Grietjie Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 South African-sponsored professional cycling outfit, Team Barloworld, today received and accepted their wildcard invitation to ride the most prestigious cycle race in the world, the Tour de France, in July 2007.Entry into the Tour de France is extended by invitation only to the best of the world?s professional cycling teams. Team Barloworld have had a phenomenal start to the 2007 cycling season, and are leading the 66-team UCI Professional Continental rankings. ?Team Barloworld?s success in being invited to compete in the Tour de France is thanks to both a great team effort as well as representation from Claudio Corti, the highly respected Italian Team Manager,? said Chris Fisher, Head of Corporate Marketing, Barloworld. ?When Barloworld first began sponsoring the team five years ago, their stated aim was to have a South-African sponsored team in the Tour de France. We will finally achieve this objective. Corti has worked tirelessly for over a year to get us into this race,? continued Fisher. ?The team?s success has been due to their exact application of the Barloworld brand personality and values, namely being professional, competitive, passionate, honest, diverse and doing everything we do with the greatest degree of integrity.? Claudio Corti, the Team Manager of Team Barloworld says: ?The UCI have recognized these qualities and now granted us just reward for years of hard work.? ?Barloworld and Team Barloworld?s brand philosophy is the same ? a combination of teamwork and individual excellence. This is what has been the core of the team?s success right from the beginning. We contract with riders that put the team first,? said Corti. Team Barloworld?s next challenge is going to be the selection of the riders within the team to compete in the Tour de France. Form riders thus far this season are Robert Hunter (Rsa), Alexander Efimkin (Rus), Felix Cardenas (Col), Geraint Thomas (Gbr) and John-Lee Augustyn (Rsa). Nine riders will be selected purely on merit. ?Our Tour de France objective now shifts to achieving a podium finish in a stage of the Tour de France,? said Fisher.
shaunh Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 WELL DONE!!! CONGRATS!!! MAKE US ALL PROUD!!! There are a few Ausies in the tour, but to have SA riders and an SA team compete, excellent!!!
shaunh Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 I do not hope the passports is going to be held back I obviously have missed something! Please enlighten me!!
The Saint Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Not to be pessimistic or anything. What is the Governments stance on this? Is there a possibility that they will impose a "quota" system as Barloworld is a South African team although they are not effectively representing South Africa as a country but Barloworld as a business. Just wonder if they have any influence with regards to selections?
Grietjie Posted May 30, 2007 Author Posted May 30, 2007 brittish team sa sponser...government got nothing to say...
The Saint Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 brittish team sa sponser...government got nothing to say... Sorry for my ignorance but how do you get to Barloworld being a British Team? The only way this could happen is if Barloworld is a British company which it probably is but if the Funding is coming from Barloworld South Africa surely this makes it a South African team?
Guest Big H Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Bakgat mooi so manne en Muxie moenie so moungat wees nie!!!!!!!!
Grietjie Posted May 30, 2007 Author Posted May 30, 2007 Team Barloworld is geregistreer as 'n Britse span...
The Saint Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Moun nie wil net weet of ons Regering gaan alles op donder soos altyd. En welgedaan an Barloworld ek is baie bly om te sien ons Suid Afrikaaners gaan in die TDF vees.
Grietjie Posted May 30, 2007 Author Posted May 30, 2007 ek gan nou huis toe...julle vra te veel persoonlik vrae
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