Heinrich Haussler on stage one of the 2015 Tour Down Under
Australia will have a new national champion in 2016 after Heinrich Haussler announced he would skip the January 11 race in order to focus on the European spring Classics.
Haussler, 31, beat young Orica-GreenEdge sprinter Caleb Ewan to the line in Buninyong before claiming three top-10s in the Tour Down Under and 10th place in the Cadel Evans Road Race.
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The 2015 cycling season in review: JanuaryAfter what seemed like the longest off-season in history (each winter does), cycling returned with a vengeance in January, with some great racing to get our year started
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Crashes won't derail IAM Cycling at Tour of QatarIAM Cycling sprinter Heinrich Haussler says he's fit and ready for stage five, despite hitting the tarmac on stage four of the Tour of Qatar
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UCI blocks IAM Cycling's personalised jerseysSwiss WorldTour team IAM Cycling planned to have riders names under the IAM logo, but the UCI have blocked their plans
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Heinrich Haussler wins Australian road race championshipHeinrich Haussler out-paces Caleb Ewan to take 2015 Australian road race championship title
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IAM Cycling announces 2015 lineup, with 10 new signingsNew WorldTour ranked team IAM Cycling unveil their 29 man squad for the 2015 road season, with ten new signings
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IAM Cycling team doubles budget to join WorldTourSwiss team IAM Cycling boosts budget as it is handed a WorldTour licence for 2015
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Astana's WorldTour licence still under review, but IAM Cycling are inUCI confirms 16 teams in 2015 WorldTour, with Astana and Europcar licences pending further review
