Tour Down Under, overall

Robbie McEwan (RSR) was way back in 113th place, out of 122 finishers, over sixteen minutes down. So, when the traditional opening of the season takes place at Het Volk in March, the first ProTour race outside Europe will have made no difference at all.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 6

Robbie McEwan (RSR) did at least contest the sprint at the end of today's final stage but could only manage fifth place.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 5

Robbie McEwan (RSR) was 11:48 behind the bunch sprint when he once again finished back in 112th place at the end of today's stage.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 4

Robbie McEwan (RSR) managed to stay with the main bunch today, finishing down in 83rd place but with the same time as the winner.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 3

Robbie McEwan (RSR) was dropped by the main bunch and drifted in with a small group over four minutes down to claim 112th place on the stage.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 2

Robbie McEwan (RSR) was 32nd as today's stage again ended in a bunch sprint.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Tour Down Under, stage 1

In spite of the hoopla surrounding the accession of the TDU to the ranks of the ProTour, only one of our riders took the start. Robbie McEwan (RSR) was 42nd in today's bunch sprint.

Scores: RSR=0, SNO=0
Totals: RSR=0, SNO=0

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Lisa's Team

As last year, Lisa has also held on to the mainstays of her Ready Steady Riders in the shape of Alessandro Petacchi, Tom Boonen and Robbie McEwan and Paolo Bettini, Brad McGee, Thomas Voeckler and Roger Hammond also return. The team is rounded out by new boys Michael Rogers and Fabian Cancellera.

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Steve's Team

With Basso & Vinokourov departing in disgrace during the season last year, this season's line-up of Steve's Nightowlers is headed up by three new names: Carlos Sastre, Stefan Schumacher and Thomas Dekker. The team's sprint trio: Erik Zabel, Thor Hushovd and Mark Cavendish returns alongside David Millar, Steve Cummings and Bradley Wiggins.

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Introduction to 2008 Season

This year's season kicks off over a month early due to the addition of the Tour Down Under to the UCI's ProTour calendar. The status of several of the most important races in the calendar has been the subject of much bickering between the UCI and the race organisers but, for Fantasy purposes, there has been little change apart from the addition of the Australian race and the slotting into the 2008 calendar of the Road Race and Time Trial at the Beijing Olympic Games.

The basis of the Fantasy competition remains as described last year and the next two posts will outline our team members for the coming season.

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