Happy Birthday
Hope you had a comfortable trip home, sent you a txt but not sure if the nmbr is up to date.Love to you all
Annie & Kev. xxoo

Happy birthday
Hi Julz, you looked good on the TV sport news last night, nice smile.
Already looking forward to following you again this year. Best of luck for 2012 with your new team. You make us all proud, hope that we don't weigh you down with all the support?

Missed seeing you in CHCH this year.

Kindest regards to you and your family, have a great year.

PC

New Year - New Team
Julian & family, wishing u guys all the best for the year, will b watchin again all yr races and hope the new team works out. So far so gd in the results TDU, just enjoy enjoy it dude and the kit looks good. Shane (Waikato)

New year resolution for Team Julz
Regular Diary updates please

Our new years resolution will be to continue to read, support, yell at the tv, do hakas for Julz in foreign lands, smash people that try to shoot him and boo those that try to head butt him

1 of many loyal followers

Brent from NZ

Greenedge First Race
They were missing you in that race last night! Greipel was the only one with a Kiwi wheel to follow!

Podium in Paris
Please would you think back to the finish of the Tour de France in Paris when you were on the podium being presented with the winning team medals and write just a few words on how it felt. Have been waiting a long time for the write up of the last 3 stages but just the podium presentation would be enough now.
A

Riding 1000km then running a marathon to raise funds for a special little boy
Hi guys,

Julian we are huge fans and always have been!

A few years ago we sent some credit agricole gear up and you signed it for us which was just awesome.
We kept it aside and knew somewhere in the back of our mind we would need it one day, turns out we do!

We are raising funds for medical treatment for our 3.5yr old son Blayke, he is just an awesome little kid but he is really sick and we just cant get a diagnosis for him.

So we have set up a fundraising campaign for him, starting this Sunday I will be biking from Westport to New Plymouth over 6 days, then riding the round the mountain and returning home to run the Buller marathon, all to raise funds for possible overseas treatment for Blayke.

We have had amazing support for this from sponsors, friends/family and other sporting legends like yourself.

We have listed the signed jersey on trade-me and it has made it to the cool auctions part which is brilliant, all of the funds from it will go straight to Blayke.

So thank you for doing this for us a few years ago, we are proud to be doing this and proud to list something like this with a true Kiwi legends name on it!

Kind regards and please take a look at his website if you get time.

Thanks again, good luck for the season!

John and Di Woodward
81 Torea Street
Granity
0274442315
www.doingit4blaykey.com
www.facebook.com/doingit4blaykey

Diary Update?
Looking forward to your first diary update of 2012.

Hope you are recovering wrll from your injury. Good luck for the 2012 season.

2012
All the best for 2012. Just read you will be back with Matt White. Hope injury is going well. Love to know what your programme is like for the new season.

Regards from the Waikato.

Happy Christmas
Hope you have a great Christmas with your family. Best wishes for 2012 in your new team. Looking forward to seeing you on the road again soon.
Phil & Barry, Cork

Get well soon!
Just read about your crash at the training camp - not good but then again let's hope that's it for the season!! When can you upload some pics of you in your new kit and bike? Cheers Sammo

Greenedge
Great news for your team today. Hope camp is going well.

Felt AR1
Hey Mr. Dean,

My name is David Riggans. I live in Augusta, Georgia, USA. I bought your Felt AR1 in 2009 from the Garmin-Slipstream website and have been using it as my main bike ever since.

I feel very privileged to own and ride your old bike. I hated to see that you aren't on the Garmin-Cervelo roster for next year. Your lead-outs have always provided a great deal of excitement for me at the end of the sprint stages, even if they don't always result in a win!

Which team will you be riding with now and do you anticipate doing any races in the USA?

I have a couple pictures of you riding the AR1 and was wondering if there is any way I could send it to you to sign for me?

Thank you for taking the time to read this email and for providing inspiration for me on my bike!

David Riggans

GreenEDGE
Great to see that you'll be riding with our new Aussie team. Looking forward to 2012!

Susan from Australia

Good luck in the new Team
Julz,
Glad you will still be riding again next year. Do you think you will be racing in Europe? Can you post the races on this site when you know what your schedule is please. Best wishes.
Phil & Barry, Cork

2012
Thrilled to hear your news. Must be a wonderful feeling to join a Down Under team.Suspect something you would never have envisaged early in your career.

Best Wishes from NZ

Congradulations on your new team..
Its going to be an exciting year and looking forward to seeing Greenedge feature, especially in the sprints.

GreenEDGE = great move!
Great move Julian - going to GreenEDGE is fantastic. I was thinking they were missing a "Julian Dean" a few weeks back and who should pop up in the headlines today ... You'll thrive! All the best

green edge
awesome move!

damien

Woohooo a new team for 2012!
Great to hear that you are joining Green Edge Julz, can't wait!!!

Cheers
Sammo

Green Edge team
Congratulations on your change to the Aussie Green Edge Team, albeit for just one year.
Love to know if NZ's Pure Black team talked to you tho ?
All the best
Dale (Matamata Peddlers Cycling Club)

Fantastic news
Hi Julian great to hear on the radio this morning that you will be joining the new pro Australasian team Gold Edge (is that correct name ?) Hopefully this eanbles you to meet your personal goals of being at London Olympics as well as enabling your vast wealth of experience at the very top of Pro Cycling onto tehnew wave of Kiwi & Aussie Pro's. Hopefully it will not be too long until we are cheering the ANZACS on to victories in the grand tours. Looking forward to seeing teh next chapter of your stellar career unfold.
Gary B. North Shore of Jaffaland

Worlds
Hi Julian, it was great to see you and the other two kiwis in copenhagen,you guys were looking good.
Real unlucky with the crash and that USA and Norway didnt send any back to help there guys up, maybe they were more worried about having you guys coming back up. It was still great to see you guys on on the front of the chasing group. You all got talked about in the live comentry more than once.The kids loved seeing you guys and i was proud to to be a Kiwi there watching. Well done and we are looking forward to the games in England.
Russell Butterworth

Tour de France Pt 3?
Great reading your latest diaries of Tour de France. Really enjoy the insight into what goes into a race.

Will there be a Part III to complete the picture with the last 3 stages and podium celebration in Paris?

On a less glamourous note I watched the start and finish of the Tour of Britain stage in Stoke. Having previously only watched a Tour de France Stage in the Alps, it was a bit of a contrast. Never thought I would see Thor while in rainbow jersey and yourself weaving your way through the flower beds in the formal gardens at the start and then finishing in downtown Stoke! Are we going to have a Dean insight into the Tour of Britain?

JM

jmh2006@tiscali.co.uk

Good luck bro
Hi bro we all just wanted to wish ya good luck at the worlds we will b watching in the wee small hours Monday morning doing us all proud again !!!!

Good Luck
Have a great ride at the worlds Julian! From Team Ginever.

Go team Dean
Best of kiwi luck for the worlds julz.
We all now you have it in you been the great sports man you are.
All the best and be safe and we all now that behind a great sports man is a great wife and family. (Who work just as hard) GOOOOOO team Dean
Ill have a beer for ya bro
Jas Tam Amy Ronan

well worth the wait
Julian and Carol hope you have a had a well deserved break. The wait for the latest insights into stage 17 has been well worth the wait. Watch out for the new Kiwi World Champion Haydyn Paddon,(2011 Production World Rally Champion ) who will be coming your way to compete in WRC Rally spain in a few weeks time. Go the Kiwis on the International stage in non main stream sports for NZ.

Announcement ??
Dont you have some news that should be shared ?

worlds
good luck, race hard.

Damien

Chris and Tayla
Good luck for the Worlds mate. Hope it goes well. Hope Sky TV has some sort of highlights package for us Kiwis back home

2012 ?
Good Luck for Copenhagen ! Any word you can divulge on next year ? In the report that Robbie Hunter was returning to Garmin, Hunter mentioned your name as one who was leaving. Hope you have a team sorted. Once again good luck for next week. Bob Weir.

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Great to see you in the Worlds team. Hope your preparation is going to plan.

Regards from NZ

Will be cheering for you in Wymondham on Sat
Hi Julian,

Kiwi family will be cheering you on in Wymondham on Saturday - watch out for kiwi flag waving.

Sarah, Chris, Luke and Ben :D

Leaving Garmin?
Hi Julz, Just read an article on Robbie Hunter going back to Garmin and he mentioned you're moving on - what are your plans for next year? Where will we be following you to!

holiday time!
yay to hear you had some well deserved time out. niko and I have decided to return to Provence for a year starting novemeber. We fly home briefly and then back. We'll have a big empty chateau for much of the year so do you fancy a visit??? Bring the family - we would love to see you and there are plenty of training rides here for you if you need to combine work and play! xx niko and fi

Tour of Britain
Good luck to you and all the Garmin guys on the Tour of Britain. We'll be waving our flag for you at the London stage.
Some of your London fans.

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All the best for the Tour of Britain. Looking forward to your plans for 2012.

Cheers fron Down Under.

Well earned family time
Glad to hear you have managed a block of quality time as a family. With all the time away from home that a professional cyclist has you need to take the chances when you get them.

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Hi Julian . Would love to hear how things are going. Still waiting and hoping for the final Tour blogs. Do enjoy them.
See you are in the Tour of Britain.
Regards from NZ

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Hi Julian . Would love to hear how things are going. Still waiting and hoping for the final Tour blogs. Do enjoy them.
See you are in the Tour of Britain.
Regards from NZ

Update please
Julian

Hey, really interested to hear what is coming up for you race wise - including your thoughts on the lead up to the worlds. Great to see good form from various kiwis in the lead up! Also...come on...we all want to hear what 2012 holds for our fav kiwi pro!!

N in Welli

good luck
good luck in the next few races, get them worlds legs up and spinning.

Damien

Truly Inspiring Julz
You guys are truly inspiring....that was an awesome TdF to watch. Was unreal to see Cadel in yellow and the Garmin Cervelo Team on the podium.

Well done mate you've worked your butt off and deserve the team win. Congratulations!

Watters

Proud
Yeah awesome work. Awesome results for helping your team out to many team stage wins, and the overall! Can't even comprehend what you guys do day in and day out. Thanks for representing us all again at the tdf. You did us, your family, and NZ proud!

Sunday morning
Hey, it was great to cheer you guys and I hope you enjoyed the jolly in the countryside. It was great to give the NZ/CA jersey an airing ;) Brilliant season so far and I look forward to following the rest of it...

Mad Girl, Bushy Park/Hampton Court

Great tour
Well done, we tried to spot you on the hill out of Rosans, but you 'rolled' past in the bunch up the hill way to fast. we had a giant brown kiwi on the side of the road, which on later viewing, didn't even make the telly. we did yell your name, and ryder's as he was just off the front.

a stage win, a stage win for tylar, and the top spot on the podium for teams at the end of the tour, that has to be a few boxes ticked.

awesome.

Damien.

Well Done Julz Again
Congrats on another great showing. Once again you did yourself family and us Kiwis proud. Love the kiwified updates - "two hours with a seat stuck up my arse" and love the cyber high five

cyber Haka for you and a real DB and Tuis

Brent from NZ

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Best of luck with a team for next year. Its certainly a topsey turvey occupation. Also best of luck for the race this weekend if it goes ahead in London!!

From the Waikato.

team dean
Well done congrats on your team 1st place result.Was at the tour for 1st 17 days,was awesome to have a kiwi to cheer for it was a great experence.had your name on the riad on the col and got a photo of you going over it putting your rain gear on even the group of french guys we were with were chanting julian dean.keep up the great work!!
Tim

Congrats!
Well done on a fabulous tour - awesome to watch you yet again - we so proud to have our kiwi there! (And huge thanks to Carole and the boys without whom I'm sure it would be impossible)

Sarah, Chris, Luke and Benjamin :D

Final instalments from TdF?
Race diary gives a great insight into the Tdf. Your diary and millar tweets a good combination. Looking forward to the final installments of the race and the Paris podium.

Congratulations on a great tour.

congrats from morrinsville
nicely done getting a podium placing in our house it was a fight for us to see you first, before the Aussies pointed you out, but all round great tour (cyber high five) keep up the good work, nice new bike by the way (:

from your buddies in morrinsville

Thanks for the memories
Hey Julz

Thanks for another great Tdf! Great to cheer for a kiwi during the stages!

Keep up the grat work

Thanks
Shakey

Congrats!!!
Hey Julian, you guys rode such an awesome tour. Hope you are feeling extremely pleased with yourself!! Thanks for keeping us occupied for the last 3 weeks with all your inspirational efforts - brilliant :) All the best.
John and Di
Hamilton

Good on you !
Hey Julian , great effort, i watched you come past on the Alpe d'huez , ive seen you in 3 tours now in the mountain stages. I got your champion shirt from the Credit Agricole days....
Proud to have a kiwi to support during the tour. You looked like you worked really hard for the team , good on ya mate !!
Jonny

Job well done
Hi Julz,
The TDF is over , Congratulations mate - that's a job well done.
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

CONGRATS
Well done on finishing another solid tour Julz. Nice to see you on the podium on the champs elysees, Must be the first kiwi ever! All the best for the rest of the season and hopefully catch you back in vegas.

SimonFinucane

Congratulations!
Awesome effort - a great day in New Zealand sporting history. Congratulations to you and your hardworking team.

Nice Work Julz.
Hey Julz,
Great ride in the TDF mate and congratulations on winning the team prize with the Garmin Cervelo Team, Awesome effort. Hope you are having a few drinks to celebrate.

Craig
SRM Oceania

What a race - good one Luls
Bloody great to see you on the tour Julian, I myskyed the whole thing and have spent days on the trainer in front of the tv, getting in tune for our cycling trip to France. You are a Kiwi legend mate. Well done. Bevan Jones would have been proud.
from the Rangiuia whanau Waikino email - brm@orcon.net.nz

Stunning Resullt!
First Kiwi to make podium in Le Tour, multiple mentions leading out in the sprints, and looking like you could still be doing it for another few years. Congrats Julian, you're doing us proud!

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Hi mate another TDF done and dusted well done !! Looked like it was bloody hard work.We are all so proud of you.
Don,t party too hard in Paris
Man every one here in OZ is just fizzing its all over the TV and radios I did not think Cadel winning the TDF would mean so much to so many people here in Oz
Luv Dee,Brendon,Grace,Teo,Nikita.

Awesome result, awesome blog
Great to see you and the rest of the Garmin Cervelo team on the podium (brilliant idea to have the team initials "GC"). Actually got to see the TdF in person a couple of weeks as you guys screamed through the little town of Obigny on stage 7. Amazing. But what I really enjoy is the inside story of your blog.
-- Robert (Boston, USA)

Congratulations
Hi Julian,

Congratulations to you (Carole & family) & your team: Garmin-Cervelo. Well done for taking out the leading Team in the TdF this year, helping for so many stage wins - awesome effort by all - and enjoyed by many kiwis down under.

From Sandra, Quentin, Leighton & Anessa :D

tdf 2011
Well Done Jules and brilliant team result - great seeing you out the front and your name on the road - lots of mentions to on SBS.

Paris PODIUM
Thrilled to see you standing on the Podium. A recognition for ALL your selfless team work over the years.Must be so exciting to be involved in such a successful campaign.
Best wishes for the rest of the season.
From the freezing Waikato

On the Podium in Paris
Julz
Great to see all the team on the podium, including DZ.
Well done, enjoy a few lazy days and best wishes for the rest of the season.
Phil & Barry
Cork

TDF 2011
We are the fans with the silver fern flag that you saw every day during this years TDF. We were so excited that you said gidday and the bottle on Alpe D'Huez was awesome! Thanks so much for making it a special tour for us. Fantastic to have a NZer to support. Congratulations to you and the team on the team win.
Cheers
Dave and Jacqui
Kanumera.nz@gmail.com

Congratulations Julian
Congrats to the Garmin- Cervello on a great Team win, you guys rode your butts off.
Great that Cadel won,the top 4 never really worked with him,especially the last climb, every man for himself, at least its in the Southern Hemisphere

you are bloody marvelous
We are happy to be home and finally to listen in English (Arabic was a problem)tho very excitable.what a great tour for Garmin, you are very much part of THAT WIN in the TTT and deserve the honor as much as any team member. We have seen a little and you have done a stunning job, pissed we have missed so much on our travels. Will be on the edge of our butts/seat as you DO PARIS !!! Luv Annie & Kev XX

Over the Alpes
Well done for knocking off the mountains cuz. I have my fingers crossed for you for the final stage, and if we can't get a Kiwi upset win, here's hoping you can help Thor bring a little more light to a dark week for Norway. Allez Jules, allez Thor! KK

Good Lord, Julian was 78th in the Mountains!!
Congrats JD. Thought you just crawled along at the end of the peleton on these mountain stages. Way to go. Keep up the good work and the race updates. Love them.

Arthur in Oroville, CA, USA
fifi@cncnet.com

Loving your blog
Hey Julz,
really enjoyed the clip of Sean the chef.
Great insight to life as a pro cyclist en le tour. All the best for one more day in les Alpes. Bonne chance pour le ITT and go hard in Paris.
Great to see a kiwi fly yet again

Luz Ardiden Basques...
Jules, thanks for the updates.
Great to see you strong through the mountains and onto the last K train on the flat. A freaking hard graft for all let alone the flatlanders!
Caught you at the top of Luz Ardiden along with a group mad Basques friends who have now formed the official - 'Julian Dean | Garmin Fan Zone' for all mountain tops. Watch out for them, coming to a climb near you.
Looking forward to Paris - Rip it up!

DJ

Julz - the mac truck just keeps on truckin.
love the stories, dont know how you find the time to write them. Looks like you climbed that beast of a mountain great today, keep on truckin julz nearly at the end.
debs

just l'Alpe
Awesome work surviving the Galibier in good company Julz - all best for the final mountain stage. Jim R

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Beats me how any of you guys will be able to get out of bed after last nights effort!!! Still lovin' watching you and Garmin in the tour Julian. Impressive. All the best for the ITT and Paris.
Di and John
Hamilton, NZ

Grupetto
Yeah all the TV cameras may be on the front boys and I would love to know/see what happens down the back on those mountain stages - probably way more drama - except when Thor is at the front of course!

Doing Kiwis proud
Julian. Saw you on the Luz-Ardiden climb and will be cheering you up col d'izoard tomorrow. Good luck to you and the Garmin team. Go well all the way to Paris!

Awsome stuff
Hi Julian,
thanks for the updated diary, it's an awesome read for guys like me who love road cycling but have never and will never reach the level you ride at. Must admit I have become a huge fan of Thor, he's an amazing athlete. Sure hope another of my hero's dont turn out to be on the juice!
Save something for Paris mate, we're looking forward to seeing you and the garmin cervelo boys charging to the line and a sulky look on Cavendish's face.

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

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Love your detailed reports.

Sprints
Tyler is the only guy I've seen that can actually make ground on Cav in a finish. If I was him, I'd follow his wheel from km0! Cant wait for Paris. Harry.

nice
Mate just saw a comment from you on cycling news saying you thought your leadout was no good?! You need to watch the vid again - you were traveling faster than Renshaw, you just got stuck a little far back behind the Sky boys (who were going backwards as you blasted by!) then liquigas dude got in the way. Just need to get Thor to get you to the right spot then let you crack into it for Ty - looks like the two of you have the form.

No matter the result there and how you're feeling it must be utterly incredible to be involved in some of the performances that the team have put in - Thor especially.

The problem with cycling is that you don't have time to sit back and enjoy the results - there's always another race to go to in the next day or two! Any other sport where a kiwi gets results like yours would result in about a million beers being drunk followed by an sweet nudey run down the road!

Lets hope you get some time at the end of the tour to reflect on your awesomeness!

Dont forget to Drop it!
Julian, u r a legend. Love watching the Tour and it is great watching the "kiwiguy" at the head of the bunch. Hey 1 question I have...why not sprint on your drops in the sprint...last year you did it often with staggering success...you seemed to get much greater acceleration...could propel Tyler into the frey like a slingshot..Go Bro!...
Greg

Class act.
Awesome seeing you and Tyler hunting the front of the bunch for the finish of Stage 15. Soooo close.

Impressive
Hopefully you saw that dirty kiwi flag waving in your face on Stage 14. Whole new appreciation for what you guys do after seeing a stage. Go hard mate, it makes watching the tour that much better having a Kiwi to support.

Come on Julian
We tried to see you on stage number 9, between Issoire and Saint-Flour, but it was impossible : to many cyclists on the peloton ! I told my daughters to shout "come on Julian" but french little girls can't speak english very well...
Keep on running. Good luck for the mountain and good luck to Tom Danielson for overall.

Go Kiwi!!!
Will be watching tomorrow,
From Christchurch, NZ
Penny

Frame size
Hey man. You guys are going awesome.
Wouldnt be the same watching without a Kiwi in the Tour so props. Got a geek question. what size S3 do you ride.
Cheers Andrew.

Stage 11
Strong finish at the end of stage 11 to bring Tyler Farrar to the front.

You're keeping us all entertained Julz. Charge hard!

Watters

Julz has crystal balls
Unbelievable prediction from Julz in Stage 7 of the race diary that Thor would win stage 13 in the Pyrenees.
Dude hang in there tomorrow, we'll see you somewhere on stage 16 to Gap.
niko and fifi

Go Julian!
As always love reading your race diary - so many insights into the facinating world of the TDF and pro cycling. We agree with Carol 100% - share the credit for the team win - you deserve it!

Take care out on the road - we feel for you battling the weather, the roads and conditions. We're watching and willing you and the team every success.

K & D
New Zealand

Team Read
Who is Mark cavendish.?..never heard of him..!!!!!!

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Great going Julz, Love to Team Dean

Cheryl and Wuz

Go Julz!
You may be feeling not quite up to par, Julz, but we're still loving you being on your bike and in the Tour!

Kristen (a Kiwi in Durham, NC, USA)

Love your race diary
Hi, Julz. Just discovered your webpage and thoroughly enjoyed reading your very personal account of what it's like for the riders, both during the racing and behind the scenes. Thanks for the insights, and for the time you take to put it all on (electronic) paper. Barracking for the Aussies, but cheering for you as well - happy to support anyone who has the Southern Cross on their flag!

Susan from Australia

CHER CHER
Awesome work over there Julz, as always totally inspiring. Love reading your diary - the wee vids are choice :) incredibly tense stuff just reading about it all - full respect to you out there living it! Kia Kaha - sending our love and thoughts to Team Dean. Dee Daz Zee and Isla

You Tough Bastard
Chin up bro, yours are the best results in the Tour a kiwi has ever had.

Stage win already!! & you still have two weeks to go.

Bruce & Liz

Go Kiwi!

What a week, hard to believe some of things we have seen in the past few days. Not only is the tour the toughest physical challenge of the modern age, but also appears to be the most unpredictable and mentally draining. We are so in awe of what you do each day. You'll play it down in your usual modest way, but be assured there are many proud Kiwis like us wishing you all the very best as you take on the worlds greatest. You're an inspiration to us all!

Dean, Sara, and Grace,
Christchurch

Kiwi's on tour
30 odd Kiwis just arrived in Toulouse so we hope to see you out there in the next couple of days. Keep it up Jules..

Wgtn Onslow Tar Babies

That TTT thing
I wasn't going to say anything, but others have, so I will too. Mate, If you had stayed on the bus that day, Garmin wouldn't have won. And 2nd in TTT is just known as the fastest losers. Bernie falling off at that corner is the perfect example that it is a whole team effort, because they could have won but they didn't because your team of nine were the BEST!

Great to see a Kiwi
Great being able to see the TDF on the box & its even better with a Kiwi in it.
Always trying to spot your Jersey Julian during each stage. Great work & keep it up , we are all supporting your efforts back here at home.

From 2 rookie 50+ riders!
Love watching Garmin go for it. Yellow suits your team! We are impressed by your phenomenal effort Julian. Thanks :)

Di and John
Hamilton, NZ

Awesome Jules!
Stunning work again today Jules! Tough to always beat 8 gunners dedicated to one guy but again a perfect leadout to the yellow jersey from you!
Hang in there in the upward territory.
Go Kiwi!

DJ

Don't be so modest
Listen to the fans and your wife. You have been a critical part of the team's success this TdF. Even JV said that you had given the team more than they'd asked for in the TTT and played your part to perfection. Then to back up the next day with such a slick lead out after pouring yourself into the TTT - that's class! Give yourself permission to stand tall and puff your chest out just a little as you head over to the sign in tomorrow.

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Hey Julz,

We are the 2 kiwis with the silver fern flag that have been yelling 'GO JULZ' for the last 5 days!! We think you saw us today and waved, just past the corner by Mont St Michel.

Claire & Rueben, NZ

invers massive
keep it on hod! more to come ,your result are that good we are all out riding in the rain and snow ,love to team dean

Yes!
Yeah awesome work!You guys did it! Was so stoked to hear you'd made the team!Shouted out a big Woo hoo when hearing that!lol!
You're there to do a job and you've done that brilliantly in the TTT and in stage3 delivering Tyler 1st to the line. You should be proud of your considerable achievements in the biggest bike race on the globe! We are :) Al

Doing a great job!!
Hi Julian,

I'm enjoying the tour online again this year.

There is no doubt you are doing a fantastic job! You're as much part of the TTT win as the next guy on your team. You may not be the tt specialist, but there are others in your troupe that aren't lead out guy like you. The team = the sum of all the parts, but multiplied when everyone does their part well. Kia Kaha, no room for doubt! As Bev always says, and I'm sure you know this from a long time ago, "I can do it, I will do it, let me show you!"

Also, behind every good man is a good woman! Keep giving him that good advice Carole!

From, Sandra Ginever

Too humble
Julian
Carole is a wise woman! You do know that, listen to her as you have many times before. The win is yours!!! just as much as anyone elses and I class all the sprint stages that are won after your leadout as yours too, just as much as the guy who crosses the first because without you they wouldn't be there. Keep it up, rooting for you all the way and looking forward to celebrating YOUR stage win with you when you get back.

Best of luck for the rest of the tour from us Aussie/Spanish here in Oliva

Savor the Win
Yep. Didn't look like you were enjoying the TTT victory so much JD but Carole is dead right. In every team, individuals have their roles to play to a greater or lesser degree which never diminishes their contribution to the end result. I'm sure you'd feel that Ryder deserved to celebrate Tylers win just as much as the lead out team. You put enough hard yards in and deserve the TT victory just as much. Go enjoy!
Salute.
Diesel

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very cool JD, stoked with your lead out, all pre season trials and doubts now behind you. cannot keep a champ down. very proud of you!
cheers Brett.
MCVCC

brilliant start - keep it up
great work Julz, all the best for the rest of the tour, i'll be cheering you on from the otherside of the computer/TV etc

liam

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Bask Bask Bask in the glow Mr. Dean! No matter what happens for the rest of the days, you guys have earned your wins and your brilliant places in the start of this years race. What a great few days! Although I really really wished I could have seen you smile on the podium for your TTT win, (to which you did participate, no matter what you were thinking about yourself at the end) you made up for it with your glorious robust hand in the air finish on stage 3. Be proud proud proud of your amazing achievements because we all are! From where I am watching you guys are really something special as a team this year. A very special life memory. Do not post me cause I am a blabbing idiot. I get overwhelmed with emotion watching you guys. Smile through the pain, and have fun out there Julian, ride the high and let it wash your brain. Keep safe so you can do that thing you do at the finish line, it is just so much fun for us couch jumpers. Thank god for "MY sky" this year, I can tape the race, pause and rewind and watch stuff over and over its fizzing brilliant!!!!! Really dont post me cause I sound like a cheesy greeting card, several of them all mushed together. I am just hoping every day, that you will do at least 2 more TDF's cause I really feel your time has come for the world to sit up and honor you. You have become a respected veteran this year and its wonderful to hear you spoken about in the commentary in such a way!
Everything I wrote to you last year still stands. Your awesome!!!!!!! Love to Carole and the boys.
I will say a prayer every night that you safely ride through your tour, and I will send a little angel to fly over to you from us three, so if you find that you need one its there.xxx lv kelly elton and obie

July
Hey JD - just loving watching you again this July. Each night the whole family are cheering you on. While we in Christchurch have had our trials this year, we still have time to celebrate your amazing sporting performance. Kia kaha e hoa.

Allez Julz
What an amazing start Julz, no one could ask for more from you! But we'll keep watching just in case. Bon Chance! Nic and Karl 'W- town'

Best Two Nights Tour Watching Ever
Congrats Jules, first a stage win, then the perfect leadout against the best in the world. I was explaining the tactics to a friend who knew nothing about it, telling him what to look for in the final kms, and then you illustrated it perfectly. He got a fright when I jumped up and yelled. Thanks for being so fricken awesome.
Jon Bridges.

Go for it
Brilliant ride to set up Tyler's win buddy. Keep riding hard.

Kiwi Gooner

Off the Canvas- Again
Remarkable effort in Stage 3, Julian. The selectors must be smiling they kept you in the 9.
Old dog- hard road and all that.
That man kiss looked quite passionate on a reluctant receiver.
Congratulations and keep it going.

Barry & Richard.

Fantastic
What a fantastic effort in Stage 3 today leading out brilliantly for your team mate...was that a green tiki I saw around your neck?
No, that's his 10 yr old stylised fish hook greenstone I gave him way back when we were both fresh as spring daisies! The Tiki has pride of place dangling off a soft-toy kiwi in the front window of the team bus! It's on to it's 3rd TdF already! Carole

Well done
Great start to the Tour! Love watching it. All the best for the rest of it!

Anne, Petone NZ

good stuff
top effort, well set up

Tiki time again
Great to see a sign of a true Kiwi. Your Tiki was easily seen in the seconds before you crossed the Stage 3 finish line. Isn't HD TV coverage fantatsic. You make Kiwis proud and is nice to know you are a proud Kiwi even wearing a bit of Kiwiana while racing Le Tour.

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Congratulations on a great start to the Tour. Finally the commentators are giving you the praise you deserve as a lead out man.
AMA

Pure perfection
Mate,
That's some pretty fantastic work from you and the rest of the boys. That leadout was the bomb. Congratulations...Stefan in Hong Kong

Good legs when it counts!
Great job in last 400m for TF - nice to be able to sit up in field of best cyclists in the world and roll in for 7th...! Team will no doubt be flushed with success. Chris

Great Win
Fantastic to see you once again throwing your arms in the air as your team mate wins a stage in the tdf. A bit different seeing Thor doing the same thing. Fantastic. Seems like a very well balanced team for a grand tour. All the best.
Harry

job well done
just awesome, well done.
Damien

Congratulations
Perfect lead out from easily the best team, you must be pleased with not just the win but the precision of the execution. HTC looked to be floundering by comparison.

You have already earned your pay cheque for the season - enjoy the rest of the tour.

Dean

The lead out king
Awesome lead out by you and the team to secure Tyler's great TDF stage win.
You looked shagged at the finish line, but hopefully this will bring a deserved smile to your face.
All the best

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Champagne Again Tonight
Jules,
Two wins in a row!
Great to see the big smile on your face.
Kissed by Tyler (make sure that photo goes in the book).
Dinner must be fun these nights.
Go Hard.

Phil&Barry
Cork

Job well done!
Nice work on stage 3 today Julz! You make kiwis very proud!

Jenny Harris (Invers)

Good work Julz!
Another win to the team today, go guys!

Cheers sammo

What a train!
Hi Julz,

Cangrats on another stage win for the team today. Fantastic stuff. And congrats especially on that train you and the team put together for Tyler. How awesome to see the yellow jersey leading a train and then to see you and Thor celebrating as you crossed the line. I'm so thrilled for you and the team. Keep it up.

Cheers,
Matt Stevens

Good we have 1 Kiwi (Pro) there, Fraser from France
Fantastic to see you there again Jules - wishing you all the best along with New Zealand as I can't get to see a stage live - this year. Good it's live on French T.V - pity I don't understand French - Ha !
Loved seeing your team put Thor in yellow with Dave right behind.
Cheers
Fraser Sharp

mrg
Congratulations from team g Taupo. A well deserved podium for you. Ride well and keep safe. Kia kaha.

Vetrans can do anything
Wicked job in the TT yesterday, what a fantastic result! We're back in Provence for the summer and will catch up with you somewhere in your lap of France. Stay strong
Niko and Fifi

Great start to TDF 2011
Great start to the tour Julz, We are MySky-ing all of the coverage to allow us a better chance to watch more than highlights. Good to see a Kiwi on the podium. Keep up the good work.

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

TT Win
Brilliant news. Will give the team a boost in the days ahead.

TT win
Super stuff on being part of the stage win Julz. Best wishes for helping defend yellow! Jim

Great start - keep it up
Fantastic team effort. Julian you make me proud to be a kiwi. Go hard.

Shona, Wellington

nice Intermediate leadout

Like Jon Bridges I couldn't be sure it was you on that day one intermediate sprint but if it wasn't I'd bet it was your training of whoever that made that leadout so impressive - gliding into shot with Tyler on your wheel and then he launched - cool stuff!!! And great going in the TTT.
Go well
Michael in Oz

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Great to see you on the front of the peleton and getting plenty of great comments from Phil and Phil. Looking forward to following you around France for back here in NZ

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wickeeeeed O for orwsome .
debs

GO GO JULES (and Waihi)
Hey Dude,

Saw you in the paper again. Wow thats fricken awesome result for the Tour de France!

John Ballinger

just wicked
more than deserved, sounds like a 9km pursuit from hell. proud as hell. hopefully will see you next week on the roads in france.
Damien

Congratulations
Hi Julian
Congratulations on your effort and your team's success overnight - fantastic.
Cheers Ruth, Jimmy & Luke (13 months)

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awesome stuff man, congrats on a great stage today, nik and i will be glued to the tv in provence, big kisses and hope you have a great tour.
fi and niko

Tour de France Stage Winner
YES!

At last the win we knew would come.
Ride Strong and stay safe.

Phil & Barry
Cork

Diesel of Welly Town
Thanks for your insight from inside of the Tour JD. I'm sure that everyone including the Big names all have their moments of insecurity and they have so much more to lose. Just remember that none of them find le Tour easy either...and anything can happen just like stage 1. You have thousands here cheering you on and no expectations - just give it your best is all anyone can ask.
Kia Kaha

Only kiwi in tour
Awesome, have a great tour, this is your year.

Crunchie & Jo. Taupo

Kia kaha from Waihi College
Kia ora and Allez Julian!
Brilliant to hear you're on the Tour again and great to see your vids of Tiffauges. We'll be watching out for you.
Best wishes from us all here.

Nice Leadout for the Intermediate
Couldn't see that well from the helicopter footage, but I'm sure that was you that took Tyler right up through the chaos, while Cav was out there on his own getting smashed in the wind, Tyler was still on your wheel, then shot to the front fresh as a daisy to win the Intermediate sprint on last night's first stage. Bloody great work jules. We are all watching.
Go well and stay safe. Good luck for the TTT.
Mr Jon S Bridges Jr.

Legend
Thor has to be stoked to have a class-act leading him out again...

Smoke 'em when you got 'em

Alan, SLC.

Go Hard Julz
You're a true legend mate. All the best for the tour.

Will be watching in support.

Watters

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Awesome to see you'll be riding the tour!! Great effort on getting selected.

All the best!

Corran

All the best
be good to see some of that world famous prizefighting spirit over the next 3 weeks ,go deep brother

Beachy

Good luck julian
I reckon this will be your best tour mate.best of luck.fr wardie melbourne

'O' for Awesome!
Hi Julz,

All the best mate for the TDF this year. Peta and I and the boys will be shouting at the TV again for you every step of the way! Look after your self and this year is your year!

Big Ups
Cam, Peta, Thomas & Will

TDF
Fantastic to see you on the tour startlist Jules.
Good luck.. look forward to seeing you in the pyrenees.

DJ

Julz is an AB!
Julz

No one is more of an All Black than you Mate!

Dave
Taupo

TDF
Looking forward to seeing you again Julian..if Tyler or Thor can't hang on go for it. It's your year. Give it heaps. No pressure!
Judy & Ray

We are All With You
Very pleased to see the selectors recognised your past contributions and never say die spirit.

Good luck again this year.

Barry F

Hi Carole & Julz
Fantastic to see you on the start list. Our French AFS exchange student Sandra, is from 'Gaillac', Stage 11(near Toulouse),her whole family will be out supporting you, with a banner.
Wouldn't be surpised if the whole town will be cheering you on.
Best wishes of course from us all back in Tamahere, we'll be watching & screaming for you every day. Lyn, Dean, Allegra & Nick Peterken

Only Kiwi
Great that your in the Tour...Another great 3 weeks of TV....All the Best

Mark (Rotorua

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Good luck mate, watch out for those crazy aussies. Looking forward to seeing you get your boys over the line first.
Dave, Auckland

Well Done!
Well done Julz! Good to see you made it again, they need your experience. Will we ever see your full video of the Alp D'uez climb from 2008?

Stuee

Lucky #7
Hey Julz,
Good luck for the TdF again.
As the 1995 National road champion once said to me - "dont hestitate - just do it" ;-) Your dream is our dream mate!
Foxy

Way to go Julz
Thrilled to see you included in the team.
I know you will make us all proud once again with your grit and determination
Go well mate
Stuart Chch

Looks like its Official
You're now posted on Slipstream website as IN THE TEAM JD! Congrats. Particulaly after such a crap start to the season. It might be a blessing is disguise, more rested(?) have to pace yourself now that you are older an' all :-)
Well done k1w1.
Diesel

Tour
Brilliant news. So enjoy following you at it. Best of luck.

Unfinished business
Congrats on your selection. Tyler and Thor are such a lucky pair; hope they take advantage of you!! Best of Luck.

Tony, Napier

Confirmed TDF start
Awesome to see Julian has been confirmed as the lead out sprinter again.
Well done mate, we'll be watching every move on Telly.

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Jorge Sandoval
Great to hear that you are doing your 7th Tour de France, make all of us very proud of you and look forward to the live coverage on TV.

All the best and hopefully you get a stage win, would be so good.

Muy buena suerte!!

Bring it on
Well done mate on making the team sharpen those BMX elbows and let them have it.
Kerry, Kelly and Zoe

A good thing coming
Announcement you are in TDF again reinforces you are NZs top international rider. I believe you can win a stage if you have that bit of luck. Will be jumping around the lounge mid WGTN winter again watching your exploits. All the best. Chris, WGTN.

Nice one Julez
All the best for the buildup to TdF and we'll be cheering on Garmin from Melbourne!!

SeanB

You and Thor, again
Hey Julz,
Great to see you and the Viking back together. Best of luck.

Phil and Barry.
Cork
Ireland

congratulations

Well after the NZ press released the good news it seems that on Cyclingnews.com the official statement is that your in! Great news for your determination, strength and good Kiwi attitude. After a less than average start to the season we are really pleased for team Dean and hope you have a great Tour. Kia Kaha Julian, give em a taste of Kiwi!

Go Kiwi!!!
Just seen you have been selected Julian, thats awesome news for you after a different start to the season than normal. Good luck to you and your team mates in the tour...

Shane
Waikato

Cheers Buddy on TDF team
Great news bro, Kiwis will follow their man again, bouncing up and down on their chairs as the finish line approaches and Julz is leading and raising their arms as the Garmin team hit the line. Wonder what new off the bike or on the bike experiences will be encountered this tour - make sure you stiff arm any Aussies that get in your way. (Try not to do it on tv though)

Brent from NZ

Well done Julian!
What an achievement to make the team after such adversity. Really proud of your raw guts and hard work to climb back from the depths. Awesome. Really looking forward to following the Tour now and seeing you smash the business end of the sprints. Best of luck. We'll be cheering you on the whole way. Give it death!
Guy Ellingham,
Kerikeri

Congrats
Well done for being selected for the tour!

Great news!
Fantastic to hear you are in the TdF team again. What are the team tactics, are Tyler and Thor going to be leading out for you this year???

Go hard and enjoy it - we know that you will show the grit and determination that are the JD trademark - you make me proud to be a Kiwi.

Dean

no 7
congrates to team Dean great news on tour no 7. yip peeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
love
debs, and jimbo xxx

Relieved!
We've been turning blue holding our breath while we wait for the final team roster for the Tour, awesome to see you made the cut! Really looking forward to watching you and the Garmin-Cervelo boys spoil the party for Cav :-)

D & S,
Christchurch

fantastic news
Wow, incredible, you've made it a great day for all TDF followers in NZ. Have a great tour Julian!

Nice work!

Congrats
Woo hoo, just heard the good news here in NZ. Another Tour. really pleased for you Julz, our only Kiwi on the tour this year, very fitting. give it heaps as usual and hoping ypu get another crack at a stage win...we know you can!!! cheers Brett Harpur.

TdF
Hoping you get the last spot....

No Kiwi's in TDF
Damn - It appears we will have no Kiwi's in this years Tour de France

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Hope Julian is alright At least he finished the stage and wasnt airlifted away which is a relief. Good luck.

From Oliva
Great to see you upbeat again after such a start to the season. Here's looking to bigger and better things.

hope to catch up before you take off again.

ANZAC headquarters a nearly done so see you there soon.

Julz
So good to see you back in action and feeling good. You must be in the mix for the tour! Keep it up and all the best for the rest of the season. Its only just the beginning. Ive still got three months to try turn some heads in belgium. Simon Finucane

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Damn son, seen you in action over the last week. You're looking like a lean fighting machine.......keep on keeping on.

From the Maketu massive.

Nice
great performance in the hills today - you must be chuffed!

Welcome back!
hung out a bit early but good to see you getting some quality 'face time'. Must be a good feeling!

Would love to be on the bus to see the team talk after all the effort that went in for nuthin.. a proper mess.

Thanks to Sky to finally showing some cycling on the box - nothing beats watching some racing in full HD!

Keep goin fella hopefully you're a lock for the TDF!

stage four Dauphine
Good to see you back at your best on the run-in to Macon.
Pity Farrar wasn't able to stick to your wheel. Tell him to use his elbows and shoulders a little more.

Cards

Great lead out!
Awesome effort today Jules, great to see you up there in the front leading the way, just a shame Tyler didn't have the acceleration to take it to the line. Still good practice for things to come :-)

Dean and Sara
Christchurch

can't do a better lead out
form looks good, perfect lead out, tyler not quite there yet.

keep it up, your looking fresh face at the front!

damien

Criterium du Dauphine
Hope you have an enjoyable and successful time.

Good luck for the Dauphiné
Good start Jules! Hang in there for those big climbs later in the week :-)

Dean & Sara,
Christchurch

Solid start JD
Good solid prologue julz... form is coming.. all the best for the next few months, stay strong & healthy and you get where u want to be.
Shane
Waikato

Inspirational
Hi Julian,
Hope you are ok for the TDF this year and that current racing is going well :) You and your family are great ambassadors for our country - thank you! Sarah, Chris, Luke and Benjamin

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hope you are coming right Julz?? Cavendish and Petacchi need a bit of competition, we know you can do it. looking forward to seeing you at the sharp end soon. Go well!!

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hope you are coming right Julz?? Cavendish and Petacchi need a bit of competition, we know you can do it. looking forward to seeing you at the sharp end soon. Go well!!

Germany
Good luck, ride well.

Damien (yes again!)

Live strong
1/10 on the UCI index o' suspicion makes everything you do so much more worthwhile. Best wishes to yourself and the crew. - Simon

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im so glad yourve turned the corner jules, onward and upwards as they say. your the best. Debs

The comeback begins
Hi Julz,
Looks like you had a good three days of racing. Hopefully this is a sign of some good form, surely you are due for some drama free racing and training. Good luck and hope to hear that you will be riding the Tdf this year.

Phil

Tour of Picardie II
Must be improving!, finishing up with the boys you should be running with. Great to see.

Damien

Tour de Picardie
good luck, hope the body is starting to recover.

Damien

Onwards and Upwards

Onwards and upwards Julz, god only knows that you cant get any lower so the only way is up Bro,
Hope you get what is required out of this race to get you back up and in the game ! we have all our fingers and toes crossed for you mate.
Love you long time !
Jas,Tam,Amy and Ronan xxx

Update on Julian's health?
Any update on Julian's health and or possible return to cycling?

Dale
Matamata Peddlers

Picardie
Enjoy France. I hope it proves to be an ideal event to help with your training and fittness, and all goes well. Good luck from the Waikato.

Injury
Hope your problem is coming right. Please be careful. I know someone who fell and hit his head. Concussion didn't last long so no scan taken but month later required surgery for subdural haematoma. Miss you not competing but your health is far more important. Best wishes from Down Under.

enjoy tour of turkey .
Good to see you have another kiwi in the bunch to chat too as you recover form for the big battles ahead

Farrar needs his lead out man by the looks...

rgds

Blatman

hope the form is returning
Hey Julz, Carole
Hope the health has returned and fitness is reemerging. The rest of 2011 will be a breeze, heh.
Best wishes
Jim Robinson
Hope so, Jim. Not keen for any more of the gale force winds we've had to endure so far this season!

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All the best for Turkey and enjoy.

Giro
Great to see you in the start list.

Hope this means you are well and ready for it!

Go hard - stay upright.

Colin

ripe for an ANZAC victory
good luck, ride like you stole it!

damien

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I can only echo Brent's sentiments -
'From your many Kiwi Supporters - you still the main man of all the Kiwi boys riding overseas and we still follow you and respect you boy'.

Best wishes and thanks to Carole for finding the time and energy to keep in touch with us all!

Kia Kaha
Sue McKane

Kia Ora Bro
Wow - you still the man though bro. The Europeans shoot you, the Aussies try and head bash you, and now some other pussy tries to concuss you - All because they fear you - what do they say - always pick on the pretty one. Ritchy MacCaw, Micheal Jones, half the AB's been concussed - they come back harder, fitter, stronger because they are men - real men from Kiwi land. Still must have been a bit of a surprise, I guess team checkups on riders in accidents will change now - what would of happened if it happened to another rider - they would have been so out of it, they would have wandered onto the run way and cause a international scene - you just quietly collapse at the planes front door, about time you got some value for your medical insurance.

From your many Kiwi Supporters - you still the main man of all the Kiwi boys riding overseas and we still follow you and respect you boy.

Brent from NZ

an old friend
Jules;
just read about your dreadful day. maybe the Shaklee times weren't so bad ;-) rest up; the form WILL come. Jim O'Brien in NC.

Speedy Recovery.
Hey Julz,
Hope all is good over there. You will be glad to be out of the hospitals after the crash. Hope you have a speedy recovery and get back to form soon. All the best from the SRM Oceania crew. Hope the rest of the Dean Team are good.

Craig Thomson

no different from other seasons!
glad to hear, all is NOW ok! hell of a time for you all. but back on the road and doing what you do best, somehow developing tour fitness in the shortest window possible (you should write a book later on, so us punters could learn a few tricks).

Good luck (for all the deans!)

Damien

Hi
Hi Julian,nice to chat with you the other day climbing out of Pego.Hope the rest of the season goes well and I am sure I'll see on the roads around Gandia un the future.
ps,please give my regards to Roger H..thnx

Sandy Carne..CC Costa Blanca

No racing
Hi Julian. Hope no complications from your crash. Any idean when you will be racing again.

Regards

So what's happening?
I am finding it increasingly frustrating to find out anything about what's currently happening with Julian. The Garmin website is hopeless as unless you're one of the rock stars, there's very little to NO news on any of the other riders in the teams. Can anyone re-direct me to a website that may be newsworthy and up to date on NZ pro cyclists.
In the mean time, I assume you are racing somewhere or maybe resting after your recent race fall - but good luck anyway.

Dale

stay upright
just read about your crash, and that nothing is broken, phew! keep it rubber side down.

damien

Injury
Hope Julian is alright after his crash



Best Wishes from NZ

Hi Julz
Yeah what the last dude Damien said !!, Thinking of you heaps Bro ! lots of Love Tam,Jas, Amy and Ronan, xxxx

Apologies if offended
Dale
Nah not offended, Dale. Was just giving you some insight into how things roll in the peloton.

spring
sometimes you need to step away to realise what you've got and what you need. being a little scared of racing, is if you talked to a sports psych, probably a great thing. it's probably nervous excitment not pure fear! enjoy the feeling, remember what it was like as a kid, race like a kid, have fun. your form will come, stressing about is normal, for you, and everyone, run with it. will be waving your flag in france in july, and i'll have a bottle of lager (summer ale maybe) with your name on it.

damien

Mental Coach
Hi Julz,
I've never known anybody to be quite as tough on themself than you! You dont critisise yourself you crucify yourself. Entering an event that simply doesnt suit your style, suggests you're not in the right headspace. We all make the simplest of errors when stressed. Does the Garmin/cervelo outfit have a mental coach or mentor you can work with? Time to suck it in and seek assistance with parts of your cycling you're struggling with. Believe me a shit load of energy is wasted when stressed. While you tried a new approach to the season you didnt change the thought process's to go with it. I'm no professional, but I wouldnt waste my time making these comments, if I didnt think you still had the ability to perform at the highest level. Just got to get your headspace right.
All the best
Dale
Carole here Dale. Just to clarify... Julian gets sent to races... He doesn't actually get to pick and choose. If that was the case, his career would've been quite different. In pro-cycling, for 99% of riders, they do what they're told and race where and where they're told. Just the pure rockstar riders have the liberty to create their own race schedule.

Best for 2011
Thanks Carole for your update They always bring a smile to my face. Great to know whats up as check religiously so I dont miss a race Julian is in.

Regards from NZ

Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
Julian, are you going to be at the Flanders and Roubaix events this year?
Good luck for the year and hope to see you at both these events. Gibbo.

What's happening?
Hi Julz, I havent spotted your name in any of the Garmin teams recently - are you injured? what's happening?
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Hello There
Take it your back in Europe are you doing any of the classic in Belgium?

Cheers

Chris Macic

cmacic@hotmail.com

when
When is your next race Julian. Are you injured or are you just having an extended break. Hope to see your name on the start line soon.Good luck for the season ahead.

Julz OK?
Carole can you give us a couple of lines on the diary? Worried NZ

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Thanks for doing the worlds write up (it can't have been an easy experience to write about). You've got a great writing style and I always enjoy reading your diary entries (hopefully you write a book one day!).

I've followed your career for a long time and you've always struck me as someone with massive perseverance, courage and also humility.

I really hope you do get that big win and I reckon there's still a great chance of that (some awesome results in 2010 would suggest that too).

But whatever happens I reckon you can look back on a pretty awesome career as a cyclist and know you've done NZ proud.

All the best
Must be incredibly gutting after all the effort you put in. I have guys ride away from me all the time so I'm used to it!lol! Anyway you're one of my cycling hero's and have immense respect. And we're all very proud of you.Kia kaha! LD

Bro
Dont be to hard on yourself. When you think about those results in the tour the season was outstanding. Anyway, smash those euro pussies this year, kia kaha

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So agree with earlier comments. We are always so proud of what you do and all the sacrifices you and your family make. Best wihes for your 16th?? year as a professional.

What Defines A Career??
What will define your career may not be a particular defining moment, as (apart from the huge amount of luck which runs with the sport), you are correct that you have worked in the great effort of others, however you WILL be remembered as the FIRST guy who took NZ Cycling into the 21st century at the highest level of Pro-Elite cycling and banged heads (Literally on occasions)with the best. Nobody can ever take that from you. You are an insiration to those coming after you and the large number of talented NZ cyclists emerging with an eye for the European Pro-Elite Peloton will name Julian Dean as their motivational inspiration to make the step up. A greater accolade you will never achieve. Be Proud and Never beat yourself up.

Worlds & 2011
Thanks for Worlds update. Even though it didn't work out on the day, you are one of only a handful of NZ'ers with the ability to rightly be there at all. All the best for 2011 - Garmin should have an awesome lead out train - hope you get the chance to be on the end of it. Fletch.

Tour down Under
Had a marvellous Saturday watching the all Stage 5. It was great to see you on the front of the Peleton for so long. For once the TV1 reporter watched the race and acknowledged the work you and Hayden R put in for your teams.Best wishes for tomorrow.

Good Luck
Go Garmin - Cervelo good luck for the Tour Down Under. Are you looking forward to teaming up with Thor again will be great watchin lead outs for the world champ jersey and tyler as well.

2011
Congrads on receiving the BikeNZ award.All the best for the Tour down under.

Regards from the Waikato

BikeNZ's Sportsman of the Year
Congratulations on being awarded Road Rider of the Yeat by BikeNZ this weekend, without doubt overdue recognition of your excellent contribution to the sport of cycling. I believe the next step is to have you recognised and honoured along the champion's from all sporting disciplines as one of New Zealand's best.
(This is further comment to my note sent yesterday)
Sue McKane

9 January 2011
Thanks for allowing an old lady (me)to invade your space to shake your hand after your efforts 2day. I hope one day soon the Sporting Officials who decide such things will Honour and reward you appropriately for your outstanding achievements in cycling and because you are an excellent ambassador for our country. Cheers for 2011. Sue

Tour Down Under
Hi Julian

Wayne Morgans brother here. Will be in Adelaide doing a riding tour so may see you there. Still trying to convince Wayne to come down for a few days. Great keeping up with the career and all the best for 2011.

Gary Morgan

and a new year rolls out
good luck at the nats, and the TDU, even if its not your time of the season. what a great article in the news paper last week. at least written by someone who understands, or even just listened to you about your job. it was great to see such a positive outlook in your qoutes. i can't wait to yell at you from the side of the road in france this year. as ever, ride hard then just that little bit harder. damien

NZ Champ
Good Luck for the weekend.....it'll be great to see the Kiwi jersey back on the world stage!

Nationals
Backing you all the way. Best of luck.

Happy New Year
Julz,
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Best wishes for the season. Looking forward to seeing you and Thor on the same team again in Europe.
Good luck in the Road Nationals.
Phil&Barry, Cork

2011
Wishing you all the best for the Nationals and Tour down Under. Presume you are going to Adelaide though still haven't seen Garmins roster. Hope this year brings lots and lots of enjoyment and success.

What Pro Team for 2011
Hey Julian, I followed the TDF this year 2010, an amazing experience and will be back again some day. I managed to get you a bottle of water near the top of the Madeleine and also Port De Bales.
What team are you riding for in 2011.
Cheers Al from Hawkes Bay.
al.robson62@gmail.com
Julian will be with Garmin for 2011

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Reading your most recent comments brings a tear to my eye. Thanks for sharing! It's otherwise v hard to get any insight into what it must be like as a pro. Write a book when you're done!

Back to Black
Just seen your new jersey. Thrilled it will be so much easier to pick you out in it than the previous colours. Wishing you all the best for the new year and hope you get some of your favourite races to compete in.

No 'I' in team
Hey mate, hope the December training camp this week goes well for the new 2011 team line-up and catch you sometime soon, back in the NZ summer, Blom

Cooking up a storm!
Hey Julian, any tips or contacts on how I should best go about contacting teams to get a gig cooking for the tour next year!? I'm a super keen road/mtb amature that would just love to combine my two big loves in life.
cheflukemacann@gmail.com.
Cheers bro!

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Not sure if you will recall what those initials stood for in 1993!.......... Wends and I have lost touch with you....obviously, but have shown an interest in your awesome achievements of late. We saw you on TV the other day, which prompted me to send this email.
Be great to hear from you.
l.jones@wbhs.school.nz

Cheers
Jonesy (Lee Jones)

hmmmm orange
nice orange tracky, now where did you find those old skool oakley's. i know a certain retired road coach still has his blue blockers (as seen in a certain olympics team photo) if you would like to borrow them again.

Thanks from Waihi College
Brilliant to have you back this week at prizegiving, Julian. Several girls thought you're hot and several boys are getting road bikes as a result (and probably vice versa actually). Thanks so much for coming.
Leon

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Hey bro, just saw you rolled the SSWC. Loved the racing kit man......priceless. Catch up at some stage.

Mase

Welcome back to rotovegas!
It's that time of year again when every ride I do I keep a look out for you somewhere on the local roads. Will you be doing a 'guest appearance' like last year? if not, I look forward to racing you at the SSWC!

Local fan Jon

Well-deserved article
Julian. Congrats on the amazing profile in Cycle Sport. You're a terrific ambassador for the Team and for Garmin. Enjoy your beautiful family this off-season. I look forward to seeing you at a training camp soon. All the best --
Jon (Garmin).

The Worlds
When many countries have teams of nine & NZ only has a team of three it must make the job of getting to the line first that much more difficult. Is there no place for a 'level playing field' at that level of the sport?
You gave it your best it is all we fans can ask for. You do us proud everytime you ride your bike. It has been pleasing to see the level of media interest in your work this year. All kiwis need to know the level of your achievements on the World Cyling Stage.

Thanks
I have been following you this year. You have done yourself and New Zealand proud!! Have a great break with your family - you deserve it!!

Well Deserved Rest
Feel for you Julian but you gave it your best. Annoyed with Cycling news Live Report - when Greg was pulling out they said it was you. Could have followed race longer. Have a great break with your family and we look forward to following you again next year.

bruce
i woke this morning having seen the future. Hendy sets you up with 300 to go, you're on tyler's wheel, then deal to him and it's all yours. now you know - go do it.

Worlds
So looking forward to the race. All the best to you, Greg & Hayden. Hope it works out for you.

From fan in NZ

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I can really appreciate the sacrifices you have gone through to get on the start line of this race.Thanks for the great race and training reports in your diary.Strong legs and strong head tomorrow .Tear it apart in that last 200 Julz

Beachy & co

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Best of luck for tomorrow!You have the power!
LD

Legend...
Julz, You're a legend... Best of luck for tommorrow, we'll be cheering for you. T-Man

Saying hi from Pongakawa
Hi Julian Carole Tanner and Val, you are truly inspirational and your diary notes are amazing. Best of everything for Sunday. Much love
Andrea & Kevin

worlds
The pain of the Vuelta is behind you the Worlds in front. It was hard not to feel your pain. Wish we could be there but stuck at work in Queensland.
We know you will focus and give Team Dean the best shot. Love to you all, Annie & Kev xx

Give it to them !
Jules all the BEST for the 3rd at the Worlds, great to have Hayden & Hendo there. Looking forward to reading a good performance from the team. Cheers

Phrase

Good Luck in Geelong
Julz, Looking forward to seeing you wearing the Rainbow Bands in Europe next season. Good luck on Sunday.
Phil & Barry, Cork.

Go get em!
Hi Julz, the best of luck on the 3rd, will be thinking of you, this is what all the hard work has been about Bro, SO GO GET EM!, feel the love, from the Jords in Vegas :)

go get em julian
full speed ahead, dont let anything get in your way of getting gold

all the best
morrinsville wheelers

Worlds 3rd October
Go JULZ!
All the best Julian for this weekends World Road Champs in Geelong.
I dont know if there is any TV coverage but I hope so.
Worlds 2010 - its yours mate - Go for it.
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

worlds
go get em tiger,our best wishes and hugs are with you and team dean.
debs and jimbo

Tough times
Hi Team Dean, tough times don’t last, tough people do, and you guys prove that time and time again. Roll on 3 Oct, the worlds are yours. Kindest regards H Kent

Julz in the flesh!
Good luck in Geelong! After many years following your career on the box & net screaming myself horse in the middle of the night as you put Kiwi cycling on the map we will be road side at the World’s to cheer you on in search of the ultimate result you richly deserve! Gutsy effort to suffer through the Vuelta! It will be worth it! Just remember the great form you had at the Tour & Giro! Go hard Kiwi Guy!

Dave - Taupo

great reading
Smashing work on the diary Julz. The Vuelta reports are super: vivid, funny, heartfelt. So hey, thanks for taking the time. Best wishes for doing the 'research' for your worlds report... Jim

Geelong
Wish you all the best for the Worlds and then a well deserved rest.

From the Waikato

Challenges
Hi Julz
Awesome to read your diary updates, I feel stupid now and even a bit mean having asked for more or regular updates, But from back here in NZ, we have no idea whats hapening. The challenges you faced during the Vuelta, you have overcome and the challenges ahead are within your grasp. Go get em mate!

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Worlds
She's yours for the taking!!! The brilliant thing is you're not getting all the media huha riders you have shown you can beat are getting. Along with many other Kiwis we're coming to Geelong to see you take the biggest prize of your career...you've towed many others to glory, now it's your turn!!!!!

Legend !!!
Hi Julz,Just read your dairy update from the Vuelta, Well done on your efforts mate for making it as far as you did, you are a legend for keeping your focus on the one thing that is the World's, We have total RESPECT for you Bro, Good luck at the worlds,
Love the Jords :)

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Pure gutsy ride in the Vuelta, best of luck for the worlds. Thanks for the diary entries.

Corran

invers massive
Nice work on your diary stud ,ya make it hard to sit here and read it, without feeling very soft .moto at the worlds hod and smack it on that last hill. then kick back and enjoy the summer .hugs to team dean

Whats the haps?
Saw Julz and Rolly are both out of the Vuelta - will Julz be doing the worlds? Hope he can recover and smash 'em!

Vuelta Exit
Hi Julz, I was dissapointed to see that you had to exit the Vuelta Espania after stage 12. I have struggled to find out why, Im assumming you are struggling with injury? or have pulled out to concentrate on the Worlds?

Dale (Matamata peddlers)

Stage 13
Hope its nothing too serious Julian. A worry to wake up to both Kiwis out of the Tour.

Hi Julz
mate
after a sizzling tour, your having some shitty luck in the velta, and being a supporter for lots of years. I recon your gonna smoke the worlds. It seems to be the way you roll.

Holding It Together
Keep up the brave fight, Julian.
We are riding along with you and wishing you good fortune.

Barry & Richard

Improving
Really pleased to see you getting over your crash Julian. Hope some luck comes your way and you are able to stay out of trouble. Looks like you are back to working hard for others.

warm up and hurt box
go hard julz - us kiwis are still following you, the tdf was just a warm up for the world champs, all good things come to those who pt in the work and you boy are the man

go the all blacks, go the warriors, go the tall blacks, go the silver ferns and go team julz dean team

brent from nz

Christchurch family want to add to the noise on Sunday
Hello, in Alicante later today and are going to watch some of Sundays stage. Would like to add to the vocal support for Julian. Where is the best place to watch and add to the kiwi support? Cheers. Paul
sunvaleconners(at)gmail.com
Sorry Paul, I didn't get your message until now... Sunday nite! Hope you all managed to cheer Julz on anyway. He would have appreciated it...

oh the 'umanity
keep riding hard fella, the body shock will go and the form and speed will come through. tough it out just like you are. it's afterall just pain, and shit, you had plenty of that to deal with.

Hey Julz
Hey Julz- Watching you on SBS, hang in there bro and we will see you in Geelong.A good result at the Worlds will make all the pain worth while.
All the best.
Norm S

Worlds
Great to eventually see the list. Hope you have no more trouble as really looking forward to following your fortunes at the Worlds. Will really be annoyed if it isn't shown live in NZ. Best wishes for the next few weeks.

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hope yourve got the chalk ready to write GO SKIDDY up the mountain path. send him a VENGA VENGA from the harveys.

Battle on Bro.
Deep in the hurt cave man, the whole of NZ feels your pain, battle on mate, and best of luck.
Paul

H Kent
Hi Team Dean, you guys are fantistic, though apparently you don’t like doing it the easy way :) best wishes I can’t wait to see Julian represent you all at the top of the podium come worlds time.

the third GT
Hang in there Julz! All best coming stages. Jim

Hey Julian
just found your site. Absolutely outstanding TDF this year. you are the ' bomb ' in what is just about the toughest sport in the world. Not great to hear of your latest misfortune but you know when the going gets tough, the tough get going. take care, and go well.
Brett H

Guts & Glory ??
You are all of the above kiddo - hang in there, we really want to see you here in Oz at the Worlds. Love to you Carole and the boys Annie & Kev xx

Worlds
hope you get some form out of the Vuelta and hit the worlds flying - pretty much every man and his dog who rides a bike in nz is heading over the ditch.. all to go mental for you and the boys.
woo woooo can't wait - hope you can't either!

Hang in their Bro
Man Talk about being dished out the Some shit !!! hang in there Julz, They say that things happen for a reason, for what reason this has happened mate, we are sure you can find some sort of good out of it(let us know what it is when you do). Hang in there mate thinking of you heaps and love you more, The Jords :) xxxx. Thanks for the updates Beepo, Keep on trucking Team Dean !!! and thats a 10 4 rubber ducky over and out!

Best
Hello Julz & Carol

I am Quique from Beniarjo, long time... It will be a good idea to meet us when you come back to my area. We can have a big Paella...I will follow you on Vuelta as usual, and I will pray for a big victory, very near in Tour and Giro.

Best!

Go hard mate
Julz, you are obviously in the shitbag just now but you are the one guy in the whole mob who can work yourself out of that. Hang in there, dig damn deep and do us proud once again. Carole, thanks for your updates. B.

Thanks
We appreciate the update and hope Julian mends quickly. All the best from the Waikato.

Thanks Carole for keeping us updated
Thanks for keeping us fans updated. The poor buggar. I hope he recovers quickly. Cheers. michael in canberra

So what's happening?
The Garmin website is hopeless these days - So what's happening to/with Julz at the Vuelta Espana? All I know is he crashed before the TT but obviously did not withdraw - so is he injured? is he continueing? what's happening?
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Build Up...

Hey Julz,
Great to read your buildup to Worlds... we all backing you.. Am in your world at the moment in the heart of basque country at the in-laws hope to make it to a few stages to cheer your buildup in person... hope u not too sore.... see you on the front.
PS A book I got from Max about Chris Hoy is a must read if you haven't already..post worlds.
Francis dJ

Hi Julian
Great to see you in France and look forward watching you at the worlds.

Cheers

Ivan
2008 Elite EM Napier

Experienced chef and passionate cyclist!
Hi Julian,
I have to say it's awsome watching a kiwi flying the flag with the best cyclists in the world. With Tylar injured for Spain, I hope this means you can lead yourself out for a change!?
I'm a chef with 20 years experience, do you have any tips, or inside info on how I could get my resume to the right people that hire for the pro teams?
I would love to help fuel you guys in a pro tour.
Best of luck in Spain brother!
Luke Macann
cheflukemacann@gmail

Vuelta
Watching you live in the TTT prologue (thanks SBS)You're being described as the strongman for your team by the commentators. Have a successful & safe Tour Julz. We will be in Geelong for the Worlds. Best wishes. Lyn & Dean Peterken

Good luck at the Vuelta!
No crashing please...next step World Champion!

Go Julz!

Cheers Sammo

Teams
Given the opportunity you have shown us Jules that you are right up there amongst the best sprinters in the World....you need a team that is prepared to back you. Over the years you've made riders like Farrar and Hushovd look good....no doubt about that. So, with the rumours of Hushovd, Haussler, and Hammond joining Garmin, where will that leave you?...GET OUT!!, my boy, and find a team which will give you the respect and tean placement your awesome talents deserve. I've been a major fan/follower of yours for years now.....I want that TDF stage or Classics win before you retire....Saxo Bank???....how would that go?

race hard
good luck, ride hard and race well. use those lead outs for your own worlds training. will be trawling youtube for the finishes. dk

Give it heaps Julz !
All the best bro 4 Spain - 21 days enjoy it ! Ya got Cav there, talking to Stephen Roche the other night, he said 2 head butts would have been enough but 3 was to much, hopefully there will be none of that this time - watch those lines ?
Phrase

World Champs
Go easy stay level and make eat dust

Tube

Good Luck Julz !!
Good luck for the tour of Spain Julz, Will be thinking of you heaps. lots of love Tam, Jas, Amy and Ronan xxxx

vuelta
Kia ora Julz - Best of luck for being the only rider in the peleton to place top-3 in a stage of all three GTs of 2010... have a top race and hope the prep for the worlds goes well. Good stuff in Spain too, Carole. Jim R

Kiwi at Mozaine start
Just a note to thank you for the time you gave my family and I at the start of stage 8 of the tour. The photos turned out awesome and you now have a family of life long fans. Thanks again. We will be there supporting you in Melbourne also. You are doing NZ proud. Cheers Besty

3 grand tours again!!!!
Julz, good luck for spain. You will have plenty waikato boys in Geelong for roadside support.

Shane
Waikato

Awesome TDF!
Yeah just incredible to consistently see you right up there in the sprints beating everyone but Cavendish,
(who's prob the best sprinter ever),and perhaps by just the rubber on Ale Jet's wheel! You did everyone in NZ, and you and your family proud. Fantastic stuff! L D

Enter a Title
Juliandean the race horse won easliy today at Rotorua, he was handy coming into the final 600mtrs sprinted at the 300 and cleared away from a good field. His trainer said he is a lot stronger this prep and has developed a bit of attitude which is good, should be more wins in store.
Debs

JD2
Nice win at Rotorua today. The trainer said on TV you had been going so well 'we had to catch up!'

Updates
Hi Julian

It would be great for you to more regularly update your diary. We know it's hard - but a lot of people look for how you're going - maybe set yourself a max one week interval for updates?

all the best, and thanks for a great T de F

Peter

New Zealand!
Hi Julian!

My name is Cara Bussell. I am currently a Category 1 road racer that lives in Portland, Oregon USA. I am hoping to move to New Zealand from November through January to train on my bicycle. I am not too familiar with New Zealand and I was wondering what places would be good for me to look at living / training.

Ideally, there would be no snow that would hinder the training, plenty of mountains to train on, multiple 5+ hour route loops, and hopefully some people to train with.

I'm focused mainly on road, but also like to mountain bike. Any suggestions?

I consider any information that you can provide to be very valuable.

Thanks!!!
Cara
Radcyclepdx@gmail.com

Brilliant Tour.
Congratulations on a superb TDF. I couldn't understand why they didn't give you a lead out earlier on in the race as Farrar was hurt. I don't believe the NZ media and general public fully appreciate just how good you have to be to do what you have done.

Thanks
Pete (Christchurch)

Vuelta
Hey looking forward to seeing you in the sprints at the tour of Spain
Best of luck as I'm sure you need some of that in the melee that is the bunch sprint.

Gethyn.

India
Sorry we wont see you at the Games. Was really looking forward to it as our best ever.
Reagards from the Waikato

commonwealth games
sorry you won't be riding the games - but good news about going for stages in spain! have a rest JD, and remember nz is with you all the way. mike g

TDF
Hi Jules

Awesome effort at the tour. Fantastic to be there seeing you do so well again. Looking forward to you achieving that stage win in 2011 as the team sprinter. No pressure!!

Best regards
Judy & Ray

Tour de France
Hi Julian,

Congratulations on a fantastic performance. As the only Kiwi in the race, you certainly didn't seem to feel the pressure! You have done us all proud. If it hadn't been for that pesky Cavendish you could have had a couple of wins.
Keep on going for it and your day will come.

All the very best,


Anthony

Great Photos
Hi JD, I have some great photos of you from the Nationals in Ch-Ch. Would love to share with you. Let me know if you would like them on your site? Great tour, so good to see you at the front in the sprints and not coming over the line in 10th after a lead out. Good luck this weekend. morgangp@xtra.co.nz
Cheers Phil

conversion
my wife used to support only rugby but she is getting into F1 and would you believe Le Tour de France we struggle to find your orange scull cap and we don't fully comprehend race strategy but when we do see you the cheers are deafening perhaps one day you will lead an all NZ team?

Inspiration...
Hi Julz,
Just wanted to let you know what a great role model you are. My nine year old son is too shy to drop you a line but he has watched you keenly on the tour this year and for the last couple.(Mum and Dad are dead keen also!). He's now doing his school speech about you and begins it with "He's 6th, he's 5th, he's 4th, he's 3rd, he's 2nd, Owww! so close! and it's NZ's Julian Dean just beaten by Mark Cavendish. Hell I'm here to talk to you about my hero Julian Dean." Him and his brother also race each other pretending to be the two of you. Anyway I wanted to let you know what an impact you have on the little people in NZ, and thanks for being an inspirational and memorable part of my sons life.
The Herbert Family
threesenough@clear.net.nz

My Champ (our champ)
Hi Julian,
Well a great tour and you have now become one of the worlds best sprinters (all ways have been but always helped others)Now its your turn to show the world,and the big one will come. Still say you are the best ever.
Would like to meet up one day, and talk tour now and in the 70s.
My Champ
Tino Tabak

choooice
shot bro!!

well done, looks like there's a few more years in them legs yet!!

keep it up

dg

Back in Black?
It feeds a Kiwi's soul to see so many of the world's best BEHIND you on the line so often at this years TdF. Thanks for that.
Now, will we see you riding for the recently announced NZ Pro Team soon? Go on, ya' know you wanna! I figure if you are brave/crazy enough to be banging elbows at those speeds in the sprint for the line on an inch of rubber while a potential train wreck is building pace behind you, you'll be happy enough about making the switch.

It sums it all up ....... Gr8 !
Hey Julz,
Fantastic effort to end a gr8 tour for U ! So close for that top spot, it - will come ! To the now new N.O 1 cyclist N.Z has produced - grand bro. Love the traditional Kiwi look from the boy from Waihi, Ya haven't lost the Kiwi touch - keep it up ! Enjoy the down time with family ! Look forward to seeing U & Hendo in India forming your own train ? Off to test out Alp d Huez & Ventoux.
Cheers

Phrase

Mate
Should have added this nathan.burdon@stl.co.nz

cheers

Tour of Southland
Hi Julian, you're getting some great, well deserved coverage back here at the moment. Well done on your Tour. What are the chances you will cotinue on and do the Tour of Southland after Comm Games?

Cheers, Nathan Burdon
Southland Times

Race withdrawls
I keep looking at your website reading comments, waiting for updates, thinking about you and Carole and the boys. Your star shines brighter than ever.
Props to your brilliant family that help to elevate you there. Support, sacrifice, love, rolling luck, and bloody hard work, you deserve greatness. You have earned it. There is more greatness to come for you. I hope you spoil Carole within an inch of her life when you are together. "Anything you want dear!!!"
KRB Rotoura

Hello.
How's it mate. Good to see you are doing really well with the cycling. A bit of a change from BMX racing all those years ago.Are your parents still living in Waihi? Drop me an email when you get a chance if you remember me. Troy Fell from Hamilton.
troy.fell@pacbrandsuk.com

AWESOME effort
Well done Julain,
Was awesome to see a NZ do so well in the tour. So exciting! Wish i could sprint like you.

Deane Bell

Kiwis can fly....
We hope you are relishing some r & r after a fantastic effort at the TDF. We are so thrilled for you!

Warmest congrats,

Kay and David
Wellington, New Zealand

go kiwi guy
hi my name is christophe and i am eight years old.I live in nz and i have been watching the le tour de france i think you are the best cyclist of the generation.My dad and i are big fans and congratalations on the race, keep up the good work.

bye!!!!!

allez x 20
We've had the family glued to the TV for those TDF sprints at the wee hours in the night and you've been amazing!

You have certainly kept us riveted to the Tour and done everyone in NZ proud

Thanks for the unreal ride!!

Good work!
Congrats again for riding such a great tour! You make us proud! We're planning another trip back to France for the TDF, hoping you will be there!

Carol (kiwi in Perth)

Nic and Karl
Fantastic Tour Jules; too much!!!

Another TdF is over...
What can I say? An incredible finish and another podium and you didn't even train as the sprinter for this one. Shows what a world class sprinter you are and you are as good, if not better, than all the other sprinters at the TdF.

Looking forward to the Worlds and a rainbow jersey!

Congratulations!
Great result, makes us Kiwis proud to see you up on the podium again. Are they going to give you a go as a sprinter now?

Congratulations
Hi Julian
On behalf f teh Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services, our members would like to convey their heartfelt congratulations n your outstanding performance and results in the Tour de France. It is marvellous to see such results achieved by a native of Waihi. Yours Sincerely, Dan Hrris for Waihi beach Lifeguard Services.

Len-o
Hi there Julian:- Congratulations on your performance in the tour this year My wife and I are keen supports of you and your efforts
Can I suggest a flashing light on your crash nut so we can pick you out more we have difficulty finding you in the bunch or is that intentional look forward to seeing you yjere again next year

Great effort!
on your 3rd placing on the final stage as well as your other podium places and your leadout work for Tyler. I was an excited and proud kiwi watching your efforts.

All the best for the rest of the season!

Corran

You're a BLOODY LEGEND MATE
You have been cycling for about 90 hours and I have watched about 80 of those hours. talk about sleep depreviation but HELL it has been worth it to see you shine in this year's TOUR DE FRANCE. Tell me do you have a kiwi or a silver fern tucked somewhere on your whereabouts to remind you of home. You are a bloody legend Julian. Well done. We are so proud of you. RIght back to reality. sleep. What is that????? Good on you. You made us proud!

THREE PODIUMS - PODIA?
Hi Julz - Just want to add my voice to the crowd of proud New Zealanders who have been screaming at the TV in the middle of the night and then jumping up in excitement to see you make three podium finishes in the world's hardest-fought sprints. You told Nathan this morning that Tyler was quicker than you. That might be true but you find your way to the front with such freqency and speed. Go you. Thank you for the excitement. I hope you come home, take the Nats and then do it all again next year. Good luck in Melbourne!
Jon Bridges.

Best ever
Hey Julian, What a Tour you were awesome, hope the body ok? Enjoy some time with the family before the next tour of duty. Regards Del

What a star
Hiya Julian, we are all so proud of you here and all the staff at cedar manor resthome are talking to Ma about you.Hope you ,Carole,Tanner and Val all good.Love Toni,Shane and family.

Congrats
Awesome tour mate! You're a bloody legend. Keep those video clips coming!

What a Tour !!!
Julian, What an amazing Tour. I have spent more time than ever following the event. Absolutely awesome sprinting Mate !!!!!
Even got a few more Kiwi's who live in Aussie on board as well whilst over there a couple of weeks ago. Nothing like cranking up the fan club !!
Had a good Mate standing at the top of those big "hills" in the Pyrenees's to give you heaps. He is still buzzing about the whole deal !!!

You have done Rotorua proud !!!

Cheers : Kim Stevenson

John L
Julian congradulations on a great effort, I am sure the moenories and moments from this tour will be great to put onto a book I hope you write one

dibblec@ihug.co.nz
Hi Julz

Been following your amazing journey through the Tour. A fantastic effort and achievement. We are all very proud of you back here.
Special lv from Ma

Carl, Jill, Reuben and Cara

Hi Uncle Julz
Hi uncle julz teo,nikita and I have been watching you on tv we saw you come second in one of the races i wish mum & dad could of brought us with them to see you in the tour de France
love grace

Thankyou
hi,
big cheers for your efforts, thankyou for being our kiwi representative. See you there again next year, please have another crack.

Next Year - Green??
Gidday Julian and team. It's been a great tour, Great effort and a lot of hard work and heart shown. I was thinking about next year looking at what Petacchi has achieved and what has evolved without Tyler Farrar present. Hope a team sees your potential to ride for a green jersey.Great speed, experience and ability to get over those lumps. I plan to be there watching and could think of no more appropriate honour for you and your career.

p.s God there's some dickheads out there. Just read a couple of comments on the headbutt incident.

Pete, Mt Maunganui

You've done us NZers proud Julian
Congratulations on a great tour. Such a thrill to see you place in Paris. Enjoy your very well earned holiday. You cyclists have to be the toughest sportsmen out there. You carry on riding with all manner of injuries and even broken bones. Lorraine Grantham, Tauranga and Rhonda Grantham, London

Awesome effort
Congratulations on a top tour!
Three podium finishes is a massive achivement. You have my vote for the Halberg awards!! David

What an effort... Brilliant!
Hey man just a short note to say well done, and fantastic to see you laying all out on the road in those sprints.
I was away in the Arthur's Pass mountain biking (went to the dark side) so missed the last couple of stages, but thanks to the miracle of internet and modern t.v. I caught up quickly. Awesome finish over the top of Petacchi. Keep it and fly the flag!

Lee

lee@pica.co.nz

Kiwis can fly
Awesomely proud of you Jules. We all know you have a stage win in you some time, but for now it brought a tear to my eye to see your colours emerge to sprint for third in Paris.
CG and family from Wellington.

Well done from Comvita
Hi Julian,

Another tour down! Wow! Looks like you are finally getting some much deserved regonition in your home land too! About time. Congratulations on your tour. Dave and Team Comvita.

Awesome
Awesome tour bro!
Mike

mikemag12@hotmail.com

Awesome
Awesome tour bro!

Way to Go Julz
Well what can we say, congrats Julz on a fantastic tour. You have done NZ proud!!!!!!!!!

Take care

Thilaia & Ngaire

What a Tour!
Julz,

Amazing mate. We've been watching your every move, and you've done yourself proud. Great finish on the Champs-Élysées too. The drama sure seems to follow you around, but it makes for a fantastic story... Well done and go have some rest...

Cam, Peta, Thomas & Will

Final sprint
Congratulations Julz, you did NZ proud,
what a great effort, so close to the win and so many times, you are the best!!!
Judy and Ian Thomas

Well done....
Awesome work and fantastic to see you there - we are all so proud of you!! ASB Bank Commercial team, ROTORUA

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What an absolutely fabulous result Julian!!! Everything about your sprints this tour showed experience, confidence, and power. In the top three sprint placings are where you belong. We are elated about your results and your career. We are big big fans. Thank you for introducing us to this exciting event. We hope you and carole and the kids enjoy a well deserved family time together celebrating your awesomeness.
xxx love the buchanans

Well done
Great TDF! Time to update your results page!

Great Tour
We've really enjoyed watching you in the Tour this year - both from the side of the road in Serres and the Col du Noyer, with a massive Silver Fern Flag, and also from watching the box. Have a good rest and really hope to see you again next year :) from more proud kiwis, Sarah, Chris, Luke and Ben x

Time to update your results page!
Congratulations Julz for a job well done today and the tour overall. I;m looking forward to seeing your website "Results" page updated.
Your country is feeling very proud and somewhat satisfied, Now I need to catch up on some sleep.

Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

in a word...
Congrats on another stage podium. Brilliant stuff.
Jim

Congrats Julz
Hi Julz,

I hope you agree that you've had a great tour. While you might say that you don't like 10% gradients, we saw you powering up the road to Avoriaz like the rest of us can't, you're not that shabby on the climbs really. Well done, it looked like a hard route this year. Enjoy the champers!

Liam and the fandangly

i need a thesuarus
awesome, wicked, amazing, stupendous, wonderful, splendid, awe inspiring and well deserved. i know you'll be dissapointed there wasn't a win in your results, but for every new zealander (even for this australian living in NZ) you have made us proud with your results. so don't beat yourself around the head, they are great finishes with the greats of the sprinting world. but by all means assess your results and learn from them, to see what might come if you can capitalise on this sucess and form will be fun to watch. well done. DK

Brilliant Tour
A really great tour and podium finishes ! thanks Robin

Fantastic TDF 2010
The most gripping performances for me in this year's TDF, have been your efforts in the sprint stages. You are a class act. Congratulations. AB, SLC.

Champs-Élysées
Third place on the Champs!! Truely fantastic!!

The End of the tour de France
Just dropping a line to say CONGRATS on finishing le tour de France, particularly with 2 second places and a third on Les Champs Elysées! I hope to see you coming out fighting next year, maybe they'll let you sprint for yourself the whole tour next year!
Good luck with the rest of the year :D

woohoo!
3rd in Paris!!! AWESOME AWESOME EFFORT! Congrats Julian, enjoy the beer or 5 tonight! Alex (Waihi/Bahrain)

Hi Julz & Carole
It's been thrilling watching you do the business stage after stage this year. Fantastic results personally & for Garmin-Transitions. We've every confidence in you having the victory salute on the Champs- Elysee this afternoon. Best wishes Dean, Lyn, Allegra & Nick Peterken. Tamahere,NZ

Best of luck for the final stage!
You're in great form atm! Just do what you do best and seize the moment when it arises. You know when that will be;). We'll all be behind you willing you on! Go Julz! Al D

A thing of beauty!
Mate - how good are you going!?

fark I got all emotional watching that...

Feire, Thor, Ale Jet etc etc.. all BEHIND YOU! Legends of the game and into the capital of sprinting - and you smoked em!

You just getting better and better.. you're a frikkin legend!

go early on the champs - and you'll do it.

Fark I'm excited - who cares about two skinny weeds riding up hills. It's all about you!

2nd again!
Mate, another second place. That is HUGE!!!! Fingers and toes crossed you can go one better down the Champs-Elysées, that would make my year. No matter how the last stage pans out, you are a total champion and it frustrates me no end that you are not all over the papers here in NZ for the phenominal job you are doing.
All the best, Cam

A Magic Day!
A great entry to the wine region.
Congratulations on another top finish.
Great tactical positioning in the strong wind.
Good luck for Paris!

Barry & Richard

The legend goes on
Hi Julz, What a legend you have become, and how you are able to continue against the odds to reach those levels. Screamed at the telly this morning as you made your way closer and closer to putting yourself into contention and then a great final effort. I thought you were making ground on Cavendish, which shows you have speed to compete, Well done Julian another brilliant effort in the worlds greatest bike race. We
Will be watching every moment of the final dash to Paris.
all the best
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Mate great effort
New to the notepad..but great result in last nites stage...Cav has just got too much of a kick...get the boys to jump 100m earlier and then hang on to that wheel..u will roll him by the line...you look great in the sprint and I am pleased you are on the drops..it is working for u.

TOECLIP

Julian
Tour De France is so much better this year with you in it and your fantastic results - sooo clost to stage victory - thank you for your superb skills you make this kiwi proud!!
Linda T

Good job on your second place
Congrats on the placing today, over the years of watching the TDF, you have become a stronger rider, someone that KIWI's should be very proud of.
It has been a very exciting TDF this year, never a dull moment, from stage to stage......
A proud kiwi (living in Florida)
Ian Hep's smarter sibling....ha!ha!

Congrats from NZ
Congrats Julian; yet again you make us proud. You are having an awesome tour and really putting NZ on the map. Certainly having your fair share of dramas, yet you never seem to let it faze you. Again well done and congrats. Leanne & Noel (Palmy North).

OH! SO CLOSE!
Julian, we are Senior Citz. who follow avidly the Tour de France - we are so proud of our Kiwi competitor - if only you'd had just that much more in your legs today to take you to first place! No matter - you have done real well this year, anyway, and provided us with extra entertainment on the way!!! PatnEric, Tauranga

well done
great second today, looking good for the final 'grand sprint'. good luck, keep giving us something to yell about. DK

Now Paris
Great ride and congrats from The "Redneck American cookie maker" and Jo as well as as us old farts in Vegas.
Don't let the cops bully you in Paris.

Love you heaps.
Ma & Poppa

Dang!! JD is looking GOOD
Two second places this Tour. And without any lead out men! Looking real good. Looking forward to the run into Paris. Take care, and good on you.

A child has spoken
Obie says just stay in the middle until your near the end then dont let anyone in front of you, go like a rocket and try to come, first, second, or at least third.
may the race gods be with you.

Great work
Good stuff on another second-place, Julz. Yay! All best for the finale.
Jim R

Second Second
You just keep getting better. Perhaps Thor should have been your lead out all those years.

Wonderful result
Making kiwis really proud of you - again. Well worth getting up for.
Trevor Mallard

Bloody Legend.
Well done Julz. What a sprint!!! Well worth being up at 3.45 to see you get second. Bring on Paris and I hope you get the glory there.

A child has spoken
Obie says just stay in the middle until your near the end then dont let anyone in front of you, go like a rocket and try to come, first, second, or at least third.
may the race gods be with you.

A child has spoken
Obie says just stay in the middle until your near the end then dont let anyone in front of you, go like a rocket and try to come, first, second, or at least third.
may the race gods be with you.

it's not about the bike
loving your rides jd, but the 'off the ball' stuff is proving just as entertaining this year.

first mr doing a bakkies botha, and now a cop taking revenge on his behalf. go you good thing

mike g

allez allez allez!
Hey Julz, we enjoyed watching your video with Sean the Chef!! Great to see some of the 'behind the scenes guys/galls'. Best wishes to the end of the tour. Sandra Ginever & family, Morrinsville, NZ.

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Julian I have a very very good feeling that something extraordinary will happen for you tonight as well as the final stage. We know you will give it all you've got, and believe this, you are deserving and powerful enough to win.
So just take it.
I will be on the edge of my couch all night. It is all I am thinking about. You've got the win, so pull it in!!! KR rotoura

great to see you today
hey Julz, great to see you today, what a full on day that must have been. Made it home just in time to see the highlights on Tv and see you come over the top. We'll be hollering the rest of the way for you and you just might see niko in paris yet. Give em hell babe and congrats to ryder for a great finish today!

love fi and niko

Gendarme
Just read about your run in with an over the top gendarme. Hope no lasting problems from the the crash.
All the best for the rest of the Tour.

Regards from the chilly Waikato

Proud of you, mate
Hey Julian

As a Kiwi absolutely HOOKED on the Tour (and sitting at work sleep deprived every day as a result!!) I just wanted to say awesome effort again this year, I love seeing you up there in the finishing sprints and of course I was so stoked with your Stage 4 effort!
Keep it up, dude, you're a total legend

Rachael

warming up
any truth to the run in with the gendarme? look forward to hearing about that one, might rival the melbourne bag snatch. good luck on thursday, the flat is just around the corner.

Kiwi heads harder than Aussies

Hi Julz and d home crew

This tour for JD is heading the right way. With the late rest day and your to-be led out man gone everything is playing into your hands (and legs!) We are all sure you can imporve on your previous Tde F best finish.

Ride hard.

Gerard from switzerland.

Tourmalet

Hang in there Julz. Two more tough days in the Pyrenees.
We painted your name, race number and a big fern on the Tourmalet 4 years ago. Hope it is still there. Sorry were aren't on the roadside to roar you on this year. Hoping to see you in action again soon, possibly at he Vuelta.
Phil& Barry
Cork

Go Ed-ess !!!!
Now we need a T-shirt for Ed-ess! Behind every good man is a great women. I congratulate the website for allowing those dumb comments, again showing a family with high morals and keen sportsmanship.
I hope you are recording all this stuff for your future book.
Go Julz, Go Ed-ess!

Twitter
I saw you decided not to join twitter... totally understandable. I did really enjoy the videos, how about a couple more if you have a chance?
Good luck with the P., everyone's cheering for you back here at home, hope to see you on the tour 2012!!

Nicole Geluk
nicole.geluk@gmail.com

Keep on racing
Come on Julian, keep on racing and we hope you can win a stage, now that Tyler has gone. Sory for what happened with Mark and for all those stupid comments about you and the team ! You deserve to win on the Champs Elysées, "tu as les jambes !" as we say in french. Go kiwi !
A french fan.

oh and by the way
locking horns and a little bit of elbow IS in sprinting, however changing your race line dramatically and headbutting are not. I, me, believe a lot of the decision to throw renshaw out may have had to do with the possible consequences of either renshaw and dean coming down (off which julians elbow would not have caused a crash, renshaw is also an experienced trackie, look at his headbutts) or renshaw and tyler coming down with the bunch tearing down on them at 70+ k's. Imagine the chaos for the tour and sponsors had that happened and schlek, contador, menchov etc all crashed and forced to retire. Sometimes it's not the smaller picture that needs to be looked at.

my 2 cents DK

what a wanker
two wheels your nothing but a wanker, think you need to get some eye glasses if tyler hadnt put his arms out to fend off renshaw he would have come down into the barriers and bought everyone down behind him, it wasnt only the 3 head butts that put him out of the tour but that incident as well. given previous team columbia acts taking out other riders(tour de suise) then this act was true to form. debbie.

here here

well put ed-es, it was a dissapointing spectacale for such a great lead out (in the race of the lead outs, he was first at 250m out!!). Awesome to see JD not even so much as flinch as a reaction, class ALWAYS rises to the top.

Great 6th place today, blanket finish, bring it.

DK

Great

Renshaw incident
You should have been disqualified. Only another Newzealander could be so biased as to see you as innocent.

Good luck Dean!
watching you right now have agood race and sprint like you've never sprinted before this ones yours without renshaw cavendish has no leadout! you can do it!
kiwi pride
you go bro!

Heart of a Nation
Garmin should put out a T shirt for you with "Heart of a Nation" on it.
You epitomise exactly that.
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Stage 13
Best of luck in tonights sprint Julian. You get to ride for yourself!We'll be screaming and yelling for you at the finish.
Give em heaps!

Warren and Tracey
Dunedin

Tour fan not happy
Did you and your team lodge a complaint against Mark Renshaw? If yes you are a under handed gang who deserve nothing but bad luck. You were as much to blame as any.

twowheels03@msn.com
Unfortunately, couch potatoes like yourself, think you know all there is to know about sport when in actual fact you sit there on your comfy couch completely oblivious and arrogant of many facts. Before the team could even think about protesting, the Commissaires had already made up their minds which took into account not only the head butts but ALSO the dangerous, erratic and deliberate move to put Tyler into the barriers... They threw Renshaw out of the race - not Julian or Team Garmin.
I feel very sorry for such hate-filled hearts as your's - Ed-ess

keep flying kiwi
Keep on doing what we weekend cyclists only ever dream about. Go kiwi!

last sprinter standing
3 probable sprints left, would please roll cav and shut him up! go hard

Proud of You
All the best for the rest of the Tour. Will be interesting with both Leaders gone. The aftermath of DQ must be so frustrating when you did a normal sprint. We feel for you.

t shirt for Julz
Like someone else said earlier - how about a Gamin shirt for Julz

Design - Kiwi being headbutted by a wallaby and being shot by who knows who... oh what the heck, lets say it was an aussie as well.

If a bullet doesn't stop you, the next best thing is an aussies head......NOT

ha - he who laughs last lasts loudest

ancient maori teaching

Brent from NZ

Living the dream
Dude.... awesome stuff.... makes me proud to be a kiwi. Days up, days down, all doing what lots of us wish we had the talent for. Keep pedalling, keeping living the dream. Perfect.
Jonno

Interesting...
...How the same piece of footage can be seen over and over and over again yet the eyes of one person sees it completely different to that of another????

I pride myself on being objective and fair and although I've tried to see fault on your part, I just cannot. But I see there are some Renshaw fans who have written on here with some fairly foggy-goggled perspectives... Maybe they thought the 'underarm bowl' was actually the Kiwis' fault too???

Funnily enough...I'm Australian...

I congratulate you on your professionalism in how you dealt with this fiasco.

John B - NSW

butt who ?
Jeez you sure know how to make headlines!! we have been in fits all day watching THE incident time and time again,on one channel described as "road hustle"lots of Trans Tasman reference as expected.Called Dean,he reckons you will be mentioned in the history books along with the Under-Arm bowling fiasco!!Luv Annie & Kev

Congratulations

Tough finish Julian, but well done on how you handled the situation, especially fitting after your comments about the Costa/Barredo incident a few days ago, you acted like a true professional, something Rolf Aldag doesn't seem to appreciate! I agree whole heartedly with a previous fan's post, you're a great role model for Kiwi kids! Also enjoyed reading the comments from Tino Tabak, high praise from a fellow kiwi cycling legend! Go hard and do us proud!

D & S, Christchurch

Cav/renshaw and stuff
Great work Julz...can't believe Cav's comments on SBS, is he blind or what? What a whinging pom when things don't go his way. Don't know how is was from your perspective, but on TV it looked like he headbutted majorly coz he wanted your spot, very un-profesh. You make us proud Julz, you have all our support! I love your vids you have put in your blog too. Sending you lots of positive energy and all that!!

Keep up the GREAT work!!!!

Carol B (kiwi living in Oz)

Congrats from NZ
Congrats Julian to you and the team. It is so great to see NZ featuring on the Tour de France and your professionalism under adversity makes us all proud. Go hard and stay safe. Best wished Leanne and Noel (Palmerston North)

Bloody Ozi's
He got what he deserved & then Cav states, he's sad & it's not what the team believes happened ? Is he blind or what ?
Enjoy the rest bro Ya do us Kiwis proud !

Phrase

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Hey, well done on getting away with hooking your arm over the other sprinter's arm in the lead out! Awesome work! I reckon you can get away with anything after that! He's DSQed and you get off scot-free!!!!

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Head butted and still 100% focused. Proud of you Julian. South Island NZ

Head butting fiasco!
Wow! What an idiot Mark Renshaw is and what an hero Julian is - You had every reason to react with agression, but you showed what a great professional sportsman you are.
There's the roll model sportsman I would gladly point out to kids.
Well done Julz, you are awesome.

NZ Jersey
Dude - you have to make it a priority to get the NZ jersey for next year.. I nearly put my foot thru the telly when Paul and Phil were calling you as Hunter when you got on AleJets wheel the other day.

Please save my telly...

He's only an aussie...
mate don't take that! ;-)

This tour is gold for you - sure, the team hasn't quite had the killer result.. but leave it all on the Champs - you OWN those last two bends!

Do you remember all your pi$$ing and moaning from earlier in the year? Nah, thought not.. you're on fire! Today was a thing of beauty the way you came past - can't wait for the next sprint stage!

The best thing about this tour is how a whole bunch of 'non cycling' people are getting engaged in it - even though today was ugly from a cycling perspective the public eat it up.. had a bit of "jimmy cowan - bakkies botha" about it.. you'll have to catch up on the rugby after the tour to understand!

renshaw
hae julian brilliant job in the lead out mate mark renshaw been disqualified anso h should b after the head butting i really feel for tyler to he would of got 2nd an possibly first keep up the good work your making nz proud

Disgraceful
Julian, your move across the HTC line in the sprint on stage 11 of the Tour was disgraceful. Ever heard of holding your line? You have cost another Pro rider his ride in the Tour and you were the one most likely to cause a pileup.

Hello Julian
I think it was mean of Mark Renshaw to do that to you today.. You are doing a great job.

Hugs,
Camilla

Head butt?
That's nothing dude, you got shot last year! Gotta love the tour! seriously tho, glad you stayed safe and nice to see tyler on the podium again. (we'd still rather see you there tho!
nik and fi

you the man
Hi Jules & Garmin Team. We're loving your work on the Tour. Wishing you a great ride and many strong finishes. Cheers from The Redwoods of Wanaka NZ.

Aussie Bash
They will try to beat you using any method. Just keep it up bud you make us proud to be kiwis.
Rangiuia Family

Head Butt
Jules,
Head butted 3 times and still going strong. Remember last year you were feeling bad after the TTT. You are making all the news for the team this time. It's time for the team to lead you out.
Phil
Cork

You've gotta be joking....
Cripes! This ain't a scrap outside a nightclub at 3 in the morning! There's enough hazards on the Tour without that kinda buffoonery. All the best at avoiding the next installment of Cyclists Go Nuts. Thinking of ya, Vic & Jase x

mountain madness
Hang in there kiddo you are still doing us proud. Each year we try to imagine what the pain must be like. Looking forward to seeing you on the flat again. Luv Annie & Kev

Vids are brilliant
Hi Julz
Keep the videos coming - they are a great insight into the life of a pro cyclist.
Keep that Kiwi motor going mate.

Dale (matamata)

Your Nation Tee
Slipstream has brought out a "Weight of the Nation" for Ryder, How about you guys do a "Your Nation" for DZ? Keep the great insights coming. Aaron from Bright.

AWESOME
Hey Julz

Keep up the good work.... :)

Take Care
Thilaia & Ngaire (Thelma)

Hi speed grovelling
Keep up that awesome(I hate the overused word, but appropriate here man)hi-speed grovelling. Maybe you were the only one surprised at that personal result. keep grovelling :-) bruce

urnation
Thanx for sharing stuff like this with us, keep em coming, just like your front line finishes!!!

Winter Blues
Julian you are chasing away the winter blues down here in Auckland. We are really cheering for you all the way. And a damn long way it is.

Invite
Stunning efforts !! Great to see you on podium. Have replayed over and over. Invite David Z here to CHCH...great training options here ! :-) Good luck for the remainder- hope the body starts to feel better.

Whako,
We knew it would come, next big one please, Hope injuries are on the mend, keep it up, from all the Hewitt's

awesome effort
awesome effort to get 2nd on stage 4, especially given your injuries and that you had no lead out.

You're doing us kiwis proud!

Corran (Netherlands)

Freakin awesome!
What a thrill to spot you on telly, seeing you follow and cunningly being dragged through the bunch to fight out the finish. Well done, you were freakin awesome.
Hopefully you will continue to heal and demonstrate experience and balls.
All the best
Dale

Fantastic
Well done Julian, watching results from Perth at present.
Pat & Keith Hay

MY CHAMP
No talk about what you are going to do no rubbish talk about how good you are or should be YOU JUST DO IT. Did say to you in CH CH that you will win a big one, AND YOU WILL for me you are the best tour and pro rider we have, and thats going to stay that way for some time ( who in NZ has ridden all the big tours in one year and finised then. NO ONE ). Julian i look up to you, for i know how hard it all is . You crash and get up, you never say no and never give up. YOU ARE MY CHAMP.
Tino Tabak

Wonderful
You make kiwis really proud - thanks

Trevor
Wainuiomata

Congrats for 2nd place!!
Congrats for the best lead out man of the peloton to the second place at the 4th stage of the tour!
Go ahead and i hope you get another chance tomorrow if tyler doesn't feel great!

greetings from Germany
Steffen

Woop woop
Go get 'em Tiger!!!

Well Done
Well done from you Kiwi fans living in Lithuania. I couldn't watch the stage, but was very excited when I read the results.

Well done.

Cheers Kel

Well Done!
Well done! You certainly are a master at seizing the moment, we watch the Tour highlights religiously in hope of catching a glimpse of you and suddenly there you were ''shooting through the front of our tele'' - fell off the sofa with excitement! Much cheering at our house. Good luck and best wishes for the rest of the Tour, hope we see a lot more of you :) luv Supawoman

2nd - and on more points than Cav!
Go the flying kiwi! Well done Julz - second place in that field is an amazing result. Keep it up! Dare you to stay ahead of Cav on points....
Shells, London

TDF St4
Dear Julian. Wow. Unbelievably exciting to watch you perform so well. Best wishes for the rest of the Tour. I'm sure you've inspired many hacks like me to go a bit harder on our Sunday rides. K Rgds. Peter. Auckland.

Stunning!
Congrats Julz. Today was a reflection of all of your hard work. We're all so proud of you back here in NZ.
Blair

For those who haven't seen this...
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) – 16th on stage, 3rd overall @ 0:39: "It was a relatively stress free day today: almost any stage would be after the last three. Tired heads, bruised bodies, sore legs and backsides (cobbles are rough) seem to be the order of complaints at this early point in the race. Nice to see reliable lead out guy Julian Dean making use of his chance and finishing second. My hard man award of the Tour start goes to Tyler Farrar - because of his wrist injury, he rode all of yesterday, one handed!"

Rotorua is proud!
Meeeaaaan assss bro!

Great Ride!
Fantastic effort Julian! After what you have been through in the last couple of days, that was amazing.

Mike. Christchurch

Juste Superbe Monsieur!

A great effort from the 6 million dollar man!
Shows that a brave and willing spirit can overcome all the slings and arrows of outrageous injuries.
A Kiwi's best ever individual placing in Le Tour- congratulations!
Barry & Richard

Congratulations
Wonderful to see your sprint to the finish today especially after the fall earlier in the week. You are doing us proud! Safe riding.

Proud Kiwis, Kay and David, Wellington

Your best diary entry to date
" Stage 4

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!! "

Keep racing Kiwi proud and in godzone we all look forward to more exciting diary entries like todays... You ripper.

awesome
Great ride julz showing some great power! bring on the stage win! you have got it in you!!

chris
2nd against all the best! And watching the replays you were the fastest over the last 75m. If he hadn't got 2 bike lengths on you when he jumped you would have got him!

Magic!
Thanks for the magic Julz, it was awesome!!!
Michael (Canberra)

Fantastic Result!
Great effort today Julz, you had me on the edge of my seat yelling and screaming at the TV :-)

You need to send a photo to Sherwin and Ligget, they thought you were Robbie Hunter! Muppets.

Congrats
Wow.... a super result stage 4. Well done!

Warren and Trace
Dunedin

Cam & Peta
Well done mate. 2nd!!!! Wi hooo!!!! Fantastic ride! We're always watching you closely and are always so inspired by what you achieve. Good on you. You deserve it!!

KIWIS CAN FLY!!
Well done Julz, awesome sprint, from Bev & Dave May! The crew at Morrinsville Wheelers are right behind you!

You rock!
Says it all - well done. Hang in there. BJB

Awesome with an O bro
Well done Kiwi guy. 4m Kiwis following you still. Take the Jandle to the others andgive them a taste of Kiwi. That man deserves a DB (or heinekin or whatever you drink Julz)

Brent from NZ

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You owe me a manicure Julz! the tension,carnage and then that bloody marvelous finish this morning - a good start to my day today and very happy to see you in such form. Luv Annie & Kev

Champion!
Mate, that was truely awesome! You are such champion. We are jumping around watching the stage finishes here in NZ cheering you on and hoping you can go one better! All the very best. Cam

Yay-yaaaaaaah!!
Whoooop whoooop whooop!! What a mean one, awesome ride Julz!
=]
sonia
from roto's

Bravo and Tu Meke!

congrats
well done Julian - we always look out for you

Congrats
All the way from NZ good to see you in the final!!!!! was yelling at phil and paul to stop saying Hunter! you do us proud

Matt

Brilliant sprint
Julian, outstanding sprint. You still have it and with only a touch more luck, the win will come. You talk about NZ pride in the All Whites, there is a hang of a lot of pride when you sprint like that in the worlds greatest bike race.

Wayne

DEAN FOR GREEN!
A stage win would be nice too of course but lets put the heat on Matt White and Garmin with this Dean for Green Facebook Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117833391596005

Oh so close
Fantastic ride. Getting so close to bagging a win. Everyone in Bright, Australia is cheering for you. A win would be a great birthday present for Brendon ;-) Aaron

Beer O'Clock
Almost Beer O'clock at 8am here watching the highlights this morning.
Was on the edge of my seat just like yourself. Brilliant effort!!

Pete, Mt Maunganui

You beaut!!!!
Looks like it's time to take the next step.

well done you !
Absolutely amazing sprint Jules.
We'll be looking out for you in the maze of a finish at Montargis.

LEG END!
Nice one Julz, that was really awesome!! Cheers Sammo

You little ripper
That was an awesome finish and the smile on your face (afterwards) says it all. Well done.

Ross, Christchurch

John
Great effort Julian, wonderfull motivation for an old bugger with plastic knees!

awesome
a silver and bronze in grand tours this year, let's complete the set! great work

Oh so close
Congrats on a great finish this morning. DaveF

Enter a Title
Really great to see your result Julz considering the rough time you had the other day .You looked really powerful in the sprint

All the best Beachy

awesome stuff today
Hi Julz, congrats on a great finsih today, good fight back after the stack yesterday. Looking forward to cheering you on in Morzine. Maryanne and Rob

tdf podium
way to go Julian awesome effort
next step stage win go the kiwis

Good Work!
Keep up the great work on the TDF. All the best!

Vish in Auckland :-)

Legend
Great race this morning, nearly bagged it

Awesome!
Congratulations on getting to the podium today - and what a turnaround from a couple of days ago! Go well for the rest of the tour!

Anne, Petone

Oh so close!
AWESOME finish on stage 4 of TdF! It is so nice to see you have a bash for yourself. Keep up the good work. There are plenty of proud kiwi cycling fans today.

Jenny Harris

Podium finish
What a fantastic result to wake up to. Saw garmin colours in finish picture and then your name. Brilliant.

The man
Hey julz, epic stage today!looks like you really got the ball rolling now, All the best for the rest of the tour. Ill hopefully be at the start of stage 11.

Cheers Simon

AWSOME!
DUDE! Fantastic race today, we can't wait to see you stage 11/12, so so proud and pleased for you, you gonna be splattered all over tvnz! don't lead out for tyler! just go hard and win!!! you can do it! nik and fi

Result tdf
Magic result today. Shows the speed when ufree from the train.
From all @ bikepure.org

Oh VERY EXCITING!
Well done Julian, we're loving it. Nice to see your bounce on the road yesterday didn't stop you being in the mix today. Very proud, super stuff. Vic & Jase x

nice one bro!
oh julz, bloody fantastic finish! we so proud of you, we'll be there stage 11 to cheer you on!

xx nik and fi

GO KIWI
Hi Julian, best wishes for "Le Tour" 2010! from Sandra, Quentin, Leighton & Anessa Ginever, of Morrinsville, New Zealand. Stay Upright & Kick some butt in those sprints!! Leighton adds, "GO, GO, GO!!!"

bruises mend
bad luck on the crash, it's been a while since we seen you on the deck. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and maybe a little hungrier. rest up, keep up with the ice treatment and race hard. i'm looking forward to yelling at you on the telly in the middle of the night (it will upset the dog some). give it your all, race like we all know that you can.

Enter a Title
hope the body heals quick and you can continue at the TDF

Opportunities?
I've just read that Christian has pulled out and that Tyler has some serious issues. Trying to see the silver lining here, but I'm hoping you can recover from stage-2, keep the rubber side down and get some opportunities that may not have been there otherwise. Whatever happens, good luck and we're cheering for you all the way. John and Robyn in Welly

Best wishes.
Jules, best wishes for you and the Team, especially after this nasty crash.
Kia Kaha

crash
hey julz
its liam ive crashed nd broke my arm. i ran over a cyclist who fell off in front of me sitting at 60kmph on a criteriun n ngariwahia, if you can could u try nd stop bike nz frm using that circuit there were 8 crashes

liam aberhart frm morrinsville

Hang in there Bro
Sorry to hear about the carnage of the team Julz, Hang in there Bud, all the best for a super speedy, recovery. lots of love Jas, Tam, Amy and Ronan xxxx

Stage 2
Hoping the visit to hospital gives you all clear. Tour wouldnt be same without you. Best wishes.

HOPE YOU ARE OK and stayed out of the carnage
Hiyah, Hope you managed to avoid the crashes today. Best of luck with your tour!!! GO KIWI!!!! Do us proud.
Jo, Rob and Hugo Kinnaird
Upper Hutt Wellington

Enter a Title
Good luck Julian. The boy from Tauranga Road makes us proud!
Uncle Pat and Aunty Helen Julian

way to go mate!!
Day one is over , now the tour begins , best of luck mate. i was the really loud kiwi on the bridge with the flag shouting his head off for you , go hard !!!!

ged-jann@woosh.co.nz
All the best for the tour, Julian, will be sitting on the couch for a week or two. What ever you do there you will make a lot of NZ'rs very proud. Most of all enjoy what you are doing. Best wishes from the deep "cold" south

Enter a Title
Have a good one Julz , will be thinking of you over the next 3 weeks

All the best ,
Beachy ,Mirjam,Lucy

Enter a Title
In our hearts and minds - travel safe Julz. Luv Annie and Kev

Mr Julz Dean
Well from reading a few messages - I take it Ya made the team - sweet ! Go out & give it hell as you always do for the team and yourself. You are the lone Kiwi holding the flag this year. So I am sorry to say Ya gona have to stick it out another year so we can poss have 3 in the TdF.
Have a good 1 !
Phrase

Good Luck
Good luck dude... Hope you and the team have a great tour... T-Man

Go Julz.
Hey Julz, best of luck for the TDF. Look forward to seeing you in action.
Go Hard.
Craig Thomson.

Go Hard Kiwiguy
Can't wait to get up each morning to follow you. Go hard.

Le Tour
Julz, all the best for the upcoming mission. Alas not cheering in person this year, at the mo I am in cycle mad Portland, not too far from Tylers hometown...yes there will be a huge crew in front of the TV's cheering you on!!! Give it heaps!!

Go KIWI !!!!
All the best Julian for TDF and also to your team Garmin
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

TDF
Give it shit mate hope you get a shot at a stage. Simon will be out their cheering you on go hard mate
Kerry, Kel & Zoe

all the best for the tour
Good luck on the tour Julz, fingers crossed you get a chance for a bit of glory. we'll be out there cheering you on near avoriaz. btw you're not obliged to try for glory on that stage.

Liam

Have a good tour
Good luck at the Tour. Hopefully the gunman will stay at home this year.
Best wishes
Phil and Barry,
Cork

TDF
Have a great tour Julian. Looking forward to seeing you in the mountains again. Judy & Ray

craig
Nice job on making the Tour team Julian. Heres hoping that Garmin can teach those bastardos at HTC Columbia a lesson this year.
Have a good ride m8.

Mr Julz Dean - True Kiwi Pro
Hey Julz,
Just been thinking again, what a true gr8 Kiwi proffesional U are ! Always taking time out. As they say the Kiwi on the team - gr8 to read & I wish U the best for the team & the tour, I won't be in Rotterdam but may catch abit near the South of France. You represent the Kiwi so well !
Phrase

Waikato
Julian, great news that we have a kiwi to cheer for once again, have a great race and all the best...

congrates
just read the news O FOR AWSOME tour no 6 pretty much a leg end. Have a great tour.
Deb and jimbo

Tour
Great to see your name on the list. Hope you have a great Tour.
Regards from NZ

Tour
Hoping to see your name on the list. Presume Garmin wont announce until the competition finishes at end of month. Best wishes from NZ

All Whites
Living in a Football-mad Country like Spain, and knowing your wife and oldest son play the game, whats the reaction been for you on the All Whites World Cup Campaign?? (Noticeable that the All Whites don’t do the Haka - something in common with Kiwi International Cyclists, I imagine)
M

Kiwi supplies delivery.
Thanks for stopping for a chat after the Grio finish in Asolo. Watched and cheered for you at the finish on the Zoncolon the next day at the 100m board, but I think you were just worried about getting to the top. Your advice from the previous day - 34x28 still seemed a bit to tall for us tourists!

Thanks to Emirates generous Kg allowance (and a lot of hunting mid winter in Kiwi bottle shops) I managed to get some of your favourite drop over to Europe. I will be in Valencia until the F1 grand Prix so give me a yell and we can sort out delivery / collection.

Gerard from Switzerland.

hail
how do you survive the horrible hail and snow in your european races, i went out on a ride this morning and got pelted with hail for 8 minutes.

frm liam from morrinsville

aberz-09@windowslive.com

Christopher
Julian

I saw you so close to taking stage 21 2008. Will be there again in France this year willing you on. You have the form for a long deserved win! Spectacular speed for your Giro 2nd place! The kiwis from Dunedin will be chearing.

Better and Better!
Second placing to Greipl, just superb.
Congratulations for one of New Zealand's best placings in a prestige tour.
Hoping to watch some film of the performance.
B & R

Awesome with the O...
After talkin to at the start in Bruneck, and the seeing you almost take first the next day, only to loose against Greipel... man I was on the edge of my seat, and my Girlfriend Katja thought I was gonna have a heart attack... all I say u r truely due for a win and u deserve that the whole Garmin train drives for u and not Tyler, sorry Tyler. Julz u r awesome with an O.

Cheers for all Mark in Germany

ahh, so close!
Was nearly jumping out of my chair as I live streamed yesterday's sprint while secretly watching it at work.

Nice work, so close!

Nick W,
Austria

Well done!
congratulations Julian give them heaps, uncle pat and aunty helen julian

Awesome sprinting Man!
Just turned the computer on and saw you got second.A second and a third a t the Giro! Well done.
Wardie Melbourne

Bloody Awesome!!

So close...
Great stuff "Kiwi Guy". You do us proud every time.

2nd PLACE !!!!!
awesome result brother, you're on fire this year. must be a first placing coming your way soon.

Podium v 2.0
Nice work again Julz. Congratulations! It seems like it was a good outcome that the Grupetto didn't get cut the other day. It's real nice to see you on form and being able to do something with it.
Jenny Harris (Invers)

it just gets better
awesome 2nd, what a great giro, good to see it.

nice work
So far you have had a 3rd, a very cool uphill TT result and now a 2nd .... very happy for you... you seem to have some very good form .... well fingers crossed.. I for one hope you take this good form to the TDF and get the 1st so the you have the box set.
Nice work Julz
Team Moo

Yeeeeh haaaaah!
What an awesome result Julz...2nd on the stage! You da man!

Cheers
Sammo

Well done Julz
Good on Ya bro - sticking it out & with a 2nd today and 3 days to go. Some how I felt you Kiwi lads would be in with a grin today - I searched while in Monaco & no where was it to be seen ! Nice to see a 2nd and a 4th to N.Z - enjoy the mountains.

Phrase

Good Results
Hey Julz,
Great results this week, well done.
Can you post your race schedule as far as you know. We need to plan our summer holiday.
Looking forward to seeing you in action soon.
Phil & Barry
Cork

loving the updates and well done so far
Sounds like you are doing well, don't throw away your gear. Bring it back home, declare it to maf, who will have to wash it for you and then return it to you, then sell on trade me. I would offer to buy, except I think I am to big tor your gear to fit me. Also love the Kiwi comments from you and to you. Still following you and supporting you - Brent from NZ

Stage 16
What an improvement in two years. In top half!!

and you go uphill too
nice mid field finish in the UPHILL tt.

well done

heya
hay julian nice race this week, its liam from morrinsville, just lettin you know that i won a few weeks back, i didnt know for about 2 hours after the race that i had won.

liam aberhart.

Don't throw it away!
Hey Julz, please don't throw your gear away, especially after an epic stage like stage 7. Seriously, that gear with the dirty stains will be special one day, it's a stage with a story. Contact Te Papa, or another Museum.

Stage 10 leadout
Superb finishing! Keep it up Julz!

Grey Ghost

Stage 10 of the Giro
Congrats for getting 3rd place!!! So close in winning the stage - but a domestic is got to do what a domestic got to do.

Dean in Hawaii

Hello Julian
Watching your lead out on stage 10..amazingly fast as usual.Keep safe bro.
I am still trying to master the D grade in windy Hamilton.

Invers Massive
Very good. Thanks for that, say hi to Carole, Tanner and Val.
PS F&$K you go GOOD!!!!!!MAN

Enter a Title
gerrrrrate julz some beaut photos pf you to. we are all so proud of you Debs and jimbo

Still the Man!
We're all buzzing here at that podium placing.
Congratulations, Julian & Tyler.
Great for Garmin!

wahooo
two perfect leadouts, two team wins and two top tens for team dean!

you gapped that bunch pretty easy going into that last corner! good signs.

well done

Way to go Bro !!
Nice effort Julz, Keep up the awsome work, and hopefully one will come your way. Love ya! The Jords xxxx :)

Still The Man!
Stage 10 Giro 2010
From NZ media
'...Farrar was full of praise for his Garmin teammates afterwards..."Such a slight uphill finish was perfect for me; it's not me but Julian Dean who did something extraordinary".

Better believe it dude, we always did :)

Another superb finish!
Congrats on another great finish Julian, great to see you make it onto the podium in a Grand Tour, you so deserve the recognition for all the hard work you've put in.

Two very proud Kiwis,
D & S, Christchurch

awesome stage 10
Congrats on the 3rd place! Looking forward to seeing you go over the line first!

Awesome
Awesome riding at the Giro! Great to see you going well. Keep going strong, following along on the web makes my work day that little bit more exciting!
Luke from NZ

Congratulations
Great lead out Julz , really impressive

Beachy

Beautiful work!
Hey Julz.

Amazing job on the stage 10 finish! For a few moments we thought that you might be able to claim a long sort after Grandie win for yourself. Great to see you with some form under your belt. Keep up the great work.
Best wishes
Jenny Harris (Invervegas)

Stage 10
Just brilliant. Thrilled to see you keep 3rd after all that work. Congrats.

Lead Out Man!
Hi Julz,

What a great result for you, Tyler and the team at the Giro. Every time you ride, you make so many people proud of you. Thank you, you are Legend!

P.C.

3rd and a wicked lead out
Well done on the 3rd, and nice work on all the lead outs, it seems you have found the lead out legs.....
Team Moo

Sprinting Royalty
Well done Julian on you Stage 10 result at the 2010 Giro d'Italia. News is hard to come by but we found it! Congratulations! Steve Lewis

Podium Julz
Massive congrats on the podium Julz!!! I woke the whole household screaming at the computer screen. So Happy for you. Absolutely massive.

Stage 10 Giro 2010
beeyootiful!

Putting It All In Perspective
Hi Julian, I saw you at the tour down under at the end of a stage when you probably wanted to get back to the hotel. I didn't understand (although I should have having ridden the odd bike race) Well done on your excellent efforts and I hope you get some rest!
Cheers Steve Lewis

Commonwealth Games
Great to see your name on the list. NZ should have an amazing team.

NICE !!!!
Well done mate, great job done. Hope more of that comes your way Julz. Love the Jords :)

Giro leadout
Congrats on a the leadout today Jules. Great stuff keep it up!
Grey Ghost

Awesome job!
Hi Jules,

Just watched the online footage from Stage 2... what a finish!!! Awesome to see you back enjoying some great form.

Dean and Sara,
Christchurch

Nice lead out
Great start to the Giro. Fantastic lead out Julian. You and Tyler must be stoked.

Awesome leadout!
Hey Julz, Congrats on the stage win by the team... your hard work on the front leading out definitely did the trick! Cheers Sammo

Great lead out in Giro
Hi Julian,
Great lead out to bring team mate Tyler Farrar home to win stage 2 at the Giro.
Its all go from here.
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

WOW! The Giro
Gee, your form is back - thatlooks a sweet result for Team Garmin and for YOU! The best news to come out of Europe this week......and highly deserved - M and A

Nice work Julz
Good to see you back in the action , really top stuff Julz

Beachy

Ali
hey Julian
hope all is going well ive got your programme- sorry meant to drop it in before you left, but send me your email and ill fwd it on
hopefully your getting some benefit from the workouts
all the best ali

Giro
Congrats to you and your team on such an emphatic win Sunday.

Nice work
Super smooth lead out today! Great result for you and the team. Hope the rest of the Giro goes as well for you as it did today.

Janine, Craig & Rori

Giro
All the best for the upcoming Tour. Hope you find it enjoyable and have plenty of opportunities for the team and yourself.
Regards from the Waikato

Giro
Hey Julz, all the best for the Giro fella. Mase

Go Hard Bro !!!
Hi Julz Just a quick note to wish you heaps of luck and good vibes for the first of the big momma's, May you stay Up right, and have good Bull Bars on for the sprints, Thinking of you heaps, keep it real, Love Tam, Jas, Amy and Ronan xxooxx

invers massive
Hey team Dean,sounds like your getting a good block in bro.My Dad had a great time catching up with Jim and Debbs wants Jim to come back so they can team up,don"t know if its for drinking or working.punch one into those boys at the giro stud.cheers GT

Howzit Mate
Hi Julz, Carol and the Boys,
Tough old start to the year thats life as a pro ay, well done Carol for keeping Julz in check and keeping him going forward.Bring on the main events.
Simons going quite well been doing French cat 1 races and is in the team for French nats this weekend so the teams happy and that helps.
Kel and Zoe are all good.
Good luck this is your year.
KP

Hi
Hey jules and carol, I caught up with jason yesterday and said to say hi when you spoke next, its good to see you still soldiering on through this season and Im sure you'll hit your stride for the "tour" . keep up the good work for all of us old guys ha ha and remember that you are at the top of your game competing internationally and a lot of people didn't make it that far in their chosen fields . Keep flying that kiwi flag with pride because you've got a lot of heart and new zealand is lucky to have you representing us on the world cycling stage.
your mystery guest

Phil G
I was a proud Kiwi on Sun to meet you at the start of the Paris-Roubaix. Thanks for taking time out of your preparation to have a chat and a photo. Having riden the last 112km of the route the day before, I now have a whole new respect for you and your fellow pros who compete in the event. Those cobbles are bloody tough. Good luck for the rest of the season.

Paris Roubaix
See you've been called up. Best of luck. How could anyone enjoy over 50 kilometres of paving??

From NZ

O for Awesome.
Great result at scheldeprijs Julz. Looks like the form is arriving. Fantastic for Tyler, great to see you just a few seconds down the list.

Different roll?
Hi Julz
I dont seem to be reading your name as lead out in the finishes of recent events, has your roll in the team changed ?
Dale
Matamata Peddlers

part 3 honesty
thanks for part 3 - we all have our stories of when we should have double checked. Mine - I bought a new helmet, went out for my ride, got home and found I still had the tag on the front of my helmet. I had ridden past and been with a few other riders and no one said anything - shame to my name and hence my name amoungst my mates as tag head. aLso loved your Kiwi term - pig rooted. THe non kiwis will be wondering what you mean.

Once again - it shows you are better than you think you are - all the accomoplishments with a non performing bike

Brent from NZ

well well well
if it's not enough just recovering from all the lurgies, then you decide to do some resistance training during a race! it'll all come together, just keep on it. race hard

Flanders
JD, all the best for this w/end, will be thinking of you this easter w/end as i ride around yr old stomping ground, waihi, golden valley etc..
Shane
Waikato

f~~~ken disgusting.
not like me to fill in the title spot, but i couldnt believe that garmin could care so little for their riders. Shame on them. debbie

Hope all concerned have learn't a lesson
Better luck for your future races Julian. Couldn't believe your teams left you and your mates with no food or fluids. I presume no one had any bike problems as assume no mechanics around either. Hope all the teams involved have tightened their "Health & Safety" procedures!

old podium shot of JD
HI - I raced against JD when he was w/ Shaklee in the USA. I have a scan of a podium shot of he and me - and Graeme Miller (also NZ) from the Tour of Sommerville that JD won. It's not the TdF, but it's one of the most prestigious criteriums in America and if JD wants it for his personal archives, shoot me an email and I'll send it over. If I'd only known then who he was going to become, I'd have followed his attack and not just gotten 3rd! JD is an inspiration.

Best,

Joe Papp
joe@joepapp.com

MSR part 2
Bro - you even more the man than before. You and those 5 buddies you rode with, at the next race - stick it to the rest of the peleton, take off, build a massive lead, grab all the feed bags and drinks you can, give them to the supporters and all cross the line together. How dare they leave our man alone out there. Still you had the last laugh, cause you finished and even had a few words and gestures to add to the ride - Kia Kaha Julz - you even more the hard man of NZ cycling. Brent from NZ

Need more support?
My wife would gladly come to Europe and spend her days holding out musettes for you Julz, anything for another summer tripping around France and Italy! :-)

Dean and Sara,
Christchurch

Hang in there!
The M-SR sounds like a real cock-up on behalf of your team staff but the thing is; you have bounced back and up from worst. Keep going, the form will come and all the best for Classics. Cheers Peter

RESPECT
Love the last note. "FORM IS TEMPORARY, CLASS IS FOREVER". I love your honesty and self judgement. Don't be too hard on yourself though. It's still early days. You are a fine bike rider, a great guy and a wonderful ambassador for your country. I know the form will return and you will have a good season. Chin up.

Tauranga Fan.

You still the man
Whilst you may think your form is not great, you still came third in NZ champs with no form. Either NZ is that bad or your no form actually means some form. YOur faithful 4m kiwi followers believe in you. If you want us to have a chat to Jonathon to remind him, just drop us all a note and we will let him know. I won't say good luck even though I hope you have some, I will say keep on training - form is temporary , class is forever and you got class Julz

Brent from NZ

G'day


Hope everything is getting better for you mate. all the best for the classics season

Im finding out what this amateur racing thing is all about in france. well not really, havent raced yet cause the team never got me a license, they couldnt organise a piss up in a bloody brewery

Cheers Simon

Twitter ....
As I said to a friend when we were discussing another well known cyclist's use of twitter:
Is there any truth in the rumour that they only called it Twitter because "Moron-er" just doesn't roll off the tongue that easily??

Take it as read that I'm a "No" ... ;-)

On another note - all the best for the classics season ... and here's hoping that the bugs and their after effects are soon well behind you.

Catch you later,
Craig

Twitter - no need!
Personally I find them frustrating & confusing. Love your detailed yarns and they give us a great insight into what you go through as an elite athlete. At same time appreciate it must be a drag at times feeling you need to do updates. We really appreciate the time you put into them.
Regards from the Waikato.

twitter
I've been wondering about you not using Twitter myself. I love tracking guys like Lance and Hendy as it's much more immediate. While your blogs are streets ahead for what insights you offer and your good writing style, sometimes weeks go by without our 'fix' from you. So I reckon it would be great for you to do both - quick tweets here and there (eg on your Milan-SM dnf - your cold or a crash?), with your much better, longer pieces for the less frequent times that you can sit down and write.

all the best from here in Rotovegas!

twitter-twaddle
Dear Julian; I don't need to know if you're drinking coffee and it's sunny on Rue de la Whoopdee... Unless, you're going to use twitter in the heat of the moment to slag other riders or the UCI... Your blog is always so circumspect that I've not read a harsh word of anyone - except for you on yourself. Best, vanilla-flavored regards, Alan, SLC.

NO twitter
Just keep the blog/website diary going Julz. Vanity, noise & general herd mentality... Have you ever received profound or need to know twitter anyone?

twitter
i reckon you should give it a go if it meant we heard from you a bit more often. Some of the guys tweets are really interesting - others not so but i reckon you'd do it well.
B.

no to twitter
Like the diary no need to change working perfect the way it is . Garmins new site is one stuffup enough. Race safe. Debs.

Twitter

Hey Julz,

I reckon it's a good idea to get a twitter. It's always cool to here about some of the cool sessions, rides, or places you experience in your travels which you might not want to blog about. Plus we can get an update when you do get an update done :).

Cheers, keep doing what you're doing,
Liam

Twitter ... NO !
As one "old" guy to another I'm with you on the Twits thingy.

Keep up the posts, I really enjoy the colour and detail of your European season.

Cards (again)

Milan San Remo
All the best for the Milan-San Remo Jules .. and hope you and the family are all feeling a whole lot better.

Love reading your posts man

John Cardwell

Good luck for MSR
Best of luck for Saturday Julian. Hopefully the pain and suffering of the last few weeks will pay off big time in those last 500m!

Dean and Sara,
Christchurch

Enter a Title
Hope San Remo goes well Julian. Great to get an update.

From NZ

He Lives
Despite your probs getting back to Europe & then the dreaded lurgies, it's great to see that you have kept us interested one's posted back here. Was beginning to wonder what was going on when following the race results. As in previous seasons you will battle thru the tough times and come good in the end. Good luck, Fletch.

Hard to get news!
Hi Julz, The new Garmin Transition website is a nightmare - its dam hard trying to find news of your progress and there is not much news or updates on your website either.
As your profile has grown rapidly over recent years, the need to update and or keep your fans informed is even more important.
I assume you are doing well ???
All the best
Dale

Classic
Hey team Dean!
Just caught up on your news and had tears streaming down my face laughing at your airport dramas - that is a bloody hilarious saga!
Hope you're all settled in now and Carole, Tanner and Val had a smooth trip over!
All good here - the days are getting shorter and colder. Scary! I'm normally gone by now :-(
Ok, well rip into it team!
Take care
Ciao
Dale T

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Fléche Wallone, Belgium (April 22)
Liége-Bastogne-Leigé, France (April 26): Two of the most prestigious "Spring Classics" on Cycling's calendar.


Tour de Romandie, Switzerland (April 28): The Pro-tour swings in to Switzerland for a race that always seems to throw up a surprise victor.


Tour of California, USA (May 17-24): Now later in the year, the California tour has quickly become America's number one bike race.


Tour de Suisse, Switzerland (June 13)
Dauphiné Libere 2010 (June 6-13): The Swiss tour and the Dauphine are the ideal lead-ups to the Tour de France and the real indicators to who is going to take the favourites mantle into the season's biggest bike race.


Tour de France, France (July 3-25): Here it is, the climax to the season, 21 stages around France. The race that every bike riders dreams of starting ... and only a very elite few can ever contemplate winning


Paris Tours, France (Mid Oct): The fastest one day classic on the calendar.


The five New Zealanders who'll be vying for places in the Tour de France and all the lead-up races are; Julian Dean of Waihi who rides for the Garmin-Transiions team, Hayden Roulston of Tinwald with HTC-Columbia, Greg Henderson of Dunedin who's signed for the new British team, Team Sky, Tim Gudsell from Kihikihi rides for the French outfit Francaise des Jeux... and finally there's Sam Bewley of Rotorua who's been signed to Lance Armstrong's new team, RadioShack.



Regards

John Cardwell

Sky Network Television

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Best wishes for the Vuelta.... de Murcia.

From a Kiwi

Flanders and Roubaix
Hey Julz, we will be staying in Ghent at Holiday Inn Expo between April 3-11 to watch Flanders and Roubaix. Let me know if you want to catch up that week. Cheers

Gydey

terry@cyclecoaching.co.nz

Travelling with kids
Ah Julz, hit it right on the button what it's like getting kids on airplanes - just classic. Although you did forget to mention about the fact that you have to go thru that same routine about 2 or 3 times when flying across the globe from NZ.

Funny that you didn't say that your poor suffering wife had to go through this ordeal alone with you were fighting crime in Auz and getting your arse felt up in Dubai...

All best for the upcoming season, we're watching with interest.

Andrew, Rocky, Jake & Mia (ex-Kuwait now China JD fan club)

to the Kiwi traveller
Aaah young Julz bent over while three Emirates Hosties play with his backside ... life's tough in the pro peleton.


cards

sick
rest up and get well, drink some horchata and have a churros or 4!

2010 Season
Hope being sick now is the only bad luck this season. Get well soon.

Hurry up with part two
Come on team Dean, where's part two of the trip to Spain.

O.K. I've got you at Melbourne airport with the prospect of you spending the rest of your life in a transit lounge ........


Cards

Hope 2 c u DeaNZ soon
Hope Carole's trip back was okay, we'll trade stories when we meet next and maybe we'll take the kids to the football before you're off

Good luck in Europe
Great to see you race in the nationals - I was marshalling on the start finish so watched you go by a few times. Thanks heaps for the photo at the end - I am still gutted that you cramped on the final straight after an awesome race.
Have a great season and here's hoping there are no more crazy kids with air guns about!
Good luck and go hard
Stuart
Chch

2010
Julz
gd to hear you enjoyed TDU, hope you have a great season & waikato boys will cheering u on as always!
all the best

Shane

Thanks for jersey!
Hi Julz and Carole,

Thanks very much for the Garmin jersey to auction for the NZ Transplant Games Team fund. The funds will go towards supporting the team to the World Tansplant Games in Sweden in 2011.

Congrats on your Nationals effort Julz. An amazing result to be so close to taking the jersey back to Europe again considering it falls in your off-season.

Good luck for your 2010 campaign, I will continue to follow with interest.

All the best to you and the family.

cheers and go well,
Greg Hampton
hamptonz@xtra.co.nz

The Way of The Peaceful Warrior
Jules, those oversized quads of yours would've delivered a mother of a kick to the groins of those little pricks. Respect. Good to hear you're full of beans anyway - give em heaps this year. Blom

great turn of phrase
I also loved your latest epistle. You have a bloody great turn of phrase. It must be the last thing you want to do after a normal days training let alone in the middle of a race. However maybe you should be doing more and setting yourself up for a career as a writer after the hard stuff comes to an end.
B.

Crime Stopper
love the lastest story .... waiting for part two ....

TDU
Great to catch up with you in Adelaide. Thanks for being so approachable. You're a credit to your family, for being the person you are & not just a great bike rider. I witnessed a touching moment when you had your photo taken with a young Kiwi kid. He was so excited & very happy you took a minute with him while you were getting ready for the days stage.
Aaron
Bright

Nice !!!!
That was a NIIICCEEE way to start the season Julz, great effort, have a good trip back to Europe, Keep it real bro, Love you long time.
The Jords xxxx

TDU Update
really looking forward to your tdu update, and where you think the team are in their progress for the year
Cyclepoet

Going well
Hi Bro, Nice to see the legs are off to a good start for the season, your looking great mate, keep up the good work you legend.
love you heaps the Jords

Great Race in Nationals
It was great to see the Garmin kit in the nationals. And as you said, you felt it was your responsibility to your fans and people like us to rise - it was great to have you there, even though you thought you werenlt at your best. Shows what you at not your best are compared to us at our best - thanks for turning up and even moire thanks for the great ride

Once again Kiwis will be following you (and the others) around the world this year

Kia Kaha

Brent from NZ

Best of luck for TDU
Hi Julian. You just blew me away watching you on the Nationals course the other day. Now I understand how good TDF riders have to be! Can't believe you're not a climber!:D Must be gutting to come so close, but without that cramp we all know you'd have won!Best of luck in the TDU! Al

Tour down Under
Best of luck in Australia. Just watched the Elite Nationals on TV. Very exciting and so close.
From NZ

NZ Road race
Congrats on the weekend Julian, not quite the result you were hoping for probably but well done, huge.

Short youtube clip attached shot on Gopro HD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWo45pBO8P0

All the best, Neil Walker

Thanks!
Hi Julian,

Thanks for a great display of racing in the weekend. Watching the tactics unfold in the last few laps was awesome, you rode a very smart race and deserved a better result. Just remember, Bauer was peaking and you're supposed to be on holiday at this time of the year! Good luck for Australia, we'll still be shouting at the TV and cheering you on! :-)

Dean and Sara
Christchurch

NATIONALS CONGRATULATIONS
Hi Julian
Congratulations on your third placing at the recent Elite Nationals in Christchurch. Best Wishes for the 2010 season from the team at Marleen Wholesalers Ch-Ch NZ distributor for Felt Bicycles

Gutted!
Mate, really gutted for you, Dean team and your other fans.

Good luck for the rest of the season. What doesnt kill you, only makes you stronger!

PS. This is good shit:
http://www.hchformulas.com/crampstop.html

Nationals
So close Julian. Great coverage by the organisers. Best of luck in Australia. Hope its not too hot.

From the Waikato

good luck
race hard and race smart today. damo

Go Hard!
Good luck this weekend bro!

Cheers
Sammo

Nationals
Hi Jules,

Last time we saw you in person was in France during the 2008 tour, being there to cheer you on was one of the highlights of our trip! This time it will be a little closer to home! Best of luck for Sunday, would be great to see you wearing the silver fern in Europe again.

Dean and Sara Ashby
(Christchurch)

2010 Nationals
All the best for the Nationals next weekend Julian.

From a fan in Hamilton

Good Luck for Nationals
Hope your prep is going well for nationals Julz, be great to see you wearing the jersey in the pro tours again in 2010.
All the best,
Greg (hamptonz@xtra.co.nz)

Next year
Hi Jules

Thanks quick update on contract situation, nice to hear u signed on for 2 years

regards Murray Chch nz

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It was great to see you in the flesh in the street race at Taupo after cheering you on TV so often. Best wishes for the coming season!

Hamurana Training Ride.
Hi Julian, I met you last year at the Gold Star lunch bar while you were having one of those famous pies.And also at your Rotary talk where you signed an old US postal vest for my son Jonathan. He is one of your biggest fans(as the rest of us are!).We live up Fleming Rd off Oturoa Road, just wondering if while you're on one of your training rides if Johnny could tag along for a few km.He finished in the front bunch Ibris Bike the Lake 84km recently so is working on his distance and endurance at the moment.
Hope to hear from you
Kind regards Peter Clark (Clarks Cars)
3322810 or 3492870
clarkscars@xtra.co.nz

Four or Five
Wishing you and your family a great break in NZ. Is it four or five Tour de France for you Julian.
I've noticed a number of NZ Cycling sites have been quoting four recently??

Greetings from Morrinsville
Thanks Julian for taking your time to be our very special guest at our club Prize Giving. It is many years since you were a member of Morrinsville Wheelers, and we were so grateful to have you back. You are simply inspirational, all the little people in our club were so glad you took such an intersest in their riding too. Thanks for signing my T-Shirt. Merry Christmas to your family. Best wishes for 2010, From Sandra Ginever & family.

Happy Christmas
Julz, Happy Christmas to you and your family.
I will be in Chistchurch for the Nationals so will be there to cheer you on, good luck.
We need you back in Europe with the Champions jersey.
What Grand Tours are you doing? Its time to start planning for the summer.
Best wishes for 2010.
Phil & Barry. Cork

Take some time off
Thanks for your latest update. Understand it's hard to write when you are tired, all of us fans are waiting for your updates. Godo to hear you on the radio being interviewed. I was going to ring up and remind you to update your website. Rest up that body, great news about you resigning and us kiwis back home look forward to following you and the others 2010. Hope you and team Dean have a enjoyable and relaxing Christmas with all your loved ones. Brent from NZ

julz - you missed the tour of southland!!
hey man, didnt see you at the crazy tour down south this year! (not that i saw you last time you were down here). pretty crazy in the hail and shitty winter conditions (in spring)
All the best for the next season.

Dutchman Slam (saucysander@hotmail.com)

Which Team?
Are you riding with Garmin next year? Will you be back in Oz doing the Tour Down Under?

Do it for you
Hi Julian,
All the best mate for Christmas with your family. I hope and trust your recovery goes well. You have so mmany people tell ing how proud we are to see you (a Kiwi)performing with such distinction - I dont know how you cope with the added pressure we inadvertantly add - So next year mate - Do it for you.
All the best
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Hi
Getting shot Julian,glad it was just your finger,Sad news about Doug we often wonder about Doug,but what a good age.Hi to all other Waihi Riders we often think of everyone.Keep on turning the pedals you;ve gone a long way from the Cheese Factory. Anthony and Joanne Sayer Australia

Hi from Chicago (again)
"Hard man" doesn't begin to describe you, Julian. You and CVV both deserve an outstanding 2010 after what you've gone through this year. Hope you get a chance to ride for yourself, and may the Crash Monster leave you alone next year!

Great Season
Julz,
Have been following your season on your website.For some reason I have lost your email address. Please drop me a line with pics of family.I am sure they are growing up fast.Nicole is 16 1/2 now and has a boyfriend(good guy-so far).
Ernie

Next Year's
Heard u had an extension to yr contract for another 2 yrs.Hope this is right. U deserve it mate. Best 2 u Bob W.

Kia ora
Hey Jules - great achievements this year and what a massive effort, you bloody legend! you've earned a decent break now (before the next season starts...) so enjoy it mate. Hope all the family is well and enjoying having you in one place for a while (I presume!). cheers

Dallas

Rock star!
legendary! blimmin impressive! well done Julian - 3 grand tours - no wonder your body is falling apart! you've well & truely earned your beer on the couch! GO KIWI!

Kevin Kinghan
LEGEND! could you have chosen a harder season, Jules?
The big 3 back to back probably gets you committed as fully nuts. Must feel f@$*&ing awesome to have achieved it (when you have recovered).Nice to get an idea of how hard it is at that pace for that long, you have a good way with words Carol.
Did you know Doug Kingsford passed away last week? He was 93, but is was still sad. He was an icon.
Congrats. Kev.

Congratulations
Julian, congratulations on finishing all three Grand Tours in a season. An amazing achievement. Am in awe. Giving em a taste of Kiwi for 63 straight days!

O for Awesome
Thanks Carol for your updates, I move you should have a blog page as well as Julz - we get yet another insight what pro cycling is all about. Great stuff from all of you - a great team

Brent from NZ

3 grandies...
What a stunning effort. Enjoy the sofa. Jim R

One word
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extraodinary
Julian, massive respect. Something to aspire to. Regardless of what people say they cannot break you. Big Up's. Michael, DUNEDIN NEW ZEALAND

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Wonderful to hear you have a two year contract signed. Enjoy your well deserved rest.

From NZ

Celebrating your hardness
Kiwi sports person of the year, I reckon. And the clear front runner for Stuart O'Grady's Harden the F*cK Up Award (Category: Hard F*ck). I'll email him now. Big ups.

The new Energizer bunny?
Julz keeps going and going and going and going... Awesome bro!

Cheers
Sammo

Congratulations
Well done Julian a great achievement. Don't know how you guys do it!!
Well done to Carole as well for keeping the diary going.
Have a great rest of the year!

Regards

Kim and Joyce Brice (UK)

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Awesome work on finishing all 3 grand tours! True kiwi grit and determination. Respect!

Corran (Netherlands)

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Well done Julian, three Grand Tours completed plus the rest, the last completed in a tired, damaged body. Your a tough one. Here's hoping you get your rightful rewards next season. Good luck and have a great off season to recovery.

Ray Robinson

What a year!!
Julian, Carol and boys
We said hi to Julian (and had a photo op) at the Tour Down Under and we have watched (or read on cyclingnews) the whole pro cycling year.
It makes us proud to be Kiwis when we see the job JD has done this year (and for a lot of other years).
There are not enough of us in NZ who know just what you achieve and have achieved - but from us congratulations. You are a bloody legend!!!
You are supported by a great Kiwi whanau and you deserve a rest and a contract next year.
Kindest regards
Ken and Judy

3 Grand Tours
What a remarkable achievement. Have a well earnt rest and we look forward to your adventures next year.

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You always were a hard bastard, 3 grand tours in one year is only more evidence of that. Congrats Julz, awesome.
Norm Shattock.

Legend
Julz, what a legend being the ONLY person to finish all three grand tours in 2009. Proud that you are a Kiwi!

Sarah

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You're a bloody legend Julz! See you when you get home for a well earned break. Cheers, Tim & Ky's

Congratulations
Congratulations on getting through three grand tours in one year. You're one tough bastard.

Only one word maybe two
F**k*n Legend

Well done Dean family
Carol,

Please pass on to Jules my admiration for a job well done ... not just in this tour, but for a remarkable season.

Hope to see you guys sometime over summer.

John Cardwell

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How much can a Koala(Kiwi) Bear?How do you do it man? Have you considered Tiddly Winks as an alternative to remain intact?Carol,you admit to nerves - it must be soooo scary,know how I have felt seeing some of his crashes!! which unfortunately are to numerous to dwell on.
Very proud of you Julz hope you make it thru to Madrid - What a feat to finish 3 BIGGIES.Love to you all, Annie and Kev.XX

Julz on TV sports news
It was only for a few seconds, showed the crash - hey at least you got some tv time. Wished they show some real cycling though

Brent from NZ

Lady Luck!
Jez mate when she going to sit on your shoulder for a good deal of time? Such a hard year for you and not a lot to show. I take my hat off to you for your professional efforts in THREE GRANDE tours for 2009. Hope it gets better and you guys have a well deserved break in GODS OWN. Blackie

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love your updates beep, we dont know whats going on down here in nz, its always quite nerve racking waiting to here how julz is after his misadventures. .we are always proud of his gutsy efforts though.
Debs,

nice stage 17
Well done Julz on a awesome effort to get back out there and do what you did in stage 17, you are a true example of what us Kiwi's are made of, nearly there at the end of the third grandie, which is a feat in itself. keep your head high mate and stay proud, your day will come! love you heaps and miss you more. Beep Nice piece of work in the dairy, those nephew's of mine sounded like they had a ball, at least some people got some fun out of the 16th stage aye !!!

Crashes
So sorry for the dreadful luck Julian. Thanks Carole for your update. The team summary really didnt give much clue as to what happened. Things must gel soon.
Best wihes from the Waikato

O M G !
Good grief mate, you've hit the pavement again! More DNA left behind scattered (smeared) on the streets of Spain.
Carole that was a great piece on what it looked like from your perspective. I'm looking forward to your section in Julians future book.
How the hell one gets back on the bike the next day after a fall like that - geeze who knows!
Shame we dont get TV coverage of this Spanish tour.
Anyway all the best for a quick recovery and the rest of the tour.

Dale (Matamata peddlers)

Hard Man Julz
Yah for Julz
only man to do 3 tours in 2009 - and he's a KIWI. That man deserves a DB

brent from NZ

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Well said Carole!

Believe
Us cyclist know what it is really about on the GC and the work that goes on that doesn't come up on the results page. 3 grand tours is an achievement so just go for it and hopfully you will get your day.

Unsung Heroes
Thanks Carole for your update. We know Julian must be working as the only photos we have seen are him ladden down with the drinks. At the rate hes going he may be one of only a few sprinters left. Hope he can make it to the end of the Veulta. Would be a real achievement as the only rider to complete all three Tours in a year.

Keep on truckin
Hi Julz, Keep truckin mate, you are doing yourself and us very PROUD!!You are a bloody legend, thanks heaps beep for the update,and putting into prospective to us all how well your mate is really going in his Third grandie, keep up the good work Team Dean!! loads of hugs and giggles, Tam,Jas Amy and Ronan xxxxxxx

invers massive
Thanks Carole for letting us in on the team plan . We all knew Julz was hardcore but now three grand tours thats as deep as it gets .love to you and your boys .gt

Good shit
Hey Julian, good shit in the tour, can't be easy. Love reading what you are up to. I'm coming to your pad this summer to sit on your back wheel almost passing out while you motor pace (Wolf will be there with ciggie in mouth yelling orders from the bike). ha ha...
I wish I had your legs for the tour we have in Tuscana, Italy - this week... 5 days after is worlds... Gunna be hard work lifting for that! You coming??
Kaytee Boyd

Vuelta
Must be great for team winning these stages as know its a complete team effort.

from Santa Rosa to Madrid
JD! It's peter brown, from the Santa Rosa Levi, John Peters, Dave's bikesport days... I'm coming over to watch the last few days of the Vuelta, hope to be able to say Hi in person.

It's been great seeing you still at it after all these years!

spain
hope your enjoying the vuelta lad

class work for tf- hope you get a go yourself!

www.bikepure.org

Kiaora Bro - U still da man
Thanks for updates and honesty. For us Kiwi boys and girls - you are still the man. Kiwi's the world over will be supporting and backing you with whatever happens for next year. Pull your kiwi jandal out and give the Columbia train the bash (unless it's Hendy).

Brent from NZ

Thanks for the new posts
July, really enjoyed your TDF wrap-up posts; great writing. Cheers for that bro and best of luck with Vuelta you insane bugger!

Tour last stage - missing detail
Hey Julz. Just been reading Planète Cyclisme and I see that you've made the latest issue! Page 71 - there's a quote from David Millar after this year's last stage about the "flavour" of a three week Tour, followed by (roughly translating the French):
"And it is an "explosive" flavour within the Garmin team who return to the Méridien Hotel in high spirits at the sight of Julian Dean playing cuckoo/peek-a-boo around the lobby."
Dude!! How come that story never made it onto your diary??!! Enquiring minds need to know!! ;-)

BTW - best of luck for number three GT this year. Doing all three is an achievement - I think that you're one of a club of about half a dozen riders who're onto number three this year - so major kudos to you for getting the call up.

Worth waiting for
Hi Julz, Great to catch up with your race diary. A real insight into a real champion Kiwi.
All the best in the Vuelta
Dale (Matamata)

thanks Mate
Thanks Julz
Great TDF, and thanks for all the updates. For a Kiwi in Oz it's a great feeling seeing a fellow Kiwi up there doing the business so well.
Have a great year.
Michael H

keep it up
1 hell of a season, but there will be a freezing cold summer ale at the end of it! remember to faulter is human, to learn and try again (and again sometimes) makes us remarkable and admired. you make us all proud sitting at home and seeing the hard work and effort. it's not the weight of the nation but the dream of all of us for you to do well. ride hard.

damo

3 GTs?
Hey Julz,

Good luck for the Vuelta, all three grand tours is pretty crazy season for an old bloke! Just worked out that you Charlie Wegelius and José Luis Rubiera are the only guys that finished the Giro and the Tour and are now lining up at the Vuelta

Your Third Tour
All the best for your third Tour. Hope you have a chance to ride for yourself.

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Craziness!
Hey Team Dean
That is some crazy sh*t! Glad you got that wee buggar out of the finger though Julz and you are all good to go now. Great stories for the rest home! ha ha
Heal fast!
Dale T

Hi from Chicago
Julz, I'm so glad you're on the mend. Hope Oscar is too. You are without a doubt the best leadout in the business, forget about Renshaw. As Lance said, "[Tyler] has Julian on final wheel and that's all he needs." And Lance is never wrong. Hope to see you with Garmin at next year's Tour, but wherever you go you will always have my best wishes.

TDF 2009
Congratulations on a great tour! It was brilliant to see Garmin so prominent, and you guys seemed to be the only ones capable of mixing it up with the Colombia train.

To Carol (below), I think we were the "other Kiwis" you mentioned (Hautacam 2008) - the ice cream story comes from Stage 11 of last years Giro, see...

http://www.juliandean.co.nz/diary.php?dType=archive

Oh my Goodness !!
I guess that seems like a reasonable excuse for not updating the "diary" Do we change the nickname to umm? Bullet? or Slugger?
That eventual book of yours is going to be a lot of fun reading. I dont know if it will be a drama or a comedy?
Get well quickly Julz
Dale (Matamata)

TDF
Great watching you hammering again in the Tour Julian. Awesome effort on the Col de Romme stage among others. Thanks for saying Hi to the guys at the Tonnere start. We'll be there again in 2010. Enjoy the rest of your season.
Cheers Judy & Ray

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Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

From the Waikato

The Tour
We miss it already. The only cycling we get good coverage back here and you make it so much more interesting.
All the best for your contract negotiations.

From nz

Congrats, you make us proud!
Congrats on another great TDF! We are proud to be kiwi (especially living in oz, LOL). I love your race diaries, especially when you put in the funny little stories. Last year when we were following you and the TDF around in France we met some other kiwis who told us a funny one about you guys finding some spare euros to buy some ice cream! Not sure if it was true or not, but made me smile. Keep the belated diary entries coming, and any funny wee story is well appreciated!

kia kaha,
Carol

Thanks for the Tour
We do enjoy following your adventures. Hope you have a restful break and all the best for your next contract.

Nice one!!!
Aloha Julz,

Not much to say - except, bloody nice work in TdF - yet again!!!! Enjoy your R&R, you deserve it.

Congratulations Julian
Well done Julian, another fantastic race, you did the best and try really hard, everyone I speak to in Wellington are very proud of you, great to see, congratulations on a great tour

Jorge Sandoval

From the Reads
I liked the story about wiggins impersonating the canadian..made me crack up......well done for completing yet another tour,,, good luck for rest of the year-hope you get some good results.

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just to let you know we really enjoyed following your team and what an awesome job you did. It sounded like it was a good tour for you and that there was a lot of enjoyment. Hope you get some good family time before your next race when ever and where ever that is. I wish we could follow more of them over here. I am already looking forward to next years, and next year I wont book our holiday during it as I missed the first 11 stages! Anyway cheers big ears. See you in the summer. Kellyrae

your a fu#kin< machine
WOW!
that was an awesome lead out on the final stage of the tour you made me proud to be a kiwi , you really did us proud, hope you have some great time off with the family, once again you are awesome , your wife is awesome and so are your boys can,t wait for some mystery guest action next time you come home .
rock out with your co#k out!
E

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kia ora Julian...and the best of luck never get tired of watching the TDF..go to it Julian kind regards...Uncle Pat and Aunt Helen Julian in Levin also Carmen and Julia in Darwin N.T.

Another one bites the dust!
Another Tour de France done and dusted, and another great effort by our favourite Kiwi cyclist. Congratulations Julian, you made us all very proud.
Your Garmin team must get tired of getting chopped off at vital moments in these sprint finishes - I notice its the same team doing the damage!
I'm assumming there are rules about the sprint finish's how and where leadout riders peel off - whether they are expected to keep their line or not? or is it ok to interfere or impede another riders lines?
Any way all the best for the rest of the season.
Dale (Matamata)

Well done Mate!
Congrads on yet another tdf done and dusted,and a job well done too,was great to see you carving up the cobbles.We are all very proud of you Julz,hope you have a good recovery.
love you heaps.Tam,Jas,Amy and Ronan xxxx00000

Congrats
Hi Julian,

Congratulations on completing the TDF today - we hope you are enjoying the personal satisfaction of doing such an amazing feat that recreational riders like us can't even imagine! A fantastic effort and especially terrific today to see a 'Kiwi' up there with the best of them deliverying their team mate in the final sprint to the line!

We've really enjoyed reading your comments during the Tour in the Sunday papers too.

Warmest congrats from downunder!

Kay & David
Wellington
New Zealand

Le Awesome
as newish cyclists what we have learnt is what a HUGE effort you guys put in!! In particular the kids and I love to be able to cheer on the kiwi lads. Your teamwork is fantastic so Congrats and good luck ahead. Calder Family Southland NZ
calder@xtra.co.nz

invers massive
Go skiddes pump that punk on the champs and get whitey chopped on the last night. love to team dean . cheers naps

Best Wishes
Dear Julian

The Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services wishes you all the best for the rest of the Tour de France and any other challenges that yo may take on.

Regards

Antony Morgan
Operations Manager
Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services

Frogs and their airguns!
I got shot in the face by some kids when driving our van through france as well - just random luck of the draw that it came through the passenger window and hit me in the face while I was driving... no biggie, just the argument that followed when we turned around to tell the parents watching the kids what had happened was a bit of a drama.. they really don't like poms the french do they - we couldn't speak the lingo to tell them we weren't poms - but I guess the international language of 'f*&k you' was enough in the end! :-)

Get in a breakaway tomorrow cuz - last chance!!

Pellet Gun
Hmmm how much do those things weigh maybe you should get one for next years tour, could come in handy... As shit shocking as it is thats a hell of an excellent tragedy to tell your grand kiddies when your old. Your chalking up some doozies.
Simply loving this years tour, your team is wicked, we are so proud of you, you guys are machines.
Trying so hard to stay awake here in N.Z for the midnight live show and gutted when my eyes close and I miss something. Keep strong and safe. Love the Buchanans (k rae)

Julian to win on the champs Elysées !
Hope you're well at the time, and the northern Alps where not too difficult.
I wish good luck to Wiggo and VDV for tomorow time trial and the Mont Ventoux stage. But to you, I hope you'll win the Champs Elysées stage, and Tyler second...
Kia mau !

hola
hey guys , we are staying up late and getting up early and thinking about you guys all the time, seeing jules at this point in the tour is like reading the book wheres wally lol, the more I watch cycling the more amazing of a sport that I find it, jules is amazing plain and simple, hope your having fun with your mum and dad being over there, the weather has been cold here so we went to fiji for a break which was rad, kelly thinks that the camera men are going to huge effort to keep jules off camera and obie keeps asking where jules is, what a great race and great team , I hope jules is having fun, tell him to rock on with his bad ass self. Elts Kel N Obie

Keep it up!
Hi Julz, Awesome result so far in the Tour, keep it up only a few more days to go! Cheers Sammo

all the best bro
fantastic to see you brother,
All the best.
rotobeachie

Updates ?
Hi Julz, I'm guessing that finger injury is too painfull to hit the keyboard and update the diary. 16 stages down and no news since stage 9

Verbier
Hey Julz,
It was gr8 to see U up on Verbier - up that beast, the lads & myself were much appreciated of your thumbs up when U passed us at the 1km mark to the top. Then stopping by on the route down - and then the thumbs up when U and the bunch passed us early during the 16th stage - St Bernard etc. A mark of a genuine Kiwi Pro.
All the best for your journey to Paris.
Cheers
Phrase

Yeah Jules!
Way to go Jules! Once again, a fine representation of country and team. A true pro.

Continued luck and support!

The Yank in NZ

Wishing you luck
Hi Julz,

Just heard you were shot at! Not much coverage of that over in OZ. Hope you are okay, we are cheering you on, you are doing so great, make us very proud to be kiwis!!

Carol

TDF Julian
Well done Julian , Stay strong for the rest of the tour, we are really proud of you.
Greg, Raewyn, Jacob, SthIs NZ

Shot at? Whatever next?!
Hi Jules, Carole, Tanner and Val

Hope the split finger doesn't affect how you ride - all the kiwis are right behind you (and a few Pommes too!!)

Hugs, Bean xxx

shot?
just read that you were shot at, hope it does not affect you too much and you are all good the rest of the tour.
keep up the wicked work

roger
rice_dog@hotmail.com

Shot at?
Hey man just heard you got shot at! What is this world coming to?! Hope everythings ok and you keep on going and finish the tour.

Shooting
Aloha Julian,

You and Oscar being shot by an airgun is all over the NZ news this morning. Who in the f*** would do such a thing! I hope you are ok and not too shaken up the indicant.

Cheers, Dean

Stage 13 Incident
Hope you and Friere dont have any problems after that mad incident. All the best.

From NZ

Keep up the hard work Part 2.
I live in a place called coalville so had o go to colville at the top! loved it.....

respect.

stephen.lee140@ntlworld.com

Keep up the hard work
Hope the fingers ok. Looking forward to seeing you at the sharp end of the race on Saturday.

(From a Brit who fell in love with the Coromandel)

2009
hi Julian, we have been watching with interest and pride from Perth W.A. have enjoyed your diary entries too! Well done and go hard!
Monica Julian- Hart
your second cousin (uncle Pats daughter)

The Tour
Thanks so much for keeping us so informed Julian. We watch the summary each evening and get up early for the last 2 hours. Becoming our regular diet for July every year now.

From the cold Waikato

Dave ( Kiwi in Oz)
I watch the Tour every year, for me it's up there with AB's test matches. Always great to see our Kiwi boy in there. Go Kiwi!!!

10 & 11 - sweet leadouts dude
10 - the barge into the Columbia Train.. love it - if you can't beat em take em down ;-)

you boys need a "hincapie".. someone before you, seems like two ain't enough! Two bad wiggies is now a mountain climber!

Loving your work!

Thanks for the updates
Hi Julz, I check every day to see if there are any updates. Its great to see and understand the tour through your eyes. I havent yet seen the Garmin train work properly yet, but it will happen and that Tyler victory is not far away.
Keep up the good work mate
Go Kiwi, Go Julz
Dale (Matamata)

St . 11
Nice work julz , great leadout for the team again . Hope the knee isnt causing too many issues for you

Beachy

Amazing Job
Julz

Great effort today mate - loving the tour this year and great hearing you getting the justified praise from all the commentators and especially Tyler

Hopefully you guys will get Cav next time. Keep it going mate, once again making all us kiwis proud!!

Cheers
Adrian - Egypt

Go well Julien
Hi Julian, great to receive your reports and we're putting them up on the homepage of our website. We're getting great coverage on Sky here - compared to the old days. We can see it's been tough! Go well and we'll look forward to your next report.
Penny Farthing Cycles, Wellington, NZ
www.pennyfarthing.co.nz

nice writing ...and riding
Julz, loved your writing about the Barcelona stage - that you can put words like that together and ride day in day out like you do is something special. you would probably turn and ride a million miles at the thought, but perhaps there is a future in the media waiting for you?
bm

Representing again...
Great stage so far - good to see Hayden out on the front for a while today - fantastic coverage of the effort you've put in throughout the tour over the years today. Can't miss any of these "flat" stages for the one day - Julian dean the kiwi flys we'll be watching and celebrating hard - the incline finish always grab our attention - keep representing

SDTOG

Julz - World famous in New Zealand
Yes, there is a lot more media coverage this year, the papers are all covering it and some of them are even getting to grips with the concept that it isn't just about whose first into Paris. Good results by Tyler and Thor has helped promote the team concept. Best (biggest) article I've seen was a preveiw you gave to the local Rotorua paper. www.sundaystartimes.co.nz has your column. Best of luck. Harry

Nice
Nice pic Julian, http://bit.ly/OpET4

Good luck for the upcoming races!

Danniëlle (from the Netherlands)

Good talking to you in Girona
Julz, thanks for taking the time to say g'day, again. Good to see you looking in great shape and riding strong. Good luck for the rest of the tour. Phil & Barry. Cork

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Hi Julz,

Keep up the good work! Where not in france this year, but still cheering you on from down under!

Kia kaha,
carol

GO KIWI
Hi Julz,

We're all watching and enjoying & wishing you well in the Tour this year. Allez allez allez!!

Best wishes from Morrinsville Wheelers Cycling Club members!!

Thanks Julian
Hi Julz, Thanks to your efforts over the last 5 years, New Zealand media is sitting up and taking notice of Road Cycling. I cant remember such interest in cycling as there is currently, Radio, TV, and the printed media are finally recognising the standard required to even make a team in the TDF. While Haydon Roulstons involvement is obviously a help - this interest in the TDF is mainly due to you and your guts and determination. Once again well Julz and all the best for the rest!
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

keep it up in the tour

Keep up the good work
Hi Julz,

Good luck for tomorrows stage, that profile looks a bit ominous, my wife says brutal. Keep up the good work and I'm sure we'll see you first over the line soon.

Liam

Proud to be a Kiwi
Fantastic riding Julian. Watch for you on the news and we all think you doing just great. Cheers

Keep up the great effort
Hey Julian,

Keep up the great effort in the tour, awesome lead out the other day!! All the best for the rest of the tour.. Go Garmin!

Nat Saville

Go hard Julz
Hey Julz superb lead out dude, lets hope you get a chance to cross the line first sometime in the next three weeks. Great reading your diary (even when you write it too Carole). Hope Carole and the boys are great too. Love Hendi Mrs Hendi Charlie and Courtney

Proud kiwi
well done, watching your skills with pride

Ow!
hope you enjoyed getting your legs ripped off that didn't look like much fun at all!

Still awesome to be a part of it!

the Muss!
mate you were looking massive on stage 1 - most impressive hitting the front like that.

You did look huge tho - those other blokes must be certified midgets!

Keep up the good work - the form must be there to get up the front like that and lay it down!

Good Luck for the Tour - We are cheering for you!
Hi Julian,

Wishing you all the very best for an awesome tour this year - we'll be yelling at the tv as usual!

Sarah, Chris, Luke and Ben in Norwich :D

Awesome lead out Julian!!!
Just saw stage one, superb effort!!! 2nd place after Cav is a great result.

Keep up the great work!!

Matt Fitz

Take your chances
Good job in stage 2 - extra well done on not taking that side street in the final km :-)
Peter,
Sydney

Supports from Rotovegas
Aloha Ian,

Believe or not, but you got almost as much air time as the AB's tonight on One News with your stage two efforts! Best of luck for the first week.

Cheers

Dean

Go Julian

Julian,

Congrats on your second stage result.

Leading your team right through to the last sprint.

Terrific work, keep it up.

Greg Paul

Auckland, NZ

great job
hi julian great job in leading out tyler farrar

What a lead out

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Hi Julz, Carole and boys!! Sooo exciting to see Julz on the news. Im sorry I missed you when you were back in NZ this trip. I think of you so often. Sending you all love and hugs and the the best, fastest and safest tour of all time. Shelley xox

working well... but where are the others?
Yo, Julian wickedely stoked to have you back on the French Roads, yesterday made me think that maybe you should swap places with Tyler or maybe Millar or Pate should give you a bit of a hand pulling that Sprint. If Columbia can build a Train then Garmin can!
Greets to Hayden and looking so forward to seeing you soon.

Cheers Mark

Maketu/Monaco
Whats the difference, good luck for the tour,Just saw ss1 what a lead out your still the best lead out rider in the world. from Manu

Great lead out Julz !
It makes for exciting t.v watching seeing you in the final km doing what you do best. You looked very strong Julz

Beachy

Kiwis in Lithuania
Hey, we were screaming at the tele encouraging you along yesterday and will be looking for you today. Well done Garmin Slipstream for your second place.

Cheers Kel
(waiting for a rss feed)

Luck!
Hey Julz!
I'm a bit late since the it's already started (though guess you've still got a few stages to go eh!), but all the best mate! You'll be mint. (already are by the looks of the stage today....NICE!)
Big HI Carole, Tanner and Val!!
Ciao
DT xo

Kia Ora Bro
You do us Kiwis proud - you and Hayden. We know you will do whats required and when. Hope some Kiwis can give you a haka, a Tui's and/or a speights somewhere in the mountains.

Good On Ya Mate.

LANCE IS GONNA WIN - YEAH RIGHT!!

Great Work Stage Two
Hey Julian,

Great to see you so slick and in control over the last kilo of today's stage– you look strong boy!

All the best for the adventure ahead and fingers crossed you get a chance for your own run at the line. Bon chance,

Nicola and Karl, Welly-Town

Yeha! here we go again
Great gutsy effort Julz, so exciting to see you lead out Tyler I'm sure the team must be delighted with things after 2 stages.
Bringing the bike and air trainer into the lounge for the next 3 weeks to watch the last 2 hours 5pm to 7pm daily. Go Julian
All the best
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Anne Gollan
Hey Julz, back in front of the TV for the TDF and wow first day VS gives You a LOT of talk time and all very very complimentary. So proud of you Kiwi!!! ( you caught their eye at the flat tire time and got mention after mention after that)
I know you will have a good Tour, I will be watching for glimpses of you.
Kia kaha
Annie
travellingkiwi_lass@yahoo.com

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Hey Julz,

You'll hear us NZ boys cheering you on at the TTT on Tuesday. Might be a bit too fast for a stomping haka like last year though.

GO HARD

Mark Langlands

Go Julian!!
All the best mate! Here's hoping you get a chance to go for glory and get that elusive stage win - you deserve it. Kia kaha!

Go Tiger
Good luck for the tour this year, will be keeping an eye out for ya.
x
Alicia

D
So proud of you each year in the TDF!!
Flying Kiwi!

Best wishes for a great TdF performance
Hi Julian, just wanted to wish you all the best for TdF '09 from your support team at Red 8 and Thompson's!
Malcolm

The Tour
All the best.Having kiwis in the Tour makes it even more enjoyable. Hope you get your well deserved reward.

Will be up late a lot here in the Waikato cheering you on.

Best the luck on Le Tour!!
Aloha Julz,

Nice job on the Giro, you had a really good tour! Best of luck in France.

Dean - that was in Hawaii

Good Luck Julian!
For TDF #5 and the year when maybe you'll get that break you are looking for. I will be watching you all the way to the podium!

JohnW
Wellington

Go Get Em Tiger
Mate, best of luck. With your work ethic and bit of luck it will all come together for that elusive stage win. Wish I could be over there - but have at least taken the time off work so I can stay up to watch it all unfold. And remember, if a team mate gives you a black eye, just say you were set upon by some French locals...

PK

Good Luck
All the best for TDF. Looks like a stronger team all round this year. Tyler has it alot easier then you did last year. Hope you get the opportunity to ping one somewhere but will still enjoy seeing your arms in the air as your team sprinter crosses the line first.

Cheers, Harry

Congrats
Way to go julz #5 all the best enjoy thanks for the scooter Si is going real well
Kerry

congrats and good luck
Greetings and all the best for the TDF. You've done extremely well to make it again after the early season mishaps. All the best from naseby, Central Otago,

Brian Turner and Kila Hepi

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Hi Julez, am looking so forward to this years tour... hope all goes well for you. So awesome to have Kiwis in this league. Pity you and Hayden weren't on the same team. Good competition!!! Just go....

Congrats
Congratulations for the 5th time Julian.I look forward to watching you progress through the tour and will be pushing every km for you.
Keep safe, ride well.
best regards
Garry Bell

new zealands most famous cyclist
good to hear you are in top form,will be watching for u on the tely what numo will you be .good luck art,&shirley

Good Hard Dude!
Good on you Julz, another show!!! Looking forward to following your progress.

Well Done

Carole - stop nagging!!!

(Don & Rach)

Go Julz
Hope you and Hayden both get a break for a win this year. We need another NZ stage winner, one isn't enough.

Stu

go julian go
go juliun new zealand is counting on you to do well at the tour de farnce


GOOD LUCK

see you in france
Julian

Passed your contact by Shirley Rendall, my aunty and said to mail you. You know my Dad, Brian Todd from Morrinsville cycling. In France for the tour so will catch up at a start or finish one day.

Trevor contact is nztoddy@hotmail.com

Dean vs Roulsten
The lead-outs are going to be more kiwi than ever! Way to go

Greetings
Hey Julz,
Yeh congradulations on making your 5th tour - bro ! Hey if Carole & the young 1 etc, want to be out of all the people above the Streets in Monaco, drop us aline. Got a unreal Balcony in Monaco or given the loan of. Roly's - family should make it, if he gets the nod - 2 Kiwis in the Worlds Biggest Cycle Tour ! Gr8 !!!

Fraser

Number 5 should be easy
Good luck and good times in the TDF.
Craig and Ingrid

CONGRATULATIONS
Good On Ya Julz,
Making us kiwi's proud.
Good luck in France Mate

TDF
Hi Julz,

Excellent to hear you're in the Tour team. Here's hoping that the 'things that happen' are all good. Bring on the late nights/early mornings for us hardy kiwi supporters!

Phil & Anna

Great news
Marvellous you are off to the Tour again and heres hoping an oportunity will eventuate. Love your Race Diary.

Best wishes from the Waikato

TdF
Nice to see you on the roster.

From what I gather half of NZ will be there to see you - well half the cycling population. Will be cheering for you on 4 or 5 stages

Good luck - Without wishing harm to Tyler hope you get a chance for yourself.

Colin

Le tour AGAIN!
Absolutely awesome Julian, well done making the team again for the Tour de France. Will be watching you all the way, just not so easy to pick you out this year, maybe string a bright yellow balloon to your handle bars lol!
My airtrainer will make its annual journey to the lounge (with my wifes kind permission of course!) and be ready for hours of TDF on telly.
All the best Julz
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

True Kiwi Sports Hereo
Congtrats Julian, People really don't appreciate what it takes to achieve what you have. You are a true Kiwi Sports hero. Go hard you are the MAN!

The Kinghans from Waihi
Good luck in the TDF Jules, we'll be watching your freight train!! Maybe a stage as well as bein' the best leadout on the planet...I hope Tyler appreciates who he has leading him.

Well done Julz
Congrads for finishing the Giro - Party has been toned down in Monaco Julz but I will be there hopefully from the Balcony wishing U and hopefully our other 2 Kiwi lads all the best! Good to catch up 4 a ride in the Sth of France before C u then !

Phrase

RSS, Facebook, Twitter
I agree, please consider getting any of these so that we can follow you and support you, especially through July.

Well done on the Giro and am looking forward to France.

Cheers Kel

Twitter
Dude, Get Twitter!!!

Well Done Julz
You did it mate,Congrats on finishing the Giro,you did yourself proud. Bet that makes you feel better having that baby under your belt for the TDF,you will be sharp as a tack for that Bro. Well done from the Jords in Vegas.

Congratulations!
On finishing the gruelling Giro.
Conditions sounded pretty trying and plenty fell by the wayside.
Liked your form in the later stages, so just trust you can keep injury free for the challenges ahead.

Barry/Richard

road to roubaix
been flickin through pics of the photographers from the road to roubaix movie - and stumbled across the silver fern
http://camillemcmillan.com/shower/shower_12.html

Awesome movie.
Keep up the great work, you keep us motivated to get on our windtrainers here in cold NZ (snow on Tarawera in May????).

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Hi julian, Its great to read your posts and get an insiders view of these gruelling events. Keep up the great work and see you at the tour. Have fun on this next stage, its not evry day you get to race up famous volcanoes!!!

Go Skiddies
Looking Good Julz, looking good. The crew are loving your work and think there's something big just round the corner for ya (nah not another mountain either!!!).
Put the Jandle Into It!!!!!

The Invers Massive

Hang in ther Julz
Julz - Hang in there bud, Ya nearly there ! It may be hot and hard but just think of the of the T de F. Which im sure U are !
Ya doing brilliant !
C U in Monaco !

Phrase

Awesome tan bro'.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/giro09/?id=/photos/2009/giro09/giro0917/bettiniphoto_0039543_1_full

DZ-Nuts !!
Julz -
Is DZ-Nuts as good as Dave says !!
For those who dont know what I am talking about:
http://www.dz-nuts.com/catalog/?p=press A good laugh.
Hang in there - some brutal stages. You will be flying in the TDF.
Reg

message from a julian in california
Hi, Julian,
My name is Julian too. I am 9 years old.i live in San Francisco. You are one of my favorite riders. I just got a Garmin Slipstream jersey yesterday. I have a question for you are you riding the giro for fun or for practice or are you trying to win?
Julian
P.S. sorry you had a hard day the queen stage but i am sure you will have a better day and I hope you win a stage

Hi Julian. I'm riding the Giro for 2 reasons; as preparation for the Tour; and to also practise the sprints with Tyler so we get used to working together in time for the Tour. Thanks for following my progress...

Go Julz!
Hi Julz, and Carole, Tanner and Val,
We are thinking of you. Hang in there, bike hard and dazzle them with your brillance!
Love and hugs
Suz, Grant and Emma xxx

THANKS
Julz, the stories like the one about 'Lance and the Little Prince' are pure gold mate, keep them coming!All the best for the rest.

Cold NZ cow cocky

Diary
Enjoying your diaries Julian! Hang in there, sounds like this Giro is a suffer fest! Happy to see you healthy again.
Tracie in the states.

Wounded Knee Ride For Peace guyshelley@GMAIL.COM
MR.DEAN PLEASE CONTACT ME 614-256-5973

hang in there
Cool that you are obviously getting the legs going & I think it is pretty special that you look forward to easy 3 hour rides when you are no longer racing - that's a sign of a committed cyclist who's doing something he loves. Good on you.

B.

Go Skiddies
Yo Julz

After a hard start you look like your finding you feet dude. Keep on trucking!!!!

The Invers Massive

Tour of italy
Good to se a kiwi flying flag in giro keep up the good work.

Good on ya

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Hey Julz, hope the legs are coming good in Giro. I know its been a few years but I have some cool photos from the Tour Stage that we did the haka on for you. If you would like a copy flick me an email lachlan_boyle@hotmail.com and I will send you a copy. Keep it up

Looking Good
Just thought I would drop a note. Just saw you cruising (?) up the last climb in stage 8. I must say I was impressed to see you just off the back of the first group and looking very good. Of course I told you to "dig it in" which really means keep up the cracking good work. Looking better every day.

Kia Kaha

Smile
Come on Fulla...what a life...mountains, weather,good looking sheila's..I'll swap you anyday!!! I'm sure you'd love flying a desk and scraping ice of your windscreen.Stay upright and krank it hard like a proud kiwi.Jono, Raq, Millie,Oscar and Emil

Go Julian
Hi Julian, we're updating our customers on your progress via our website. We're betting you'll ride into the tour and your legs will come right. Great to receive such humble and human reports from you. Have fun, it's wet and cold in Welly!!
The team at Penny Farthing Cycles, Wellington

Giro a go go
Gidday Julz, always great to read of your exploits on the bike. Great honesty about how you are adjusting to racing so soon after your injury but a testament to how much belief your team has in your ability. Go hard!!

Andrew Corney

Great Reading Your Diaries.
I always enjoy reading your race diaries. While we follow all your results, getting an insight into your thinking and race management processes is terrific and assists in a big way to understand where you are at. Don't be too hard on yourself fella. You are a consumate professional and the lead into this tour was not an easy one. Keep up the good work. You're doing a great job.
Doyley!!

JD
Just Do it JD. If there ever is a degree handed out for suffering you'd have multiple PHDs. Im sure whilst you may not be able to offer the team the physical presence, the seasoned advice youve shared with Tyler has pushed beyond what he thought he could achieve at this point. If at first you dont succeed, try try again. Never give up on yourself as we wont on you. Goodluck J & C and your whippersnappers.

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give it heaps Julz great that you are well and fit again.following you all the way.Luv Annie & Kev

JD2
JD2 3rd today ar Tauranga today.

Beat him by 2 at the TTT tonight please.

Colin

Awesome
Hey Julz stoked that you made the team for the Giro, hope you guys kick arse in the TTT, also so hoping that you can get yourself a stage win, even better if you can beat cavendish (smug little shit he is)

Good Luck
Phil

Giro
Great you made the team. All your hard work paid off. Best of luck.
From a fan Down Under

Good Speed...
Good on ya, looking forward to seeing u show that Kiwi Courage in Italia.
Looks like the course could be a chance for u to do well.

Greets Mark

Good stuff mate
Hey Julz, congrats on making the Giro/Tour team. I know you would have turned yourself inside out to make the cut so bloody good on you. All the best & we'll be following your progress. Mase.

Good luck bro
Well, you are on the start list. Best wishes for a great trouble-free Giro Julz - Gaz & Glen

Here comes the Giro
Nice work ... just read that you made the cut ... looking forward to seeing how you and the team get on ....
Kia Kaha
Team Moo

09 Giro
Saw the announcement. Congratulations.

The Giro
Congrats for making the team.

Great stuff
Really cool that you got on the team - hopefully the focus, tension and relief of the past few weeks will work to give you that extra bit of gas.

Bruce in the King

Grand Team
Congrats on the Giro selection fella. Go longer harder faster stronger. You can doo eet!

Giro great news!
Fabulous news to hear that Garmin have you on board for the Giro Team! Sarah & Ben RoadCyclingNZ

SPEIGHTS FROM NELSON,NZ
It was almost a year ago now, can't believe it. Waving that NZ flag as your Garmin team bus went past was time well spent. And to meet you in person before a tdf stage - a moment we will never forget. You are every bit the down to earth, humble NZ guy Shelley D always tells us you are.
You made our day. Cheers ears,
Sue & Grant

PS. Can't believe we actually got to give you the Speights!

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hope you mend in time for tdf. uncle arfer and aunty shirley

JD2
Hi Julz

JD2 had sore legs and was off the scene for a while.

Ran a nice 4th of 18 at Matamata today so hopefully he is on the way.

Best wishes to JD1 for a speedy recovery for his own legs.

Colin

Bro you are still the man
Bro - we still are following you and backing you. Ok a podium place would be awesome, it will come - You know you can do it, We know you can do it, when the stars are lined up right - you will hit the front and nothing, nothing, nothing will stop you from taking the chequered flag - It will be an awesome day and appreciated by the whole peleton, media and fellow Kiwis. Because you are the Kiwi Guy, our bro, representative of Kiwis around the world, who are backing you and following you - and we know you are 100% NZ pure.

Brent from NZ -

OMG !
Oh My God! If I'm gutted, I cant pretend to imagine how you must feel.
Not that you will be feeling very impressed with life at the moment - but it seems like just another dramatic chapter to add the "rags to riches" Fairytale front page story in the worlds newspapers, when you get that deserved elusive TDF stage win.

All the best for a speedy revovery.

Dale
Matamata Peddlers

Knee
hi Jewlz
Just seen the pictures, Hope the knee mends quickly and well. good luck.
Regards
Greg S

Bugger......
Enjoy the time with Carole and the kids while recovering .... but know that you are the man and you can and you will get what you are looking for ....
Just remember you are the inspiration for many of back here in NZ....
Team Moo

MAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Chin up sun shine, think of this recovery as quality time with the kids! Thats the best time of all.

Cheers Zane

ok win time..
I think all of your fans, back here in NZ, and around the world, would be as disappointed if not more disappointed than you if you retired without winning a big race, purely because we know how much you deserve to win a big race!! I reckon if you can change your perspective from a rider who is almost there but never wins, to one of a rider with heaps of experience, who has paid their dues and is now primed, strong and ready to win something no matter what... Get this cut healed up and then its win time mate, we can all feel it!!!
Julian, CHCH

Hang in there...
Hang in there Kiwi Guy! You're due, and I just know you've got a big win in you somewhere in 2009.
Glad that you're okay. Heal up well & get back to being the classy racer that you are.
Josh H.
Portland, Oregon

P.S. Do you have a Twitter yet?

Get well soon
Life's a sh** sandwich, and it's always lunchtime Mr Dean. Yours has to be one of the most riveting stories in the peloton - looking forward to seeing you racing again soon.

Stink buzz
Bad one about the crash and the sore looking knee etc. Don't give up. You are the New Zealand champion, whether the ball chasing masses of this country know it or not. Cycling fans are very proud of you.

Ouch
Hi Julz, the photos of your knee look gruesome. Hoping this will be another case of Julian "Tough Bastard" Dean pulling through an injury that would stop a lesser man. It seems to me your best form often follows injuries - hope your on the mend

knee
gory stuff in those crash images bro. Sorry to hear and hope you recover soon

Just read your Diary
Hi Julz, I've just read your latest diary entry and I dont want to sound like "Dr Phill" but opening up like that sounded honest, rather than just sounding depressed. Which has the benefit of releasing the downer and getting on with it. I'm wondering if you need to change mindset? after years of looking after others - its time to become a selfish, cunning b#std, use every one else to get what you want (and deserve) Mate its Julian's turn - go get it!
Dale
Matamata

Get well soon
Hi Julz, Sorry to hear about your crash at GW. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Cheers Sammo

Gent-Wevelgem
Belgium in spring... Wet with punctures and plenty of crashes... Hope they got all the crap out and knee heals quick.

It will come
Thanks for your great diary entries. I enjoy reading them for good insights, but I strongly disagree with your last entry Julz. You are always up there and what you do is very NOTABLE. The fact that you are in the pro peleton is notable. There are heaps of us that would like to be in your position but didn't have the talent or discipline. So keep up the hard work that you do, and the win will come. We'll be cheering you on.
Aaron - Bright

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step 1, knowing you can win, you've admitted that you feel you can, now believe you can!

good luck!

How does the best Leadout Man in the Peleton Win?
Well Julez, seeing that you are the Best, as Thor Hushovd said. How are you going to win? You deserve it.

Well done in the last Races, and Yes I`ll Yell and Scream at this Years Tour always believing that you`ll be first across that Line...

Greets Mark Jones

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great ride at MSR Julian... your positioning in the bunch over the Cipressa and Poggia was awesome and you looked comfortable - easily the best placed and most comfortable of all the sprinters over those two climbs in my opinion.

The end result might not have been as good as you had hoped, but I think it was an awesome ride and heaps of positives for you to take out of it.

from a fan in holland

MSR
awesome result there bro!!! making us Waihi boys proud. good to see some results from all the hard work.

Pain Train from Hamilton

a clone would be good
you need a clone of yourself so you can put you on cavendish's wheel, then roll the fella

Good Luck
Hope you have a really enjoyable & successful race on Saturday.
All the best from Hamilton,NZ

j.d.
Go man, go. You show at MSR, and I'll go all-out in my Cat5 criterium on Saturday. There should be two kiwis on the podium tomorrow... :)

Alan
Salt Lake City

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glad things are on the improve julz , we know you will give it your best shot as always. debs.

MSR
Good luck for the weekend .... nice work getting to wear the number 1 for the day .... We have the faith in you.
Go well from Fred Flintstone and the rest of team MOO

MSR
Best wishes for the weekend Julz

Stage 6 Tirenno-Adriatico
Hey Julz

Great ride on Stage 6. Well ahead of some of the more fancied sprinters. Keep doing the hard work and results will come.

Kevin
Havelock North

kfh gt
rolled those sprinter by givein the young buck the hook up . you are the ace up the sleeve.love to team d

getting there
Hi Julian,

Nice effort in the big stage at Tirreno-Adriatico, you must have been the first sprinter home over those though climbs, bodes well for MSR.

Love being able to read your (brutally) honest appraisal of your form but it's also good to see some progress!

MSR
Keep it up mate - sounds like you've been diligently punching the cards for MSR: something good is gonna happen! Blom

Hey, Kiwi
Just read your Stage 1 post from Tirreno-Adriatico. Impressed how honest you are about your thinking. Just don't give too much importance to one day, or one race even. You'll break out of it.

Good luck!

Dan
Berkeley, California

Yo yo yo Inver's Massive In Da House
Hey Jules D

You are gunna be sweet for the MSR bro, what with the Sarge wind trainer stunts and evertthing your going back to basic's, keep it fresh and go large.
Thomo, Jerry, Rolly D

Encouragement
Go Legend. I've been watching the DVD of Hollentour and seeing the fantastic Eric Zabel suffer through the Tour 03, struggling to finish each stage inside the cutoff, and never getting a stage win. Reminded me what a legend you are finishing so many TDFs.
We're with you Julz.
Jon Bridges.

Tirreno 2009
Yo Jules, good on ya, Nr.131 means u r Nr. 1 in your Team for Tirreno-Adriatico

U deserve it.

All the best from Mark Jones in Germany

Keep it going mate
Hi Julian, seems like a lot of shit things happening lately, remember only with your back to the wall - can you move forward! Shit does happen, we can choose to step over it or drag our feet through it - the key is we have a say/choice in what happens tomorrow and no ability to change what happened yesterday.
All the best for the rest of 2009
Dale
Matamata Peddlers

Kiwis still follow their Bro Julz
Hi Julz, quick note to let you know, all of us Kiwi boys and girls still follow their overseas pro bro. Look forward to more updates, don;t mind the honesty - keeps it real for us who are working 7 am to 7pm at digging, stuck in traffic, punching adding machines, working on factory floors, picking fruit.

GO the Warriors, go the ABs, Go the black caps and go the Mighty JD.

Brent from NZ

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Hi I really enjoyed reading your blogs, you provide the kind of insights we can't get from reading mainstream press.

Do you think you will post the helmet cam footage? That would be awesome.

By the way do you have an email address? I wouldn't mind talking to you about Kiwi riders and marketing/sponsorship that's probably not best for this noticeboard, My email is marychurch@gmail.com

Chur
Gerry (Auckland)

Awesome!
Hi Julz, Well done on your placing at the Vuelta Murcia... good luck with the upcoming classics!
Cheers Sammo

invers massive
god you can go bro , that hometrainer thing i saw sarge do that do here one time , he hit his nut real bad. keep smackin in those miles.love to cd and the boys.gt

Hola Julz,Carole,Tanner and Val
After your haul home hope you guys are settled back into the routine there with the children and racing.Looking forward to keeping pace with the racing through the season.I'm hoping to catch the Le Tour this year so looking forward to that.Smiles and laughs,Beachy(senior)

Keep it up Julz!
sounds like a rough week in Portugal. Keep it up Julz we are all still here cheering for you!

All the best
Sounds like it's been a hard few weeks. I can sympathise with you on the effort required to travel long distances with kids, it's not just the plane but keeping track of them at the airports. There is very little down time.

Your race sounded like it was just plain hard work. We all have weeks like that at work, but for most of us it doesn't hurt physically as well as mentally.

I have confidence that it will come together when it matters latter in the season. Keep your chin up, stay strong.

Its a long road
Hi Juilan

If you have all this bad luck now imagine what good luck you are going to have come July.
Stay strong.

Ross

Good thinking...
I like your strategy, get all the season's bad luck and embarrassment out in the first race of the season!

(was anyone watching when you fell on the trainer, trying not to laugh...)

Good luck!
Hi Julz,

Good luck this year Julz... keep your chin up we know you'll come right and kick some ass!

Cheers
Sammo

You are unique man and you can not find your own patterns if you allow yourself to live by the patterns of others.
If you want to be a champion think as a champion.


ericmeupa@hotmail.com

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Oh - any chance of getting some recent photos on your gallery page???? Cheers mate.

Rod

Best wishes Julz, Carole and family
Julz - like the others I watched with hope for you (and us) that again the National jersey would be worn with pride in Europe. Like you say, negative racing..which is unfortunantly the NZ way most of the time. It was out of your hands from word go mate. Sorry. Hopefully you have NZ arm bands on your trade jersey and that may in some way show the true champ that you are and that we all believe in. Hope you have a great season over there. Your efforts are always closely watched by us all. Best wishes to Carole and the family - hope all is well. Catch you at Le Tour

Rod, Sue and Liam Carpinter

From the reads
Hope luck is on your side for this years racing mate. Enjoy.

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Julian how are yo mate. Are you coming out to the tour of Qatar next week?

Give me and Peter a bell if you are
aaron.palmer@aspire.qa
+9746559183

Advice To Old Teammate
Hi,

My wife and I just finished our new kitchen, and I was wondering if you had any advice regarding fire extinguishers. I seem to remember that before we were teammates on Shaklee in 1996, you were studying interior design.
Any suggestions? Water vs. chemical?

Thanks!

Besty.
Matt Koschara
mkoschara@aol.com

Tour Down Under
Actually Julian, lots of us don't give a fig (decided not to use a stronger adjective) how Lance goes in the Tour down Under - we want to know how the kiwis fare - you, Greg and Tim alike. Unfortunately getting any decent media coverage from that perspective is proving impossible. Go Man!!! - you seem to do the 'hard yards' for the benefit of the 'stars' time and time again. I was born and raised on the West Coast of New Zealand, and over there we not only recognised the 'winner' but also acknowledged and nuturured those with the real 'talent' (maybe not always the 'media' stars in the particular field of endeavour!) I am just beginning to realise the significance of the sentiment of that thinking - not soft - but realistic. Not that I am thinking of you as second place - you are our hero!!!!! Best wishes and good luck for a stage win!!!!

Still making us proud....
Hi Julian just wanted to write a wee note about the NZ Nat's, we sat up the top of the quary watching you rolling through... i know many of us wanted so much for you to wear that jersey this season again, we all know it's good for NZ Cycling, the coverage you give NZ Cycling, not to mention how proud we are of you..
instead it will not be anywhere noticeable this year..

But hey you still the man and we will still be watching you as you make us Kiwi Cyclist proud..

"A True Champion in our Eyes"

TDU
A bunch of us from Bright, Australia are going over to Adelaide to cheer Julian on. Looking forward to meeting him. Apparently some Lance bloke is going to be there, but we want to see a kiwi flying! Have a great ride. Aaron

Your Still the Champ
It was great to meet you over the weekend and o see you racing again ... you are still our Champ... All the best from Fred Flintstone and the rest of the Team MOO.....

McCauley sucks
Hey Julian - is the nationals a test to see the best rider, or the best team? We know the right answer, apparently Gords doesn't. Just like the bad old days when Fowler and his chooks dominated! We're with ya.

TA Catch up
Hi Julz

Great to catch up with you and finally meet the family, all the best in Aussie, hope the weather is alot better over there for you than it was today. Take care and keep in touch

Thilaia & Ngaire (thilaiab@hotmail.com)

nz title race
hope you get to wear the best lookin jersey for yet another season
hope TDU is safe and successful

myles mc corry
www.bikepure.org

NZ Nationals
Good luck for this coming Sunday. Will be there watching and cheering for you to make it three in a row.... Matt and the rest of team Moo

2009
hope next season is as successful as 08. go for 7 TDF top 10's!

the world loves a rider with guts- u got bags of the stuff.

myles mc corry

bikepure(dot)org

Video of Alpe d'Huez
Hi there
I was wondering if Julz had downloaded the shots he took with his helmet climbing the Alpe D'Huez in 2008?
Sounded like compulsive viewing?

Ringo star
Hi Team

whens the next update..no news is good news...so I. suppose the Deanies are having a good break from the Media and stopped signing autographs for a break. .have a good un and look forward to an update cheers and happy times

blatman

Tour Down Under
Hi - It'll be great seeing you in action again in Adelaide next month. I'll be heading over there again to spectate for the third year in a row and will be flying a Kiwi flag for you!!

Tour Down Under Kiwi Show Down
Here's hoping the Tour Down Under will provide you with the perfect conditions for that so far elusive stage win. We know you're good for it! We'll be there to take the photos and talk to you afterwards.

Best wishes from the team at RoadCycling.co.nz

MO FO
Keep dat mofo kiwi jersey on your shoulders and in the euro peleton J.
A pleasure to be watching euro cycling and up pops the nz champs jersey. Well wishes to you, your girl and the whippersnappers.

T.D.U.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ARE COMING OVER FOR THE TOUR DOWN UNDER HOPE WE CAN CATCHUP FOR A MEAL ON THE SATURDAY NIGHT AGAIN AND A COFFEE AT THE MARS BAR REGARDS BLAKEY,JOHN,CLINT,DICK,AND DR EVIL.

Good Stuff
Just watched a video of the team 2009 presentation. You got a great introduction, very well deserved. Watched you at Tour of Ireland and Tour of Briton. Will be watching you live at the tour 2009, looking forward to it!
Karl (kiwi in London)

long time ago
julian,
good luck next year

hope to hear something about you.

grtz Karin,Breskens, Holland

Manukau City Vets Club
Hi Julian & Carole,

I emailed you about 10 days re you coming to our Christmas do on Dec 14th. Hadn't had a reply so was wondering if you'd received my message, sent via your Guest Appearances page on your website.

Best regards
John Bicknell


No we didn't receive your message and no Julian won't be able to attend your chrissy do. Have a good one....

Carole

Great Ride
Hi Jules,

The view from the side of the road in Varese was all good, you looked great, shame about the way the end went...
I have a number of photos you may want let me know where I can send them to?

Cheers
Scott (Kiwi in London) mrfairbairn@yahoo.com

Congrats
Hi Julian and family,

Just a quick note to say a massive congratulations on a fantastic season. The contribution you make to NZ cycling is huge - the tour and other events just wouldn't have the same 'grab' factor without you. Commentators always speak so highly of you that I am sure your a hugely respected bike rider in the peleton. Keep up the great work and all the best for 2009! Cheers, Hamish

nice ride at the worlds...
from what I saw on the telly it looked like you were in great form at the worlds.. you looked strong and well positioned in the bunch.

I was gutted for you once it became clear the break was going to stay away.

from a fan in holland

Yo Speed Racer
Hey Julz

Rark it up in Varese dude, Reidy is keeping us updated live from the circuit so good luck and see you on the podium

The Invers Massive

Worlds
Best of luck for I presume the last race this season. Thanks to you and Carole for giving us such a neat insight into your amazing career.

Regards,
A NZ Fan

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Good luck for Worlds Julz. ATB Carsy.

Fredrick Christensen
Have a great worlds!!

Go KIWI !!

results
Surely it's worth updating this section after this season...or are you saving for a special entry after the Worlds?!

Good Luck!!

Patience and the rite wheel
Great finish... so cloooose..I am sure you were very unlucky you had to contend with one of the legendary sprinters in the last stage of the TOB. as you had it all perfectly right.. patient, right location in the bunch ( hiding like Mckewn) and on the right wheel... cannot understand why the brits like to finish on curving straights... without much room to stop ...at the end of a sprint...however when you are in a feild with the worlds best, instinct and cunning will let you work out which is the best wheel to be on, on the day... However 2, I am sure you will know whos bluffin and who aint... and all the best with that one...

Keep it up
Hey Julz!

I am sure you are really burnt out. I am sure it is hard to try and be so focused for so long. It is almost over! You have had a great season and I love watching you in the final sprints. Good luck in the worlds and hang in there!

Lozy

supa hot
as hard and long as it!ll be jd . nun off thos fbags got the ball bag .supa love inveres mas

Worlds
Hey Julz, damn good to catch up with you, Whitey & Grom at the Tour of Britain bro, managed to keep out of trouble down in Brighton and make it home in one piece. Hey all the best for the worlds man "give it some stick". M

BMX Reunion
Will you in be in NZ around this time?? Its in Rotovegas.

RMC

Hello BMX Fans,

You have received this email because you have some involvement in BMX over the last 30 years.

I would like to inform you that there will be a BMX Reunion on November 1st 2008 in Rotorua.

More Information on – www.bmxreunion.co.nz - Tickets sales are limited so get in quick.

With email now days being quick and cheap forward this onto fellow members – a Reunion not to miss!!!!!!!

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BMX REUNION
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Awesome efforts
Hey Mate,

Awesome to see you and your jersey again on the streets on London-town. All the best for the worlds champion.

Another outstanding effort!!!
Absolutly awsome tour of brit Julz,once again you have done that silver fern proud,congrads, looks like the form is holding up well for the worlds,after reading your diary and the form coming out of this tour,you just might be in for a top ending to the season.Bring it on!!.Keep safe Bro all of our love the Jordans xxxx

Soooooo close
Hey Julz

Great effort by you and the team in the Tour of Britain. I guess its all money in the bank for the World's in a couple of weeks. Keep up the good work.

Kevin
Havelock North

Well Done!
Hey Julian just thought I'd say well done on coming second yesterday - you only missed out by 1/2 a bike length!! Fantastic!
You did NZ proud in the Tour de France, then again in the Tour of Ireland, and you're already kicking butt in the Tour of Britain!
Enjoy the rest of the tour, Jane

What a great ambassador!
Hi Julian
My friends and I met you at the Tour de France. You signed our NZ flags for us (outside the Garmin bus at Bourg d'Oisans before Stage 18). We had a chat to you with the other kiwi supporters who were there.
We were all so impressed with your humble and down-to-earth attitude. We all left feeling very proud to have you representing NZ at the tour. What a great ambassador for us, and now we have all become staunch Garmin supporters! We also saw the final stage in Paris where you performed so well. Reading your diary you are very hard on yourself, but I guess that's what makes you so good and always striving to be better!
We just wanted to say thanks for being one of the highlights of our trip, and we will treasure our flag (the one you signed!) forever.
All the best for your future racing.

8th in KOM, Day 1, Tour of Britain
For all those years we thought you were a sprinter :-)

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go go tom cat win some cat food for your kittens and queen, Have a good tour julz. Debs

pub with no beer
Irish reflections...very interesting.. thought NZ was bad...I suppose the Pub still had Guiness a meal in it self.. looking back I find it fasinating that Thor was missing you at the TDF as his results werent as flash or impressive without the consistent brother .. lead out....interestingly he seemed to insure that he was close and made sure he was beating you across the line, however looks like you had powered off by this time anyways..... anyways this probably isnt that helpful.. so all the best for the Worlds... get mean and act like a junoir sprinter next time and give it shiite.. maybe.. cheers Blatman.

Magnificent in Munster
To all Julz supporters, We saw 'Our Man' power up St Patricks Hill in Cork four times, the gradient is 25%, it's the steepest street in Europe. Phil Ligget said it was the most savage finishing circuit he had ever seen. Julz did his best to win the stage and overall. He appeared devastated that he didn't win. There are some great riders who never placed third on GC in the Tour of Ireland. Julz was a bit subdued when he spoke to us afterwards, probably feeling it was the one that got away. We had desperately wanted him to win in Ireland as well. Phil & Barry

Ps. Julian, we hope you didn't throw the crystal trophy in the back of the truck. Good luck in Britain

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geat julz, that last stage looked really tough, you really toughed it out. awsome. Debs

racing
Julz, keep up the good riding mate. Todd Wilson.

Nice stage to Galway today
You looked sharp out there today brother! Just needed a bit more luck! UK has got great coverage on ITV every night. I'm sure you remember Flossy the sheep from The Tour. She's going to be in Varese for some world champs action as well. She'll be attached to the same flag pole, you wont miss her!! Jonboy

rest of 08?
Whats up your sleeve for rest of year Julian and Carole?
Its a stab in the dark but purchased
a ticket for eurobike show and was hoping to meet you cats in person and collect signatures along with other race horses of the pro peleton.

one kiwi along way from home.
simonfm.

Sorry...No Eurobike for us cats. Me and my tom cat are taking our kittens away for a well-deserved break before heading back to NZ

Hi Julz
Awesome result in the first stage mate,good luck for the rest of the tour,Give it heaps im sure you will do the kiwis proud again.much love Tam,Jas,Aj and Rj xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Best of Luck
Congrads on Stage 1. Hope you dont get sick too.

Hi Carole and Julian,
hi it me grace I handed in my homework in today and my teacher said I had the most infomation about julz.

thank you
from
grace
:0)

sup dawg
hows bra

whats been heppening in this shixxy?
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Good luck in the tour of Ireland
All right bruv, look out for the kiwi
flags when ya come sprinting over the
finish line in Galway bro, see ya there, and good luck

Hey
Hey Julian, This is Jacob Vague I am studying you for school this term. My mum is Cushla parker she said she used to go to school with you at Waihi College and also grow up together. She stil has a photo of you mum untie Jodie, uncle Mat and uncle Tony from memmory we watched you on TV you did well at the olimpics!!!

Thanxs

Well we enjoyed it
Hi Julz
Just read the diary updates and enjoy your frankness and are very much looking forward to when your first book comes out "kiwi on wheels" lol.
I can understand your frustration and dissatisfaction with your tour results. I like many others watched in dissapointment when watching you without support over the last 5Kms of the sprint days.
My question is: why did you not get the leadout and support that a sprinter should get? was it an inexperienced team? or maybe an understrength team?
Any way mate, while you maybe feel you underperformed, back here in NZ, well we enjoyed the TDF because you were in it, shit mate we loved it.
All the best,

Dale
Matamata peddlers

2 wheels 1 dream.
Best of luck for the tour of ireland. Always inspiring to watch you cycle. A very good year, be proud. All our wishes.

Video of Alp d Huez
Yo Julz,

Are we going to get a look at your video? Will you be uploading it to youtube in the future? Look forward to it! Awesome ride at the Tour mate, Cheers Sammo

Wats up Julian
Wats up Julian.My name is Logan Jamieson.My mate Kayne McVeigh's mum went to skool with u at waihi collage. Come on Julian u can win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Logan and Kayne

Kiwi's own
Hi JUlian,
Just read the tour wrap up. Just remember you got a whole country of riders behind you, and you will always be our boy! you are bloody great and you will get the one you deserve,
steve

Thanks for the tour wrap-up
Hey Julz
Like any pro athlete you put pressure on yourself to be successful and that is what makes you stronger and feeds the desire. Its easy in hindsight to say "what if", but that gets you nowhere. Just remember, you get to do what we can only dream of and while it is your job and puts food on your family's table, you are one lucky man. You and the rest of your team are a joy to watch and in years to come will be looked upon as pioneers in a time of cheats and abusers. Enjoy the ride, keep upright and spend some quality time with your family.

Cheers

Kevin
Havelock North

Plans for rest of season??
Hi Julian,

firstly congratulations on an excellent tour. you had some great results, it really was awesome to watch. Your description of the olypmics was interesting and made for a good read, the race looked tough, very tough, so well done on finishing as there was alot of people who didn't including some big names.

Anyway...what im actually dropping you a message about is im heading over to Europe for 6 months to ride. I'm going with several people i met when i moved over from NZ to Perth. They are going to race the World Masters road race and TT in Austria and then going to do a couple of weeks riding in the Swiss Alps before heading back to Perth. After they all leave i am going to make my way down through the French Alps to the Pyrenees and then down to Girona and Valencia (that being my very breif plan) At the moment i think that i will be in Valencia around about the end of November/start of December.

What i am wondering is if you are going to be there around about that time? If you are, and are going to be doing a few easier training/recovery rides would i be able to catch up and tag along for a few km's?

Im guessing you get a few of these messages from people all wanting to ride with pro's and i know that you are not only busy with racing, but just juggling the family and the bike would be a big task. But just on the off chance that you may be around for a few weeks it'd be awesome to roll out a few km's.

All the best,


Logan Calder

L.J.CALDER@hotmail.com

Short'sh Answer: No. As soon as Julian's season is over, we're off! It'll be time for him to 'co-nurture' the kids while giving me the chance to 're-gather' myself before the coming 2009 season!

Best Wishes
Great TdF, I thought you were going to pull off a win there in Paris. Great job by David Millar, just a pity you didn't have someone to cut the breeze past the Quickstep train. The Olympic RR looked like another day for the helmet cam, but bloody hard to follow on TV with everyone in different strip. Good luck for your next race. Harry, Hawkes Bay

GOOD LUCK!
Good luck! I hope you do well!

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After reading your latest entry of your diary, your ups and down, the love of your family, I wiped my eyes. You dont need a medal to know your golden.

loved it
Great TDF, we always love watching it, the best time was in 07 when we met you and you had time to speak to us, now that was amazing. Where did you come in Beijing road race?

Marilyn & Rex

Olympics
Hey, Julz. It looked like a tough day at the office on a course that really didn't have much to offer you. Great to see you staunched it out and finished though. Hopefully now you get to put your feet up and grab a beer or three...Well done, Oli

Tour of Ireland
Julz,
We are delighted to see you getting mentioned as one of the main men for the Tour of Ireland. Are you scheduled to compete? You take the sprints and Dan Martin for the hills.
We will mobilise the Kiwis in Cork for the finish there. A couple of Kiwis own a bar just around the corner from the finish line. I will organise the Ricard. Still drinking Summertime? Best wishes. Phil & Barry.

Beep and Julz
Going for gold again which you've done all your lives. Thing is, you're already there. With you always, BCxxx

Good luck in the smog
Just lie back and think of Hamilton. ha ha PS: Pass on my regards to Cadel Evans. Maybe a head butt too. Good luck. Cheers

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Good story, suck story about your dead bag. I am miffed I am going to miss your road race it is on at 6am here in Lithuania and I have to work, I will be miles away from a TV.

So good luck Dude, race hard.

Cheers Kel

Good luck
Good luck tomorrow Julian - we are thinking of you heaps and will be glued to the box tomorrow.

All the best
Joce and Pete Moyle

Great effort.
Hi Julian,
Congratulations on a fine performance in the TDF with your top ten finish's. Followed your progress closely.
Good luck for tomorrows road race.
Will be riding with you.
All you can do is do your best on the day.
Regards Neil Robinson.

Chinese Takeaway
Awesome watching you progress in the Tour. Gone from 'worlds best lead out rider' in 2007 to one of the world's best sprinters! Stuff of legends...

All the best for China - enjoy the experience, and who know's what will happen if lady luck shines.

JD Fan Club, Kuwait.

PS Get on to the Garmin guys to get you a better nick name - "Kiwi Guy" just doesn't cut it. There's the stock standard "Julz", "JD", or the Antipodean "Deano". Maybe the fans can come up with something more creative - how about the 'Rotovegas Rattlesanke" or the "Waihi Express"; anythings gotta be better than Kiwi Guy

Hi from Kiwi's in Oz
Hi Julian, we kept a good eye on the tour as much as we could, but being in Aussie it was all about Cadel. It was great when we could spot the silver fern on tv and you did get a mention from time to time! Good luck for the race in Beijing, we'll be watching :)Hope you're looking after Carole and the kids as well! Enjoy the Olympics :)
Bridget and Troy (currently in Adelaide).

So very proud...
First of all congratulations on a great 08 TdF. We were there on Alpe d'Huez and in Paris where you looked bloody strong as you flew past us with 800m to go. I want to say we were all very proud of your achievements but also the way you carried yourself. You looked absolutely shattered as you arrived at the team bus in Bourg d'Oisans but you made time for all the kiwis there which was very much appreciated and made us all proud to be kiwis. You really made our day! It was awesome when you gave the guys a wave when you saw the kiwi flags heading up Alpe d'Huez too. Go nuts in Beijing...we are bloody proud of you!

Kelly Moylan
Hi
I forgot to leave my email address with that message from the Kiwi who has been living in Australia for many years. kellymoylan@hotmail.com

Kelly Moylan
Really proud of you Julian. I am a Kiwi who has been living in Australia for a good many years now and I love the Tour. Wouldn't miss it for anything. Actually last year I was going through chemotherapy for breast cancer and watching the tour was something that really helped me through it. Thanks again and looking forward to July 2009!!!

Old chinese proverb for olympic kiwi cyclist
jules , may your competitors lungs fill with smog, their bikes fail them, and their assholes be infested by the souls of 1000 ants. I wish you speed of lightning, power of thunder thighs and the desire of hugh hefner.
Go for gold like a rapper protects his bling.
good luck for the olympics, and remember to smoke some fags on the race as it will filter out some of the smog.
your faithfully Mr. Hung Fa Lo

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heard on the news last nite that the air in china is like breathing in 70 cigs a day. dont get too hooked on it julz, no place like that in nz. Ride safe. debs

Julian's Cycle shirt
I and others have wanted to buy a replica Garmon Chipotle cycle shirt of that worn by Julian in the TDF.
I have contacted (2 weeks ago) both Slipstream and Pearl Izumi and I have only had a response from Pearl Izumi and unfortunately they have no intention of producing replica shirts. I have yet to hear back from Slipstream.
Dale

Simply brilliant tour!
Aloha Julz,

Congrats on a magnificent 2008 Le Tour! Constantly in the top 10 battling it out for the sprint stages is definitely worth celebrating. You are now slugging it out with the heavy weights of sprinting - and they better watch out in the 2009 season!!! The quote of Le Tour was after your 4th place finish - you sounded very disappointed during the interview with Verses and Phil Ligget quipped that you shouldn't be so hard on yourself for coming "only" fourth - considering other riders would give their right arm for such a result!!!

Cheers, Dean the Kiwi in Hawaii

Sprinting the last 200m
A few of us were watching a re-run of the last day sprint while on our windtrainers on the weekend. We had you right there, but then we noticed you were the only sprinter not to stand up for the final burst. Seemed strange- any comment?

Great tour though, well done, lets see your Alps video soon!

Al
Christchurch

Good on ya mate!
Kiaora julz!

I had an awesome time in France this last month and following a quick as kiwi made it all the better! It really makes a difference following a cyclist who appreciates the shouting and the flag waving, was great to meet you in bourg d Oisans and thanks for the numerous waves you gave us along the route.

Go hard at the Olympics, ill be watching and shouting at my TV.

Go hard Kiwi, Go hard!

Simon Kearns

Pimple on head
Great tour Julz. Sorry if I deafened you on Champs corner on Huez - think you copped an earful of "go Kiwi" but was better than "go pimple" after seeing that strange edifice on your scone. Think you did remarkably well without a train so keep it in perspective mate. Gave your team a bit of a laugh after the finish at Digne, 3 "slipstreamers" riding next to departing caravan flying kiwi flags. Wish we could be in china to do the same there. Good luck and give it death.
Diesel - OTB wgtn

brilliant information
Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with us blurry eyed kiwis back in nz. Very much appreciated and looking forward to viewing deanhelmetcam.
Well done with the results - you are a good NZ inspiration

hi
hi julain my name is jackson and im doing my homework on you and i would like if you colud call and im 12 just to let you know so could you call me plz just to ask you so questions you can contact on ....
Hi Jackson. Carole here. Check out Julian's biography page and hopefully that will give you loads of info on Julz. If you have specific questions, you can send them via the notepad. Cheers, Carole

Mate that an awesome TDF
Kiaora Bro - It has been great following you over the past month with the TDF. You did well and it's great to see the support you have had from NZ. Even if you are not a honarary Norwegian anymore, you are a KIWI rockstar to us. Go the AB's, Go the Warriors and GO the mighty Julian Dean.
Brent from NZ

Proud to be a Kiwi
Julz - great to see the results in France and awesome to see you video the Alp d'Huez. We were there with the kiwi flags and really good to have Aussies coming up asking how you were going. All the best for China and once again well done on the 5 top 10 finishes
Jason/Pete/Azza

Well done again
Julz,
Great effort again, We rode to the top of the Galibier and were absolutely stuffed and then nearly froze on the way down, you make it look easy. Sorry we couldnt get to talk to you this year but i am certain you heard me on the RMC megaphone. still using the bidons you gave us in Bordeaux in 06.Good luck in China. Hope you are coming to the Tour of Ireland with Dan Martin. Regards
Phil and Barry

Proud to see a Kiwi up there
Fantastic tour Julz - bring on the Olympics and bring on the TdF 2009. See Ya there in Monaco !

Fraser in France

Awesome TDF
Great to be roadside and see your awesome efforts these past 3 weeks Julian. Well done. All the best for the Olympics.
Judy & Ray H

Tour de France race shirts
Hi Julian,

My mum is a huge fan and loves cycling. she has competed in the Lake taupo race 3 years running as well as other competitions around NZ.

It is her birthday this month and she would love a race shirt the same that you wear while racing in the tour de france. i have tried to find these online but so far have had no luck. i have found supporters shirts but no actual racing shirts.

Please advise where i can find this as she would be so happy if i could track one down for her.

cheers!

Jilanne Hunt

jilanneh@gmail.com

Not sure they're on sale anywhere. Try the team website, www.slipstreamsports.com or Pearl Izumi. That is the team's race clothing sponsor. Carole

Congratulations
You're awesome!

Congrats
Congrats on the awesome tour! Good luck for Olympics!

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Mate, Well done for a Rotorua lad, hope Cookie didn't hinder you in anyway. Look forward to catching up when your back in town, Fantastic Effort! Cheers Rossgo

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your wife's article in the cycling weekly magazine rocked!!!

photos
p.s. we have a few pics of you from this years tour if you would like them. I'm sure you have a million anyway!

Are you going to post your vid footage that you filmed going up Alp d'Huez?

Cheers,

Carol and Shawn
( carolbutland@gmail.com )

Good work mate!
Hi Julz,
we jusy got back from France last night and wanna say a huge congrats for your great effort! We were so proud to be supporting you...next year/time we will have to take a giant kiwi costume! (competition for those cross dressing spaniards!)haha! Don't know if you heard us yelling support (or running after you up the Hautacam) but we were definately there! Good stuff!
Carol and Shawn

A New Respect
Rock and Roll, what a few weeks. I knew you were good but wow! I have a new and very real respect for you as a rider who is now able to show his class with the big names in the sport. I was rooting for you to catch a train during stage 21 and roll on to the win, but bugger me if that bloke isn't big. It will come for you and I'll be jumping and screaming in my lounge room when it does. You rock.

M.

South Island

New Zealand

T de F SPRINTERS WORLD ...
Hey Carole good to see your comments re the green jersey results Julian's sprints were excellent to view and completed with out the "Boarding Pass" to the line apart from the last stage.
We here at Vision 36 Cycle Group in Taranaki and myself are smashed ourselves from the watching!

Best Wishes
John Dean & the Vision 36 Cycle Group

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well done Julian - from a kiwi who lives in australia - wouldn't it be nice if the aussie press mentioned you too - that way the kiwi press might follow

Imagine a Kiwi Based Team!
Hey julz, Its time to speak to the power brokers in NZ to get a professional Kiwi cycling team together, Millions went into the AB's and even more into the Americas Cup team. Imagine the exposure NZ products would get on the cycle gear of a Kiwi team in the TDF and all over Europe. Cycling is a hell of a lot bigger in Europe than Rugby and sailing.
Hey just a thought from a weekend warrior cyclist.
Good luck at the Olympics Julz.
Dale (Matamata Peddlers)

Marg Talbot
Awesome effort Julian, worth being tired at work for 3 weeks. I am pretty excited to see such an awesome tour by a kiwi, and look forward to some brilliant sprints in next Year's TdF

Congratulations!!
Well done Julian on your fantastic TdF this year. Great to hear so much about you from the commentary team about how you are going too, and seeing you finish so strongly in the final stage was so great to watch.

From one Kiwi competing overseas for a foreign team to another, don't worry about the NZ media, they don't seem ever get the facts straight!!

Thanks to both yourself and Carole for the diary updates, it gives the Tour a chance to have a personal persepective.

Great finishes, awesome results for the points classification, we will up from Valencia to be in France 09 to see how you go next time, sorry we couldn't make it this year!

Good on you Carole for the info and updates, having kids during these sorts of events can be a challenge, well done.

Martyn and Caroline Baker
and Grayson, Torben, Espen and Lachlan too xx
martyn.b@ihug.co.nz

well done you
Congratulations on an incredible tour.

To see you at the front of affairs so often was terrific.

I remember a couple of years back hearing Phil say when a certain rider came into view .."I don't think we've mentioned this fellow at all this year, and here we are on stage 19."

So with that in mind I was going to count the number of times you got a mention ... but, by the time we got to the first rest day I'd given up.

You've done yourself proud Jules .. and in the process you've given the sport here in New Zealand a real boost.

I'll bet you anything you like that your ride has meant a whole bunch of 14 & 15 year olds now want to get on a bike and fight their way to the Tour de France.

John Cardwell

Julz and Carole
Fantastic effort mate, was a real blast to see you coming home in good form into Paris, cant wait to see you again in Beijing.
Carole, nice piece in Procycling mag, got my partner to read it for some nutition ideas. Suppose I should dust the cobwebs off my wheels first though!.
Great work team, NZ loves ya!

Great effort Julian
You're a brilliant ambassador for New Zealand mate. Have really enjoyed following your efforts in Le Tour. The diary on this website always makes interesting reading, and your interviews on velonews.com were very good too.

A proud Kiwi

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Hey guys, thanks for the updates and Julz, for giving us lots of opportunities to yell at the telle in the final metres!

We're on holiday in italy and got infront of a tele for the last stage, and man the italian tv commentators couldn't say your name enough. "campione della Nuova Zelanda" and Julian Dean were mentioned more in the last 5 mins than anything else. I think the other hotel guests thought we were mental yelling at the tv (again). good work mate, gutted we couldn't be roadside this year. You're all welcome anytime to come stay, we've just moved to brighton so theres plenty of room for the nippers.

Love Janine & Craig

Shelley again!
There you were today in the Herald newspaper photographed coming into Gay Pareeeeee - dam you looked good!
Sheer busting for you and Carole!
Netball, rugby PAH! Its you we love!!

Congratulations Julian!!!
You rode a great TDF. Fantastic to see a Kiwi doing so well. We hope all goes well and to plan for the Olympics.
Best wishes and regards,
Peter, Barb and Rebecca Jenks and Josh.

Bloody marvellous
Julian, I know next to nothing about cycling and they don't even show the Tour on TV here in Hong Kong but it's been a real thrill following your huge effort this year and reading the great blogs from you and Carole. It's a shame that your achievements don't receive the appropriate recognition in the mainstream NZ media but the cycling cogniscenti clearly appreciate a Kiwi footing it with the best on the world stage. Congratulations and all the best for Beijing.

Cheers,
Steve

Auckland Grammar watch you all the way
Julian,

You have had a fantastic Tdf this year - Ags have watched you and supported you in the wee hours of the morning all the way - well done - we are so proud of you.

Well done mate. You wear that black and white jersey with pride as we watched you

Ags cycling community

More Congratulations
Julz, whatever you may think, that was a super-consistent performance; more top 10s than anyone else in the team. For me your Velonews interviews were almost the high-light; we hear so much ill-informed crap from the media in NZ there has to be a job waiting for you when it is time to hang up the wheels.
Brilliant Mr Dean.
Tony in Napier

Bravo and Tu Meke!
What a Tour for you Jules– Just magic!! So close to the stage win, but hey, so damn good regardless! I hope you enjoy what you have achieved from within a wildcard team, as from all accounts you have been punching well beyond your weight. All the best for China; stay out of the wind!

Thanks for all the edge of the seat late night shoutin' at the telly moments cuz.

Nicola and Karl, Welly-Town

from the weekend racers
You get to do what weekend racers like myself only dream about. Thanks for a great three weeks...when out ridng in the rain I could start to imagine...

Congratulations!
Dear Julian

Due to my family's influence I have become an avid Tour de France watchers. It has been so very exciting following your progress and magnificent results this year. Placing in the top ten in the sprint finishes on numerous occasions is superb. I think your accomplishments on the Tour are fantastic and you must be very proud of yourself. We are. :) Good luck for the Olympics and I can't wait to follow your progress in the Tour next year

sincerely,
Linda Dirkzwager

lindas_email@hotmail.com

Great Stuff
Congratulations Julz. Fabulous work. The world is your oyster.

Jill, Carl & Kids

TDF 08
Julz, as we know the NZ media have a lot of learning to do with regards to what a Sprinters goal in the Tour is. Carole's last entry is so true. Thanks for a great Tour, the interviews of a Kiwi At Large were awesome. Keep the faith Bro and good luck in Bejing. Enjoy your break after the games, hopefully in NZ. Ake Ake Kia Kaka Bruce & Chrissy Blackburn-Brown (Joyriders/Cycle Surgey Team, Singapore)

Julian
Hi uncle julz,  it's Grace and Teo. We have been watching you on TV. Dad has stayed up for three weeks watching you (how tiring) You are awesone.  Love from Grace,Teo and Nikita.

Awesome
Congrats on an awesome 3 weeks. A massive effort without a lead out team although you used the Milram to full advantage where possible.

Hopefully you'll be back for another crack next year and the team will be another year wiser.

Good luck to you and the other Kiwi boys for the Olympics.

Kia kaha

Good Stuff
I'm based in the UK and been watching the Tour every day. Great to see Julz up there so often. It was a great performance. Good performace from Vandevelde too.

I went to France 2 years ago to watch the tour and I'll have to go back to support Julz next year. The win will come!

Mike

training is over... rest and go for gold.
absolutely outstanding..Staying on ya bike is good for your health..and ...I hope this was the worlds most "advanced" interval training .....sussing out the oposition... thanks for making the early mornings well worth the effort. ... All the best..at the big O.

Carol nagging is good... great when all the kids get older..

Blatmans dorky comments ltd. .

Well done you fast thing!
You had us on the edge of our seats again and again. Great finishes - Great tour Julian!

Shane, Gill and the team from Penny Farthing Cycles, Wonderful Welly, NZ
www.pennyfarthing.co.nz

What a ride...
Hey Julz & Carole

What a fantastic 3 weeks its been and a great result for Garmin-Chipotle and Julz. For those of us who love the sport, words cannot express the pride we have for you and the way you wore that black and white kit with the silver fern. I guess I can now go back to regular sleep patterns and change my home page from www.cyclingnews.com. Looking forward to the rest of the season and the Olympics.

Kevin
Havelock North

Man united equivilent
Hi Julian

Great stuff mate. Just read the lastest update from your lovely lady and just had to write this. I was talking to Mark Watson who is commentating the Olympic road race for TVNZ. He is going to communicate quite clearly the aspects that make up road cycling and its dymnmaics. I get a feeling with him commentating, the NZ public will understand that Irene Van Dyke is not a better athlete than you or even on the same planet. He said to me that what you do is the equivilent of playing Man United or Liverpool in the premiere league. You deserve way more than what you get at home in regard to recognition and media.

Kevin

Top effort -Well done
Despite what our rugby mad media have who have no idea have to say. Those of us who actually ride bikes are so proud of you there in France to be so well placed so frequently without a lead out man shows in a tour that hasn't really favoured the sprinters.We salute you. Congratulations on getting to the finish line in real style

Cheers Kate

Fantastic result Julian
I really only started watching TdF as a sort of armchair travel of France but that soon took second place to looking for #193 and cheering you on and learning what the tour is all about. Thanks to you and Carole for the race diary, I imagine that it became a chore but we appreciate that you kept it going.

Congratulations
Well done mate. Your consistently strong finishes were amazing. All my biking mates are worn out from staying up to watch your work. We think you should come to Rotorua and ride some trails with us to make up for it.

PK

pauldkelleher@gmail.com

Congrats on a brilliant tour
Superb effort Deano. Was a real treat to follow you through the tour, and you did us all proud.
Telf

Awesome effort
Julian, great effort. Awesome to watch (and scream at the TV !!) as you blasted down the Champs Elysee.
Great Tour !! Who can ask for more
Roll on Beijing.

Cheers : Kim Stevenson

Feeling Nackerd
Hi julz,well another bites the dust mate,4 tdf finishes for us all and I must say this one has taken the guts out of me,I am absolutly Nackerd,but it has all been so very worth the early morning starts and your amazing finishes that have given me the biggest adreniline rush that I cant get back to sleep.We are all so very proud of you,May the force and luck be with you for the olympics.loads of love,hugs and giggles the Jordans xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Great Tour
Congratulations on a great tour. All the best for Beijing.

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that was soo cool seeing you in the final sprint up with so many top sprinters i never thought i would see a kiwi challenging the worlds best sprinters it was such a buz thanks a lot

geoff

Hi there!!
Congrats on your Tour de France this year!! You've had some great days and you where specificly named several times here on Dutch tv!!

Cheers

Conny from Rotterdam

Absolute Legend
Mate, looking for that black and white jersey on the finish line was like watching the ABs, Americas Cup, Olympics or yeah, you know what I mean.
Absolutely exhilarating.
Without a team lead out train or lead out of any description puts your ride into the legendary category.
Awesome, congrats and thanks

wucked
chur bro sweet tour
john lee

Fantastic tour
Hey Julian - congrats on an awesome tour - what a great effort. For the last 21 days I've raced to the computer first thing every morning to see how you had gone - damn - now I'm gonna have to do some work! All the best for the olympics - go hard.
Ex proud Waihi college student!

New fan in AZ
Hey, I just got to know you this TdF through VeloNews video diary when you took over for Magnus. Thanks! I appreciated your humor more and more each day. Garmin-Chipotle is fortunate to have you on the team. I hope your association is long and rewarding.

You remind me of my definitely-not-sane mountain biking friends who were "adverse conditions testing" for Bontrager cycles in the Santa Cruz, CA redwoods in the wild 80's. Thanks for that memory, too!

And I'll have a pint in your honor, for pulling off a super tour. Congrats!

Marika, Tucson, AZ

Well done
Well done on your rides in the Tour de France. My name is Ollie Flett I am 8yrs old. We have to do a project on NZ Olympic competitors, so I chose you cause I have watched you with my Dad during the TdF.Dad Likes to do cycling too but he doesn't do it as much as you. Good luck for the Olympics.
Love Ollie Flett
flettsnz@xtra.co.nz

Massive Jules!
Hey Jules great to see you through out the last weeks. A massive effort on your part. Have enjoyed every minute of those early mornings-Albiet with some shorter nails and nervous stomach movements watching how close you got in the flatter stages!Cant wait to next year!!
DJ

2mky!
fantastic work at the TDF! there nothing quite like hearing Phil and Paul say "....and there's the kiwi - Julian Dean" to wake a person right up in the early hours of the morning. congrats and thanks for the adrenaline rushes. :)

superb
Julian - that was an incredible 3 weeks and what a magic moment seeing you duking it out in Paris this morning. You are a legend, thanks for taking us all on the ride with you.
JohnW Welly

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beep loved your entry, julz and you have done us proud, and given us memories that I will never forget, had me on the edge of my seat every nite, got one problem though think I might get withdrawl symptoms, hope i can manage without the excitement. Debs.

Awesome mate
Hard to top a comment from Ron Palenski, but I do know my kids and I were screaming at the TV as you came flying into the main straight. You made us all proud.
Good luck in China

Kiwi's in Chicago

Well done both of you.
Has been highly enjoyable watching your progress every day Julz. Good luck with the hangover. And thanks Carole for the fill-ins! You also deserve a medal.

Nice
Awesome work Julian, you have done yourself and New Zealand proud - Simon

Absolutely Awesome
What an amazing tour! for you both!

And what are we going to do tomorrow morning with no biking. Not too sure how the girls are going to cope! My 18month old got quite upset "more!.. more!.. more bike" when the camera went off the peleton. About the only words she actually uses at the moment!

Bring on Beijing...and I'm sure the Chinese government will be doing everything their power to do something about pollution and anything/one that is not 'suppose' to be seen. They are pretty good at making some 'things' just disappear!

Good luck and hope the recovery from TdF goes well!

Sally & Clint @ Allsport

Class effort
Well done mate - inside the top 10 for the TdF's Green jersey is a superb effort. As usual, the muppets in the NZ media are currently bleating about Henry vs Robbie Deans, when it's another Dean that should be getting NZ's attention. Plenty of Kiwis hope to see you back next year - it makes the tour pretty special to watch Kiwis riding.

cheers,

Adam from Waiheke

You're an Inspiration
Well done Julian. You continue to inspire our junior riders. Your great enthusiasm and encouragement continues to motivate us all.

Cheers Junior Cycling Southland