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Quickstep Cycling Team on Twitter

Twitter Twat — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:58:24 +0000

HOLYmac! Team Quickstep is the latest Pro Tour team to join the Twitter Army. You can follow their journey at www.twitter.com/QuickStepTeam. How did I find this out SO quickly ..? Well Allan Davis twittered it! (of course)

Is Michael Rogers Australia’s Favourite Pro Twitterer?

Crank E. Coat — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:05:24 +0000

Cycling abilities aside, Mick Rogers is also widely-regarded as absolute Toppie (that’s Aussie slang for “top bloke”). It looks like he’s leading the Twitter race between the Australian Pro Cyclists. Most of the big hitting Aussie Pros are on Twitter, including Robbie Mcewen, Cadel Evans, Allan Davis and Rory Sutherland (with Stuart O’Grady and Simon Gerrans being noticeable absentees).

But is there an Aussie Pro rider with more followers than Dodge (currently: 7,460)..?

Giro d’Italia Stage 6 Results

Crank E. Coat — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:21:22 +0000

Stage 6: 248km. Bressanone/Brixen – Mayrhofen (Aut)

1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 5.49.55 (42.524km/h)
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                       0.32
3 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step
4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
5 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto
7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                             0.36
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini
10 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale

General classification after stage 6

1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini                        22.11.15
2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                           0.05
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                            0.36
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                             0.43
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             0.50
6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                1.06
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                    1.16
8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                          1.17
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         1.27
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     1.41

More details and photos available on CyclingNews.com

Michael Rogers on Twitter

Crank E. Coat — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:36:29 +0000

Mick Rogers was one of the earlier Pro riders to adopt Twitter. He’s good a solid following of 6840 followers (at the time of this post) and has a typically-Australian, easy going Twitter approach: regular updates, no egotism – just good old Aussie banter. Most of the “big” Pro Tour Twitter Riders are follow Dodge too, which speaks highly of the respect for the man.

Of the most famous Pro Cylcing Twitterers, here’s a few that follow Dodge’s Twitter:

Ivan Basso
George Hincapie
Allan Davis
Robbie Mcewen
Levi Leipheimer
and the most famous of the Twitter cycling crew, Lance Armstrong

Giro d’Italia Stage 2 Results

Crank E. Coat — Sun, 10 May 2009 02:41:51 +0000

Alessandro Petacchi stamped his experience all over Cavendish’s youth in today’s second stage of the Giro d’Italia. By Cav’s own addmision, he was “lazy”. The Aussies were well represented with Allan Davis running 4th, and Mick Rogers staying out of trouble.

1/ Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini 3.43.07 (41.951 km/h)

2/ Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia – Highroad

3/ Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha

4/ Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step

5/ Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Slipstream

6/ Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD

7/ Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre – N.G.C.

8/ Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto

9/ Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre – N.G.C.

10/ Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step