Rotary 100 - Neotel press release

[Belgium boy]

This past weekend Team Neotel used the Monte Casino Rotary 100 Cycle Race as preparation for the World Road Cycling Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Despite only achieving sixth place in the 100 km race, Team
Neotel manager Barry Austin feels that the team obtained their goals set out before the race.


The teams objective was to use this event as preparation for the upcoming 4-day Selati Africycle Tour (13-16 September) and more importantly the World Road Champs, for which Nolan Hoffmann; Jacques Janse Van Rensburg; Jaco Venter (all from Team Neotel) have qualified for later this month.

Team Neotel controlled the race from the outset, placing all members on the front of the peleton. The team had expected an aggressive and attacking race but none of the other pro teams took up the challenge.

The younger members of team Neotel absorbed the responsibility of working on the front superbly. Once the peloton reached the Tracking station road along Hartebeeshoek, the attacks from the Konica/Minolta riders split the peloton.

With 30km to go, the main breakaway had developed with Jay Thomson, Dennis van Niekerk, Tiaan Kannemeyer, Travis Allen (all Konica/Minolta), Daryl Impey, Waylon Wilcock, Neil MacDonald (all MTN Microsoft), Hanco Kachelhoffer (Harmony), and Team Neotel's Adrian Maaske.

The break pressed hard to stay clear of the main pack, being driven by Team Neotel. Coming into the finish, there was some confusion due to the lack of a finish banner and markings by the organizers. But Daryl Impey (also part of World Champs Squad) got the jump on the rest of the break and drove his way to victory.

Unfortunately Neotel had to settle for sixth place by Adrian Maaske but on the overall, the team seems well prepared for their defense of the Selati Africycle Tour in Mpumalanga next week.

Race Results:
1. Daryl Impey (MTN Microsoft)
2. Dennis Van Niekerk (Konica Minolta)
3. Jay Thomson (Konica Minolta)
4. Neil MacDonald (MTN Microsoft)
5. Hanco Kachelhoffer (Harmony)
6. Adrian Maaske (Neotel)

Article by: Owen Hannie

 

It's good when teams do press releases but try and not make them completely one sided .. what was left out was the fact that Pieter Syffert (Konica Minolta)was in front by himself for more than 50 kilometers, hence Neotel, I lose track of how many riders they have each weekend, had to control the race. We believe Konica did take up the challenge we had a rider away in the first 5km , and we attacked again with less than 40 km to go initiating the break which stayed away... ..but we can always be more aggressive next time

 

Good luck to the men going to worlds .. it will be a lot harder than the Montecasino fun ride, a LOT harder!

[Groot Lem]

Whats wrong with Yolandie in Europe? Looks like she is gonna suffer at Worlds.

Hows the Kenyan Froome doing? Barloworld next year?

[Belgium boy]

She crashed in Tour De Femme and hurt her knee ... besides she says "suffering is fun" .. and Europe is not for sissies, it's also really sad her country can only send two girls to worlds...but I guess thats the state of our sport at present. a BIG POLITICAL MESS ...the other Lem reckons I should just change the F... Political landscape . Had I only known I would have taken up a career in politics. Its far more rewarding especially in SA, you can lie cheat,steal, and make false promises  and at the end of your five term you do a little road show and get elected again

 

The Kenyan is good, he was 2nd on the most difficult stage of GP tell, won a KOM jersey last week, and another Tour in france.... as for Barlworld .. they like Italians and the odd SOuth African ...I don't think Kenyans will feature on Barloworld although they deserve to... Its not always about what you know or achieve .... sometimes its just about who you know.