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Barloworld (UCI team code: BAR) was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team that competed between 2003 and 2009. Its sponsor company was South African and the team maintained a South African identity, but it was first registered in Italy and then, from 2007, in Great Britain.
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | BAR |
| Registered | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Disbanded | 2009 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Professional Continental |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Claudio Corti |
Barloworld rode UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Claudio Corti, with Valerio Tebaldi, Christian Andersen and Alberto Volpi as directeurs sportifs. Its prominent riders included South African Robert Hunter and Colombian Mauricio Soler. Chris Froome rode for Barloworld for 2008 and 2009.
The sponsor was Barloworld, an industrial brand management company. The team rode Bianchi frames with Shimano components.
Tour de France 2007
editBarloworld competed in the 2007 Tour de France after a wild card entry. It was the first British-registered team in the Tour since ANC-Halfords in 1987. The team won two stages through Mauricio Soler and Robert Hunter, won the King of the Mountains competition (Soler), and had eight of its nine riders finish the race. Shortly after the Tour, team rider Ryan Cox, not a member of the Tour squad, died when an artery burst in his leg following surgery.
Tour de France 2008
editThe team again received a wildcard entry for the 2008 Tour de France, but Soler was injured on Stage 1 and dropped out in stage 5. Three others left with injuries, and only four completed the race, with no top three placings on any stage. Moisés Dueñas had a positive test for EPO following stage four and was withdrawn before stage 11. Barloworld announced their withdrawal from sponsorship after the tour,[1] but on 28 October decided to sponsor for another year.
The team was not invited to the 2009 Tour de France.
Major wins
edit- 2003
- Overall Tour d'Egypte, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- Stages 1 & 2, Hilton Clarke
- Stage 3, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- Overall Giro del Capo, David George
- Stage 5, David George
- Stage 3 Circuit des Mines, Ryan Cox
South Africa Road Race Championships, David George- Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour, Hilton Clarke
- Stage 2 Tour of Queensland, Sean Sullivan
- Stage 3 Tour of Queensland, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 2004
- Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi, Sean Sullivan
- South Africa Time Trial Championships, David George
- South Africa Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- Overall Giro del Capo, David George
- Stage 1, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- Stage 4, Ryan Cox
- Criterium d'Abruzzo, Enrico Degano
- Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox
- Stage 3 Brixia Tour, Enrico Degano
- Stage 5 Tour of Britain, Enrico Degano
- 2005
- Overall Tour de Langkawi, Ryan Cox
- Stage 8, Ryan Cox
- South Africa Time Trial Championships, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- South Africa Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- Stage 4 Vuelta a Murcia, Pedro Arreitunandia
- Overall Giro del Capo, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- Stages 2 & 5, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón, Vladimir Efimkin
- Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk, Vladimir Efimkin
- Overall Tour of Japan, Félix Cárdenas
- Stages 3 & 5, Félix Cárdenas
- Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Pedro Arreitunandia
- Stages 1 & 5 Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Degano
- Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox
- Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Sean Sullivan
- Overall Tour de Wallonie, Luca Celli
- Stage 1, Luca Celli
- Overall Volta a Portugal, Vladimir Efimkin
- Stage 3, Vladimir Efimkin
- Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos, Igor Astarloa
- 2006
- Sategs 2 & 4 GP Costa Azul, Enrico Degano
- Milano–Torino, Igor Astarloa
- Overall Course de la Paix, Giampaolo Cheula
- Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Enrico Degano
- Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano
- Stage 2 Brixia Tour, Félix Cárdenas
- Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Félix Cárdenas
- Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Félix Cárdenas
- 2007
- Overall Giro del Capo, Alexander Efimkin
- Stage 1, Félix Cárdenas
- Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin
- Stage 5, Robert Hunter
- Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, Robert Hunter
- Stage 2, Robert Hunter
- Overall Settimana Lombarda, Alexander Efimkin
- Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin
- Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Robert Hunter
- Overall Tour de Picardie, Robert Hunter
- Stage 1, Robert Hunter
- Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano
Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Mauricio Soler- Stage 9 Tour de France, Mauricio Soler
- Stage 11 Tour de France, Robert Hunter
- Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Mauricio Soler
- Stage 2, Mauricio Soler
- 2008
- World's View Challenge 3, Robert Hunter
- World's View Challenge 4, Robert Hunter
- Stage 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Steve Cummings
- Overall Giro del Capo, Christian Pfannberger
- Stage 1, Christian Pfannberger
- Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne, Enrico Gasparotto
- Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Patrick Calcagni
- Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Baden Cooke
- Stage 4 G.P. CTT Correios, Robert Hunter
- Overall Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Gasparotto
- Stage 3, Enrico Gasparotto
Austria Road Race Championships, Christian Pfannberger- Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Giampaolo Cheula
- Coppa Bernocchi, Steve Cummings
- Giro della Romagna, Enrico Gasparotto
- Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour, Baden Cooke
- Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour, Daryl Impey
- 2009
- Stage 4 Tour Méditerranéen, Robert Hunter
- Giro del Capo I, Robert Hunter
- Giro del Capo II, Chris Froome
- Giro del Capo III, Steve Cummings
- Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Daryl Impey
- Stage 4, Daryl Impey
- Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Robert Hunter
- Stage 8 Tour of Britain, Michele Merlo
National champions
edit- 2003
South African Road Race Championships, David George- 2004
- South African Time Trial Championships, David George
- South African Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- 2005
- South African Time Trial Championships, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- South African Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- 2008
Austrian Road Race Championships, Christian Pfannberger
Team roster
editOn 7 February 2009.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sponsor quits Tour after doping". BBC News. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
External links
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