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1-Aug.-2007

CONGRATULATIONS

ALBERTO!!!

Uros' teammate Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France! Well done Alberto!
and more succes for the team;
Levi Leipheimer finishes in third place!
Further, team Discovery-Channel won the overall Team Classification!




"Disco's" on the podium in Paris!


Read more about Discovery in the Tour: Visit The Paceline

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June 2007

Olympia's Tour (NL) >>> UPDATE FROM ALEŠ MURN!

A few weeks ago I met the Slovenian Adria-Mobil Cycling Team at Olympia's Tour!!! They were participating in this amateur-race in Holland (12-20 May).


It's ME on the photo, together with the cyclists of the Adria-Mobil Team!!! (Before the start of Stage 5)


In the afternoon there was a time-trial where I met Ales Murn, brother of Uros!! He was working with the team as a mechanic.
He gave me an update about Uros' situation! ;
"Uros is feeling much better now, he's riding his bike for about 3 hours a day, but still very slowly... He's also recovering at the Spa."
Ales said he doesn't know when Uros can make his comeback or if he ever can race again... That will depend on his recovery...
"But he has good spirit!"
It was really a bad crash... His leg was broken in several places...
Uros got surgery and they put screws in his leg... "It was horrible", his brother said... "It's such a shame because he was in great shape before the accident!..."

Well, I was pleased to know that it's going better with Uros at the moment!
Let's hope that he soon will be able to race again! So we can finally see him riding with his new team!!! ;)




On the photo: Aleš&Me! (before the start of the time-trial)

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June 11, 2007

Hello Everyone!

The Photo-album is back online again!!!
I had some problems with my photopage lately, so I had to change it. You can find the photoalbum of Uros by clicking on PHOTOS in the menu! then click on the link!

>>More updates are coming <<

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New Season, New Team, New Website!!!

at the moment I'm working on the new website of Uros!

don't forget to support Uros during his recovery!!!
You can wish him all the best in the guestbook! Thank You!

Regards, Sandrine

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23-09-2006

This year, the World Championships Road Cycling are being held in Salzburg, Austria. Uros will participate for Slovenia! Tomorrow he will start in the men's Road Race!
Wish him lots of succes!


The complete team of Slovenia:
64. Borut Bozic
65. Janez Brajkovic
66. Matej Mugerli
67. UROS MURN!
68. Gorazd Stangelj
69. Tadej Valjavec


Visit the official website of the World Championships here!

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2-09-2006

Top-place for Uros in Vuelta!

Uros finished today with a beautiful third place!!!
At the end of the 181,6 km long eight stage in the Vuelta he crossed the finishline behind winner Alexandre Vinokourov and Ruggero Marzoli (2nd).
Last week (sunday) he earned also a top place (5th!) in the second stage!
Well done Uros!!!

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25-08-2006

Tomorrow Uros will start in La Vuelta a España!
The complete Phonak-team: Miguel Angel MARTIN PERDIGUERO, Aurélien CLERC, Luis FERNANDEZ OLIVEIRA, Ryder HESJEDAL, Nicolas JALABERT, Steve MORABITO, UROS MURN, Florian STALDER and Steve ZAMPIERI

-For more information about the Vuelta (map&stages) click here! -

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Hombrechtikon, 2006-08-15



Team owner Andy Rihs withdraws from pro cycling. After carefully examining all the alternatives, he will disband the Phonak Cycling Team at the end of the year. The deciding factor in this decision is the doping case of team captain Floyd Landis.

“As a passionate cyclist, I am bitterly disappointed that the sport of cycling apparently has become a synonym for doping. I truly regret this development and it has brought me to the decision of disbanding the Phonak Cycling Team per the end of 2006,” Andy Rihs explains the reason for his decision. He has done everything possible to avoid any doping cases in his team and had even introduced the strictest controls internally of all ProTour teams. Nevertheless, the fatal solo initiative of one rider could not be avoided. “For this reason, today I see myself forced to do something I have never done in my whole life as a businessman: I have given up!” Rihs said and emphasized that this decision has been very difficult for him. “I am particularly sorry for our young promising Swiss riders who share no guilt in this development, as well as for the competent staff members.” The team offered numerous young as well as experienced Swiss and international riders the opportunity of participating in the sport of cycling at its highest level over the last seven years. “I deeply regret that I can no longer do this in the future.”
Together with the team management, Rihs intensively looked for alternatives over the last several days. However, after careful consideration and examination of all possibilities, it has become clear that successor solutions for the Phonak Cycling Team are not possible – for financial reasons and also due to the uncertainty with regard to the renewal of the ProTour licence that expires at the end of this year. Rihs came to an agreement with the new global title sponsor iShares regarding an early termination of the title sponsorship contract.
The team will continue to participate in all the races scheduled for the remainder of 2006. The riders will thus have the opportunity of presenting themselves as valid candidates for other teams. Also, Rihs will support – wherever possible - the employees, in particular the young Swiss riders, in their searches for new jobs.

source

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18-06-2006

Fourth place in the team time trial

The Phonak Cycling Team placed 4th in the strongly contested team time trial in Eindhoven. Given the stiff competition, the riders and Directeur Sportif Juan Fernandez appeared very satisfied with the result. For Bert Grabsch, Koos Moerenhout and Victor Hugo Peña, the team time trial also represented the last test before the start of the Tour de France. Victory went to Team CSC, ahead of Discovery Channel and Gerolsteiner.

source


Results

1 Team CSC 52.28.19 (55.57 km/h)
2 Discovery Channel 0.42.62
3 Gerolsteiner 0.55.57
4 Phonak Hearing Systems 1.25.67
5 Davitamon Lotto 1.31.65
6 Rabobank 1.34.77
7 Liquigas 1.56.19
8 T-Mobile Team 2.09.29
9 Cofidis, le crédit partéléphone 2.18.08
10 AG2R Prevoyance 2.24.59
11 Bouygues Telecom 2.26.99
12 Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears 2.28.98
13 Credit Agricole 2.32.09
14 Astana - Wurth 2.36.43
15 Francaise des Jeux 2.39.07
16 Quickstep-Innergetic 2.39.62
17 Unibet.com 2.43.30
18 Milram 2.54.77
19 Lampre-Fondital 2.57.34
20 Skil-Shimano 3.30.91
21 Saunier Duval-Proder 3.33.95
22 Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.51.59

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14-06-2006

Phonak intends to win

The Phonak Cycling Team intends to win the 45-km team time trial in Eindhoven next Sunday after having missed out on a victory last year by three seconds. The biggest opponents in terms of that will be the Gerolsteiner, Discovery Channel and CSC teams. Because this year's Tour de France will not have a team time trial, the signs are a bit different. Nevertheless, this competition is enormously important. "Once again the material will be tested in order to have the best conditions in the individual time trials at the Tour de France," says Directeur Sportif Juan Fernandez. The Phonak riders also welcome another chance to gain race experience two weeks ahead of the start of the Grande Boucle. 

                                            The Line-Up:
 Bert Grabsch, Fabrizio Guidi, Ryder Hesjedal, Koos Moerenhout, Uros Murn, Victor Hugo Peña, Florian Stalder, David Vitoria.

Source


- Official Website of the ProTour Time-Trial Eindhoven -

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4-06-2006

Today Uros will start in the Dauphiné-Libéré! The complete Phonak-team: FLoyd Landis, Bert Grabsch, Ryder Hesjedal, Nicolas Jalabert, Koos Moerenhout, UROS MURN and Florian Stalder.

- Click here for more info about the Dauphiné -

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22-04-2006

Tomorrow Uros will ride Liège-Bastogne-Liège! The complete Phonak team for 'La Doyenne': Patrik McCarty, Martin Elmiger, Axel Merckx, Steve Morabito, Uros Murn, Victor Hugo Pena, Miguel Angel Perdiguero and Steve Zampieri.

Click here to visit the Liège-Bastogne-Liège website.

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18-04-2006

Uros will return to action wednesday in La Flèche Wallonne!
Phonak Line-up: Bert Grabsch, Patrik McCarty, Axel Merckx, Koos Moerenhout, Alexandre Moos, Steve Morabito, Uros Murn and Steve Zampieri.

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14-04-2006

Murn withdraws for Amstel Gold Race
Bert Grabsch will be taking the place of Uros Murn in the line-up for the Amstel Gold Race. Although Murn, who suffered a crash, is no longer feeling any pain in the injured hand, he decided not to compete: "In a very nervous race, the fear factor would indeed play too big a role." Murn will be a part of the line-up again for La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

source: http://www.phonak-cycling.ch

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9-04-2006

Murn crashes again

More bad luck for Uros Murn: After crashing at the Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Slovenian rider was involved in another crash at Paris–Roubaix. Last Sunday he had to have stitches in his elbow. Today, it was two fingers on his right hand. Murn also suffered abrasions and bruises on his entire right leg. At the moment it's unclear whether these injuries will prevent him from competing at the Amstel Gold Race on Easter Sunday. «Crashes like this are annoying, but they're a part of professional cycling. Apart from that, I feel like I'm in good shape and hope I'll be fit to race again as soon as possible,» said the 31-year-old, still motivated.

source: http://www.phonak-cycling.ch


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2-04-2006

Murn gets stitches in his arm in hospital

Uros Murn, together with Erik Zabel and Filippo Pozzato, was just about to catch up with the lead group when he skidded on the cobblestones while making a left-hand turn. He had to be taken to hospital, where he was given three internal and seven external stitches on a cut to the elbow. Uros Murn will be able to compete again as early as Wednesday when he takes part in Gent–Wevelgem.

source: http://www.phonak-cycling.ch
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