Albabici sponsors Stefan Rothe, Mercy Cycling Team

Albabici sponsors Stefan Rothe of the Mercy Cycling Team

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Albabici and Nalini are pleased to announce their sponsorship of Stefan Rothe of the Mercy Cycling Team. Stefan is originally from Dresden, Germany but lives in Wichita Falls, TX while attending Midwestern State University as a gra Albabici sponsors Stefan Rothe, Mercy Cycling Team duate student in exercise physiology.

Since Stefan started racing bikes more that 10 years ago he has won a variety of races, including five National Collegiate Championships podium appearances here in the US. The year 2005 was his most successful year so far with scoring UCI points, a few road race wins and more. After just winning his last race of the season in October, he's now already in preparation for 2006 where he plans to make another step in the pursuit to receive a professional contract for the 2007 season.

2006 Goals

Contract for 2007 to race as professional
Top 3 results at a NRC (National Racing Calendar) race
Finish in Top Ten at International Tour de Toona
Win National Collegiate Individual Pursuit and Race Championship
Podium at German National Track Championships in Points Race
Win Texas State Time Trial Championships
Win Texas State Road Race Championships

Albabici sponsors Stefan Rothe, Mercy Cycling Team

2006 Results

5th Collegiate World Cycling Championships, Antwerp, Belgium
1^st Stage 3, Ft. Davis Stage Race, Ft. Davis, TX
1st GC, Ft. Davis Stage Race, Ft. Davis, TX
1st Texas State Criterium Championships (Elite/U23/24-29), Dallas, TX
1st Texas State Time Trial Championships (24-29), Greenville, TX
1st Oklahoma State Time Trial Championships, Tuttle, OK
1st East Texas Hill Classic, Tyler, TX
1st Norman Campus Corner Criterium, Norman, OK
1st King of Jester Hill Climb Head-2-Head Race, Austin, TX
2nd Belterra Hill Country Circuit Race, Austin, TX
3rd Independence Day Grand Prix (7-11 Velodrome), Colorado Springs, CO
6th Hotter’N Hell Hundred, Wichita Falls, TX
13th Stage 2, Joe Martin Stage Race, Fayetteville, AR

2005 Results

5th 4th World University Cycling Championship, Herentals (BEL)
1^StGC Old Tascosa Classic
1^StAutumn in Bonham Road Race
1^stStage 3, Bob Herbert Memorial Stage Race
1^StTexas State Criterium Championships (age-based)
Winner Most Aggressive Rider Award, Vuelta a El Salvador
2nd Stage 3, Vuelta a El Salvador (UCI 2.2)
2nd Old Tascosa Criterium
2^ndOld Tascosa Road Race
2^ndHotter'N Hell Hundred Road Race
2^ndTeam Bicycles Inc. Criterium
2^ndGC, Bob Herbert Memorial Stage Race
2^ndGC Fayetteville Stage Race
2^ndStage 1, Fayetteville Stage Race
2^ndTexas-Cup Competition 2005 (Pro/1/2)
2^ndCompliance Depot "6 Days in 1 night" Track Race
4^thTexas State Time Trial Championships
4^thStage 4 , Vuelta a El Salvador
4^thStage 5, Vuelta a El Salvador
4^thCavanal Hill Climb
5^thLa Primavera at Lago Vista
5^thChappell Hill Bank Classic
10^th GC, Vuelta a El Salvador (UCI 2.2)
ranked in UCI America Tour
multiple wins at Friday Night Track Races

Career Highlights

2003/2004 SCCCC Collegiate Champion SCCCC
Winner Tunis-Roubaix, 2004 College Station, TX
2^nd3K Pursuit Collegiate Track Nationals, 2003 Indianapolis, IN
3^rdTexas State Road Championships, 2004 Bryan, TX
3^rdNCCA Track Nationals Points Race, 2004 Trexlertown, PA
5^thPoints Race Collegiate Track Nationals, 2003 Indianapolis, IN
5^thTeam Time Trial Collegiate Nationals, 2003 San Francisco, CA
Winner State Championships of Saxony, 2001 Germany
3^rdSprint-Competition Tour of Bulgaria (UCI 2.5), 2001, Bulgaria
6th place Clasico Carib Alico (UCI 2.6), 2001 Dominican Republic
10^th place Vuelta Independencia Nacional (UCI 2.5), 2001 Dominican Republic
20^th Junior World Cup "Peace Race" (UCI 2.8.1), 1999 Czech Republic
more than 30 wins in criteriums, road and track since 1994
Participation in races in UCI races in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, USA

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