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| Barloworld |
 |
| Team information |
| UCI code |
BAR |
| Based |
 United Kingdom |
| Founded |
2003 |
| Discipline(s) |
Road |
| Status |
Professional Continental |
| Key personnel |
| General manager |
Claudio Corti |
|
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Barloworld (UCI Team Code: BAR) are a UCI Professional Continental cycling team. Although based in the United Kingdom they are considered South African[1]. They participate in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, to UCI ProTour events. They are managed by Claudio Corti, with Valerio Tebaldi, Christian Andersen and Alberto Volpi as directeur sportifs. Barloworld's most prominent riders are South African Robert Hunter and Colombian Mauricio Soler.
The team's sponsor is Barloworld, an industrial brand-management company. The team ride Bianchi frames with Shimano components [2].
Barloworld competed in the 2007 Tour de France after obtaining a wild card entry. This makes Team Barloworld the first British-based team to compete in the Tour de France since ANC-Halfords Cycling Team competed in 1987.
A few days after Tour, team rider Ryan Cox died of a burst artery in his leg.
[edit] Major results
- 1st, King of the Mountains, Tour de France, (Mauricio Soler)
- 1st, Stage 9, Tour de France, (Mauricio Soler)
- 1st, Stage 11, Tour de France, (Robert Hunter)
- 1st, Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, (Robert Hunter)
- 1st, Team Standings, 2006-2007 UCI Africa Tour
[edit] Team roster
As of January 2, 2008.[3]
|
Rider |
Date of Birth |
 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) |
August 10, 1986 (1986-08-10) (age 21) |
 Francesco Bellotti (ITA) |
August 6, 1979 (1979-08-06) (age 28) |
| Diego Caccia (ITA) |
July 31, 1981 (1981-07-31) (age 26) |
 Patrick Calcagni (SUI) |
July 5, 1977 (1977-07-05) (age 30) |
 Félix Cárdenas (COL) |
November 24, 1972 (1972-11-24) (age 35) |
| Giampaolo Cheula (ITA) |
May 23, 1979 (1979-05-23) (age 29) |
 Baden Cooke (AUS) |
October 12, 1978 (1978-10-12) (age 29) |
| Marco Corti (ITA) |
June 15, 1985 (1985-06-15) (age 22) |
| Steven Cummings (GBR) |
March 19, 1981 (1981-03-19) (age 27) |
 Moisés Dueñas (ESP) |
May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10) (age 27) |
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|
Rider |
Date of Birth |
| Chris Froome (GBR) |
May 20, 1985 (1985-05-20) (age 23) |
| Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) |
March 22, 1982 (1982-03-22) (age 26) |
| Robert Hunter (RSA) |
April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22) (age 31) |
| Daryl Impey (RSA) |
December 6, 1984 (1984-12-06) (age 23) |
| Paolo Longo Borghini (ITA) |
December 10, 1980 (1980-12-10) (age 27) |
 Christian Pfannberger (AUT) |
December 9, 1979 (1979-12-09) (age 28) |
 Hugo Sabido (POR) |
December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14) (age 28) |
| Carlo Scognamiglio (ITA) |
May 31, 1983 (1983-05-31) (age 25) |
| Mauricio Soler (COL) |
January 14, 1983 (1983-01-14) (age 25) |
| Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
May 25, 1986 (1986-05-25) (age 22) |
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