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Project 1T4i - Bye, bye!
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 22-01-2012 20:10
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Updated the post with the two missing teams, Vacansoleil and Vodafone (Rabobank). Don't know how they disappeared from my Photobucket album. Well, well, they're there now.
Next up will be our squad presentation!
Possibly later today, or most likely, tomorrow afternoon / evening.
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| baia |
Posted on 22-01-2012 21:13
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Im really surprised with some stats from some riders.... ..not on negative way....it will be nice to watch it..
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| dienblad |
Posted on 23-01-2012 08:07
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It's good to see how after 1 season, the teams and riders are completely different than in other stories, like mine. Love that aspect.
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| MitchNL |
Posted on 23-01-2012 17:43
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Had to be hard to make all the transfers by yourself. They still look great, though. Can't wait for 1t4i to be presented!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-01-2012 18:06
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MitchNL wrote:
Had to be hard to make all the transfers by yourself. They still look great, though. Can't wait for 1t4i to be presented!
This. Anyway, by how hard it was, it was really worth it, really liking the teams so far. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 23-01-2012 20:12
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Thanks guys. I'm glad to hear you like the teams, as it did, just like you said, take quite some time to make all the transfers.
Had a terrible headache the whole afternoon, but after some rest and sleeping, I feel better. So now, finally! It's time for the presentation of the new and improved Skil team! Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm applause to Project 1T4i!
Absolute main leader is of course the last addition to the squad, Belgium's only real top class climber and GC captain, Jurgen Van den Broeck. He went to the Tour last year as the leader of his OmegaPharma squad, but could only manage a disappointing 13th place, way under his expectations.
However, we've managed to turn his frustration over the missed Tour opportunity into a big motivation source. His main aim this year will be the Giro d'Italia, where he'll be looking for a podium spot in the general classification. No doubt he has the talent, it's just a question of whether he mentally feels he can do it.
Second GC captain in the squad is Jakob Fuglsang. After spending a year as luxury domestique for the Schleck brothers, the young Dane now feels he's ready to lead a team on his own, and we have full confidence in him. First big goal of the season will be Tirreno-Adriatico, then the Ardennes before finally taking on the Vuelta as 1T4i's man for the overall.
Last of our three stage racing hopes is another newcomer, Jérôme Coppel. Just like last year, he'll skip the Tour, as will the whole team, and instead focus on smaller stage races like Paris-Nice, Dauphiné and such. With no Grand Tour on his schedule, we think he'll be fresh for a longer time during the season, making him dangerous in most races he'll be racing in.
For the hills, our main hope, together with Fuglsang, is Paul Martens. After coming in from Rabobank, he takes a leaders role immediately, and with his combination of strong hill, decent TT, and a nice sprint, Martens is both able to perform in one-day races and easier stage races with a time trial. Ardennes Classics plus other prestigious one-day races are his aims for 2012.
As replacement for Marcel Kittel, Borut Bozic joins as new main sprinter in the team, and will, together with Van Hummel and Kluge, look for stage wins in various races, and also go for either the Giro or the Vuelta. Quantity is preferred over quality, so we hope for many wins rather than big ones from him.
New leader for the cobbled classics will be Lars Boom. With the help from Roy Curvers and Tom Veelers, the main goal will be a Top 5 /10 in either the Ronde or Roubaix. Also some other races will be targeted by the Dutchman, especially races like the Eneco Tour, flat with a time trial.
Last but not least comes yet another climber, Sergey Lagutin. The Uzbekian champion who podiumed at last year's Giro di Lombardia will this year mainly focus on the Giro d'Italia. The goal there, together with helping Van den Broeck to an overall result, will be the King of the Mountains jersey, which should be achievable.
A huge improvement from last year's squad. Especially climbing and timetrialling has been strengthened thanks to all incoming riders. We've also made sure to keep the squad young, by bringing in youngsters like Wampach and Therkildsen. Also many riders from last year is still around, but this season it will be mostly domestique work for them. Even with all the new riders, I think we've kept it realistic, and I hope you agree to that. Now, let's start the season!
Once again quite hard goals, especially the overall victory in Tour Down Under and a podium in MSR. On the other hand, we know from last year that it's far from impossible to achieve, as Geschke proved with his fifth place in MSR. Top 5 in Paris-Nice and Tirreno shouldn't be a big deal, however, the Amstel Top 5 might be hard.
Next up: Tour Down Under!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 23-01-2012 20:25
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Great job. But I disagree. I dont think it is hard to do the transfers. It takes a lot of time, but I really enjoy doing it, so Pelli (probably) did as well. But it does take time, so good work, in that part!
Really nice team presentation! I'm really looking forward to the TDU, and it was good of you to write this, even though you weren't feeling 100%
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 23-01-2012 20:29
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So you say the world tour winner of last year is none of your team leaders?
Nice presentation! Can't wait for the new season!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 23-01-2012 20:33
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I really like this (new) team! Nice presentation, looking forward to this season. I think it's a good idea, to aim for the Giro (with VdB) and hopefully he will do better there than in last year's TdF 
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 23-01-2012 20:49
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Now I am sure this team will completely dominate Pro Tour, definitely with a manager like you
Great team reviews and nice presentation, can't wait till TdU !
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-01-2012 03:20
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Good Luck for the up and coming season with the new team |
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| 27incher |
Posted on 24-01-2012 06:14
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Skil-Shimano is becoming loaded!
I think this season will be really successful for the team if you can get wins Fuglsang, Van Den Broeck etc...
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 24-01-2012 06:42
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Great work with all the transfers aand re-building your team. The roster is great now and with your skill, you should be able to dominate the World Tour, especially VdB and Boom are great transfers. Good luck in the new season
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| baia |
Posted on 24-01-2012 11:10
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Really nice...i don´t know how you did it but i lost some connection with Skil:
You should raise dificulty...:lol
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 26-01-2012 18:29
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Thanks everyone!
@ valverde - My feeling too. It's a lot of work, but not very hard at all.
@ cunego - I admit, you've got a point there. Still, he'll mostly be domestique this year. 
@ 27incher - Glad to see you here! New readers are always nice.
After solving a weird problem with the career, we're now off to Australia, but to to the Tour Down Under as I said before, but of course to the Australian Nationals. It's easy to forget, but we do actually have an Aussie in Mitch Docker.
 08.01.2012: Mars Cycling Road Championships
The 160 kilometer course features eleven laps including the quite hard Mount Buninyong climb, which is likely to decide the race's outcome in the final few laps. A puncher or punchy sprinter is favoured on the not super hard track.
Heinrich Haussler (TT1) attacked halfway up the main climb on the final lap, pulling clear together with Michael Rogers (Sky) and Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE). The latter then outgunned his two companions to the line, giving his new Australian team a perfect start. Mitch Docker tried to follow Haussler's move, but due to lack of form, he cracked and barely held off the closing peloton for fourth place.
| 1 | Simon Gerrans | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | 4h24'19 | | 2 | Michael Rogers | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 3 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis | s.t. | | 4 | Mitchell Docker | Project 1T4i | + 1'00 | | 5 | Peter McDonald | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 6 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Simon Clarke | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | s.t. | | 8 | Rory Sutherland | UnitedHealthcare Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 10 | David Tanner | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
08.01.2012: Mars Cycling Time Trial Championships
Unlike the road race, the time trial is pan flat. A course for the pure specialists.
The time trial developed into a very close battle between Sky team mates Michael Rogers and Richie Porte. The former world time trial champion Rogers seized command of the lead after the first time check, less than a second faster than Porte, and the advantage then stayed that way also after the check, moving Rogers into green-yellow in this seasons time trials.
I also figured this would be a good time to present our new jersey, with Docker happily acting as model. In my opinion, it's really nice, and I like the colour combination with light green, black and white. Hopefully it's also motivates our riders just as much as the old Skil one did, making this season one to remember. 2012 is on!
| 1 | Michael Rogers | Sky Pro Cycling | 54'28 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Sky Pro Cycling | + 0 | | 3 | Luke Durbridge | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | + 25 | | 4 | Brett Lancaster | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | + 45 | | 5 | Adam Hansen | Lotto - Belisol Cycling Team | + 47 | | 6 | Cameron Meyer | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | + 1'03 | | 7 | Cameron Wurf | Garmin - Barracuda | + 1'12 | | 8 | Rory Sutherland | UnitedHealthcare Racing Team | + 1'14 | | 9 | Cadel Evans | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | + 1'18 | | 10 | Jack Bobridge | GreenEDGE Cycling Project | + 1'27 |
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-01-2012 18:32
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Rogers seems to be in an very good early form. So is Gerrans. Two good bets for the Down Under. Especially if you play the 2011 mountain top finish version.
Bad luck that Docker was only in the 2nd group. 4th is a good result as solo rider.
One thing already Ãs for sure: I really like the new colours.
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| baia |
Posted on 26-01-2012 19:32
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Good 4th place from Docker...hope 2012 will be so successfull like 2011.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 26-01-2012 19:56
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Docker's form obviously not great, otherwise he would have won it easily.  And I love Sky's jersey. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 26-01-2012 20:20
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Interesting Sky jersey. Cant say I'm the biggest fan, but it gives your story a different feel from other stories, and thats a good thing.
I especially hate racing the Aussie champs when you dont have a rider that can win them. I'm always so looking forward to the year, and just want to get the "pointless" race out of the way
Nice reports too!
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| MitchNL |
Posted on 27-01-2012 15:45
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4th with Docker in the form he has now is a great result, well done!
I'm not the first one to say it, but still: I freakin' like the new jerseys!
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