FRA).



EXPECT DOMINATION!!!!!!

really? with which sprinter?

 

[auscyclefan94]

really? with which sprinter?

TGAK is a great sprinter.

btw, on the Col du Wilunga we will see tim roe launch amael moinard up the climb to victory!

 

[auscyclefan94]

So now that Pegasus have folded, if turtur had planned to invite them to the tdu, will he offer that place to another team?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Still stuck in Holland trying to navigate the Giro.

[x] wins topic

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'll put my money on Alby Davis being on the podium for overall honours at the tour down under.

 

[Sasquatch]

I'll put my money on Alby Davis being on the podium for overall honours at the tour down under.

Save your money. He has no chance.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Save your money. He has no chance.

I don't bet, or when I do bet it is not money or something worth a lot of money

 

[auscyclefan94]

The guys at team Luxembourg are seriously funny!


"We had imagined that Stuart O'Grady would fight for the overall," Lars Michaelsen told Politiken, "but after his crash during our camp early this month in Switzerland, it is more likely that he is concerned primarily about getting going again."
It gets better...


"So even though it will put me out of contention for the GC at the Tour Down Under" - OGrady

Rest of the story is through this link to velonation

 

[Christian]

TEAM LUXEMBOURG FOR TOUR DOWN UNDER:

Stuart O'Grady, Davide Vigano, Will Clarke, Martin Pedersen, Martin Mortensen, Stefan Denifl, Bruno Pires (DS: Lars Michaelsen)

Stuey was supposed to be the leader, but now since he broke his ribs it's going to be Vigano.

"With sprinters like Germany's André Greipel [Omega Pharma-Lotto] and Brit Mark Cavendish [HTC] and many other tough sprinters in the field, we will keep our expectations at a moderate level," added Michaelsen. "Maybe Viganò, who is fast, can make a good effort, but we have no doubt that there will be other and considerably greater chances later."

Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6...-Under-goals-OGrady-Vigano.aspx#ixzz18k8HvMyq

I'm a bit surprised they left out Benatti and Nizzolo, but maybe they will start with Qatar/Oman

 

[roundabout]

The guys at team Luxembourg are seriously funny!

He's getting a bit long in the tooth, but he was 2nd in 2009 so it really depended on how well he trained in the winter compared to Europeans.

 

[auscyclefan94]

He's getting a bit long in the tooth, but he was 2nd in 2009 so it really depended on how well he trained in the winter compared to Europeans.

IN 2009 it was only against some of the aussie riders, davis & brown won stages that year. No competition.. This year he would of been up against Cav, Greipel and farrar.

 

[Sasquatch]

Watch out for Will Clarke, not only can he sprint a bit, but that stage to Stirling will suit him.

He could also go on the attack at Willunga.

Would not surprise me to see Clarke and Matthews go on the attack during the race or finish high up in a stage.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Watch out for Will Clarke, not only can he sprint a bit, but that stage to Stirling will suit him.

He could also go on the attack at Willunga.

Would not surprise me to see Clarke and Matthews go on the attack during the race or finish high up in a stage.

Timmy Roe will have a go! He is targeting the KOM at the tdu.

 

[Christian]

Watch out for Will Clarke, not only can he sprint a bit, but that stage to Stirling will suit him.

Maybe we'll see him in a breakaway, other than that I'd except him more staying low, I think it's his first PT race after all.

As for O'Grady, I think everyone knows he had little chances of winning, but it was maybe supposed to be a nice gesture to him, since he'll be the workhorse for the rest of the season it would have been nice to be the leader in his home tour. It's a way to keep people happy on the team, the same thing happened in Züri-Metzgete 2006 when Cancellara worked hard for O'Grady after just having won the ITT WC and O'Grady finished 2nd.

 

[DAOTEC]

HTC-High Road:

Mark Cavendish
Mark Renshaw
Matthew Goss
Bert Grabsch
Bernhard Eisel
Hayden Roulston
Danny Pate

 

[DAOTEC]

Tsunami Edit

RadioShack:

Lance Armstrong
Robbie McEwen
Markel Irizar
Sebastian Rosseler
Gregory Rast
Ben Hermans
Manuel Cardoso

McEwen replaced Jason McCartney

 

[LarsAU]

TEAM LUXEMBOURG FOR TOUR DOWN UNDER:

Stuart O'Grady, Davide Vigano, Will Clarke, Martin Pedersen, Martin Mortensen, Stefan Denifl, Bruno Pires (DS: Lars Michaelsen)

Saxo Bank-SunGard:
Richie Porte (AUS), David Tanner (AUS), Brian Vandborg (DEN), Juan Jose Haedo (ARG), Sebastian Haedo (ARG), Nicki Sorensen (DEN) and Baden Cooke (AUS).

Despite stealing half the team, the Saxobank squad still looks stronger than Team Luxembourg TDU squad