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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 9]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			The final stage of the Tour de Langkawi was over 73.7 kilometers of a city circuit in down town Kuala Lumpur. Wes Sulzberger tried desperately to be in every move and over the closing laps was in a group of 3 riders but the sprinter's team were able to reel them in on the last lap. Zak Dempstar did manage to pick up on place&#160;overall.
Tour de Langkawi stage 9 Dataran Merdeka criterium 73.7km
1 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) Navigare 1h31'22"
2 Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Credit Agricole @st
3 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical @st
28 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st&#160;
43 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
123 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @1'42"
125 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'12"
Final Overall
1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti 31h20'28"
2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom @29"
3 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @32"
14 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'19"
26 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @21'56"
76&#160;Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @29'40"
82 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @30'51"
95 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @33'49"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 8]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			
Stage 8 of the Tour de Langkawi was always going to be the game breaker, finishing at the top of the 30 kilometer Bukit Fraser. Zak Dempster tried but could not stay with the climbers and with the help of his South Australia.com AIS team mates, limited his losses to drop to 15th place overall. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 8 Temerloh - Bukit Fraser 127km
1 Filippo Savini (Ita) Navigare 3h12'32"
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti @15"
3 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti @st
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'29"
56 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
57 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
58 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
81 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @7'52"
GC after stage 8
1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti 29h49'06"
2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom @29"
3 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @32"
15 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'19"
26 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @21'56"
62 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @26'28"
83 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @30'51"
92 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @32'07"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 7]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Simon Clarke was unable to take the start for stage 8 of the Tour de Langkawi, suffering back pain&#160;as a result of his crash in stage 6. Drapac's Mitch Docker took over the lead of the Tour.
			
The seventh stage of Tour de Langkawi was a shorter 126 kilometer flat run from Kuala Rompin to Kuantan. The bunch stayed together although the lead changed with Drapac's Mitch Docker using the sprint bonuses to move into the lead overall. A crash marred the finish which was won by Alexandre Usov. Zak Dempster finished in eighth place. Simon Clarke decided not to start today, suffering from his crash of 2 days ago. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 7 Kuala Rompin - Kuantan 126.6 km
1 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R 2h52'56"
2 Mizan Hassan Maleki (Iri) Azad University @st
3 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo @st
8 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
9 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
71 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
91 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
118 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
GC after stage 7
1 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche 26h36'10"
2 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom @2"
3 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @5"
12 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @14"
25 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @18'51"
98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'23"
103 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
133 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @29'02"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 6]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			
South Australia.com AIS riders Johnnie Walker and Simon Clarke were third and fourth respectivly in todays 6th stage of the Tour de Langkawi. The were part of a 16 man break away which finished 4' 28" in front of the main peleton. Overall positions were not effected. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 6 Bandar Penawar - Kuala Rompin 182.8km
1 Jose Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC 4h26'43"
2 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R @st
3 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @ st
4 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
37 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @4'28"
91 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
105 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
134 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @4'51"
GC after stage 6
1 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 23h43'16"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @1"
2 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @3"
12 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
25 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @18'49"
31 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
102 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
108 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
135 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @29'00"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 5]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			
The Tour de Langkawi, today headed from Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar in stage 5 over 139 kilometers. The South Australia.com AIS boys were active all day with Simon Clarke again making the most threatening break but again being caught, this time with 10 kilometers to go. He was involved in a spectacular crash at 3 kilometers to go and is ok apart from being pretty sore. Zak slipped one more position to 12th due to bonus sprints. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 5 Johor Bahru - Bandar Penawar 139km
1 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff 3h07'53"
2 Mauro Richeze (Ita) Navigare @st
3 Aurlien Clerc (Fra) Bouygues @st
18 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
20 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
66 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
87 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
133 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @42"
139 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'04"
GC after stage 5
1 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 19h12'05"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @1"
2 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @3"
12 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
841 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'21"
107 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
112 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
116 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
137 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @28'37"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 4]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Simon Clarke went close to fighting for the win but his break away group was caught within the last kilometer.
			
The Tour de Langkawi's stage 4 started in Port Dickson and finished in Batu Pahat, 169km later. The stage was marked by several punctures and a break of four riders with 50 kilometers remaining, including Simon Clarke. They were caught within the last kilometer just as Zak Dempster was regaining the peleton after a puncture. He slipped one position to 11th overall. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 4 Port Dickson - Batu Pahat 169km
1 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti 3h39'53"
2 Mauro Richeze (Arg) Navigare @st
3 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGF Medical @st
58 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
101 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
102 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
124 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
131 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
139 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @13'53"
GC after stage 4
1 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16h04'12"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @1"
2 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @3"
11 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
100 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'21"
108 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
114 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
125 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
138 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @27'55]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 3]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			
Today's stage of the Tour de Langkawi was again flat but for the South Australia.com team, anything but boring. Like several teams we had plenty of punctures, some mechanical issues and a crash to deal with. Everyone came through ok to finish in the main group, 1'09" behind the break of 5 riders. GC remains unchanged. 
Tour de Langkawi st 3 Sitiawan - Banting 209.4 km
1 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling 4h47'43"
2 Anuar Manan (Mal) Letua @ 5"
3 Yan Dong Zing (Chn) Marco Polo @st
30 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @1'09"
65 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
79 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
95 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
96 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
141 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
GC after stage 3
1 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12h24'19"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @3"
2 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @st
10 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
90 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'21"
95 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
108 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
130 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
140 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @24'02]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 2]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi finished in a bunch sprint and only sprint bonuses effected the overall classification.
			
The second stage of the Tour de Langkawi started in Butterworth and finished in Sitiawan, 159.7 kilometers later. The pace was high all day but only 6 seconds separated 9 attackers from the main group. Zack Dempster finished 30th today and slipped to 10th overall. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 2 Butterworth - Sitiawan 159.7 km
1 Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Credit Agricole 3h34'36"
2 Matteo Priamo (Ita) Navigare @st
3 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @st
38 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @6"
60 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
87 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @at
98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
126 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
140 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @47"
GC after stage 2
1 Matthiew Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7h45'27"
2 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @3"
3 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @st
10 Zak Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
87 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'21"
112 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
118 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
134 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
140 Will Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @24'02"]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tour de Langkawi stage 1]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A break of over 20 minutes marked the first stage of the Tour de Langkawi from Alor Setar to Kepala Batas.
			
Stage 1 of the Tour de Langkawi from Alor Setar to Kepala Batas was over 182 flat kilometers which describes the first 7 stages of this year's tour. This didn't dull the aggression and a break of 19 riders including South Australia.com AIS representative, Zak Dempster, went clear after 20 kilometers and we never seen again. They finished 25 minutes ahead of the main bunch. Zak claimed fifth place and sits eighth overall. 
Tour de Langkawi stage 1 Alor Setar - Kepala Batas 182.6km
1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4h10'55"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @3"
3 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical @st
5 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st 
110 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'11"
116 Benjamine King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
121 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
122 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
139 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
GC after stage 1
1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 4h10'45"
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porche @5"
3 Matt Wilson (Aus) Type 1 @7"
8 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @12"
110 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @23'21"
116 Benjamine King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
121 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
122 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
139 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Travis triumphs in New Zealand]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			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.
The 18 year old West Australian also won the under-23 title, finished third in the sprint classification and led SouthAustralia.com-AIS to victory in the teams title.
Meyer finished the 580km event with a total race time of 14hr27min09sec. 1min51sec clear of second placed Robin Reid (NZL - Delmaine Foods) and more than five minutes faster than Australian David Pell (Savings &amp; Loans).
He took over the race lead on the second day of the five day, seven stage event and held it all the way to the end.
Meyer, who has won five Junior World Championship titles on the track in the past two years, went into yesterday's final stage with a margin that should have allowed him to coast to victory but he had other ideas. The teenager raced the one hour plus three laps of the 750m circuit with a vengeance launching two solo attacks and lapping all bar six of the 70-strong field.
"I wanted to ride strong to show I was the true winner," said Meyer, who became the youngest ever tour winner. "I didn't expect to win like that but I wanted a hard race.
"It's unbelievable to have won a great, hard tour and to beat some of these guys in my first major one is just fantastic," he said.
But there was no time for celebration as Meyer was up at 3am this morning for an early flight back to Sydney for this week's Australian Track Cycling Championships.
For further information (media only) please contact:
Gennie Sheer, Sheer Rhetoric , Communications Director, Cycling Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 418 863 533 
Email: gennie.sheer@cycling.org.au
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			<title><![CDATA[South Australia.com AIS go 1,2,3 in National Time Trial Title]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			Matt King claimed the U23 men's time trial in a nail biter, defeating his SouthAustralia.com-AIS team mate Ben King (WA) by less than a second,

    
        
            
        
        
            Matt King riding towards the win in the Under 23 Time Trial. Photo :&#160;John Veage
        
    

with multiple junior track World Champion with Travis Meyer (WA) third completing a SouthAustralia.com-AIS trifecta.
Matt King was aggressive from the start notching a 20 second lead at the top of the first climb, approximately five kilometres into the event. However, Ben King put in a strong second half to almost bridge the gap.
&#8220;I had my family shouting at the finish line so I knew it must be close so I just buried myself," said the winner. "But this is just too close for comfort and I won the Thuringen Rundfahrt time trial (German stage race) by 0.6 of a second in 2007 so this is not good for the nerves.
&#8220;I am proud to be a Territorian, the first Territorian to win this event &#8211; it&#8217;s just great," said Matt King.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Australia.com AIS graduate wins Australian Elite Title]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[South Australia.com AIS graduate, Matt Lloyd stepped up to win the Australian Elite Road Race title on Sunday.&#160;&#160;&#160;
			Victoria's Matthew Lloyd is used to celebrating victories with his high profile professional team mates Robbie McEwen and Cadel Evans but today the 24 year old Silence Lotto rider celebrated a major win of his own when he outrode a world class field to be crowned Australian Champion in the road race at the Scody 2008 Australian Open Road Championship in Ballarat.
Lloyd was signed by the Belgian team a year ago after posting impressive performances as an U23 rider with SouthAustralia.com-AIS, Cycling Australia's development team.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Simon Clarke wins National Under 23 Title]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Simon Clarke headed a 1 - 2 finish for South Australia.com AIS in the Australian&#160;National Under 23 Road Race title
			In the U23 men's Australian Road Title, raced over 122 kilometres former track pursuit junior World Champion Simon Clarke proved too strong for

    
        
            
        
        
            Simon Clarke salutes the crowd as he crosses the line to win the National Under 23 Road Race Title. Photo&#160;: John Veage
        
    

his South Australia/AIS.com team Matt King from the Northern Territory to claim the title.
The Victorian, who recovered from a fall in the first lap which brought down seven other riders, broke clear from newly crowned U23 time trial champion King with one kilometre to go to win by a comfortable margin while another Victorian, Mark O'Brien (Drapac Porsche), led home the chasing group to clinch the bronze medal.
"I just want to thank my South&#160;Australia.com AIS&#160;team mates," said Clarke who was the bronze medallist in 2007. "This is just awesome."
Clarke completed the twelve laps in 3hrs20min33sec, three seconds ahead of King with O'Brien crossing the line 47 seconds later.
"Last year I went out too early so this year I waited till everyone started to hurt," said Clarke. "With three laps to go I said this is my time and I went full gas and didn't look back."
Clarke then explained how his bronze medal performance in last year's championships, where he worked for team mate and eventual champion Wes Sulzberger, was the driving force behind his efforts today.
"He (Sulzberger) got to wear the jersey for all of last year and I thought it will be great if I got to do that this year," said Clarke.
"I know he trained superhard last year and I knew if I wanted to wear the jersey I would have to work hard too." Clarke explained. "So the last six weeks I have been on my own with my head down.
"My parents have been away and I have not been seeing anyone - just been eating, sleeping and cycling," he explained. "It's a sacrfice, but something you have to do if you want to win the national title."
King's second medal in three days has more than just Territorians abuzz.
"I am just shattered not to have won, but to have another medal, this has gone beyond my wildest dreams," said King. "I bet you guys will never forget the Northern Territory now."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2008 South Australia.com AIS team meets in Adelaide]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			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. The mechanics had been busy for the preceding week fitting the Shimano componentry and Vittoria tyres to the totally new look carbon fibre frames. AIS biomechanic, Nick Brown was on hand to make sure the bike setups were optimum for each rider. The future&#160;team members&#160;were also lectured on the latest ASADA regulations as well as undergoing the AIS induction process. They met, some for the first time, the team management and staff, with whom they will be working next year. The first competition for the team will be at the National Championships in Ballarat in January.&#160;
The make up of the 2008 team will be released soon.
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			<title><![CDATA[Clarke best young rider Jayco Herald Sun Tour]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Simon Clarke, 21, has taken out the Best Young Rider classification in the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in his home state of Victoria.
			Simon Clarke, 21, has taken out the Best Young Rider classification in the 2007 Jayco Herald Sun Tour in his home state of Victoria. The southaustralia.com-AIS rider also claimed seventh overall 2m11s behind tour winner Matt Wilson (Unibet.com).

On the final stage of the tour Clarke's team mate Gene Bates crossed the line in fourth place while Shaun Higgerson gave the team another place in the top ten sprinting home sixth.

Clarke took over the lead in the Young Rider classification after being the only rider to get into an eleven man break on the first stage of the Tour, a ride that also put him into the top ten overall. He then rode a consistent race to protect his classification lead and his high overall ranking.

The team celebrated a stage victory through Wes Sulzberger's efforts on Stage Two but the young Tasmanian was eliminated from the event after finishing outside the time limit on Stage Four.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sulzberger claims Jayco Herald Sun Tour stage win]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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
			
Wes Sulzberger , fresh from his silver medal winning success at last month&#8217;s under 23 road race at the World Championships sprinted home to win the stage from Nagambie to Mansfield in emphatic fashion, moving to twelfth on general classification and second in the KOM category.
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Sulzberger was one of eight riders that broke clear at around 72km, the half way point of the 145.6km stage, and then stayed away for almost the duration, before Sulzberger, his older brother Bernard (DFL-cyclingnews) and&#160; Wiesenhof-Felt&#8217;s Jorg Ludewig left the others behind with just 10km to ride
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In the run to the line, Wes was a fraction too strong holding Ludewig at bay by two seconds, with Bernie a further second adrift in third spot.
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The younger Sulzberger, who turns 21 on Saturday (the second last day of the Tour), was happy with the outcome, that he said involved no special arrangements,
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&#8220;It was good to get away with 10km to go &#8211; we went with the German rider when he attacked, I was on his wheel and my brother was on mine.
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&#8220;We slipped away and it worked out perfect. No deals went down. It was just brotherly help I think. We were just puffing and panting at each other.&#8221;
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Unibet.com&#8217;s Matt Wilson retains a solid lead in the Tour, increasing his advantage over most of the ten men who broke away with him on yesterday&#8217;s first stage from Bendigo to Nagambie.
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South Australia.com&#8217;s Simon Clarke who retains a clear lead for the white jersey contested for the best under 23 rider, made up five seconds on Wilson courtesy of both a stronger finish and some sprint bonus seconds and is now sitting third overall 25 seconds off the race lead.
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Stage Two Top Ten Results
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1.&#160;&#160;&#160; Wesley Sulzberger (South Australia.com)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 3hr 24:55
2.&#160;&#160;&#160; Jorg Ludewig (Wiesenhof-Felt)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:02
3.&#160;&#160;&#160; Bernard Sulzberger (DFL-Cyclingnews)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:03
4.&#160;&#160;&#160; Dominique Rollin (Bicycle Superstore &#8211; Canada)&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:08
5.&#160;&#160;&#160; Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Porsche)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:08
6.&#160;&#160;&#160; Cameron Jennings (DFL-Cyclingnews)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:08
7.&#160;&#160;&#160; Maint Berkenbosch (Netherlands)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:08
8.&#160;&#160;&#160; Koen De Kort (Astana)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +2:26
9.&#160;&#160;&#160; Baden Cooke (Unibert.com)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +3:03
10.&#160; Aaron Kemps (Astana)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +3:03
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General Classification after Stage Two
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1.&#160;&#160;&#160; Matthew Wilson (Unibet.com)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 7hr 05:15
2.&#160;&#160;&#160; Baden Cooke (Unibert.com)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:21
3.&#160;&#160;&#160; Simon Clarke (South Australia.com)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:25
4.&#160;&#160;&#160; Joost Van Leijen (Netherlands)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:29
5.&#160;&#160;&#160; Dominique Perras (Bicycle Superstore &#8211; Canada)&#160; +0:31
6.&#160;&#160;&#160; David Pell (Savings and Loans)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0.42 
7.&#160;&#160;&#160; Steve Morabito (Astana)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:51
8.&#160;&#160;&#160; Julien Mazet (Astana)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:54
9.&#160;&#160; Cameron Wurf (Bissell SRAM)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:55 
10.&#160; Trent Lowe (Jayco Australia)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:56
11.&#160; Eric Wohlberg (Bicycle Superstore &#8211; Canada)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; +0:56
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			<title><![CDATA[Meyer wins Tour of Tassie]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Teenage sensation Cameron Meyer has taken out overall honours in the 2007 Tour of Tasmania.
			The 19 year-old West Australian defended his hold on the leader's yellow jersey to claim his first stage race victory edging out his younger brother Travis by 1min37sec after 11 stages and 591 kilometres of racing.&#160; Meyer was crowned champion after the final stage, a 34km criterium in Launceston. During the event Meyer also collected three stage wins (Stages 2, 5 and 6) and finished second overall on the mountain classification.

Meyer took over the lead when he won the 90km second stage from    Devonport to Sheffield where he and Travis registered a first for the Timbercorp Cup by being the first brothers to claim first and second on a stage. They've now become the first brothers to claim first and second overall as well.
"This is my first multi stage win and I'm very happy," Cameron said.    "I've been in the lead since Stage 2 and it's been pretty hard work defending    it all week."
Meyer, a three-time junior world champion on the track and winner of the points race at the LA World Cup in his first senior outing on the boards, will now focus on gaining selection on the track for the Beijing Olympic Games with the first step being the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup Series being staged in Sydney from November 30 to December 2nd.

Fellow SouthAustralia.com-AIS rider Shaun Higgerson was eighth overall and claimed 3rd place on Stage 2 of the Tour while Miles Olman was second on the tenth stage.
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			<title><![CDATA[Sulzberger silver in Stuttgart]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[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. 
			Sulzberger, 20, sprinted home second behind Slovakian Peter Velits who won the world title in a time of 4h21m22s with Britain's Jonathan Bellis third.


    
        
            
        
        
            
            
            Wes Sulzberger on the podium at the 
            2007 UCI Road World Championships
            Photo &#169; Graham Watson
            
            
        
    

"It's absolutely unbelievable and I can't quite believe it yet," said an overjoyed Sulzberger. "It hasn't sunk in."
The race ended in a bunch sprint of around 50 riders despite attacks by numerous riders in the last two of the nine laps of the Stuttgart circuit.
"We had Simon Clarke up in the break and he did an excellent job and it looked like he was going to be the man but the break came back," explained Sulzberger.
It then looked as if the Australian hopes of a podium finish were lost but the race came back together with four kilometres remaining.
"I managed to get in reasonable position and Simon (Clarke) then helped me out in the last kilometre leading me up to the couple of guys who were off the front," said Sulzberger. "It was great teamwork by the Aussies and Zak (Dempster) and Johnnie (Walker) did a great job helping us earlier in the day as well."
Sulzberger banged his handlebars after crossing the line seemingly in frustration at being pipped on the line but he says it was more in amazement at his achievement.
"I was more hitting the bars in disbelief because I couldn't believe I was a chance to be up there at the finish," said Sulzberger. "I was a long way back at tenth wheel going into the last corner and came from nowhere and gave it everything and ended up popping up there at the finish."
Sulzberger says he and Clarke went into the race aiming for a top five finish.
"We had great hopes we'd finish up there so it's great to finish second."
Sulzberger, who is the reigning U23 Australian road race Champion, spent this season in Europe riding with the SouthAustralia.com-AIS team, a part of the Cycling Australia HIgh Performance Program. Clarke finished in 53rd place nine seconds behind the leaders while Dempster and Walker pulled out of the race before the finish after doing their job for the team.


    
        
            
        
        
            The final sprint for the line in the U23 Men's Road Race at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships Photo &#169; Graham Watson
        
    

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			<title><![CDATA[Lachlan Norris diary]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Maribor World Cup &amp; Länder-Tour end my European season
			Beginning the week by spending about a half hour hung over the back of the seat, descending the steep, slippery, rooty tracks that took us down to the world cup course from our apartment at the top of the hill overlooking one of Slovenia&#8217;s biggest cities, Maribor. With good form and freshness I was optimistic about the race ahead.

Getting caught up in a collision on the long, too long in fact, hard climb that made up the start loop, my 70s grid start quickly vanished to a 120s grid start. I worked hard on the remainder of the first lap to make up places. My legs were feeling good, finding I had plenty of power on the technical climbs and that I was riding smoothly and with confidence on the rooty and slightly tacky course. I planned to begin hard as the short laps were going to make it hard to finish the 7 laps without being pulled from the course by the 80% rule. I was climbing back though the field and by about lap 3 I had climbed back into the 90s. I kept the pace hard, the legs still feeling strong and by lap 6 I was in the 80s. Neil yelled 80% from the feed zone and I gassed it for the next lap, the second last rider to sneak through to finish the race. Surprising I still felt pretty strong in the last part of the race, the last lap hanging on and getting through to finish in 72nd place. My best result in a World Cup to date I was happy with my ride, having a good solid, consistent race.

After a couple of days of madness before I knew it I was looking out of the widow of my hotel room in Germany at some really big colourful road coaches with names like Milram, Rabobank, CSC, Agritubel , Gerolsteiner and T-Mobile to name a few slapped on the side. My jaw was dropped permanently for the next few hours as I came to grasp the concept that the race could be hard. Rolling out with an awesome buffet breakfast in my belly I spent a lot of nervous energy for the first few hours as I began to feel comfortable with going very fast with a bunch of other dudes on tar. The 188km stage had panned out well or so I thought as the early break expanded the time gap. My legs were fresh...until about 120km ticked over on the speedo. As the pace wound up by about the 160km mark my legs were done. The longest ride for a good while and I spent the next 20km hanging for grim death onto the last police moto in the convoy before catching a small group of other hurters and coming in just in time to squeeze out a wee for medical control. I looked grimly to the next 4 stages ahead.

Stage 2 saw better days and my legs felt stronger with a big day behind them. More relaxed in the bunch and more used to the surgy pace of the road race. As we hit the 2nd 35km lap I was ready for the smack to go down. Not ready enough, As the bunch split apart like a piece of blu tack on the climb I was in a bad position, climbing my way back through the string of riders I hit the open road just as the front group had disappeared, just out of reach. Finishing the day in the laughing bunch.

Day 3 was better again and I made my way to the front of the race as riders were shooting left, right and centre of the front attempting to establish the break. A group got away and just as I was about to jump on a wheel and jump across I realised Teammate Gene Bates was there and decided to sit up and watch the 7 riders ride off into the distance. A good decision as the next 150km was hard enough. I finished in the bunch. The Time trial saw me beat a couple of guys despite being the only bloke without a tt bike, disc wheel or aero helmet, I was feeling pretty strong and kept a nice consistent pace, looking to the 190km stage to follow.

With 2 guys in the break of 20 or so, It was a day for me to endure in the peloton and I watched the km's tick over as we took on the undulating terrain and narrow roads. Finally crossing the finish line I was pleased to have finished my first road tour in Europe, not a mean feat with some top riders showing up to strap the numbers on. Thanks to the boys for the week and the Staff who worked tirelessly massaging our bodies and bikes and generally looking after us like royalty.

And that I am pleased to announce brings an end to the season. With a lot of races under the belt and some definite improvements it has been a great year, making some real progress. Having said that is has been a long season and I can&#8217;t wait to get back to my favourite country in the world, Australia.

I must make a big thanks to the South Australia.com Team including all the staff who make it possible and major sponsors the South Australian Government, Australian Sports Commission, Teschner, Shimano and for us MTB boys Rockshox. I would also like to thank my friends and family for being very supportive and keeping me sane for the last 6months. Thanks to Melbourne University, Castlemaine Cycles, The Victorian Institute of Sport, Oakley and last but not least coach Chris Clarke.

See photos Dusty start 3-Länder-Tour Team&#160;&#160; In the peloton
Ciao

Lachlan Norris
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			<title><![CDATA[Stage 5 - 3 Landen Tour]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.
			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. A group of 16 got away at around 35 kilometers and stayed away to race out the finish. Simon made the final split but just failed to make the podium running fourth. Wes was 8th with both showing good form going into next weeks world championships. 
3 Landen Tour stage 5 Nurtingen - Bad Durrheim 191.8 km
1 Marcus Burghart (Ger) T Mobile 4h32'35"
2 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil Shimano @1"
3 Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Milram @6"
4 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
8 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
58 Lachlan Norris (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @4'31"
59 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
61 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st
Final GC
1 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 17h10'57"
2 Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC @16"
3 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank @1'54"
13 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @9'47"
19 Gene Bates (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @13'11"
24 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @13'55"
42 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @17'44"
71 Lachlan Norris (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @31'38"]]></description>
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