Barloworld heading to Portugal

Team Barloworld-Valsir will start the 67th Volta a Portugal (Tour of Portugal) on Friday, August 5, with high hopes. Although the team will be without South African champion Ryan Cox, who has had visa problems, team manager John Robertson believes that his riders are capable of a top five overall and a stage win.

"I expect David George to have a good tour," said Robertson. "There are others with good form, such as (Felix-Rafael) Cardenas, (David) Plaza and (Peio) Arreitunandia, and they will be ones to watch."