Wielrennen #98 - Waar we het seizoen afsluiten!

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Op zaterdag 15 oktober 2011 21:21 schreef Leatherface het volgende:
Zou Kittel nog Gilbert in de zegeteller kunnen achterhalen? Hij heeft er nog twee nodig om op gelijke hoogte te komen. Ik weet niet hoeveel koersen er nog na de Jayco Herald Sun Tour komen.

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Nom Points Coureurs Points Equipes Total
1 RadioShack-Nissan-Trek 1488 73 1559
2 BMC 1442 28 1470
3 Sky 1169 61 1230
4 Rabobank 975 60 1035
5 Garmin 878 102 980
6 Liquigas 901 22 923
7 Lampre 796 16 812
8 Vacansoleil 758 51 809
9 Movistar 675 94 769
10 Quickstep 745 17 762
11 Saxo Bank 605 93 698
12 Astana 617 58 675
13 Green Edge 668 0 668
14 Geox – TMC 542 68 610
15 Lotto 552 39 591
16 Katusha 548 43 591
17 FDJ 514 22 536
18 Ag2r 502 30 532
19 Euskaltel 428 29 457
20 Cofidis 315 36 351
21 Europcar 299 50 349
22 Colnago – CSF 292 12 304
23 Skil 287 0 287
24 Saur – Sojasun 215 0 215
25 Androni 194 7 201

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Kirsipuu to lead Champion System Pro Conti Team
By: Cycling NewsPublished: October 15, 21:25, Updated: October 15, 21:31Edition:First Edition

Jaan Kirsipuu will captain the Champion System Professional Continental Team, Asia's first UCI Professional Continental outfit during the 2012 season. Kirsipiuu, at 42 years of age, is showing few signs of slowing down.

Following a lengthy pro career in Europe, which saw him take four Tour de France stage victories and more than 130 wins in all, Kirsipuu took a little time out. But, like many bike riders, he loved racing so much that he soon returned, but with the intent of combining racing with travelling; hence he rode onto the Asian circuit a couple of seasons ago.

His passion for the sport and growing interest in the emerging Asian bike racing scene lead him to the Team Champion System Continental squad last year, where he took numerous victories; the highlight of which was a stage win in the UCI Asia Tour ranked Tour de Korea.

Kirsipuu's experience and credentials are legendary, and he's proven to be a major influence on his less experienced Asian teammates. The Estonian will serve as an "in the saddle" mentor.

Also stepping up from the continental team of 2011 is the current Estonian National Road Champion Mart Ojavee, a solid 31-year-old all-rounder who won several races this year, and finished 110th in the recent UCI Road Race World Championships in Denmark.

German sprinter and rouleur Matthias Friedemann, 27, and Swiss all-rounder Joris Boillat, 28, also join the roster of transferred riders from the 2011 Champion System team. Both riders won races in the US this year - Tour de Pitman and Hills of Somerset RR respectively - and will add firepower and experience to the Anglo-Asian line up.

The Asian contingent will be headed by Hong Kong's former national champion and 2008 Olympic Road race finisher, Wu Kin San, who previously rode as a stagiere with Lampre and then with the Continental Champion System team in 2011. The 26-year-old will be something of a kingpin in the multi-cultural team, providing a great and proven link between the Asian and international riders.

The first two Chinese riders to be contracted to the new team are Xu Gang and Jaio Pang Da, both coming from the Chinese based Max Success-Champion System team of 2011. This year 27-year-old Xu Gang took a stage victory in the Tour de Korea while Jaio Pang Da took the best Asian Rider jersey in the recent Tour of China.

Champion System has been a backer of leading Asian races and riders for many years now. They have sponsored teams in North America, Asia, Oceania and Europe for several years now, including being the title sponsor of their own Continental team in 2011.

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Op zondag 16 oktober 2011 19:47 schreef TheArt het volgende:
Meer bekend overhet 1t4i project van volgend jaar totdat de nieuwe hoofdsponsor van huidige Skil-Shimano bekend wordt gemaakt.

Zo zullen ze rijden op Felt, zijn een paar sponsor bekend in HP en Skoda en is dit het shirt voor de eerste paar maanden:

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