O’Grady won the title inꦑ , aged 29, in aggressive style from GreenEdge teammate Allan Davis and the now-retired Pat Jonker in a hard-fought sprint to the finish.
In 2012 and in their first season in the UCI WorldTour, GreenEdge has been vocal in regards to their ambition to have the green and gold bands on one of their shoulders with the team’s general manager Shayne Bannan admitted it would be “168澳洲5最新开奖结果:disappointing” should the t💦eam fail to come away with the win.
“It would be a bloody proud moment t♛o wear the green and gold colours again,” O’Grady said. “It’s been a long time since I had the honour of wearing the Australian jersey in the big European races and I’m sure I would do it justice again.
“It was a really ꦕspecial vicဣtory for me when I won the title in 2003.”
The form honed on the recent two-week Gre🧜enEdge training camp in Canberra and Melbourne might be the difference for O’Grady in 2012, a position he hasn’t been fortunate enough to find himself in ov𒈔er recent seasons. Reports suggest that O’Grady’s hard work has continued now he’s home in Adelaide, training up to five hours daily in the renowned Willunga Hill area.
“I have not done it much because I have not had the form or injury-free lead-up to win it,&rdqu🎐o; he 🎃said of the years following his 2003 win.
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“Lately, I have been able to pu▨t in some really hard training. It’s probably cram training and I am feeling pretty good.”
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