Cinelli Down Under
Cinelli-Down Under was a cycling team under Belgian management that took part in international cycling races under different names from 2001 to 2009 .
The team was founded in 2001 as Team Down Under and was called Team cyclingnews.com-Down Under in 2003 . In 2005 and 2006 she participated with a British license as a Continental Team under the names Team Cyclingnews.com (2005) and DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed (2006) in the UCI Continental Circuits , and there mainly in races of the UCI Europe and Oceania Tour . In 2007 the team had the status of a Professional Continental Team .
With the help of the new sponsor Pedaltech , the team of the then General Manager Nick Collins was to be expanded considerably. For this purpose, Steffen Wesemann and Bas Giling . Committed. The Union Cycliste Internationale , however, refused the license as a Professional Continental team for 2008.
In 2008 and 2009 the team drove again as a Continental team, this time with an Australian license. It was initially called Cyclingnews-Jako and the year after Cinelli-Down Under . Since 2010 the team has not been licensed by the Union Cycliste Internationale .
The manager was the Belgian Gilbert De Weerdt. Most recently Rudi Dubois, Eddy De Weerdt and Nico Mattan were at his side as sporting director . The sponsor Cyclingnews.com is an English-language cycling internet service, Cinelli an Italian bicycle manufacturer and JAKO a German sporting goods manufacturer.
2007 season
successes
| date | run | winner |
|---|---|---|
| June 29th |
 Finnish time trial championship |
Matti Helminen |
| October 19th |
 5th stage Herald Sun Tour
|
Cameron Jennings |
Additions Disposals
team
| Surname | birthday | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Bjorn Cornelissen | 3rd June 1976 |
 Belgium
|
| Sven De Weerdt | March 29, 1978 |
Belgium
|
| Dan Fleeman | 3rd October 1982 |
 United Kingdom
|
| David Harrigan | May 26, 1975 |
Australia
|
| Hamish Robert Haynes | March 5th 1974 |
United Kingdom
|
| Matti Helminen | August 14, 1975 |
Finland
|
| Cameron Jennings | April 27, 1979 |
Australia
|
| Daniel Lloyd | August 11, 1980 |
United Kingdom
|
| Nico Mattan | 17th July 1971 |
Belgium
|
| Robby Meul | 4th September 1981 |
Belgium
|
| Jens Mouris | March 12, 1980 |
 Netherlands
|
| Kane Oakley | 4th October 1976 |
Australia
|
| Evan Oliphant | January 8, 1982 |
United Kingdom
|
| Rhys Pollock | March 14, 1980 |
Australia
|
| Bernard Sulzberger | 5th December 1983 |
Australia
|
| Gert Vanderaerden | 23rd January 1973 |
Belgium
|
| Jeremy Vennell | October 6, 1980 |
 New Zealand
|
| Juan Pablo Wilches | January 22, 1982 |
 Colombia
|
| Trainees | nationality | |
| Steven De Decker |
Belgium
|
|
| Stijn Hoornaert |
Belgium
|
|
| Michael Vanderaerden |
Belgium
|
|
2008 season
Additions Disposals
2009 season
Success in the Europe Tour
| date | run | Cat. | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. April |
 2nd stage La Boucle de l'Artois
|
2.2 |
Frank Vandenbroucke
|
| May 20th |
 4th stage FBD Insurance Rás
|
2.2 |
Nicholas Walker
|
| May 21 |
5th stage FBD Insurance Rás
|
2.2 |
Nicholas Walker
|
| June 12 |
2nd stage Ronde de l'Oise
|
2.2 |
Nicholas Walker
|
Additions Disposals
| Accesses | Team 2008 | Departures | Team 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Roesems | Silence lotto | Wim Van Moer | Josan Isorex Mercedes |
| Frank Vandenbroucke | Mitsubishi Jartazi | Sjef De Wilde | Palmans-Cras |
| Daniel Furmston | Praties | Bjorn Cornelissen | Unknown |
| Mark Jamieson | Southaustralia.com-AIS | Samuel Eadie | Unknown |
| Logan Hutchings | Neoprofi (Beveren 2000) | Steffan Elzinga | Unknown |
| Nicholas Walker | Neoprofi | Mark Howard | Unknown |
| Wade Wolfenbarger | Neoprofi | Amos Meyers | Unknown |
| Tommy Nankervis (from February 1st) | DLP Racing | Kane Oakley | Unknown |
| Jérôme Baugnies (until August 31) | Josan Isorex Mercedes | ||
| Mark Jamieson (until August 31) | Unknown | ||
| Frank Vandenbroucke (until August 31) | Unknown |
team
| Surname | birthday | nationality | Team 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher James D'Amelio | December 30, 1983 |
Australia
|
|
| Sven De Weerdt | March 29, 1978 |
Belgium
|
Marco Polo Cycling Team |
| Michael Fitzgerald | October 31, 1988 |
Australia
|
|
| Daniel Furmston | 2nd February 1984 |
Australia
|
|
| Matt Green | October 2nd, 1988 |
United Kingdom
|
|
| Logan Hutchings | January 28, 1984 |
New Zealand
|
Team Hotel San José |
| Nick Mitchell | July 20, 1985 |
Australia
|
|
| Tommy Nankervis | January 21, 1983 |
Australia
|
|
| Bert Roesems | October 14, 1972 |
Belgium
|
End of career |
| Peter Ronsse | February 9, 1980 |
Belgium
|
|
| Tom Snape | July 13, 1989 |
United Kingdom
|
Sigma Sport-Specialized |
| Nicholas Walker | September 13, 1988 |
Australia
|
|
| Wade Wolfenbarger | September 8, 1987 |
 United States
|
Placements in UCI rankings
UCI Asia Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11. |
Daniel Lloyd (12.)
|
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | 38. |
Michael Fitzgerald (104th)
|
UCI Europe Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 103. |
Nicholas Walker (390.)
|
UCI Oceania Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7th | |
| 2007 | 10. |
Jeremy Vennell (13.)
|
| 2008 | - | - |
| 2009 | 3. |
Tommy Nankervis (3rd)
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ cyclingnews.com of December 7, 2005: Wesemann to lead Pedaltech-Cyclingnews
- ↑ bike-zone.com from December 7, 2007 Giling to Pedaltech-Cyclingnews
- ↑ cyclingnews.com of January 8, 2008: Pedaltech confirms UCI action
Web links
- Team cyclingnews.com-Down Under 2003 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Team cyclingnews.com-Down Under 2004 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Team Cyclingnews.com 2005 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed 2006 in the Radsportseiten.net database
- DFL-Cycling News-Litespeed 2007 in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Cyclingnews-Jako 2008 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Cinelli-Down Under 2009 in the Radsportseiten.net database