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Team Cyclingnews.com–Down Under
Team information
RegisteredUnited Kingdom
Founded2001 (2001)
Disbanded2007
Discipline(s)Road
StatusContinental
Key personnel
General managerNick Collins
Team manager(s)Rudi Dubois
Team name history
2001–2003
2004
2005
2006
Team Down Under
Team cyclingnews.com-Down Under
Team Cyclingnews.com Fondriest
DFL-Cyclingnews–Litespeed
Pedaltech–Cyclingnews–Jako

Team Cyclingnews.com–Down Under was a British professional cycling team that rode UCI Continental Circuits races. The leader for 2007 was Belgian Nico Mattan and the squad included 2006 British champion, Hamish Haynes. Eric Vanderaerden was a directeur sportif.[1]

In 2008 it wanted to become a professional continental team and signed Steffen Wesemann[2] and Bas Giling.[3] It also had an agreement with Marc Lotz but Pedaltech signed two British professionals instead.[4]

The UCI did not give the team the professional continental licence.[5] Potential sponsors pulled out, including Johan Museeuw, the bike maker.[6] and Cyclingnews.com. Then the team manager, who was its owner, faked having cancer and could not run the team.[7] It collapsed.[8][9]

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Bjorn Cornelissen (NED) (1976-06-03) June 3, 1976 (age 48)
 Sven de Weerdt (BEL) (1978-03-29) March 29, 1978 (age 46)
 Dan Fleeman (GBR) (1982-10-03) October 3, 1982 (age 42)
 David Harrigan (AUS) (1975-05-26) May 26, 1975 (age 49)
 Hamish Haynes (GBR) (1974-03-05) March 5, 1974 (age 50)
 Matti Helminen (FIN) (1975-08-14) August 14, 1975 (age 49)
 Cameron Jennings (AUS) (1970-04-27) April 27, 1970 (age 54)
 Daniel Lloyd (GBR) (1980-08-11) August 11, 1980 (age 44)
 Nico Mattan (BEL) (1971-07-17) July 17, 1971 (age 53)
Rider Date of birth
 Robby Meul (BEL) (1981-09-04) September 4, 1981 (age 43)
 Jens Mouris (NED) (1980-03-12) March 12, 1980 (age 44)
 Kane Oakley (AUS) (1976-10-04) October 4, 1976 (age 48)
 Evan Oliphant (GBR) (1982-01-08) January 8, 1982 (age 42)
 Rhys Pollock (AUS) (1980-03-14) March 14, 1980 (age 44)
 Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) (1983-12-05) December 5, 1983 (age 41)
 Gert Vanderaerden (BEL) (1973-01-23) January 23, 1973 (age 51)
 Jeremy Vennel (NZL) (1980-10-06) October 6, 1980 (age 44)
 Juan Pablo Wilches Rodriguez (COL) (1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 (age 42)

Former riders

References

  1. ^ "From Roubaix to Wolverhampton — Eric's back at the races". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. ^ "Wesemann to lead Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  3. ^ "Giling to Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  4. ^ "Marc Lotz rejected by Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  5. ^ "Pedaltech confirms UCI action". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ "Museeuw Bikes pull out of Pedaltech-Cyclingnews". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  7. ^ "More bad news for Pedaltech". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  8. ^ "PEZ Talks With Bernie Sulzberger". Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  9. ^ "Dan Lloyd signs with Sean Kelly team". Retrieved 2008-05-25.


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