McLeod in giro...

[AndreZA]

Fran?aise des Jeux for Giro

Fran?aise des Jeux announced its line-up for the Giro d'Italia starting on May 12 according to L'Equipe. Former world junior champion Arnaud G?rard, Carlos Da Cruz and Lilian J?gou will head the team.

Fran?aise des Jeux for the Giro: Carlos Da Cruz, Arnaud G?rard, Lilian J?gou, Cyrille Monnerais, Francis Mourey, Fabien Patanchon, Timothy Gudsell, Ian McLeod, and Jussi Veikkanen.

 

[Token]

 

[pererace70]

Unfortunately, SuperCycling probably won't mention it...

[ewep]

Go Ian GO!!!!!!

[knappy]

This is Awesome..

 

I hope he has a great tour and can show SA what he is made of...  

[widget]

Yes, its very good and (I think I saw him mentioned in the tour of Romandy) as well.

 

Obviously showing some good form right now and with his contract coming up for renewal within the year he is getting good coverage. 

[Velouria]

Is he the first Saffa to ride the Giro?

[Evan Andreou]

Is he the first Saffa to ride the Giro?

 

Seem to recall RH taking part few years back

 

Sorry

It was the Giro di Primavera

wolverine2007-05-07 03:15:10

[AndreZA]

Is he the first Saffa to ride the Giro?

 

No, I think one of our okes took a stage there aswell ones. They made him give it back. He blamed the previous government.

[Mudsimus]

Is he the first Saffa to ride the Giro?

 

 I think Allan VH rode under a diff name and won a stage.

Mud Dee2007-05-07 03:08:04

[epoh]

 

Is he the first Saffa to ride the Giro?

 

http://www.cyclelab.com/default.asp?id=186309&des=article

 

 

But alas, due to sanctions and South Africa's policy of Apartheid, it wasn't

to be. Ertjies, along with Robbie McIntosh and Alan van Heerden, were left

to their own devices in Europe, racing under alias names for fear of being

thrown out of Europe.

 

 

When they did race under their own names, they couldn't afford to get

results, because of fear of their identity becoming public. That's the main

reason why Van Heerden, who won a stage in the Giro d'Italia, never lined up

for Peugeot in the Tour de France.