Barloworld () was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team that competed between 2003 and 2009. Its sponsor company was South African and the team maintained a South African identity, but it was first registered in Italy and then, from 2007, in Great Britain.
Barloworld rode UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, UCI ProTour events. They were managed by Claudio Corti, with Valerio Tebaldi, Christian Andersen and Alberto Volpi as directeurs sportifs. Its prominent riders included South African Robert Hunter and Colombian Mauricio Soler. Chris Froome rode for Barloworld for 2008 and 2009.
The sponsor was Barloworld, an industrial brand management company. The team rode Bianchi frames with Shimano components.
Tour de France 2007 Barloworld competed in the 2007 Tour de France after a wild card entry. It was the first British-registered team in the Tour since ANC-Halfords in 1987. The team won two stages through Mauricio Soler and Robert Hunter, won the King of the Mountains competition (Soler), and had eight of its nine riders finish the race. Shortly after the Tour, team rider Ryan Cox, not a member of the Tour squad, died when an artery burst in his leg following surgery.
Tour de France 2008 The team again received a wildcard entry for the 2008 Tour de France, but Soler was injured on Stage 1 and dropped out in stage 5. Three others left with injuries, and only four completed the race, with no top three placings on any stage. Moisés Dueñas had a positive test for EPO following stage four and was withdrawn before stage 11. Barloworld announced their withdrawal from sponsorship after the tour, but on 28 October decided to sponsor for another year.
The team was not invited to the 2009 Tour de France.
Major wins
2003 Overall Tour d'Egypte, Tiaan Kannemeyer Stages 1 & 2, Hilton Clarke Stage 3, Tiaan Kannemeyer Overall Giro del Capo, David George Stage 5, David George Stage 3 Circuit des Mines, Ryan Cox Road Race Championships, David George Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour, Hilton Clarke Stage 2 Tour of Queensland, Sean Sullivan Stage 3 Tour of Queensland, Tiaan Kannemeyer
2004 Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi, Sean Sullivan Time Trial Championships, David George Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox Overall Giro del Capo, David George Stage 1, Tiaan Kannemeyer Stage 4, Ryan Cox Criterium d'Abruzzo, Enrico Degano Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox Stage 3 Brixia Tour, Enrico Degano Stage 5 Tour of Britain, Enrico Degano
2005 Overall Tour de Langkawi, Ryan Cox Stage 8, Ryan Cox Time Trial Championships, Tiaan Kannemeyer Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox Stage 4 Vuelta a Murcia, Pedro Arreitunandia Overall Giro del Capo, Tiaan Kannemeyer Stages 2 & 5, Tiaan Kannemeyer Stage 2 Vuelta a Aragón, Vladimir Efimkin Stage 4 Four Days of Dunkirk, Vladimir Efimkin Overall Tour of Japan, Félix Cárdenas Stages 3 & 5, Félix Cárdenas Stage 3 Euskal Bizikleta, Pedro Arreitunandia Stages 1 & 5 Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Degano Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Ryan Cox Stage 9 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Sean Sullivan Overall Tour de Wallonie, Luca Celli Stage 1, Luca Celli Overall Volta a Portugal, Vladimir Efimkin Stage 3, Vladimir Efimkin Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos, Igor Astarloa
2006 Sategs 2 & 4 GP Costa Azul, Enrico Degano Milano–Torino, Igor Astarloa Overall Course de la Paix, Giampaolo Cheula Stage 2 Volta ao Alentejo, Enrico Degano Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano Stage 2 Brixia Tour, Félix Cárdenas Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia, Félix Cárdenas Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese, Félix Cárdenas
2007 Overall Giro del Capo, Alexander Efimkin Stage 1, Félix Cárdenas Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin Stage 5, Robert Hunter Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, Robert Hunter Stage 2, Robert Hunter Overall Settimana Lombarda, Alexander Efimkin Stage 3, Alexander Efimkin Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Robert Hunter Overall Tour de Picardie, Robert Hunter Stage 1, Robert Hunter Stage 1 G.P. CTT Correios, Enrico Degano Mountains classification in the Tour de France, Mauricio Soler Stage 9 Tour de France, Mauricio Soler Stage 11 Tour de France, Robert Hunter Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Mauricio Soler Stage 2, Mauricio Soler
2008 World's View Challenge 3, Robert Hunter World's View Challenge 4, Robert Hunter Stage 2 Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria, Steve Cummings Overall Giro del Capo, Christian Pfannberger Stage 1, Christian Pfannberger Stage 1 Driedaagse van De Panne, Enrico Gasparotto Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Patrick Calcagni Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas, Baden Cooke Stage 4 G.P. CTT Correios, Robert Hunter Overall Ster Elektrotoer, Enrico Gasparotto Stage 3, Enrico Gasparotto Road Race Championships, Christian Pfannberger Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie, Giampaolo Cheula Coppa Bernocchi, Steve Cummings Giro della Romagna, Enrico Gasparotto Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour, Baden Cooke Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour, Daryl Impey
2009 Stage 4 Tour Méditerranéen, Robert Hunter Giro del Capo I, Robert Hunter Giro del Capo II, Chris Froome Giro del Capo III, Steve Cummings Overall Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Daryl Impey Stage 4, Daryl Impey Stage 3 Giro del Trentino, Robert Hunter Stage 8 Tour of Britain, Michele Merlo
National champions 2003 South African Road Race Championships, David George 2004 South African Time Trial Championships, David George South African Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox 2005 South African Time Trial Championships, Tiaan Kannemeyer South African Road Race Championships, Ryan Cox 2008 Austrian Road Race Championships, Christian Pfannberger
Team roster On 7 February 2009.
See also List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France 2008 Tour de France Tour de France
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