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SHAMUS Liptrot is still learning to walk but he dreams of one day getting back on his bike.

The 18-year-old South Australian cyclist suffered devastating injuries when he hit a light pole at last year’s Devonport Carnival.
 

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1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team 12.50.42
2 Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australian National Team 0.02.99
3 Marco Zorzan (Ita) U.S.Ausonia CSI Pescanti 0.14.75
4 Micheal Bordogna (Ita) Team Giorgi 0.17.55
5 Francesco Sedaboni (Ita) Team Giorgi 0.22.33
6 Gennadiy Tatarinov (Rus) Nazionale Russia 0.25.30
7 Michele Piccoli (Ita) U.S.Ausonia CSI Pescanti 0.27.72
8 Mirko Casali (Ita) G.S.Berti Mobili-Benassi 0.27.74
9 Thomas Casarotto (Ita) S.C-Utensilnord 0.28.71
10 Matteo Draperi (Ita) A.C.Pratese Esperia Rolf 0.29.43
 

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After missing the placing on the Saturday, in the Keegan Downes Memorial Sundowner Handicap, the continental Bike King team were eager to made amends in the Sundays Gunnedah to Tamworth Division 1 Scratch race. Lead by the experience of Grafton to Inverell winner Cameron Hughes and Peter Milostic, Bike King where eager to break up the race and avoid a sprint finish that might suit the FRF/nswis, Budget Forklifts, and NSWIS teams.

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Western Australia’s Michael Freiberg has taken over the leadership of the Tre ciclistica internazionale bresciana in Italy. Freiburg, 18, took the leadership from Canberra’s Matthews after he lost time on todays crucial stage. Freiberg made the days winning move which was led home by Vangi’s Roberto Bertucelli.

Canberra’s Michael Mathews has won the opening stage of the Tre ciclistica internazionale bresciana, a 2.7km time trial around the Italian town of Molinetto di Mazzano. Mathews team-mate and Australian time trial champion Michael Freiberg was second, just two seconds behind.

1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team 3.35 (45.42 km/h)
2 Michael Freiberg (Aus) Australian National Team 0.02
3 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Asd Sabbia Trissa 0.03
4 Micheal Bordogna (Ita) Team Giorgi 0.03
5 Alberto Cornelio (Ita) S.C. Mazzano Team 0.04
6 Thomas Fiumana (Ita) Team Ambra Cavallini Vangi 0.04
7 Michele Piccoli (Ita) U.S.Ausonia CSI Pescanti 0.04
8 Ivan Belotti (Ita) Team Giorgi 0.05
9 Marco Zorzan (Ita) U.S.Ausonia CSI Pescanti 0.05
10 Marco Amicabile (Ita) S.C. Mazzano Team 0.06

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Mark Renshaw

Great news for the Bathurst Cycling Community with local star Mark Renshaw named in the Credit Agricole team for the 2008 Tour de France. An Athens Olympian and Commonwealth Games Gold medallist, Mark Renshaw has been desperate to get a ride in the World greatest cycling event for a number of years.

After brilliant performances on the track in 1999 & 2000 winning 3 Junior world Championships, including the 1km Time Trial, the Bathurst youngster was selected to carry out the Olympic flag at the 2000 Sydney Olympic. Gold medals would follow in the next few years at the Goodwill Games, Commonwealth Games, and World Cups; the Bathurst star was a part of the World Champion and World Record Breaking Team Pursuit team in 2002, and the Australian Olympic team in 2004.

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A fall in the closing stages of the Belgium National Championships on the weekend has opened up this Sunday’s UCI 1.2 event at Willebroek, Belgium.

Top Landbouwkrediet/Tonissteiner performer Bert De Waele who won last years De Drie Zustersteden at Willebroek and was to carry the number 1 in Sunday’s event (06.07.08), crashed heavily at the Nationals when Tom Boonen and teammate Wouter Weylandt came together in the sprint finish. Still uncomfirmed weather De Waele is to start at Willebroek, but the reports are not good for the Belgium rider who finished top ten at last years nationals, as he has a suspected broken collarbone.

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Filippo Simeoni (Ceramiche Flaminia Bossini Docce) captured the men’s road Italian National Championship on Sunday in Bergamo after 254.8 km including 13 laps with one trip per lap up the Colle Aperto. The rider from Milano finished ahead of Quicksteps reigning champion Giovanni Visconti and Liquiagas’ stylish Filippo Pozzato.

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Coonabarabran to Gunnedah. 111km - 28.06.08.

The Gunnedah Cycling and Triathlon club’s annual “Keegan Downes Memorial” continues to hold its position as one of NSW premier cycling promotion with an excellent field lining up for the 2008 edition of the 111km Handicap.

The race between Coonabarabran and Gunnedah got under way with an inspiring effort by Alan Sumner who raced the first Sundowner in 1967 and set off for Gunnedah in the limit 45minite group. Early in the event it was local rider Robert Mitchell’s 33minute bunch that looked threatening quickly rounding up the 40min bunch and the front markers to set the early pace.

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3000m of elevation, a new residence and more summer time snow.

High altitude is defined as anything 2400m above sea level or higher, we be at 2996m so damn we high now!!

The second week of June was a week of weird weather, constantly chasing that extra millilitre of oxygen, repeats of Americas best dance crew, the real world, my super sweet sixteen, more training and of course 24 inch Pizzas.

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Australia’s highest-ranked mountain bike cyclist, Chris Jongewaard, has been overlooked for Olympic selection because of the criminal court case he faces after the Beijing games.

Jongewaard, the national cross-country mountain bike champion in 2007, was one of three men in contention to make the cut and was yesterday personally told of Cycling Australia’s decision to pick Victorian Daniel McConnell as the sole Australian male representative in the event.

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2008 Halle-Ingooigem 1.1 - 25.06.08

After having an excellence presence in there first two European starts, Drapac Porsche Development Program have taken there first Belgium Podium finish in the prestigious 61st Halle-Ingooigem.

Elder statesman of the team Stuart Shaw finishing 3rd behind QuickSteps Gert Steegmans and Olympic Gold Medalist Luke Roberts of the Kuota Senges team.

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Last week I left you with my agonising, and somewhat nightmarish memories of my first week back on the bike, and the looming departure to the land of motor homes, fried chicken and the right to carry a weapon, the United States of America.

After 26 hours straight travel, 2 good movies, 2 shit ones, a bottle or two of red, a seat next to a lady with bird flu, abuse of the massage chairs in LAX and the near arrest of good mate Tim Berkel at US customs for apparently overstaying his VISA we lugged our bikes and bags out onto the side walk of Denver international airport.

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Competing in The 64 mile (104 Kilometre) Pro ½ race in Fort Collins, the 16 year old Real Aussie Kid Lachlan Morton did what he has threatened to do since arriving from down under three weeks ago….win his first pro race.

He did it in what is one tough road race that is more a series of hill climbs, blended with very fast descents and open valley roads.

Starting from down town Fort Collins the race started straight into the climb over Dixon Reservoir and a 17% climb onto Centennial Drive to open the legs and settle the bunch, the pace was on from the gun, the first 15 k to bottom of the main climb was punctuated by successive attacks and numerous smaller climbs that started to sought out the field, early numerous attempted breaks would see the main group chase and bring the field back together.

A Break went with 3 riders when Blake Caldwell, Chipotle team, Kevin Nicole Tokyo Joes put the hammer down, that established a 1min 30 sec lead half way up the main climb through Risk Canyon The Aussie rider went to the front to chase, however was covered by the Peloton.

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Sint-Elooispriis – Ruddervoorde, 24.06.08 Belgium

With riders preparing for next weeks National Championships and out to impress their team management before the Tour de France a strong field contested this years Sint-Elooispriis in Ruddervoorde Belgium.
As expected after a hectic start a strong group of 17 riders which included last years winner Sébastien Rosseler of QuickStep and third placegetter Olivier Kaisen of Silence – Lotto broke clear.

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South Australia.com/AIS’ Cameron Meyer is rumored to ride for the newly named Garmin-Chipotle Professional cycling team as a stagiaire for the rest of the 2008 season.

Meyer, who has won numerous world junior championships, will join the team after the Tour de France, gaining valuable experience with one of the world’s most promising and successful teams.
 

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The Australian Junior Track team has landed in Adelaide for their second track camp before they head off to South Africa for the World Championships next month. The team, headed by World silver medalist Sarah Kent and junior world champion Tom Palmer, have been in deep training mode and will soon be joined by the Australian road team tomorrow.

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Team Budget Forklifts today teamed up with the American team Dual Temp, testing out their track skills after a long haul flight from Australia.

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With the introduction of the Oakley Radar last year, it was thought that the Oakley M Frame would quickly disappear off the radar (pardon the pun), but think again. The M Frame is still live and kicking and is still being used by some of the worlds top pro riders such as Liquigas’ Filippo Pozzato, LPR’s Danilo Di Luca and Gerolsteiner’s Davide Rebellin.

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The Budget Forklifts Cycling Team, coached by Western Australian Rick Lee, have landed in America after a long haul flight from Australia.

Adelaide’s Stuart O’Grady will ride in the 2008 Tour de France alongside the CSC-Saxo Bank Cycling Team. O’Grady, who has fully recovered after suffering from a terrible accident at last year’s Tour, which ended the Australian’s season, is looking forward to the challenge of this year’s Tour de France, hoping to last the full three weeks of this years tour. O’Grady will ride in support of the tour leaders Carlos Sastre and Frank and Andy Schleck.

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After a ‘mid-season’ break, cyclingresults.net will relaunch as Australia’s premier domestic cycling results & news service. We have now recorded our 200,000th visitor to the site and although the news stopped for a while, cyclingresults.net still managed to rank in at the #2 cycling news service in Australia behind British owned cyclingnews.com.

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USA TRIP Calling Interested Riders to Submit CSV’s to
• Midland Cycle Club airencon@iinet.net.au
• CYCLEWESTCOACH.COM lee57@optusnet.net.au

Estimated Departing from Perth on 19th June
Estimated Returning to Perth on 24th July

Coach: Mr Rick Lee.
Manager: Mr Adam Westerhout.

Staying at Trexlertown Pennsylvania
Training, Racing Super Tuesday & Professional Race Series .
Criterium Racing, Tour Longsjo Classic New England.
Sightseeing the East Coast.

Read more about the trip…

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Many of you have asked where our constant news updates have been lately. It’s not because there isn’t any, because there are lots of great races out there at the moment, but we are working on something huge!

We can’t say too much, but you will love it. We like to call it a cycling revolution…

So stay tuned for some new changes coming soon.

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Well as we are so far away from the gossip in the east, I thought I would put down some details as to what has been happening in the west for those who might want to know!

As you were well aware we have returned to the WEST after Road Nationals. Most of the crew were afforded some time to re group, and simply roll the legs on the bike and hang out.

We managed a Halloween party, with heaps of Water balloons, Scary Movies and toffee apples hard enough to crack fillings.

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