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Team Worldofbike.Gr is a greek/belgian cycling team with a UCI Continental Europe Status.  2010 is team's second season in professional cycling circuit.

 

Latest News:

 

13.06 Two in Podium for Team Worldofbike Dirk Finders was 2nd and Mitchell Boet was 3rd in Wielerwedstrijd Hilvarenbeek Criterium in Holland. Dimitris Polydoropoulos was 4th in Hymettous Hill Climb time trial race in Greece, while Orestis Raptis was 10th. Alexander Labbe was 8th in Wervik Kermesse Race in Belgium

 

01.06 Dirk Finders signs for Worldofbike.Gr Ex-Kuota-Indeland rider Dirk Finders who was born in Germany in 1985, is the new addition for our team till end of season. Dirk 's debut under Team WOB colors will be in next races.

 

01.06 Debut in National Road Championships month with a 33rd place from Alexander Labbe in Wakken (Cat1.12)

 

30.05 Tzanis and Polydoropoulos medal winners.  Kimon Tzannis was 2nd in Tour of Aegina Island, and Dimitris Polydoropoulos was 3rd in a difficult second stage in Tour of Lakonia Region.  The 20 years old greek talented rider, was 5th overall, while Orestis Raptis finished in 12th place.

 

23.05 Van Huffel again in action, after 2 months had a good performance and a 40th place in Sint Kornelis Horebeken.  Excellent performance from Alexander Labbe finished 9th in Lauwe (Cat1.12).  Mitchell Boet was 13th in 44e Ronde Van Oudenbosch Criterium in Netherlands.

 

20.05 Puivelde for Worldofbike.Gr Alexander Labbe finished in the peloton in the professional race of Puyvelde.  With 191 riders and 32 teams at the start, our rider finished in 142nd place. 12 had a little advance of a few seconds and the rest of peloton came in together. The 170km were completed in 3h34 min - average of 47,6 km/h!  Mitchell Boet was 27th in Ronde Van Ridderkerk Criterium in Netherlands.

 

16.05 Venizeleia Part II -  Time Trial: Dimitris Poyldoropoulos was 2nd and Ioannis Mariolas was 9th at the final race in Venizeleia (TT).  Mariolas took 3rd place in overall classification.  After 3 days of hard races for Team Worldofbike.Gr in Creta team is resting and preparing for next races.

 

16.05 Venizeleia Part I -  4 riders in Top 10: Success for our team is continuing. Chania Town Criterium has 4 of our riders in top 10. Petros Gkazonis and Orestis Raptis were chasers until the final sprint and took 3rd and 5th place.  Behind them Ioannis Mariolas passed the finish line in front of all the main peloton and took 6th place. Dimitris Gkaliouris was 10th.

 

15.05 Machi Kritis day 2b -  Polydoropoulos again the Winner: Dimitris Polydoropoulos was again the winner in 45km criterium in Akrotiri. Dimitris Gkaliouris criterium specialist was 2nd! Big success for our team!  Raptis was 18th, Gkazonis 28th, Tzannis 43th and Mariolas 46th.

 

15.05 Draai Rond de Kraai (HOL): Mitchell Boet was 9th amongst 29 finishers, in dutch criterium race. Alexander Labbe starts in Dreize belgian 108km race and was 71th.

 

15.05 Machi Kritis day 2a -  Polydoropoulos Climb TT Winner: Dimitris Polydoropoulos was the winner in 12km climb time trial, from Chania to historical city of Therissos, under heavy opposite wind. Time was 25:36  Petros Gkazonis was 7th +0:41 ...23. Kimon Tzannis ...26. Orestis Raptis ...30. Dimitris Gkaliouris ...33. Ioannis Mariolas

 

14.05 Machi Kritis day 1 -  brief results: 3. Petros Gkazonis +1:37 ...10. Dimitris Polydoropoulos +4:30 ...13. Ioannis Mariolas +5:30 ...23. Dimitris Gkaliouris +14:18 ...28. Kimon Tzannis +19:16, ...36. Orestis Raptis +23:08  Winner was Polychronis Tzortzakis (Talos Chania CC) in a stage full of mountains (start 0 - pass: 1170m - finish: 600m above sea level).

 

13.05 Team Worldofbike in "Machi tis Kritis", a classical 3 days race in Chania, Creta Island.  Team is composed from Dimitris Gkaliouris, Petros Gkazonis, Ioannis Mariolas, Dimitris Polydoropoulos, Orestis Raptis and Kimon Tzannis.

 

13.05 Mitchell Boet  was 77th in Destelbergen (116km), Belgian National Race.

 

01.05 Team Worldofbike.Gr and Aivaras Baranauskas stopped the contract because the ex-Lithuanian champion wasn't able to present himself regularely in races.  For the same reason Jan Hopman decides to quit himself from Team Worldofbike.Gr and from professional cycling.

 

 

News in brief:

 

Headlines 23.5»
Labbe was 9th in Lauwe, and Van Huffel again in action with a 40th place in St.Kornelis, while Boet was 13th in Ronde van Oudenbosch.

 

Headlines 20.5»
Labbe was 142nd in Puivelde Pro Kermesse.  Mitchell Boet was 27th in Ronde Van Ridderkerk Criterium. 

 

Headlines 16.5»
4 Team Worldofbike.Gr riders finished in top 10 at Venizeleia Part I, Chania Criterium.  Petros Gkazonis was 3rd. At the evening TT, Polydoropoulos was 2nd while Mariolas was 3rd overall.

 

Headlines 15.5»
Double victory for Polydoropoulos in Machi tis Kritis.  Great stage winner in 12km climb time trial.  Gkazonis was 7th (+41") Also winner in 45km Criterium while Galiouris was 2nd.  Boet was 9th at Draai Rond de Kraai Dutch Criterium

 

Headlines 14.5»
Gkazonis bronze medal in stage 1 of Machi tis Kritis.  All riders are preparing for tomorrow double stage.

 

Headlines 13.5»
Team Worldofbike.Gr in Machi tis Kritis, classical race in Greece. Boet was 77th in Destelbergen

 

Headlines 1.5»
Aivaras Baranauskas and Jan Hopman quit Team Worldofbike.gr

 

Headlines 30.4»
Team participates at Ronde Overijsel

 

Headlines 25.4»
Mitchel Boet was 55th in Memorial Arno Wallaard. In France Ioannis Mariolas finished 101st in Paris-Mantes Yvelines.

 

Headlines 23.4»
Team participates at Paris Mantes-Yvelines, Arno Wallaard Memorial and Tour of North Holland.

 

 

 

 

 

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