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News Archive Index 2007

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Silver for Chris Newton at the British Time Trial Championships

02.09.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton won the Silver Medal at the British Time Trial Championships on Sunday behind Tour de France star David Millar (Saunier Duval). Chris completed the 43km course in 58 minutes 29 seconds with himself and Millar the only riders to post a time under 1 hour. [More]

Chris Newton 3rd in Newport Nocturne

01.09.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton finished 3rd in the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne on Saturday evening. Chris dominated the event in 2005 winning on his own but it was the evergreen Malcolm Elliott (Pinarello RT) who took the spoils this year. Recycling.co.uk team mate Simon Holt finished 7th. [More]

Luke Rowe Wins Stage and Points in Junior Tour of Wales

27.08.07: recycling.co.uk's Luke Rowe rode a solid Junior Tour of Wales which finished after five tough stages today. Luke won stage 3, finished 4th overall and won the points competition thanks to consistent finishing on every stage, never finishing out of the top seven places. [More]

Tour of Ireland Final Day

26.08.07: Everybody expected a processional day on the final stage back to Dublin. The recycling.co.uk team didn't expect the fast and furious pace that was set. The race was certainly not over with riders attacking early on. A slight tail wind ensured the pace was very high which didn't help young Adam Bonser who punctured when the peloton was doing 40 to 45 miles an hour. [More]

Rob Partridge In Heroic Break on 144-Mile Stage

25.08.07: This was to be the longest day ever raced by some of the recycling.co.uk team. "We have to bear in mind that this time last year some of the boys were still only 18 and used to racing domestically in the junior ranks" said team manager John Herety. So it was a nervous set of youngsters that lined up for the start of their epic day. Rob Partridge was in an early break that lasted for a long time. [More]

The Misty Emerald Isle

24.08.07: The day dawned 'misty and eerie' according to recycling.co.uk team manager John Herety. Once the racing got under way it was fast and furious. The guys from the recycling.co.uk team were safely embedded in the peloton and were to stay there for the full stage. The day belonged to the sprinters and the TV pictures showed classic examples of 'rotation' over the final kilometres. [More]

"Brutal" Day at the Tour of Ireland

23.08.07: Everybody expected a tough day and no one was disappointed. Recycling.co.uk team manager said it was "brutal". The protour teams and the beautiful but tough terrain made for a difficult day in the saddle. Experienced team leader Chris Newton knew what to expect though and made sure that he was in the front part of the peloton when the pressure was applied. [More]

Mixed Fortunes for the Young recycling.co.uk Team in the Tour of Ireland

22.08.07: The day started in the sunshine and the team were filmed on the Channel 4 introduction for the race coverage. Commentator Phil Liggett was heard to comment 'young riders are the future for cycling'. This is the biggest race that the youngsters have ever participated in and they were very nervous young men. But, as early as 10 kilometres disaster struck when a motor bike took out Tom Diggle. [More]

Tom Diggle Wins in Ireland

20.08.07: As a warm up to the Tour of Ireland the recycling.co.uk team took part in a local event the Brendan Campbell Memorial in Donore, Ireland. In a good field made up of visitors as well as local riders the young recycling.co.uk rider Tom Diggle took a fine victory breaking away near the finish to win alone. [More]

Luke Rowe Takes 6th in Junior Road Race Championships

20.08.07: recycling.co.uk's junior rider Luke Rowe fought hard in the Junior Road Race Championship yesterday. Luke formed a late break chasing 4 riders who had escaped earlier in the race and came to just a few hundred metres of closing the gap at the finish to take an excellent 6th place in his first year as a junior. [More]

Newton Wins Premier Calendar Series, Partridge 2nd in Tour of Pendle

13.08.07: Chris Newton won British Cycling's Premier Calendar Series yesterday at the Tour of Pendle where he placed 5th in the 12th and final round of the year-long series. Team mate Rob Partridge was narrowly outsprinted by Gordon McCauley (Plowman Craven) to take 2nd place behind the more experienced Kiwi. Recycling's first year senior Adam Bonser finished 14th. [More]

Luke Rowe 3rd in Junior Omloop Het Volk

31.07.07: Recycling.co.uk's Luke Rowe took an excellent 3rd place in the Junior version of the famous classic Omloop Het Volk in Belgium on Sunday riding for the South East Region. [More]

Newton 3rd in Blackpool GP to Lead Premier Calendar by 126 points

16.07.07: Chris Newton finished 3rd in the latest round of British Cycling's Premier Calendar Series behind winner Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven) and ProTour Professional Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas) in Blackpool yesterday. Chris has now extended his lead to 126 points from Dean Downing (Rapha Condor RT). Team mates Graham Brigs and Simon Holt finished 11th and 13th respectively. [More / Photos]

Tom Diggle 2nd in Blackpool GP Circuit Race

13.07.07: recycling.co.uk's Tom Diggle finished 2nd in the latest round of British Cycling's Circuit Race Series the Blackpool GP. In atrocious conditions the 19-year-old escaped the field in pursuit of escapee and eventual race winner Gordon McCauley (Plowman Craven). He was joined by Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) with the pair taking the final two podium places. [More / Photos]

Luke Rowe Wins Gold at European Championships

11.07.07: recycling.co.uk's 1st year Junior Luke Rowe won a Gold Medal at the European Track Championships in the Team Pursuit for Great Britain beating France by over 3 seconds. Luke road with fellow Brit's Adam Blythe, Peter Kennaugh and Mark McNally. They recorded a 4.25 to qualify fastest and beat the French in the final in a time of 4.27.033 for the 4km. [More / Photos]

Newton Wins Rochdale Town Centre Grand Prix

04.07.07: recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton won the Rochdale Town Centre Grand Prix, the latest round of British Cycling's Circuit Race Series. Chris made the winning attack with just half a lap to go to win by 4 seconds from Russell Downing (Healthnet). [More / Photos]

Newton Wins Ryedale Grand Prix and Extends Premier Calendar Lead

25.06.07: Chris Newton won the Ryedale Grand Prix yesterday notching up his third win in the year-long series. Chris now leads overall by 88 points from Robin Sharman (KFS Special Vehicles). Good work by his young teammates brought Newton up to the lead group from where he broke away with Russell Downing (Health Net-Maxxis) & Matt Stephens (Sigma Sport) to win. [More / Team Photos]

Rob Partridge Re-Signs

23.06.07: Rob Partridge has re-signed for the recycling.co.uk Pro Cycling Team after a spell spent in Italy racing for VC Seano. Rob raced well in Italy but his racing was restricted due to regulations in Italy limiting the amount of foriegn riders a team can field. Rob will be an asset in the forthcoming Tour of Britain where he finished 38th last year. [More]

Simon Holt 4th in National Circuit Race Championship

22.06.07: recycling.co.uk's Simon Holt narrowly missed out on a medal at the National Circuit Race Championship in Otley, Yorkshire on Wednesday night. He took 4th in a dramatic sprint won by James McCallum (Plowman Craven). 19-year-old Tom Diggle took 6th place with teammate Adam Bonser in 16th. Luke Rowe got in the action forming a break with Dean Downing (Rapha Condor). [More]

Newton 3rd in Beaumont Trophy to Lead Premier Calendar Series

18.06.07: recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton took 3rd place in the Beaumont Trophy yesterday, the latest round of British Cycling's Premier Calendar series, to lead the year-long event with 4 races to go. His young teammates worked valiantly to control the race before Chris made the winning break to take another podium spot and top the series rankings. [More / Team Photos]

Podium Places for Holt and Rowe at National Circuit Series

10.06.07: recycling.co.uk's Simon Holt and Luke Rowe both took podium places in the Elite and Junior categories respectively at the latest round of the National Circuit Race series in Brentwood, Essex today. Luke is the series leader in the Junior category and finished 3rd with Simon also finishing 3rd in the Elite race behind winner Russell Downing (Heath Net). [More]

Luke Rowe 2nd Overall in Junior Tour of Sussex

28.05.07: recycling.co.uk's Luke Rowe took an excellent 2nd place overall in the Junior Tour of Sussex today. The race is part of the Junior National Series in which Luke was 2nd overall going into this race and he has been on the podium in every round so far. In a rain swept event he took 6th on stage 2, 2nd on stage 3 and 5th on today's final stage to cement 2nd overall. [More]

Newton Finishes 5th in FBD Insurance Rás

28.05.07: recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton finished 5th overall in the FBD Insurance Rás in Ireland yesterday. A double winner of the event, Chris cemented his high place overall on Stage 5, one of the most demanding of the race. [More]

Newton Moves up to 4th in FBD Insurance Rás

25.05.07: recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton moved up to 4th overall, at 1min & 2secs behind the current race leader, in the FBD Insurance Rás in Ireland yesterday. On one of the most demanding stages of the race, Chris took 4th to move up from the 12th place he held the day before. The winner in 2003 & 2005 Chris is now in a great position to move further up the classification in the remaining 3 stages. [More]

Newton 4th in Lincoln GP to Retain Overall Lead in Premier Calendar

15.05.07: recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton took an excellent 4th place in yesterday's Lincoln Grand Prix to retain his overall lead in the year-long series. Newton leads Ian Wilkinson (Science in Sport-Trek) by 6 points with Dean Downing (Rapha/Condor) in 3rd place, 51pts behind the two times World Champion. 19-year old teammate Simon Holt finished in 19th place yesterday. [More]

Enter Our Competition to Win a Fantastic Prize!

05.05.07: Enter our competition to win a recycling.co.uk team jersey or £30.00 voucher to spend with fatspanner. [More]

recycling.co.uk Team to Attend Official Launch of SUROSA CYCLES

05.05.07: Members of the recycling.co.uk team will be present at the launch of SUROSA CYCLES in Oldham on Saturday 12th of May 2007. The day itself will start at 10am with the official opening at 11.00am. The shop address is: 85-89 Lees Road, Oldham. OL4 1JW and they have a web site at: www.surosa.co.uk.

First Year Junior Leads National Series

04.05.07: After two events in the 2007 REYNOLDS/MICHELIN JUNIOR ROAD RACE SERIES young Welshman Luke Rowe is leading this prestigious competition. Luke, who is a future Olympic prospect, and is a podium development athlete, is currently leading overall by 7 points. This is due to his consistent riding in these highly competitive events. [More]

Read Issue 1 of Recycling.co.uk's Newsletter!

03.05.07: Read Issue 1 of Recycling.co.uk's Newsletter! Articles include Meet the Team, Why Sponsor a Cycling Team, Insight to Team Manager John Herety and more! [More]

recycling.co.uk Come Home Battered and Bruised from Majorca

23.04.07: recycling.co.uk finished the Cinturon Tour in Majorca yesterday battered and bruised. It was not only the riders that suffered, team manager John Herety was too ill to even get in the team car. [More]

Tough Luck for recycling.co.uk in Majorca

22.04.07: Instead of ‘living the dream’ the recycling.co.uk team are having a nightmare in Majorca. For the first time in 20 years John Herety had to abandon the driver’s seat today through illness. But, the disaster didn’t end there! After only 10 kilometres some inexperienced riders braked on a wet section of mountain road causing a massive pile up which involved over 50 riders. [More]

Cinturon Tour - Majorca - Day 3

21.04.07: The race today was a pretty fast but uneventful day for the team. The riders spent all day in the peloton and were still there for the final bunch sprint. As this is the first time the younger boys had participated in such a large sprint they were told to take it cautiously. [More]

Eventful Day for recycling.co.uk at the Cinturon Tour in Majorca

20.04.07: The day started badly for the team when it was announced that yesterday’s hero Tom Diggle had contracted a stomach bug and had been up all night with sickness. Chris Newton was involved in all of the action today and was in a break of about 30 riders that stayed away until they hit the climb of the Soller. [More]

recycling.co.uk Start Cinturon Tour in Majorca

18.04.07: Staying in Palma Nova on the Holiday Island of Majorca the recycling.co.uk team are enjoying the hot racing and temperatures of this beautiful Balearic Island. The team are competing in the UCI 2.2 ranked Cinturon Tour stage race which has a very high standard of competition and huge number of athletes taking part. [More]

Newton Retains Lead in Premier Calendar Series

16.04.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton retained his overall lead in the Premier Calendar Series yesterday, finishing 6th in the Archer Grand Prix. Teamates Ryan Bonser and Graham Briggs had a big part to play in the race. Bonser made the early break that contained winner Simon Gaywood (Plowman Craven/Evans) to finish 15th and Briggs lead the chase behind with Newton. [More]

Newton Finishes 2nd in Girvan 3-Day

10.04.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton finished 2nd overall in the Girvan 3-Day in Scotland yesterday. Winner of the 1st stage and race leader after 2 stages, Chris took 3rd on stage 3 and just lost the jersey by 3 seconds to Ian Wilkinson (Science in Sport). On the final stage Chris put up a good fight by beating the race leader but was unable to overhaul him for the overall win. [More]

Chris Newton Leads Girvan 3-Day

08.04.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton resumed his Premier Calendar campaign with a win yesterday taking stage 1 of the Girvan 3-Day in Scotland. Winner of the first round of British Cycling's year-long road series 4 weeks ago, Chris missed last week's 2nd round as he was on duty for Great Britain at the World Track Championships. [More]

Recycling Team Work Hard at the Tour of the Reservoir

02.04.07: Recycling.co.uk were without the experienced Chris Newton on Sunday in the 2nd round of British Cycling's Premier Calendar Series. The team captain and series leader at the day's start was on duty at the World Track Championships. Dispute his absence the youthful recycling.co.uk worked tirelessly and gained valuable experience in one of Britain's top races. [More]

Luke Rowe 3rd in First Round of National Junior Series

26.03.07: Recycling.co.uk's Junior rider Luke Rowe took an impressive 3rd place in the opening round of British Cycling's Michelin/Reynolds Junior Road Race Series on Sunday in the Brecon Beacons. [More]

Newton Wins First Round of Premier Calendar Series

12.03.07: Recycling.co.uk's Chris Newton won the Bikeline 2-Day in North Wales yesterday, the first round of British Cycling's Premier Calendar series. Chris took the 1st stage, a 1.6km time trial, winning by just under 4 seconds to lead the race overall. On the 2nd stage Chris lost the lead taking 9th at 11 seconds, but re-gained it for the final time on the last stage to win by 15 seconds. [More]

New UCLAN Cinema Facility Shows Cycle Films

06.03.07: The weekend of March 23rd to Sunday 25th sees the opening of a new cinema facility at the University of Central Lancashire. Four cycling films will be shown. For more details visit: [www.uclan.ac.uk/cinema]

2007 Team Launched in Blackpool

06.03.07: March the 2nd saw the launch of the 2007 team. The venue was the iconic Imperial Hotel in Blackpool. (picture in front of hotel to follow). The event attracted over 200 people and not only showed off the team but was a joint event intended to promote Blackpool as a cycling friendly council. All in all it was a successful day for the team but also for cycling in general. [More]

5th for Newton at Eddie Soens Memorial

04.03.07: Recycling.co.uk's double World Champion Chris Newton took 5th at the team's first race of the season yesterday, the Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race. Fresh from the 2007 team launch in Blackpool the day before Newton finished just behind the lead group of 4 riders with new teammate Graham Briggs taking 2nd in the bunch sprint to finish in 10th place. [More]

2007 Team Launch In Blackpool Tomorrow

01.03.07: Tomorrow sees the launch of the 2007 Recycling.co.uk Pro Cycling Team at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool. The 2007 team will be offcially annouced as Chris Newton, Shaun Snodden, Graham Briggs, Ryan Bonser, Adam Bonser, Tom Diggle, Simon Holt and Matt Rowe with Luke Rowe riding as a Junior 'club team' member.

Ben Greenwood Launches Web Site

01.03.07: Elite, Italian based, Lancaster cyclist Ben Greenwood has launched a website (www.bengreenwood.net) to give friends and fans a chance to keep up to date with his racing activities and current news. The former Recycling.co.uk team rider's web site includes up to date news, photos and a diary from Ben's adventures in Italy. There is also a forum for fans to keep in touch with Ben. [More]

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