Matt Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Recieved this in an email regarding the speculation and rumours. Team MTN Energade confirms commitment to South African cycling Following some recent speculation about the possible departure of some senior cyclists from Team MTN Energade, Ryder Cycling can confirm that Malcolm Lange will be leaving the team to form a new domestic team. Lange?s contract with MTN Energade runs until the end of 2008. ?Malcolm has informed me that he will be leaving the team and starting a new team,? said team owner, Douglas Ryder. ?New sponsors are always welcome in the sport. We appreciate Malcolm?s contribution and we wish him and his new team the best.? Ryder confirmed that the men?s road team, which this year stepped up a level to become a UCI Continental team, will continue its strategy of identifying and nurturing young South African talent and exposing them to international racing, both in Africa and abroad. ?We signed four new Under-23 riders for 2008 and have a firm focus on the future in which young riders will play a key role. Some of our experienced riders have shown commitment to helping develop the young riders and that kind of mentoring is invaluable,? explained Ryder. The MTN Energade men?s road team has raced the Tour of Gabon, Tour of Egypt and Tour of Morocco already this year and is confirmed to compete at The Tour of Ireland in August and the Tour of Britain in September. ?Although local racing is still firmly on our men?s road team schedule, we?re steadily building an international team which will follow a busier international schedule in 2009 and beyond,? said Ryder. ?In addition to our strong showing with the men?s road team in 2008, we?ve also had immense success this year with our new women?s team (19 wins in 21 races), our mountain bike team (20 wins in 27 races) and our BMX star, Sifiso Nhlapo (2nd at the European Championships Series and 3rd at the World Champs). We have carefully planned growth strategies in place for these teams too and are very encouraged by their early success,? added Ryder. MTN Energade and Ryder Cycling are firmly committed to this very talented group of cyclists as well as the growth of South African and African cycling.
2 X 2 Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Well there you have it, out of the horses mouth, Kona fan
Dutch Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Still can't let Bambi or whoever the hell he is, get away without at least one klap
mallo Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Well done Doug, hopes this brings an end to the Banji saga. By the way Banji tell the hubbers what financial benefits this brought you.
TNT1 Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 finally' date=' this subject can be put to rest![/quote'] You've been a member here for nearly a year, did you type that with a straight face?
slowpoke Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Well done Doug' date=' hopes this brings an end to the Banji saga. By the way Banji tell the hubbers what financial benefits this brought you.[/quote'] and the thick plottens!
Jackes Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 ya, since when does the term "hold back" apply to the hub ?
Gumpole Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Lonestar and Banji are the same person, they are wanted by interpol and hide in African countries under the guise of 'roadbuilders' while scamming people out of money using 419 schemes. They also share a Tandem !
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