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Barloworld
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| Barloworld | ||
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | BAR | |
| Based |  United Kingdom |
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| Founded | 2003 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
| Status | Professional Continental | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General Manager | Claudio Corti | |
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Barloworld (UCI Team Code: BAR) are a UCI Professional Continental cycling team. Although based in the United Kingdom they are considered South African[1]. They participate in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, to UCI ProTour events. They are managed by Claudio Corti, with Valerio Tebaldi, Christian Andersen and Alberto Volpi as directeur sportifs. Barloworld's most prominent riders are South African Robert Hunter and Colombian Mauricio Soler.
The team's sponsor is Barloworld, an industrial brand-management company. The team ride Cannondale frames with Campagnolo components.
Barloworld competed in the 2007 Tour de France after obtaining a wild card entry. This makes Team Barloworld the first British-based team to compete in the Tour de France since ANC-Halfords Cycling Team competed in 1987.
A few days after Tour, team rider Ryan Cox died of a burst artery in his leg.
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- 1st, Mountains classification, Tour de France, (Mauricio Soler)
- 1st, Stage 9, Tour de France, (Mauricio Soler)
- 1st, Stage 11, Tour de France, (Robert Hunter)
- 1st, Volta ao Distrito de Santarém, (Robert Hunter)
- 1st, Current Leader of Team Standings, 2006-2007 UCI Africa Tour
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