Written by Fujimoto Masaaki
It has been a week and that means it is time for another Breakaway by me, your most favourite Japanese ex-rider. And I must apologize for being a day late but it had nothing to do with me, it had everything to do with the small get together at 1 2 Cycle's HQ for celebrating his victory in the Australian Kangaroo Tour. There was an abundance of Australian beer and Crocodile Dundee look a likes and the Flying doctor jokes flew over the complete night. It was no wonder I sought comfort in the Australian beer. It was the most pathetic Australian themed party I attended in my whole life. I challenge the next winner to do something better next season.
Kangaroo Tour
With the winner already known it was 12 Cycle who won the Kangaroo Tour of season 34. Was it a surprise, not really but it was a surprise that he only managed to win it on the final stage. Montgomory Pribble won the first stage for Starlynk Bermuda and after that it was Florian Akos of mapei bianchi who won stage two, three and four, scoring a hattrick. But in the end it was Lambert Van Der Gijp who won the last stage in Sydney with the smallest margin ever and with less than a second he secured the victory in the General Classification.
General Classification
1. Lambert Van Der Gijp, 1 2 Cycle
2. Flórián Ákos, mapei bianchi
3. Montgomery Pribble, Starlynk Bermuda
The | | battle for the Youth Classification was no battle in the end. With three victories it was youngster Florian Akos who delivered a stellar performance and finishing second was a dissapointment but winning the Youth Classification gave a small smile on the face of the mapei bianchi teammanager. This sprinter has the future and is capable of many more great stuff.
Youth Classification
1. Flórián Ákos, mapei bianchi
2. Montgomery Pribble, Starlynk Bermuda
3. Neck Agerskjold, Curitiba
Juberri - Pas de la Casa
Division five was ready for they classic race in the tiny Principality of the Valleys of Andorra. The race from Juberri to Pas de la Casa featured, again, many famous Andorran mountains that the riders had to climb to claim the infamous waterbottle trophy. Being the sixth smalles nation in Europe and only 85000 people it is not big but it looked like all the people were there to cheer the riders. Renato Eiro of xxx123 was able to form a gap between him and his competitors and arrived solo after a great climb on the last mountain. Timothy Prence and Emanuel Uffenbrink scored a second and third place for cilmeri but it was xxx123 manager who claimed the trophy in his cabinet.
1. Renato Eiró, xxx123
2. Timothy Prence, cilmeri
3. Emanuel Uffenbrink, cilmeri
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