Barloworld (cycling team)
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | BAR |
| Registered | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Disbanded | 2009 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | Professional Continental |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Claudio Corti |
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.
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
Barloworld 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
The 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 Moisés Dueñas had a positive test for EPO following stage four and was withdrawn before stage 11.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 results
2003
- 1st Overall Tour d'Egypte, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st Stages 1 & 2, Hilton Clarke
- 1st Stage 3, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo, David George
- 1st Stage 5, David George
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit des Mines, Ryan Cox
- 1st
South Africa Road Race Championships, David George - 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour, Hilton Clarke
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Queensland, Sean Sullivan
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Queensland, Tiaan Kannemeyer
2004
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi, Sean Sullivan
- 1st South Africa Time Trial Championships, David George
- 1st South Africa Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo, David George
- 1st Stage 1, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st Stage 4, Ryan Cox
- 1st Criterium d'Abruzzo, Enrico Degano
- 1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox
- 1st Stage 3 Brixia Tour, Enrico Degano
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain, Enrico Degano
2005
- 1st Overall Tour de Langkawi, Ryan Cox
- 1st Stage 8, Ryan Cox
- 1st South Africa Time Trial Championships, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st South Africa Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Murcia, Pedro Arreitunandia
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st Stages 2 & 5, Tiaan Kannemeyer
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragon, Vladimir Efimkin
- 1st Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk, Vladimir Efimkin
- 1st Overall Tour of Japan, Félix Cárdenas
- 1st Stages 3 & 5, Félix Cárdenas
- 1st Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Pedro Arreitunandia
- 1st Stages 1 & 5 Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Degano
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Sean Sullivan
- 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie, Luca Celli
- 1st Stage 1, Luca Celli
- 1st Overall Volta a Portugal, Vladimir Efimkin
- 1st Stage 3, Vladimir Efimkin
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos, Igor Astarloa
2006
- 1st Sategs 2 & 4 GP Costa Azul, Enrico Degano
- 1st Milano–Torino, Igor Astarloa
- 1st Overall Course de la Paix, Giampaolo Cheula
- 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Enrico Degano
- 1st Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano
- 1st Stage 2 Brixia Tour, Félix Cárdenas
- 1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Félix Cárdenas
- 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Félix Cárdenas
2007
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo, Alexander Efimkin
- 1st Stage 1, Félix Cárdenas
- 1st Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin
- 1st Stage 5, Robert Hunter
- 1st Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, Robert Hunter
- 1st Stage 2, Robert Hunter
- 1st Overall Settimana Lombarda, Alexander Efimkin
- 1st Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin
- 1st Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Robert Hunter
- 1st Overall Tour de Picardie, Robert Hunter
- 1st Stage 1, Robert Hunter
- 1st Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano
- 1st
Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Mauricio Soler - 1st Stage 9 Tour de France, Mauricio Soler
- 1st Stage 11 Tour de France, Robert Hunter
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Mauricio Soler
- 1st Stage 2, Mauricio Soler
2008
- 1st World's View Challenge 3, Robert Hunter
- 1st World's View Challenge 4, Robert Hunter
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Steve Cummings
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo, Christian Pfannberger
- 1st Stage 1, Christian Pfannberger
- 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne, Enrico Gasparotto
- 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Patrick Calcagni
- 1st Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Baden Cooke
- 1st Stage 4 G.P. CTT Correios, Robert Hunter
- 1st Overall Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Gasparotto
- 1st Stage 3, Enrico Gasparotto
- 1st
Austria Road Race Championships, Christian Pfannberger - 1st Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Giampaolo Cheula
- 1st Coppa Bernocchi, Steve Cummings
- 1st Giro della Romagna, Enrico Gasparotto
- 1st Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour, Baden Cooke
- 1st Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour, Daryl Impey
- 2nd Overall Tirreno-Adriatico, Enrico Gasparotto
2009
- 1st Stage 4 Tour Méditerranéen, Robert Hunter
- 1st Giro del Capo I, Robert Hunter
- 1st Giro del Capo II, Chris Froome
- 1st Giro del Capo III, Steve Cummings
- 1st Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Daryl Impey
- 1st Stage 4, Daryl Impey
- 1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Robert Hunter
- 1st Stage 8 Tour of Britain, Michele Merlo
National Champions
- 2003
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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
On 7 February 2009.
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See also
References
- ↑ "Sponsor quits Tour after doping". BBC News. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
External links
Media related to Barloworld cycling team at Wikimedia Commons