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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 9
The final stage of the Tour de Langkawi was a showcase for the sprinters over 73.7 kilometers in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. Wes Sulzberger tried to steal the show but was reeled in on the last lap.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 8
Stage 8 of the Tour de Langkawi provided the climb that everyone was waiting for with the 30 kilometer ascent of Bukit Fraser expected to decide the overall winner.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 7
Simon Clarke was unable to take the start for stage 8 of the Tour de Langkawi, suffering back pain as a result of his crash in stage 6. Drapac's Mitch Docker took over the lead of the Tour.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 6
South Australia.com AIS had their best result so far in this year's Tour de Langkawi with Johnnie Walker and Simon Clarke finishing third and fourth respectivley in stage 6 of the Tour de Lakgkawi.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 5
Simon Clarke was again the aggressor, joining a prommising looking break but was again caught and Simon ended up in a drainage ditch with three kilometers to go on stage five.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 4
Simon Clarke went close to fighting for the win but his break away group was caught within the last kilometer.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 3
The sprinters teams failed to run down a small break away group today giving the Aisin teams a moral boosting win in the third stage of the Tour de Langkawi.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 2
Stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi finished in a bunch sprint and only sprint bonuses effected the overall classification.
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Thursday, 21 February, 2008
Tour de Langkawi stage 1
A break of over 20 minutes marked the first stage of the Tour de Langkawi from Alor Setar to Kepala Batas.
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Sunday, 03 February, 2008
Travis triumphs in New Zealand
SouthAustralia.com-AIS new recruit Travis Meyer yesterday won overall honours in the Trust House Classic in New Zealand with a dominant performance that included two stage wins.
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Monday, 14 January, 2008
South Australia.com AIS go 1,2,3 in National Time Trial Title
Matt King, Ben King and Travis Meyer went 1,2,3 for South Australia.com AIS in the National Under 23 Time Trial Title in Ballarat last week.
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Monday, 14 January, 2008
South Australia.com AIS graduate wins Australian Elite Title
South Australia.com AIS graduate, Matt Lloyd stepped up to win the Australian Elite Road Race title on Sunday.
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Monday, 14 January, 2008
Simon Clarke wins National Under 23 Title
Simon Clarke headed a 1 - 2 finish for South Australia.com AIS in the Australian National Under 23 Road Race title
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Wednesday, 28 November, 2007
2008 South Australia.com AIS team meets in Adelaide
The 2008 line up of the South Australia.com AIS team met in Adelaide last week and were fitted to their brand new Teschner bikes.
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Sunday, 21 October, 2007
Clarke best young rider Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Simon Clarke, 21, has taken out the Best Young Rider classification in the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in his home state of Victoria.
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Tuesday, 16 October, 2007
Sulzberger claims Jayco Herald Sun Tour stage win
Wes Sulzberger has claimed stage honours and Simon Clarke moved to third overall in the 145.6km stage two of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
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Wednesday, 10 October, 2007
Meyer wins Tour of Tassie
Teenage sensation Cameron Meyer has taken out overall honours in the 2007 Tour of Tasmania.
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Sunday, 30 September, 2007
Sulzberger silver in Stuttgart
Tasmanian Wesley Sulzberger has claimed Australia's first medal at this year's UCI Road Cycling World Championships with his silver medal ride in the 172 kilometre U23 men's road race.
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Monday, 24 September, 2007
Stage 5 - 3 Landen Tour
The last stage of the 3 Landen Tour was the longest and probably the hardest profile. As was the case in stage 4, getting into the right break was the key and Simon Clarke and Wes Sulzberger did just that.
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Sunday, 23 September, 2007
Stage 4 - 3 Landen Tour
Stage 4 of the 3 Landen Tour was a 23.6 kilometre time trial which was mostly either up or down hill. Simon Clarke was our best in 23rd position which, considering the quality of this field, is a creditable performance.
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Saturday, 22 September, 2007
Stage 3 - 3 Landen Tour
Stage 3 of the 3 Landen Tour was over 163 kilometers from Lollar to Frankfurt. With the overall classification set up the previous day the South Australia.com AIS guys were keen to get into a break as the big teams were likely to control the bunch. Gene Bates was the one to join a move of 12 riders which went clear at the 40 kilometer mark.
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Friday, 21 September, 2007
Stage 2 - 3 Landen Tour
Stage two of the 3 Landen Tour was a circuit race of 141 kilometers over five laps around the town of Lollar. The South Australia.com AIS team were cheered on by a group of Australian exchange students and teachers who are based near the town.
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Friday, 21 September, 2007
Stage 1 - 3 Landen Tour
The first stage of the 3 Landed Tour in Germany was from Gera to Gotha over 196 kilometers. After a flurry of attacks, two riders went clear and the peleton was happy to leave them off the front for most of the day.
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Sunday, 16 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 6
Both Simon Clarke and Gene Bates moved up a position in the final stage of the Tour of Britain taking very respectable sixth and eighth positions respectively overall.
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Sunday, 16 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 5
Wes Sulzberger was the South Australia.com AIS rider in today's break but nothing changed in the overall standings.
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Thursday, 13 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 4
After another exciting day in the Tour of Britain, Simon Clarke moves to seventh overall and Zak Dempster hangs on to his lead in the Sprint Classification.
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Wednesday, 12 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 3
Zak Dempster grabs sprint jersey as ex - South Australia.com AIS star, Matt Goss from CSC, takes the stage.
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Wednesday, 12 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 2
South Australia.com AIS have two riders in the top 10 overall after stage two of the Tour of Britain.
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Tuesday, 11 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Stage 1
The South Australia.com AIS boys managed to avoid the crashes and be well placed with Simon Clarke, seventh on stage one of the Tour of Britain.
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Tuesday, 11 September, 2007
Tour of Britain Prologue
Zak Dempster finished in fourth place in the Tour of Britain prologue at Crystal Palace in London on Sunday.
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Sunday, 26 August, 2007
Tour of Ireland stage 5
The final stage of the Tour of Ireland from Athlone to Dublin didn't do anything to change the overall classification of the race although the South Australia.com AIS boys did try, unsuccessfully, to earn some bonus seconds.
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Sunday, 26 August, 2007
Tour of Ireland stage 4
Stage 4 was the longest of the tour and the weather and road conditions the nastiest of the race.
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Sunday, 26 August, 2007
Tour of Ireland stage 3
The South Australia.com AIS team combined like veteran pros, involving themselves in everything on the stage from Tralee to Ennis.
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Sunday, 26 August, 2007
Tour of Ireland stage 2
Wes drops a spot but holds fourth after a dificult stage 2.
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Thursday, 23 August, 2007
Tour of Ireland stage 1
Wesley Sulzberger finished third on the stage and is third overall after the first stage of the Tour of Ireland from Kilkenny to Cork yesterday.
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Saturday, 18 August, 2007
Gara Milionaria
The second of the two days racing was in Gara Milionaria in Montapponi, over 156 kilometers of very hilly terrain.
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Saturday, 18 August, 2007
GP Capodarco
After some frantic bike adjustments of spare and borrowed bikes, the South Australia.com AIS boys lined up in the 180 kilometer Gran Premio Capodarco under sunny skies on the Marche coast.
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Saturday, 18 August, 2007
Bikes stolen
This weeks racing was made much more diffucult when the team's bikes were stolen from a locked room at the hotel the night before the Gran Pramio Capodarco.
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Tuesday, 14 August, 2007
Giro de Felino
Gene Bates gave himself a chance but failed to convert it to a result in yesterdays Giro de Felino, near Parma, Italy.
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Friday, 10 August, 2007
Giro del Cigno
On Sunday the South Australia.com AIS team raced the Giro del Cigno in Casacalenda, Molise, a race which Shayne Bannan won in 1985.
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Friday, 10 August, 2007
GP Folignano
The South Australia.com AIS roadies travelled down the east coast of Italy last weekend to compete in 2 one day races, the first being GP Folignano, in Marche.
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Wednesday, 01 August, 2007
South Australia.com AIS boys back in the heat at Inda
The South Australia.com AIS road team was back in the thick of racing after the mid season break, on Sunday, at the Gran Premio Inda, near the teams home base.
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Wednesday, 01 August, 2007
Jonathon Clarke to Colavita/Sutter Home
SouthAustralia.com-AIS rider Jonathon Clarke has moved onto US professional team Colavita/Sutter Home. Clarke, 23, from Victoria joined the US team late last month. SouthAustralia-ais.com Sport Director Brian Stephens said that an opportunity opened up for Jonny to move on to a US professional team and he decided that it was the direction in which he wanted to head. “We support his decision and wish him success,” Stephens said.
Saturday, 21 July, 2007
The Stelvio Project - Italy Report
South Australia.com Training Camp July 1-22, 2007
Passo Stelvio, Italy (2760m)
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Wednesday, 11 July, 2007
The Stelvio Project
South Australia.com-AIS riders on both sides of the equator have been in camps aimed at assessing the benefits of altitude training.
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Thursday, 28 June, 2007
Bicycling Australia/SouthAustralia.com-AIS Teschner Competition
SouthAustralia.com-AIS arranged a promotion with Bicycling Australia magazine and Teschner earlier in the year whereby a Teschner bike and SouthAustralia.com-AIS team gear were given away in a competition which appeared in the March issue of ‘Bicycling Australia’. The winner Geoff McGeorge from Goomalbee, Victoria is so thrilled with his prize!
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Thursday, 21 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 7
The last stage of the Circuito Montanes was flatter than previous stages but still over 150 kilometers and the beak went from the start. The South Australia.com AIS team missed the break but when one of the members of the break started to theaten Gene's GC position, they quickly got to the front and caught most of the escapees but failing to catch the winner and a group of 7 behind him.
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Tuesday, 19 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 6
Stage 3 of the Circuito Montanes had the biggest climbs but stage 6 had the most of them with two cat 1, three cat 2 and a cat 3 climb and one of the cat 2s was the finish. The stage started in Torrelavega and finished in Santo Toribio. Gene and Simon stayed doggedly with the front group, which split on the last climb. Both improved their GC positions and Simon moves to second Under 23.
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Monday, 18 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 5b
As every other stage in the Circuito Montanes, the time trial was hilly and very tough. The South Australia.com AIS boys acquited themselves well with 5th place for Gene and 8th for Simon, both moving up on GC.
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Monday, 18 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 5
Stage 5 of the Circuito Montanes was a split stage with 112 kilometers from Polanco to Torrelavega in the morning and a 17 kilometer time trial in the afternoon.
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Sunday, 17 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 4
Today's stage of the Circuito Montanes was the queen stage, finishing on the 'special' catergory Fuente del Chivo after crossing another special cat and a cat 1 as well as two cat 2 climbs.
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Sunday, 17 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 3
The 3rd stage of the Circuito Montanes from Santona to Maliano was another good one for the South Australia.com AIS team with Simon Clarke running 3rd, Wes Sulzberger 4th, Gene Bates 5th and Johnnie Walker 9th and the team winning the teams classification of the day.
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Thursday, 14 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 2
The second stage of the Circuito Montanes, from Los Corrales to Laredo, was tougher than the first and the weather was not as kind. The last climb of the day, a first catergory, sorted the groups out with Gene Bates and Simon Clarke making the front group and running 4th and 5th respectively.
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Thursday, 14 June, 2007
Circuito Montanes - Stage 1
Today was the first stage of the Circuito Montanes around Santander in Northern Spain. The South Australia.com AIS team here consists of Gene Bates, Simon Clarke, Jonny Clarke, Johnnie Walker, Wes Sulzberger, Michael Ford and mountain biker, Shaun Lewis.
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Tuesday, 05 June, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 6
The last stage of the Vuelta Navarra was a shorter 115 kilometer loop from Burlada (Pamplona) to Pamplona. The course featured two Cat 2 climbs with the top of the last one at 20 kilometers from the finish.
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Sunday, 03 June, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 5
Stage 5 of the Vuelta Navarra was the most mountainous of the race with a cat 1, four cat 2s and a cat 3 climb on the 144 kilometers between Lesaka and El Perdon.
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Sunday, 03 June, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 4
Stage 4 of the Vuelta Navarra from Pamplona to Lesaka took the riders into the hills. Things did not go well for the South Australia.com AIS team. Simon Clarke out himself in a move of 11 riders after 30 kilometers, which was soon after joined by another group of 12 riders including several danger men on GC.
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Friday, 01 June, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 3
The wind was the big factor in yesterday's 3rd stage of the Vuelta Navarra from San Adrian to Sanguesa over 150 kilometers.
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Thursday, 31 May, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 2
Team works hard to reel in breakaway and protect GC places.
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Wednesday, 30 May, 2007
Vuelta Navarra Stage 1
Team posts solid start with two in the top ten in stage one of Vuelta Navarra in Spain.
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Tuesday, 29 May, 2007
Memorial Txuma
The South Australia.com AIS team kicked off their Spanish campaign on Saturday with Simon Clarke finishing 11th in the Memorial Txuma in Bilbao, Spain,
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Monday, 14 May, 2007
Bates 2nd in GP Marmo
Gene Bates had his best result in Europe so far this season, running 2nd in the Gran Premio del Marmo yesterday.
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Wednesday, 09 May, 2007
Coppa Citta di Asti
Two South Australia.com AIS mountain bikers joined the "roadies" for yesterday's Under 23 international, Coppa Cita di Asti.
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Monday, 07 May, 2007
Great teamwork but no chocolates at Porto
The South Australia.com AIS team were involved in everything at the Circuito del Porto yesterday but were not rewarded for their efforts with a result.
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Wednesday, 02 May, 2007
Giro delle Regioni finish
The Giro delle Regioni finished yesterday in Italy with South Australia.com AIS rider, Simon Clarke 11th overall.
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Sunday, 29 April, 2007
Simon Clarke finishes 2nd in stage 4
Simon Clarke continued his good form, finishing 2nd in today's fourth stage of the Giro delle Regioni.
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Sunday, 29 April, 2007
Clarke 4th again
Simon Clarke backed up stage 2's 4th place with another one in stage 3.
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Wednesday, 25 April, 2007
Simon Clarke third in GP delle Liberazione
Simon Clarke came close to getting Australia's third win on the trot by running third in today's GP delle Liberazione.
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Sunday, 22 April, 2007
Giro d'Abruzzo stage 3 Notaresco - Notaresco 148km
Today's stage was over 8 laps of a tough 17 kilometre circuit, finishing in up a climb into Notaresco.
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Friday, 20 April, 2007
Giro d'Abruzzo stage 1 Megalo Cepagatti - Cepagatti 159km
Michael Ford was involved in the first break of the day and was joined by Gene Bates soon after in a group of 19 riders.
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Monday, 16 April, 2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda Stage 5 Bergamo - Bergamo (belated)
Gene Bates tried a "do or die" attack on the last climb but it wasn't to be.
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Tuesday, 10 April, 2007
Palio del Recioto
Simon Clarke was second today in the Under 23 international, Palio del Recioto near Verona in Italy.
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Monday, 09 April, 2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage 4 Brignano Gera d'Adda
Brignano 175km This was a dead flat fast course with some rain in the first hour.
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Monday, 09 April, 2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage 3 Roncadelle - Roncadelle 174km
Stage 3 was one of the toughest of the tour with two cat 2 climbs and the cat 1 colle Maddalena.
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Monday, 09 April, 2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage 1 Bergamo 3km Teams Time Trial
The first stage of the Giro Lombarda was a 3 kilometre hill teams time trial from the center of Bergamo to the old city.
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Monday, 09 April, 2007
Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda stage 1b Vertova - Vertova 146.1km
Today's first stage (yesterday was a stage but it's down as a prologue) was over 3 small, flat laps followed by two 59 kilometre laps which included a tough, incategorized climb and a cat 2 climb with the summit at just over 10 kilometres from the finish.
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Monday, 02 April, 2007
Trofeo Banca Populare di Vicenza
The South Australia.com AIS team had a tough day in the office at Sunday's Trofeo Banca Populare di Vicenza in Veneto, Italy.
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Tuesday, 27 March, 2007
Vale Damian McDonald
The South Australia.com AIS riders and staff were shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Damian McDonald last week.
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Monday, 19 March, 2007
Giro del Mendrisiotto
Simon Clarke finished eighth in Giro del Mendrisiotto, the team's first European race of the season.
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Monday, 12 March, 2007
Bendigo Madison victory to Olman and Sanderson
SouthAustralia.com-AIS duo Nic Sanderson and Miles Olman posted a dominant performance to win last night's Bendigo International Madison.
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Wednesday, 28 February, 2007
SouthAustralia.com-AIS named AIS Program of the Year
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) today announced the South Australia.com-AIS Men’s U23 Road Cycling program as AIS Program of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra.
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Sunday, 11 February, 2007
Tour de Langkawi 'Behind the Wheel'
Brian Stephens' daily reports from behind the wheel of the team car
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Sunday, 21 January, 2007
SouthAustralia.com-AIS wins teams classification of Tour Down Under
SouthAustralia.com-AIS today claimed the teams classification of the Tour Down Under and Simon Clarke the Best Young Rider's jersey after a successful week of racing in South Australia.
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Sunday, 21 January, 2007
Meyer sensational in LA World Cup
Reigning triple junior World Champion, Cameron Meyer, 19, today stepped up to his first senior World Cup event and immediately made his mark beating a host of World Champions to claim the gold medal in the men's 30 kilometre points race in Los Angeles.
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Saturday, 13 January, 2007
Dempster crowned Australian Champion
Victorian Zakkari Dempster, 19, has been crowned Australian Champion after victory in the U23 time trial at the Australian Open Road Championships in Bunninyong, Victoria.
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Saturday, 13 January, 2007
SouthAustralia.com-AIS one, two, three at Australian Championships
SouthAustralia.com-AIS has scored a clean sweep of medals In the U23 men's 122.4 kilometre road race at the Australian Open Road Championships in Bunninyong, near Ballarat.
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