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24th November – Team sponsor 'Marshalls Pasta' has created a You Tube video based on the current Euro Sport Film. Click on the picture (left) to view the video directly. |
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| Hannah Barnes - What a Weekend! | ||
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14th - 15th November – CandiTV's/Marshalls Pasta girl Hannah Barnes had a fantastic weekend. She won both the DHL Future Stars 6 Lap Dash & the DHL Future Stars Points Race at Revolution 25, Manchester Velodrome on Saturday. Sunday saw her victorious in the Cyclo-Cross National Trophy (round 4) & is the current series leader. | |
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| Life is Sweet for the Candi TV boys | ||
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5th November – Cyclevox - the media & sponsorship consultancy has annouced the airing times of it's latest documentary following CandiTV/Marshalls RT throughout 2009. The film will be shown on British Eurosport 1 & 2 on the 21st November & repeated over the following days. The full press release can be viewed here. In addition a sneak preview of the film is available here. |
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| Russ on the Gadget Show! | ||
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2nd November – Our very own 'Fonzy' will be appearing on the Gadget Show along with his friend Otis in the very near future. Russ uses all his skill & speed against the presenter racing on a bike equipped with all the latest technology. We're not allowed to reveal the result so you'll just have to watch the show that will be aired on the 16th November. |
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| Pete Williams Wins Tobago Classic! | ||
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30th September - 4th October – Straight from the Tour of Britain, team mates Pete Williams & James Sampson jetted off to Tobago as part of a seletion of international riders assembled to challenge the Caribbean's finest for $12,000. Pete took the yellow jersey after breaking free in stage 4 & along with Sampson & Emile Abrahams he worked tirelessly of the mountain passes to become 'King of Tobago'. | |
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| Fonzy @ The Worlds | ||
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23rd - 27th September Russ, selected as part of team GB for the Worlds spoke to British Cycling's Larry Hickmott about his role: "It was very tough out there which we knew it would be. My job was to look after Dave (Millar) and I did that. I went back to the car & got him a musette before the climb, he crashed at the top, we went back & got him but I never got back on after that & the race was on. The legs weren't amazing but we were there to do a job which we did & that was good". Russ's words courtesy of British Cycling. |
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| Briggs Triumphs @ Preston! | ||
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20th September – The Final leg of the Elite Circuit Race Series was won by CandiTV's own Mr Briggs. Fresh from Tour of Britain Briggs was race fit & ready for a challenge & as a result spent all but four laps of the 900 metre circuit out in front. Briggs also won both sprints. | |
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| 3 CandiTV/Marshall's Pasta Riders finish Top 10 - Stage 8 London | |||
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| 19th September 2009 – A fine finish to a great tour with Russell Downing finishing 6th, Peter Williams 8th & Malcolm Elliott 9th. CandiTV/Marshall's Pasta RT were the team of the day with Russell 5th overall, the highest placed British rider. He was also third in the points competition. | |||
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| Downing Gains Vital Seconds - Stage 7 Hatherleigh to Yeoville. | |||
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18th September 2009 – In two out of the 3 sprints today Russ took 3 rd place gaining a second on his overall time for each! He eventually took 12 th overall for the stage. The tour looks like it’s going down to the wire with only 46 seconds separating the top 12 riders. 17th September 2009 - It was an early break for 'Fonzy' in today's stage (6), Frome to Bideford, of the Tour of Britain. It was 3 climbs later with only 5 kilometres to go before he was eventually caught. Russell finished 3rd with Columbia's Boasson Hagen proving ever invincible winning again. 'Fonzy' moves back up to 5th overall with team mate Malcolm Elliott in 16th. |
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3rd for Downing on Home Turf - Stage 5 - Stoke on Trent | |||
| 16th September 2009 - Russ was off like a rocket as soon as the flag went down. It was the team's home turf so 'Fonzy' was going to give the crowds what they's all come to see......his best T.O.B. performance so far. Russ is now the highest placed Brit in 5th overall. | ||||
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Downing 4th, 12th, 6th, 4th, 3rd - 5th overall. Elliott 11th, 7th, 50th, 10th, 48th- 14th overall. Briggs 77th, 21st, 35th, 9th, 61st- 55th overall. Williams 31st, 22nd, 39th, 96th, 88th - 83rd overall. Sampson 82nd, 48th, 55th, 92nd, 80th - 88th overall. Holt 81st, 29th, 57th, 95th, 87th - 84th overall. |
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| 4th for Downing , 9th for Briggs & 10th for Elliott in Stage 4! | ||||
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15th September 2009 - Another stage and more good results for CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT. 'Fonzy' gave yet another fine performance to finish 4th with Briggs & Elliott also finishing inside the top 10! | ||
Russell 'Fonzy' Downing 4th, 12th, 6th, 4th - 11th overall. Malcolm Elliott 11th, 7th, 50th, 10th - 16th overall. Graham Briggs 77th, 21st, 35th, 9th - 27th overall. Peter Williams 31st, 22nd, 39th, 96th - 81st overall. James Sampson 82nd, 48th, 55th, 92nd - 86th overall. Simon Holt 81st, 29th, 57th, 95th- 82nd overall. |
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| CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta off to the Tour Of Britain | ||
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11th September 2009 - It's 11:15am & the boys have just left Team HQ to start their Tour of Britain campaign. Russell 'Fonzy' Downing, fresh from his success in the Tour of Ireland, will be up against stiff competition icluding Bradley Wiggins, British Tour de France stage winner. The Tour kicks off tomorrow in Scunthorpe. You can follow all the action as it happens on the official Tour website: www.tourofbritain.co.uk. |
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| Russ shows off his prize for winning the Tour of Ireland....a bag of Marshalls Pasta! | ||
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6th September 2009 - Malcolm Elliott fit from competing in the Tour Of Ireland pushed hard on Sunday to eventually take 2nd place in a photo Finish. Dean, brother of fellow team mate Russell Downing eventually took 3rd with Ian Wilkinson stomping his way to victory. Photograph courtesy of Mike Adams from Red Kite Cycles. |
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| 4th for Team CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta in the Tour of Ireland | ||||
| 28th August 2009 -The team are really pleased with their 4th place final classification in the Tour of Ireland. A very good result as they'd headed off several 'big-hitters' including Astana, Rabobank, Team Columbia, Team Halfords, MTN Cycling & Joker Bianchi. The team are now looking forward to the Tour of Britain which starts in Scunthorpe on Saturday 12th of September. | ||||
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| Russell in the bunch donning his yellow jersey. | James Sampson leading the bunch with Andy Roche in 3rd place. The pair maintained their positions for over 100 miles eventually helping Russell to win the race. | |||
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| Russ Takes His Jersey on Tour! | |||
| 26th August 2009 - Russ & Malc spent a few hours today visiting a couple of the team sponsors Motorpoint & CandiTV. He struggled but Russ did manage to hang on to his Yellow Jersey which takes pride of place in his collection! | |||
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| Malcolm & Russ with Gary Warren from Motorpoint. | Malcolm & Russ with Kevin Griffiths & Gary Aston @ CandiTV HQ. | ||
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'Fonzy' Wins The Tour of Ireland!!!!!!!! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd August 2009 - CandiTV/Marhalls Pasta rider Russell Downing has surpassed all personal & team achievements so far by becoming the 2009 Tour of Ireland winner! After winning stage 1 & being competitively placed in stage 2 he had the Tour within his grasp at the start of stage 3 in Bantry. In his usual style, Russell went off like a rocket. In this form, few can stay with him. He was greeted by a wall of sound as he attacked the 25% gradient on St Patrick's Hill along with defending champion Marco Pinotti (Columbia). The final lap of the race saw Russell showing the crowds, the media & anyone who dared doubt him why he was wearing the yellow jersey as he went to the fininsh with Lars Petter Nordhaug. Although Nordhaug won the stage in a photo finish, it simply didn't matter....Russell 'Fonzy' Downing had won the Tour & the points competition!!! He'd Triumphed in a race he so narrowly missed winning last year. This was Russell's finest moment & the best birthday present he could have wished for. Praise for Rotherham's finest has come from the highest echelon's in cycling including none other than Tour De France Legend Lance Armstrong, "Congratulations to Russell Downing for winning the Tour of Ireland, very impressive mate." The proudest person at the end of the day has to be the CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta team manager Phil Griffiths who has supported Russell thoughout this & last season. He's probably one of the most passionate & proactive participants in UK cycling, his belief & sheer conviction in Russell's abilities has been unwaiving. |
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Russell Downing Wins 1st Stage of theTour of Ireland!!!!!!!! | |
21st August 2009 - CandiTV/Marhalls Pasta 'Fonzy' Downing has triumphed in the first stage of the Tour of Ireland. He broke away with a group of 20 riders to eventually take the number 1 spot! Details of the first 6 over the fininsh line below. 1. Russell Downing 196km in 5 hours 10 mins 37 secs |
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| Candi TV/Marshalls Pasta RT are off to the Tour of Ireland! | ||
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21st - 23rd August 2009 - The team have already started their journey towards the start of the 2009 Tour of Ireland. This years race features some top class competition. Russ, Malc & the boys will be racing against Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong (Astana), 10 times Tour de France Stage winner Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC) & last years's winner Marco Pinotti (Columbia HTC). This years race starts Friday at the Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt after a a tribute at 10am to Irish rider Paul Healion who was tragically killed in a road trafic accident last weekend. Paul would have ridden for the Irish team, he will not be replaced. The official line-up for the 2009 CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta Road Team are:
As always Phil Griffiths will be at the helm as Team Manager with assistance being provided by Julian Winn. |
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Candi TV/Marshalls Pasta RT Take Places 1 -6 in the Sam Walton/Border Trophy! | |
16th August 2009 - It was a blustery Sunday morning start in Netherwiton, Northumberland for the Candi TV/Marshalls Pasta boys. The race, run over 85 miles, took off at a fast pace considering the conditions. The Candi boys led almost from the start but James Moss almost prevented a Candi TV whitewash hard on the heels of Graham Briggs. Pete Williams took the winning honors with 'Fonzy' Downing 2nd, Dale Appleby 3rd, James Sampson 4th, Malcolm Elliott 5th & Graham Briggs 6th. Photograph courtesy of Barnesbury CC. |
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Russ wins by 40 seconds in Tour of Pendle!
9th August 2009 - The leader of this year's British Cycling Premier Calendar, Russell Downing of the CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta team has won the Tour of Pendle on his own, 40 seconds clear of Olympic Bronze medallist Chris Newton and Welsh champion Rob Partridge
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| Andy and James push ahead | The full team | Russ brings it home | Malc and Dale take their turn |
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| Russ showing his victory in full form | The top 3 at the podium |
Malcolm 3rd in Blackpool Nocturne!
1st August 2009 - Olympic Gold medallist Ed Clancy was the winner of the final round of the Nocturne series held in Blackpool on Saturday evening in front of a large crowd. After an attacking race, Ed Clancy used that track speed of his to good effect to beat Dean Downing and Malcolm Elliott to take the winners prize home with him.
Photographs courtesy of Larry Hickmott & Andrew Kennedy - British Cycling.
The Reserve Team!
Introducing.......the CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT back-up squad! This is the team that will be giving lance a run for his money later this year in the Tour of Ireland.
Russ - National Circuit Race Champion 2009!
24th July 2009 - On a wet and slippery circuit in Beverley (East Yorkshire), in front of a huge crowd, Russell Downing showed who’s the daddy in the sprint department when he defeated well known sprinters Jeremy Hunt, Rob Hayles, his defending champion brother Dean and Malcolm Elliott to win the 2009 British Circuit Race Championship. Malcolm Elliott had a fantastic race, eventually finishing 5th after many laps in the lead despite the wet conditions.
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