Mark Renshaw: Tour de France Dreaming

July 4, 2008

 

Mark Renshaw

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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Breaking News: Meyer to ride for team Slipstream-Garmin-Chipotle

June 25, 2008

Cameron MeyerSouth 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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Sunglasses Style Review: Oakley M Frame

June 24, 2008

Pozzato wears Oakley M FramesWith 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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O’Grady to ride 2008 Tour de France with CSC-Saxo Bank

June 24, 2008

O\'Grady will ride in this years Tour de FranceAdelaide’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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A message from Stuart O’Grady to his supporters from his hospital bed

August 4, 2007

untitled“I have seen some of the many email messages sent, however I can’t download them as quickly as I would like in hospital”. “I am told that an amazing amount have come in from all parts of the world”. “I will get through everyone and just want to say thanks to everyone, it’s bloody great, I didn’t think I knew that many people”.

From Max Stevens  

Hi all, I have just got off the phone to Stuey and have this update  for all concerned. Stuart has left his France hospital and has been transported to Monaco where’s he’s based. It was a four hour road trip in a special ambulance with a floating bed.

Read the whole message from Stuey…

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Over 200 messages of support for Stuart O’Grady!

July 28, 2007

picofbook450We are happy to announce that the Stuart O’Grady Get Well Soon  Card has received over 200 messages of support since it was opened one week ago.

Messages were received from all around the world. From Norway to South Africa and even New Zealand!

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Cycling Wallpaper: Alberto Contador & Cadel Evans…The Time Trial of the Century!

July 28, 2007

evanscontador1024 copyGet this brand new Tour de France wallpaper on your  desktop!  

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Australia! Get behind Cadel tonight in the tour!

July 28, 2007

A call out to all Australians!

Get behind Cadel Evans in the crucial final time trial of the Tour de France in his bid to become the first Australian to win the race!

Find out how…

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Cycling Wallpaper: Cadel Evans…"Australia’s best Tour de France ride ever!"

July 26, 2007

09-ETAPPE-139.jpgGet this Cadel Evans Tour de France wallpaper on your  desktop!  

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Rider Diary: Robbie McEwen…From elation to devastation

July 25, 2007

10107523-039Hi everyone!

Well as you know I’m back at home after finishing outside the time  limit during the stage to Tignes due to my injuries sustained in my stage 1 crash. The biggest problem in the end was not my wrist which was sprained but my right knee which I also landed heavily on. I’ve had a scan at hospital in Geraardsbergen.

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Stuart O’Grady Update

July 22, 2007

Stuart O’Grady remains in hospital in France and should be hospital bound for some time. He’s smiling and even managed to give his brother Darren a ‘middle finger salute’ when asked how he was feeling. So he’s lost none of that cheekiness we have all grown to love about Stuey.

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Cancellara Came Close to Winning for O’Grady

July 20, 2007

Fabian Cancellara almost took the sprinters by surprise and was only a few centimeters from winning the 182-kilometer 11th stage of Tour de France from Marseille to Montpellier.

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Cycling Wallpaper: Cadel Evans…Australia’s Tour hopeful

July 17, 2007

cadel1024x768Get this brand new Cadel Evans Tour de France wallpaper on your desktop!  

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Terrible day in le Tour for Aussies

July 16, 2007

75422704-798-99Australian Stuart O’Grady escaped serious spinal injuries, according to hospital officials who treated him after a crash in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday.

O’Grady breaks ribs, Rogers dislocates shoulder & McEwen misses time limit. 

 

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Video: Robbie McEwen’s amazing come back win

July 15, 2007

Stage 1 of the 2007 Tour de France. London to Canterbury.

One of the most historic non-mountain stage wins in the Tour de France.

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News Flash: Lancaster pulls out of tour

July 13, 2007

Australian Brett Lancaster (Milram) has withdrawn from the Tour de France during the fifth stage due to injuries sustained during a crash on stage one from London to Canterbury. Back pain and damage to his sciatic nerve are believed to be the problem.

Lancaster was originally selected in the team to be one of the key lead out men for Italian super star Alessandro Petacchi, but the team leader was stopped from riding after recording a non negative test for an asthma medication.

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Tour Village: Stage 4…Aussies no where to be seen

July 12, 2007

75359462_10-798-99.jpgStage 4 – Wednesday, July 11: Villers-Cotterêts – Joigny, 193km

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Tour Village: Stage 3…Aussies can’t stop the Cancellara train

July 11, 2007

75310128_10-798-99Stage 3 – Tuesday, July 10: Waregem – Compiègne, 236.5km 

Full results, report & photos.

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Cycling Wallpaper: Robbie McEwen…Stage 2 Tour win

July 10, 2007

Get this brand new Robbie McEwen Tour wallpaper on your desktop!

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Tour Village: Stage 2…McEwen & O’Grady struggle after injuries

July 10, 2007

75284163_10-798-99Stage 2 – Monday, July 9: Dunkirk – Gent, 168.5km

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Knee may derail Rogers’ bid

July 3, 2007

Australian cyclist Michael Rogers is in a race against time to overcome a knee injury that threatens to cripple his chances in the Tour de France, which starts this week.

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Rogers in good form for Tour

July 1, 2007

picture5.jpgCanberra’s Michael Rogers will come into this years Tour with good form after a strong training camp in the Pyrenees.

Report & photos.

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Special Feature: 07 Riders to watch in the 07 Tour

July 1, 2007

3stage17.jpgThe team at cyclingresults.net have put their minds together to select our top 7 riders for GC in the 2007 tour.

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Lancaster to help Petacchi in tour

June 30, 2007

450px-brett_lancaster_2007_bay_cycling_classic_1.jpgLancaster picked in Milram tour squad, Petacchi still in doubt.

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Rogers makes T-Mobile Tour line up.

June 30, 2007

Another Aussie in the Tour de France. This time Canberra’s own Michael Rogers.

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