Fosters Pro Cycling Team The official Fosters Pro Cycling Team thread for all the exclusive team interviews and news. Based Australia Founded 2013 General Manager Noble One Roster Simon Clarke (AUS, 26) Laurent Didier (LUX, 28) Julien El Fares (FRA, 27) Andrea Guardini (ITA, 23) Juan Jose Haedo (ARG, 32) Ben Hermans (BEL, 26) Daryl Impey (RSA, 28) Jure Kocjan (SVK, 28) Brett Lancaster (AUS, 33) Gustav Larsson (SWE, 32) Barry Markus (NED, 21) Daniel Martin (IRE, 26) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA, 28) Daniel Oss (ITA, 26) Luca Paolini (ITA, 36) Thibaut Pinot (FRA, 22) Woet Poels (NED, 25) Anthony Roux (FRA, 26) Marek Rutkiewicz (POL, 31) Peter Sagan (SVK, 23) Julien Simon (FRA, 27) Chris Anker Sorensen (DMK, 28) Frederik Veuchelen (BEL, 34) Thomas Voeckler (FRA, 33) Pieter Weening (NED, 32)
Jure Kocjan wins stage two of Tour Down Under Jure Kocjan claimed a first stage win for the newly formed Fosters Pro Cycling Team. Kocjan bested a strong peloton in the final stretch of the 113 kilometre route. "I'm happy with the team's opening performance,' said General Manager Noble One. "We have only been together for a short period, and we are starting to see results." An early break of three riders jumped ahead to a five minute lead, and Hoegaarden-Farm Frites, set tempo up front to match the early breakaway. The talent Slovenian rider stormed to the front in the final sprint, 24'' ahead of the peloton which included Julien Simon, Daniel Oss and Julien El Fares. "It was a good day for the team and great work by Jure,' said Noble. "We entered the tour with an aim of one stage victory, and we accomplished that objective with the added bonus of a strong team performance."
Andrea Guardini takes second in Tour of Qatar Fosters Pro Cycling rider Andrea Guardini took overall second place behind Andre Greipel at the conclusion of the Tour of Qatar. A third place finish on stage six capped off a successful week for the Italian rider who also claimed victory in the Young Riders classification. "After seeing what he could do this week, we'll consider Andrea for bigger events," said General Manager Noble One.
Results January Tour Down Under - UWT Jure Kocjan 5th GC; Won Stage 2 6th Team Classification February Volta ao Algarve - 2.1 Peter Sagan 5th GC; 1st Points; 2nd YRC; Won Stages 2 and 4 Jure Kocjan 10th GC 3rd Team Classification Vuelta a Mallorca - 2.1 Daniel Oss 6th Points; 3rd Stage 3 Julien Simon 4th GC; 4th Points; 3rd Stage 4 2nd Team Classification Tour of Qatar - 2.HC Andrea Guardini 2nd GC; 1st YRC; 3rd Points; 3rd Stage 4, 5 and 6 3rd Team Classification 3rd TTT Stage 2 Tour of Oman - 2.HC Andrea Guardini 2nd Points; 2nd Stage 1, 2, 3 and 6 Wout Poels 5th GC Julien Simon 6th GC Chris Anker Sorensen 8th GC 3rd Team Classification Le Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC Simon Clarke 7th GC; 1st Mountains; 10th Points Marek Rutkiewicz 8th GC 6th Team Classification March Vuelta a la Region de Murcia Daniel Martin 4th Chris Anker Sorensen 6th Tour of Taiwan Chris Anker Sorensen 6th GC; 3rd Stage 5 Wout Poels 9th GC Milan - San Remo Peter Sagan 6th Tirreno - Adriatico Daniel Martin 6th GC Daniel Oss 6th Mountains Peter Sagan 4th YRC 5th Team Classification
Nibali aiming for first win of the season Vincenzo Nibali will take aim at his first victory of the season so far at this week's Tirreno - Adriatico. "I have pretty good feelings but can't really state what my chances are here," said Nibali. "I picked this race because I know it is the perfect setup for the Giro d'Italia, with great mountains to climb and top-notch opponents." Nibali will lead a strong team including Peter Sagan and Daniel Martin. As such, the Team will be sweating on victory given a slow start to the season.
Fosters announces its Milan-San Remo team Australian outfit Fosters Pro Cycling has announced a well-rounded team to contest the Milan-San Remo. In addition to a race win, the team's focus is on two key outcomes for the Italian race: furthering the development of the team as a whole and working towards the Grand Tours. The selected eight-rider squad includes a mix of youth and experience which General Manager Noble One hopes will allow the team to achieve its goals. "It's a good test for them. It's a very, very difficult race but also it's a race where the guys can take opportunities when they arise for themselves".
Daniel Martin moves up to sixth overall on Tirreno-Adriatico Talented Irish rider Daniel Martin claimed sixth placing on the stage into Prati di Tivo and in the process jumped to sixth in the overall rider standings. “It was another really good day for Daniel,” said General Manager Noble One “The boys dedicated themselves to Daniel as much as they could, and he took over at the end when the climb got steeper.” Race leader Edvald Hagen holds a 1'55 lead over his closest challenger Diego Ulissi from Castellon Citrosal with Martin 2'22 behind. “The ride tomorrow is good for Daniel,” said Noble. “In saying that, I think it would be difficult for him to make up time on the overall. We could also see him drop a position or two down GC. That may happen, but at this point, I think he would need to be on a really bad day to fall out of the top ten.”
