German Training Camp, Freiburg 2nd – 8th May 2012
Following our race in Frankfurt the U23 Mens Endurance Squad remained on-the- road for a further 6 days in Germany. We landed on our feet by discovering the region of Baden-Württemberg and the city of Freiburg; about 2.5hrs south of Frankfurt.
Freiburg-Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany located on the western edge of the Black Forest. The city is famous for its ancient university, high standard of living and advanced e...
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PureBlack Racing finish 5th in Team GC at Jelajah Malaysia
A lack of manpower meant the final stage of Jelajah Malaysia has ended uneventfully for the three remaining PureBlack Racing riders hoping to shake up the standing in the final kilometers of the stage.
“The boys kept to a plan for the whole stage,” said Director Sportif, John “Harry” Harris, “they managed to split the field in half but just got in the wrong position towards the end.”
“We were expecting a much bigger climb but it didn’t feature at all,” said team captain, ...
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PureBlack races on after crash takes out all three riders
Saturday 12th May: PureBlack Racing fought a tough battle to finish the fifth stage of Jelajah Malaysia today, after the three remaining riders all going down in a crash.
With two riders already out of the tour due to crashes, this could have been a disaster ending for PureBlack Racing’s time in Asia but Michael Torckler, Roman van Uden and James Williamson all got back on bikes and rejoined the peloton at the 83km mark.
Not only did they rejoin the peloton but made a number of attacks d...
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Jelajah Malaysia – Stage Four
Stage four of Jelajah Malaysia was full of high speed and many breakaways over 115km of a relatively flat course.
Roman van Uden, James Williamson and Michael Torckler attacked from the beginning of the stage but like all other breakaways of the day were swiftly brought back by the peloton.
“We worked really well as a team today,” said Director Sportif, John “Harry” Harris, “with only three riders it is really difficult, they tried really hard but kept being brought back.”
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