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Australian National Team named for Tour of Qinghai Lake

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Joshua Prete (Budget Forklifts) receives some encouragement on the climb in Devonport.

Joshua Prete (Budget Forklifts) receives some encouragement on the climb in Devonport. (Image credit: Shane Goss)
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Jonathon Lovelock (Genesys Wealth Advisers) goes hard

Jonathon Lovelock (Genesys Wealth Advisers) goes hard (Image credit: Simon Francis - sweatandgears.com)
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Neil Van Der Ploeg was lucky to trim his locks with todays heat.

Neil Van Der Ploeg was lucky to trim his locks with todays heat. (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

Cycling Australia today announced the seven-man team that will attend the Tour of Qinghai Lake as part of the Australian National Team. The riders named for the tour which runs from 7-20th July and holds a 2.HC UCI ranking was formed through a special project involving various Institutes, National Road Series and Continental teams.

The riders selected for the demanding 13-stage race will also attend a fully funded training camp prior to departing for China. The camp will be held in Canberra at the Australian Institute for Sport.

The seven riders named for the team are: Cameron Bayly (search2retain-health), Matthew Clark (Charter Mason Drapac Development Team), Jonathan Lovelock (Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers), Shaun McCarthy (Team Budget Forklifts), Joshua Prete (Team Budget Forklifts), Neil Van Der Ploeg (search2retain-health) and Stuart Smith (search2retain).

Van Der Ploeg most recently finished second-overall at the Woodside Tour de Perth while his Budget Forklifts squad's collective strength netted second in the team classification.

"Pleased to announce that 3 riders from our team; Neil Van Der Ploeg, Stuart Smith and Cameron Bayly will be representing Australia at the Tour of the Qinghai Lake in China. Good luck!," said the search2retain team on Twitter.

" Congrats to @joshprete @ShaunMcCarthy14 selected in National team for Tour of Qinghai Lake (China)," tweeted Budget Forklifts.

 

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