superman2007 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Hunter to lead Barloworld at 2007 TourPosted on 05 June 2007 - 18:04 http://images.supersport.co.za/HunterRobert070116InactionGbg.jpgTeam Barloworld coach Claudio Corti confirmed on Tuesday that the team's top six riders would form part of the team for the 2007 Tour de France. South African sprint sensation Robert Hunter will captain his team of riders including Colombians Felix Cardenas and Mauricio Soler, Geraint Thomas (Great Britain), Alexander Efimkin (Russia) and Fabrizio Guidi (Italy). Corti and the team's directeur sportifs have provided a list of eight other riders from whom another three riders will be selected to make up the final field of nine riders. All eight riders will have to prove their current form, and determination to race in the world's most prestigious race. They will be participating in races in Spain, Switzerland, Germany and South Africa during the next few weeks. The additional eight riders are: Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarus), Enrico Degano (Italy), Gianpaolo Cheula (Italy), Paolo Longo Borghini (Italy), Giosu? Bonomi (Italy), John-Lee Augustyn (South Africa), Hugo Sabido (Portugal) and Pedro Arreitunandia (Spain). This total squad of 14 riders is in accordance with the ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation, and organiser of the Tour de France) requirements. The 14 riders will be cut to 11 two weeks prior to the Tour de France. The final nine riders will be announced three days before the start of the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted June 6, 2007 Share Go, John-Lee!!!!!!!! 2 SA riders! PLEASE! All I want to know is are they going to get SuperSixes for the Tour?!Willehond2007-06-06 16:21:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowpoke Posted June 7, 2007 Share GO JOHN-LEE!!!!!! yeeeee-hah! that'll be so cool if there are 2 SA's in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunh Posted June 7, 2007 Share I really hope they choose John Lee!!!! Well done Robert and go for it JL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikalot Posted June 7, 2007 Share must be 2 saffas!!!!its an sa team!!!we need sum more representation in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted June 7, 2007 Share must be 2 saffas!!!!its an sa team!!!we need sum more representation in there The main sponsor may be SA in origin but isn't it a British registered team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colonel Posted June 7, 2007 Share SA Sponsor, British registered and mainly an Italian team........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted June 7, 2007 Share We should therefor hope that JLA has the form to be selected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted June 7, 2007 Share I know it's British registered, with lots of Italians and blah, blah, blah.... ...but it's Robbie and John-Lee riding for Barloworld and they are all our's!!!! Don't care what you say! In the end people watching the TdF will ask who is Barloworld (an SA company) that will give them and the SA riders exposure, which will excite and interest other potential SA sponsors and young kids to support cycling in SA. This is HUGE. I am stoked!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted June 7, 2007 Share I thought that Ryan Cox would feature somewhere but apparantly i was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyB Posted June 7, 2007 Share Is Ryan not going to have surgery...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerFace Posted June 7, 2007 Share Jipeee! Go John-Lee! Go John-Lee! Go John-Lee! Go John-Lee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted June 7, 2007 Share I thought that Ryan Cox would feature somewhere but apparantly i was wrong. Poor Coxy From ryancox.co.za : ...(30.05.07) As for me I will not be going to the Tour, very disappointing on my side as I really would love to do the Tour, but with surgery needed there is no way I would even think about doing it. ...(22.05.07)A very emotional day for me as I did the tests here in France. I have been diagnosed for a vascular lesion on my left leg... Willehond2007-06-07 14:41:08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Would have so much loved to see Ryan there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianni Posted June 7, 2007 Share hmm and Rob will be sprinting against Petracchi ...should be interesting after their last "meeting" and R's comments about P not being worth the ?s he is paid.............no favours from Milram anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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