Team Cyclingnews.com/Down Under - 2004

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Cameron Jennings at the GP Jef Scherens Leuven, September 5, 2004

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• Chook and Johnny Knoxville.
• Giving Boogie a hard time.
• Into the home straight at the GP Jef Schrenens in Leuven.
• Ricey and Tom.

Cam Jennings & the boys in France, August 2004

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• Leigh Palmer and a local fan with Cam Jennings in the background
• Chookman ready to go
• Team mechanic Nick approaches a repair job with enthusiasm
• You want me to do what? The team gets briefed.
• Phil Thuaux has a slight chin problem

Nathan Russell at the Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Germany, August 8, 2004

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• A Bulgarian weightlifter named Chook gets himself psyched for the clean and jerk.
• The start of the pro derny race in Bochum, Germany.
• Smell those fumes, son.
• Me and Ivan Basso go waaay back.

Nathan Russell Livin' Large, Belgium, July 20, 2004

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• It's got my name on him.
• Hoons Matthew Rice and Le Chook.
• One bad motor scooter.
• The Team Cyclingnews poster.

Willebroek Kermesse (1.6), Belgium, July 4, 2004

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• Phil Thuaux driving the bunch of 14 riders, which eventually came down to just five in the end.
• Team Cyclingnews.com's Robbie Williams on the pavé.
• Phil Thuaux crosses the line for a big win, with just enough time for a victory salute!
• Phil salutes the crowd.
• A happy, smiley, Phil.
• "Hey, this podium stuff is awright," thinks Funky Phil.
• A cheeky smile from Robbie Williams.

Nathan Russell's brain dump, Belgium, July 3, 2004

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• The famous (or infamous) Tour devil with Chookman's other half, Veronica.
• Ghost town - just one hour after the finish of the prologue in Liège.
• NOT the Team Cyclingnews team house!

Circuito Montañés, Spain, June 16-22, 2004

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• Plenty of spares for the Spanish suffer-fest.
• Ricey ready for action.
• Ouch! Funky Phil's battle scars.
• Pre-race park-up - No-one told me about all these bloody hills!
• Matt Rice and Cody Stevenson.
• The beachy atmosphere brought back memories of home.
• Sven De Weerdt enjoying some time out.

XC World Cup #2 - CDM, Houffalize, Belgium, May 30, 2004

• Josh Fleming, muddied but satisfied after a solid day at the office.

Linden Kermesse, Fleche Hesbignonne/Cras Avernas, May 31, 2004

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• The call of nature - a big thumbs up and respect to Willo and Van.
• The best of #1 - three things you shouldn't leave home without.
• The best of #2 - Burp!
• The best of #3 - Cody the roadie.
• The best of #4 - David "Harro" Harrigan and le Chook.
• The best of #5 - Bobby Dazzler (a.k.a Robbie Williams) chows down.

Triptyque Ardennais, May 21-23, 2004

• Mmmm, Cyclingnews glamour pusses - Chookman's other half, Veronica, is on the left.

Puivelde Kermesse, Belgium, May 17, 2004

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• Action from the Puivelde kermesse with plenty of locals enjoying a beer and a bike race
• Chookman gives the signal - "I was up for a bike race!"

Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden (1.3), Belgium, April 17, 2004

Images by Nathan Russell/Team Cyclingnews

• Afterwards - the effort shows
• Trying to smile afterwards.
• "And in the second round, I took a dive..." - just goofing around

Tour de Berne, Switzerland, April 25, 2004

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• The sun sets over Booischot the night before we set out for Switzerland
• Josh Fleming gets a massages before the start
• Unusual sag-wagons - but the Swiss army's help made the race run perfectly smoothly
• Sven working hard but smiling

Tour de Berne, GP S.A.T.S., CSC Classic (GP Aarhus), April 25-May 2, 2004

Images by Nathan Russell/Team Cyclingnews

• Team Cyclingnews out training on a fine spring day.
• Nathan 'Chookman' Russell (L) gives us his angry face.
• Here's his happy face!
• A shot from down under of a person from Down Under.
• Don't go training here at night...
• No hills here... cool!

Vlaanderens Tweedaagse der Gaverstreek, April 15, 2004

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• Phil and Dave looking pretty well wiped out after a hard stage at Gaverstreek
• Phil and Hilton a bit cleaner, before the GP de Denain
• Phil Thaux ready for the GP de Denain
• The team car - ready for another day on the road

A hot lap of the Ardennes. 170 km, March 16, 2004

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• Sven De Weerdt lining up at a Belgian kermesse on Sunday, March 14.
• Sven De Weerdt talks things through with team manager Gilbert De Weerdt.
• Oh, sh&t - I think I forgot to turn the oven off!
• 19 year-old Robbie Williams looks nothing like his 30 year-old namesake.
• The team van and Ridley team bike.

Team Cyclingnews in training - Pre Vlaamse Pijl

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• Cyclingnews.com-Down Under about to start its reconnaisance of the Vlaamse Pijl at the top of Ronde Van Vlaanderenstraat
• Cyclingnews.com-Down Under ready to roll (L to R): Robbie Williams, David Harrigan, Nathan Russell, Leigh Palmer, Sven de Weerdt, Cody Stevenson, Hilton Clarke
• Hilton Clarke and Leigh Palmer on the front
• Cody Stevenson takes a turn on the team car
• Cody Stevenson enjoying the trip
• Hilton Clarke (R) and Jeff Jones (L) enjoying the weather just before the Cote de Trieu
• "I'm sure it was the last turn off back there" [it was]
• Nathan "Chookman" Russell
• A nice day for a ride eh what?
• Leigh Palmer starting to reach the end of his tether
• Sven and Jeff are having doubts
• There is always a way of not doing cobbles
• Cody Stevenson looks happy to see the end of the cobbles at Kaster
• Sven De Weerdt (R) and Hilton Clarke (L) lead the way
• Japanese cyclo-cross champion Keiichi Tsujiura rides next to David Harrigan
• Nathan Russell (L) and Cody Stevenson (R), the two quiet men of the team
• Hilton Clarke (L) and Sven De Weerdt (R) lead up the final climb with David Harrigan in tow
• We'll be happy to see the end of this hill
• Sprint! There's a beer at the top waiting
• Sven De Weerdt is a useful asset with his local knowledge
• David Harrigan is one of the team's strong men
• Real Belgian mud where it counts
• This is the view we hope the competitors will see!

Team Cyclingnews - Pre-season training

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• Since we haven't heard from the team in a while, we sent out a search party
• Argh! We are snowed in… Again!
• If we cut some steps in we might be able to fit through the gap
• We might need to run the heater for a while before we drive anywhere
• The team builds a statue of Jeff Jones… badly.
• Very good guys, but Jeff isn't that tall
• One of these guys is in the team, can you guess which one?
• Back inside and onto the trainers
• Waiting to warm up on the trainers
• It's starting to get a little warm in here
• Training on trainers is a little boring
• I hope that hose isn't to be used on us!
• Sven De Weerdt and David Harrigan head back outside to make a huge snowball
• A Team Cyclingnews Ridley bike
• The team prepare to go out training in the snow
• From an Aussie summer to snow in Belgium; Nathan Russell has a cup of coffee in the snow.
• Hi Mum! Nathan waves hello to the camera
• The team out training; Now put the camera away and sprint to the next sign
• Still riding, and hamming it up for the camera
• Phil Thuaux shows off the jersey on the indoor trainer
• David Harrigan shows off his snowmaking skills; O, mijn God! Er zit een bijl in mijn hoofd
• Snowed in again, lets hit the trainers
• The sun sets over the team car

Team Cyclingnews team uniform

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• Modelling the latest in fashionable cycling-wear is Team Cyclingnews.com rider Sven De Weerdt
• Sven shows off the team's sponsors
• A nice-looking jersey from team sponsor Bioracer
• The view that the rest of the peloton will hopefully be seeing a lot of
• Team knicks showing off the main sponsors
• And another shot from the other side

Team Down Under in 2003

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• Aussie riders Baden Burke and David Harrigan talk with Nick Gates and Robbie McEwen
• The team prepares to race in the 2003 Ringerike Grand Prix in Norway
• Team Down Under out racing
• Taking it easy and waiting for the break
• Gilbert De Weerdt and Rudi Dubois - the driving forces behind the Cyclingews.com team
• Sven De Weerdt, Gilbert De Weerdt, Rudi Dubois and Cody Stevenson
• Sven De Weerdt and Cody Stevenson looking large

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