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After announcing a number of new additions to Africa's Team this week, it is with great pride that Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, who are set to race as Team Dimension Data from 2016, are now able to confirm 6 more African rider renewals.



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If they are awarded a spot on the World Tour, then Santos Tour Down Under (19/01 - 24/01)
otherwise it's the PCT race or an invite to one of the UWT events.

 

We should find out by November.

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so its just Goss and Louis leaving?

I haven't seen Gerald Ciolek's name any where?

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I haven't seen Gerald Ciolek's name any where?

 

ja you're right.......wonder what hes up to?

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Ciolek, Goss and Stauff are all set to leave at the end of this season. All largely anonymous this year.

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So for 2016 we have:

 

Youcef Reguigui

Johann van Zyl

Jaco Venter

Jay Thomson

Songezo Jim

Nic Dougall

Daniel Teklehaimanot

Merhawi Kudus

Natnael Berhane

Jacques Janse van Rensburg

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Steve Cummings

Tyler Farrar

Serge Pauwels

Kristian Sbaragli

Mark Cavendish

Mark Renshaw

Bernard Eisel

Nathan Haas

Omar Fraile

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So for 2016 we have:
 
Youcef Reguigui
Johann van Zyl
Jaco Venter
Jay Thomson
Songezo Jim
Nic Dougall
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Merhawi Kudus
Natnael Berhane
Jacques Janse van Rensburg
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Steve Cummings
Tyler Farrar
Serge Pauwels
Kristian Sbaragli
Mark Cavendish
Mark Renshaw
Bernard Eisel
Nathan Haas
Omar Fraile

 

 

They gonna win races

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They gonna win races

True, although looking at that list, I don't see many South Africans making the 2016 TdF starting nine.

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I am sure they will include a few saffas, as they sort of have too.

 

But these guys will be break away fodder. They will be going just to get into breaks and get exposure.

 

The rest will save themselves and lead Chavendish out.

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Way to early to call and apparently there are more singings coming, but I'd say the strongest GC tour would be:

 

Mark Cavendish

Mark Renshaw

Bernard Eisel

Omar Fraile

Edvald Boasson Hagen

Steve Cummings

Daniel Teklehaimanot

Jacques Janse van Rensburg

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg

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True, although looking at that list, I don't see many South Africans making the 2016 TdF starting nine.

 

True, reckon they'll take 2 - 3 to the tour but if they are stepping up to WT level then there is a lot of racing from the Tour Down Under / San Luis all the way through to the autumn classics.   That squad is going to get stretched and hammered nicely next year.

 

Obviously the squad is going to be built around Cav for TdF but I wonder who is going to be the leaders for Giro and Vuelta. I would have thought it would have been MainCheese but he's gone. Fraile or someone else yet to sign? 

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True, reckon they'll take 2 - 3 to the tour but if they are stepping up to WT level then there is a lot of racing from the Tour Down Under / San Luis all the way through to the autumn classics.   That squad is going to get stretched and hammered nicely next year.

 

Obviously the squad is going to be built around Cav for TdF but I wonder who is going to be the leaders for Giro and Vuelta. I would have thought it would have been MainCheese but he's gone. Fraile or someone else yet to sign? 

True, true!

 

I think it could do with one more GC climber... As you say, a Louis replacement.

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True, although looking at that list, I don't see many South Africans making the 2016 TdF starting nine.

 

Agreed, particularly in TDF but there will some.

 

Curious to see what happens in the other grand tours....

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I am sure they will include a few saffas, as they sort of have too.

 

But these guys will be break away fodder. They will be going just to get into breaks and get exposure.

 

The rest will save themselves and lead Chavendish out.

 

Yup, the only way I see it happening....

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