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Denmark Blue Water Cycling Team Return To 2013 An Post Rås With Big Ambitions
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| Jacob Neilsen, Bluewater Cycling, Denmark In The Green Jersey 2012 |
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| Soren Pugdahl, Bluewater Cycling, Denmark |
Following on from a successful debut campaign in 2012 when it picked up two stage wins plus second in the best young rider classification, the Denmark Blue Water Cycling team will return to this year’s An Post Rás with big ambitions.
According to Jacob Nielsen, who was second on stage one last year, the team is determined to perform at least as well as it did last May, if not to improve on that.
“As this is our second year at the Rás we know what to expect. In 2012 we won two stages and we are coming to Ireland in May to win stages and do well in the overall,” he said, confirming the team’s attendance and goals.
Last time round Mark Sehested Pedersen won stage four to Bundoran, then Lasse Norman Hansen followed that up three days later with victory into Cootehill. Norman Hansen finished second in the Irish Sports Council Under 23 classification, and later went on to win the Omnium title in the London Olympics.
While neither rider are scheduled to take part this time round, the team has an extremely solid lineup in place. Nielsen (35) will be back and as a former world junior road race silver medallist and the 2009 winner of the UCI-ranked GP Copenhagen, he is capable of big performances. More>>>
Al Sutton UCI Appointed Cheif Commissaire An post Rås 2013
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| Al Sutton Scotland Cheif Commissaire An Post Rås 2013 |
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2012 Podium Finisher Hunal To Lead Czech AC Sparta Praha Team In An Post Rás
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| Martin Hunal 3rd. Overall 2012 |
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| Rostislav Krotky Returnes To The Rás |
Following in from last week’s announcement of the first international squad for this year’s An Post Rás, the Canadia national team, the race organisers have now confirmed that the strong Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha lineup will return to this year’s event.
One year ago Martin Hunal finished an excellent third overall in the race, ending the eight day contest just seventeen seconds behind the overall winner Nicolas Baldo. He was also second on stage five into Buncrana, and second in the One4All Bikes4Work King of the Mountains classification.
Fired up by those near misses, 23 year old Hunal will travel to Ireland this year determined to clock up some victories.
He will share leadership with 27 year old Tomas Okrouhlicky, who was third in the national time trial championships two years ago, and who could also challenge in the An Post Rás. More>>>
Canadian National Team First Of The Overseas Squads To Be Confirmed For 2013 An Post Rás
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| Stuart Wight Junior Tour Of Ireland Winner 2010 |
Slightly under two months before the start of the race, the first of many foreign teams to compete in this year’s An Post Rás has been announced, with the Canadian national team set to make the trip to Ireland for the eight day contest.
Cycling Canada development coach and team manager Luc Arseneau has said that his riders will aim to have a very strong race. “We are really looking forward to participating in the As Post Rás for the first time. We’ve heard good things about the event, and we are confident it will fit our riders well,” he stated.
While the final selection will be determined closer to the event, Arseneau has narrowed down the list of potential riders. These include Stuart Wight, the winner of the 2010 Irish international Junior Tour, Canadian national track team rider Rémi Pelletier-Roy, 2012 Tour de Banff winner Kristofer Dahl, former under 23 Canadian criterium champion Garrett McLeod, national individual pursuit record holder Alex Cataford plus the 2011 Tour de l’Avenir runner-up David Boily.
With this being the first year after the Olympic Games, it is a time of transition for many national teams. Some riders will retire while others will begin working towards Rio 2016.
“The main objective of Cycling Canada this summer will be to turn the page on 2012 Games and look forward to a long term development path as well as to align our road program with our track one,” Arseneau explained. “For the An Post Rás, we will be aligning a good young team for our first time at this great event. More>>>
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