GIRO GIRO GIRO!!!!!

[Bikalot]

im riding for GT Maties

 

alex milner isint riding and johnny kritzinger is in his place,johnny climbing like a beast at the moment

 

johnny and erik riding sani 2 c this week as a "warm up" ride

[Pieter Henning]

In with the old, out with the loops - Own Correspondent

 

An uncompromising 600km route awaits the anticipated field of 150 cyclists set to participate in South Africa?s foremost international cycling stage race, the MTN Giro del Capo.

The mountainous regions of the Boland and Durbanville Winelands will set the stage for the 5-day itinerary - which will break away from the 2007 looped approach in favour of the 2006 route format ? and appears to favour those participants with exceptional climbing skills.

The first Wellington-to-Wellington stage will finish a few kilometres from the top of the scenic Bains Kloof Pass and the first Powerade King of the Mountain Prime of the race.

The Pass? narrow twists and turns down to the finish promises to be one of the early highlights of the event, as the climbers will try to maintain any advantage they may have built up on the steep climb to the top.

The rolling circus will then move on to the Durbanville-based second stage on 5 March.  The Durbanville route, with its Vissershok climb, has become somewhat of a Giro institution, as the climb has featured in every single Giro to date.

This stage is just over 179km long and will take cyclists over Vissershok three times.  

One nagging obstacle that is guaranteed to make the Durbanville stage very difficult for sprinters and riders who are still in early-season condition is the Van Schoorsdrift Road section, some 21km into the race.  With its many potholes and uneven road surface, the Van Schoorsdrift stretch will provide cyclists with their very own version of the Paris-Roubaix.

The 175km Paarl third stage features two major climbs in the form of the Franschhoek and Du Toits Kloof Passes. 

At 40km into the race the Franschhoek Pass features too early in the race to have a telling effect on the stage?s results, but it will serve to spread the peloton.  Weather conditions will also play an important part in the cyclists? performance and non-climbers can only pray that it isn?t a scorching Boland day.

The start of the Du Toits Kloof Pass will lie in waiting after about 120km of racing and may make or break cyclists? overall classification.    And it is here that David George of Team MTN Energade is hoping to give a repeat performance of his spectacular 2002 win.

The third day of any stage race is usually seen as the most difficult and this is going to be no exception.  It is an extremely trying stage and is sure to take its toll on those riders who struggle to adjust to the demands of multi-day tours.

Stage 4 sees the cyclists start and finish in the historic town of Stellenbosch, otherwise better known as the home of rugby legend, Danie Craven.

This 148km stage will include five laps of the 10km Helshoogte circuit, which is sure to be the ultimate punishment for the non-climbers on the day.

The circuit includes a fast descent down the Old Helshoogte Pass, which was officially restored and re-opened in 2007, and a gruelling climb up the new Pass.  Spectators are also in for a treat as cyclists risk life and limb during the hair-raising descent and hike up along the Old Helshoogte pass to watch all the action.

The time-honoured 5.5km Signal Hill individual time-trial in its traditional Saturday slot will this year represent the final stage of the MTN Giro del Capo. 

This stage is a crowd pleaser year on year and a massive turnout is once again expected. Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of David ?The King? George capturing the first place yet again are advised to get there early as the race will start at 9AM. 

While the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour will not serve as the final stage of the 2008 MTN Giro del Capo, teams will not be able to rest their finest sprinters in preparation for Cycle Tour Sunday.  Only the MTN Giro participants who ride in and finish all the stages will have the opportunity to form part of the Invitation start group on Sunday, 9 March.

[bob_the_builder]

 

Crux has a list' date=' but I think he has already left for Sani2C.

I'll put my money on Cardenas, Pfannberger and George for top 3 on GC (not necessarily in that order).

[/quote']

 

You think barloworld will give the GC to someone other than mr hunter?

 

Mr Hunter is not a GC rider. He's never won the Giro, and I doubt he ever will. They'll ride for their climbers. Hunter will most probably win Argus (and if one of the stages in the Giro ends up to be a bunch gallop, probably that too).

 

Odd that, he has one several tours overall already...

 

2007

Tour de Picardie FRA

 

Stage 1 - 1st and Leaders Jersey

 

Stage 2 - 2nd and Leaders Jersey

Overall victory on GC and Point Jersey

 

 

Volta ao Santarem POR

 

Stage 1 - 2nd

 

Stage 2 - 1st and Leaders Jersey

 

Stage 3 TT - 2nd and Leaders Jersey

Overall victory on GC

 

2004:

 

Tour of Qatar overall victory (ok, that's as flat as a pancake)

 

If you doubt his climbing ability, he has a second overall in the tour of Malaysia, and I remember the one year at Mapei he came back here to ride the Jock, punctured at the bottom of Boulders, then caught and passed the leaders before the top...

 

 

 

[bob_the_builder]

 

pererace70: That's the full list... maybe they forgot to enter

 

Especially since their sponsor sponsors the event

 

And everyone here is tipping DG for a podium

 

[Evan Andreou]

Crux has a list' date=' but I think he has already left for Sani2C.

I'll put my money on Cardenas, Pfannberger and George for top 3 on GC (not necessarily in that order).

[/quote']

 

You think barloworld will give the GC to someone other than mr hunter?

 

Mr Hunter is not a GC rider. He's never won the Giro, and I doubt he ever will. They'll ride for their climbers. Hunter will most probably win Argus (and if one of the stages in the Giro ends up to be a bunch gallop, probably that too).

Odd that, he has one several tours overall already...

2007 Tour de Picardie FRA
Stage 1 - 1st and Leaders Jersey
Stage 2 - 2nd and Leaders Jersey
Overall victory on GC and Point Jersey

Volta ao Santarem POR
Stage 1 - 2nd
Stage 2 - 1st and Leaders Jersey
Stage 3 TT - 2nd and Leaders Jersey
Overall victory on GC

2004:
Tour of Qatar overall victory (ok, that's as flat as a pancake)

If you doubt his climbing ability, he has a second overall in the tour of Malaysia, and I remember the one year at Mapei he came back here to ride the Jock, punctured at the bottom of Boulders, then caught and passed the leaders before the top...

 

Didn't he also take Td Langkawi in 2002?

[bob_the_builder]

Nah, 2002 was 2nd Overall GC in Tour of Malaysia, the same race as Langkawi I think?

[cyclenut]

microsoft are Malcom lange' date=' Jay Thompson, David George, Nic White, Ian Mcloud, and not sure thier 6th rider....[/quote']

 

Neil Macdonald .... ?

always rides his heart out for the team

[cyclenut]

House of Paints	UCI Code
Team Manager: Sean Edwards	RSA570225
Edwards Dean	RSA19820914
Baxter Richard	RSA19850929
Pepper Michael	RSA19840226
Kackelhoffer Hanco	RSA19850828
Ball Jamie	RSA19790901
Brown Arron	RSA19850324
Funnell Mathew	RSA19890920
Bakkie Jason	RSA19891211
Belgian Team	UCI Code
Team Manager: Mr Michel Vaarten	BEL19570117
Mertens Tim	BEL19860207
De Ketele Kenny	BEL19850605
Cornu Dominique	BEL19851010
De Poortere Ingmar	BEL19840527
Steels Tom	BEL19710902
Keisse Iljo	BEL19821221
Steels Styn (reserve)	BEL19890821
Schets Steve (reserve)	BEL19840420
Roesens Bert (reserve)	BEL19721014
Team Sparebanken Vest	UCI Code
Team Manager: Franky van Haesebroucke	BEL
Remme Stian	NOR19820604
Hegreberg Morten	NOR19770611
Lengyel Tamas	HUN19801112
Lund Anders	NOR19880228
Sortveit Sondre	NOR19880815
Nybo H?vard	NOR19830311
Rake Christer (resreve)	NOR19870319
En?s Tom-Andre (reserve)	NOR19881117
Vassdal Ken Sebastian (reserve)	NOR19880411
Velo Club (mauritius)	UCI Code
Team Manager: Raboude Jean Francois	MRI19661005
Lincoln Yannick	MRI19821230
Francois Jean Roberts	MRI19820930
Lincoln Christophe	MRI19850209
Mames L?ie	MRI19870710
David Thierry	MRI19880710
Kinsah David	KEN19720208
De Commarmond Arnan (reserve)	MRI19730619
Team Liqui Moly	UCI Code
Team Manager: Ian McGregor, Gary Swinson	Pending
Pavlov Alex	1700
Rabie Gary	521
Scheejen Johann	7607
Cronje Jaco	3731
Timm Niel	Pending
Oberholzer Stefan	3546
Van Wyk Martin (reserve)	4560
Menegan Ruan (reserve)	Pending
Wiham Manfred (reserve)	3610

 

Jamie definitely out - saw him on Friday - still Limping ...

[Velouria]

Saw the TCS mob out on the road this morning heading towards Stellenbosch. Hope you are enjoying the nice weather - we ordered it especially for the Giro...

[bob_the_builder]

 

 

 

Jamie definitely out - saw him on Friday - still Limping ...

 

Saw him fall, not surprised

bob_the_builder2008-03-03 05:16:17

[Chrispy]

Where can one get a complete list of the Teams and riders????

[Chrispy]

HELLO OUT THERE!!!

ANYONE GOT INFO????

[Spinnekop]

Chrispy....

 

I think all the guys that has the details are sitting in the Cape already......Won't hear from them till next week......

 

If you are serious about getting the info, PM Latrinus.  He will surely try to make a plan....

 

 

[NURRIE]

2008 MTN Giro Del Capo - Team List

Team Barloworld

UCI Code

Team Manager: Corti Claudio

Cardenas Felix

COL19721124

Froome Christopher

KEN19850520

Hunter Robert

RSA19770422

Impey Daryl

RSA19841206

Pfannberger Christian

AUT19791209

Sabido Hugo

POR19791214

Augustyn John Lee (reserve)

RSA19860810

Calcagni Patrick (reserve)

SUI19770705

Longo Borghini Paolo (reserve)

ITA19801210

Pezula Racing

UCI Code

Team Manager

: Brian O'Loughlin, David McQuaid,

IRL19510130, tbc, IRL19630716

O'loughlin David

IRL19780429

Power Ciaran

IRL19780429

Fox Morgan

IRL19740219

Connor Ryan

IRL19840406

Page Kieran

GBR19830502

Burke Derek

IRL19860306

Petrie-Armstrong Adam (reserve)

IRL19870504

Connolloy William (reserve)

IRL19890531

Irvine Martin (reserve)

IRL19850606

Danish National Team

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Heiko Salzwedel

Rasmussen Alex

DEN19840609

Jorgensen Casper

DEN19850820

Christensen Michael F.

DEN19860214

Kreutzfeldt Daniel

DEN19871119

Madsen Jens-Erik

DEN19810330

Morkov Michael

DEN19850430

Lollesgaard Martin (reserve)

DEN19870115

Nielsson Kristoffer G. (reserve)

DEN19850520

Jeberg Kasper (reserve)

DEN19850321

Team Neotel

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Barry Austin

RSA19750319

Janse van Rensburg Jacques

RSA19870906

Venter Jaco

RSA19870213

Rabie Johann

RSA19870308

Perry James

RSA19791119

Hoffmann Nolan

RSA19850423

Maertens Jeremy

RSA19790814

Sowela Siphiwe (reserve)

RSA19880204

Maluleke Prince (reserve)

RSA19870315

Team Kuota-Senges

UCI Code

Team Manager:

J?rgon Moyers

GER

Glasner Djorn

GER19730505

Roberts Luke

GER19770125

Klessa Tim

GER19870103

Caanser Stefan

GER19781210

van Ruitenbeek Malaya

NED19821228

Jelitha Mathias

GER1980212

Kurth Michael (reserve)

GER19861118

Maus Yannic (reserve)

GER19870204

Brotling Mathias (reserve)

GER19870708

 

House of Paints

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Sean Edwards

RSA570225

Edwards Dean

RSA19820914

Baxter Richard

RSA19850929

Pepper Michael

RSA19840226

Kackelhoffer Hanco

RSA19850828

Ball Jamie

RSA19790901

Brown Arron

RSA19850324

Funnell Mathew

RSA19890920

Bakkie Jason

RSA19891211

Belgian Team

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Mr Michel Vaarten

BEL19570117

Mertens Tim

BEL19860207

De Ketele Kenny

BEL19850605

Cornu Dominique

BEL19851010

De Poortere Ingmar

BEL19840527

Steels Tom

BEL19710902

Keisse Iljo

BEL19821221

Steels Styn (reserve)

BEL19890821

Schets Steve (reserve)

BEL19840420

Roesens Bert (reserve)

BEL19721014

Team Sparebanken Vest

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Franky van Haesebroucke

BEL

Remme Stian

NOR19820604

Hegreberg Morten

NOR19770611

Lengyel Tamas

HUN19801112

Lund Anders

NOR19880228

Sortveit Sondre

NOR19880815

Nybo H?vard

NOR19830311

Rake Christer (resreve)

NOR19870319

En?s Tom-Andre (reserve)

NOR19881117

Vassdal Ken Sebastian (reserve)

NOR19880411

Velo Club (mauritius)

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Raboude Jean Francois

MRI19661005

Lincoln Yannick

MRI19821230

Francois Jean Roberts

MRI19820930

Lincoln Christophe

MRI19850209

Mames L?ie

MRI19870710

David Thierry

MRI19880710

Kinsah David

KEN19720208

De Commarmond Arnan (reserve)

MRI19730619

Team Liqui Moly

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Ian McGregor, Gary Swinson

Pending

Pavlov Alex

1700

Rabie Gary

521

Scheejen Johann

7607

Cronje Jaco

3731

Timm Niel

Pending

Oberholzer Stefan

3546

Van Wyk Martin (reserve)

4560

Menegan Ruan (reserve)

Pending

Wiham Manfred (reserve

3610

 

 

GT Maties

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Enrico Liebenberg

Kleinhans Erik

3407

Passio Carl

12890

Swartz Christo

NAM19870624

Wolhuter Chris

8864

Muller CM

1733

Milner Alex

5434

Kritzinger Johnny (reserve)

5422

Munnik Oliver (reserve)

2434

Pro Mr Price WP

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Erill Kemp, Cliff Hopf

Hopf Dean

RSA19860825

Stevtler Hendrik

RSA19800326

Heward Alex

RSA19841201

Kemp Ryan

RSA19820405

Standler Burry

RSA19870916

Davel Shaun

RSA19870916

Van Schalkwyk Ruan (reserve)

RSA19890618

Southeby's Cosmetek

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Ian Mcgreggor

Keey Charles

RSA19860928

Van Staden Michael

RSA19880520

Tennent James

RSA19890304

Hoeber Benjamin

GER19821101

Weseman Martin

RSA19840319

Kevin Evans

RSA19780606

Tekton

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Werner Kotzi

Vijoen Duncan

Chait Gadi

Snyman Armand

Gouws Magnes

Robinson Michael

Day Dusty

ACSIS

UCI Code

Team Manger:

Sipho Mona-Lekoma

Mnqwazi Siyabonga

Xusa Sithembela

Arendse Kurt

Farao Verdi

Safodien Rafeeq

Kaka Luthando

Mamombo Zuko (reserve)

Present John (reserve)

Tsebe Stanley (reserve)

 

Venezia

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Kieser Jean

RSA19760302

Jacobs Jean Pierre

RSA19820507

Rossouw Gavin

RSA19780402

Jonker Arnold

RSA19880118

Van der Bank Theuns

RSA19850316

Wynand Anton

RSA19850314

Bouwer Jacques

RSA19840306

Zambia

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Jesper Lutlinkhof

Munangandu Trust

Malako James

Nameento Jupiter

Moonga Benious

Chembo Obert

Zulu Yoram

Zulu Andrew

Mushiba Lastus

Malako Maimba (reserve)

Banda Justin (reserve)

Ngake Hillary (reserve)

Chewe Eric (reserve)

Computer-Smith

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Carel Smith, Charlene Steyn

Ferreira Jaco

5448

Henning Pieter

1441

Burger Barend

5578

Lambets Alexander

298

Strydom Peter

2667

Du Preez Jason

11591

Van Wyk Eben (reserve)

6913

Bezuidenhout Willem (reserve)

9710

Jooste Weining (reserve)

1265

Trek - Marco Polo

UCI Code

Team Manager:

G. Kramer

Van Bon, Leon

NED19720128

Brentjens Bart

NED19681010

Crawford Jai

AUS19830804

Kudentsov Sergey

RUS19780929

Li Fuyu

CHN19780509

CSC/Marcello

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Chris Willemse Snr, Evert Du Plessis

RSA19550601, RSA19830224

Thomas Garth

RSA19820505

Willemse Chris

RSA19830815

Quevauviluers Gilbert

RSA19780907

Hanachi Abdel Basat

ALG19850202

Griesel Dawid

RSA19831220

Smit Andrew

RSA19840106

Esterhuizen Johan (reserve)

RSA19880712

 

 

USN - Fulimput Clothing

UCI Code

Team Manager:

Shan Wilson

Stewart Brandon

2468

Knox Max

2970

Leiman David

2840

Exleby Roan

5126

Goetsh Matt

4781

Olsen Clint

639

Minnar Greg (reserve)

Kriek Hennic (reserve)

12883

[David #7]

Why is the Argus not the last stage?

[Poison Ivy]

HELLO OUT THERE!!!

ANYONE GOT INFO????

 

I have tried to look it up for you on the Giro's website, but there's also nada !!! SORRY !!