NEWS
2010 Tipping Competition Winner.
Todd Clarke is this years winner of our tipping comp. Todd made it through the random draw after it was tied between two with 68 points apiece .
Congratulations Todd.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 20.
Mark Cavendish wins again with number five, which sends today's daily prize to Karinda Stokes.
Congratulations Karinda.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 19.
With Fabian Cancellara wining the time trial, today's daily prize goes to Matt Robinson.
Well Done Matt
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 18.
Mark Cavendish takes his fourth stage and today's daily prize goes to Rebecca Wheadon.
Congratulations Rebecca.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 17.
With Andy Schleck wining his second stage the daily prize goes to Andrew best.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 16.
Pierrick Fedrigo beats some serious names to the line to win stage 16, he was also included in Warwick Semit's dream team and as such Warwick takes home our daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 15.
Thomas Voeckler solos to victory in the mountains and is part of Phil Aarons team who wins our daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 14.
Christophe Riblon takes his first tour win but with no one taking him to their dream team, there is no daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 13.
Alexander Vinokourov takes the win today and is included in Nicholas East's Dream Team Equipe le Bete, who wins the daily prize.
Well done Nicholas.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 12.
Joaquin Rodriguez narrowly wins today stage and is part of Nathan Tasca's Dream team, who wins our daily prize.
Congratulations Nathan.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 11.
With Cavendish taking win number three, the daily prize is awarded to Donahoe and his team Tommy's Posse.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 10.
Sergio Paulinho takes his first tour win but with no one taking him to their dream team, there is no daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 9.
Sandy Casar just hangs on to win on an amazing day in the hill. As a result Cameron Hill and his "Shut Up Legs" team is the winner of today's daily prize.
Nice Work Cameron.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 8.
With Andy Schlek taking his first tour win, the daily prize goes to Scott Campbell.
Congratulations Scott.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 7.
With Sylvain Chavanel taking his 2nd win, the yellow again and still no one having selected him in the team, we don't have a winner for today's daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 6.
Mark Cavendish makes that back to back wins and Nikos Andronikos is the winner of today's daily prize.
Well Done Nikos
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 5.
With Mark Cavendish taking his first win in this years edition, the daily prize goes to Peter Clark.
Congratulations Peter.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 4.
Alessandro Petacchi has done it again, and as such Stew Campbell picks up the daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 3.
Big Thor Hushovd takes the win on an exciting stage and the daily prize goes to Warwick Semit.
Nice Work Warwick
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 2.
With Sylvain Chavanel taking the win, the yellow and no one selecting him in the team, we don't have a winner for today's daily prize.
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2010 Tipping Competition Stage 1.
Alessandro Petacchi stayed away from the many , late crashes to take out stage 1. As a result Colin Hogan's Team, "Team Shackendish" picks up the daily prize.
Well Done Colin.
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2010 Tipping Competition - Prologue.
With Fabian Cancellara taking the win at the prologue, Bastien Ardiddone's Team 1337 is the recipient of the first daily prize.
Congratulations Bastien.
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The 2010 Tour de France Tipping Competition
It's back again and with only a few days remaining before the start of the great race,it's time to make your selection and submit you dream team for the 2010 a'qto Tour Tipping Competition.
THE COMP.
.The aim of the competition is for your dream team to earn as many points as possible after the final day's racing in Paris.
.Points will be awarded for 1st down to 10th on the final CG.
.There will be 20 points for 1st, 18 points for 2nd, 16 points for 3rd, 14 points for 4th, 12 points for 5th, 10 points for 6th, 8 points for 7th, 6 points for 8th, 4 points for 9th and 2 points for 10th.
.The team with the most amount of points wins.
.A random draw will ensue if there is more that one team that shares the highest score.
.In summation put as many of your nine riders into the final top ten.
.In addition to the major competition there is also a daily competition revolving around the individual stage winners.
.If one of your team wins the stage, you will then go into the random draw to select the winner of the daily prize.
What You Need to Do.
.Select a name for your team and then hand pick the nine riders from the official start list who will be in your team.
THE RULES.
.Select 9 riders only.
.Send your selected dream team to aqto@aqto.com.au prior to the start of the prologue in Rotterdam.
.All entries received after the start will not be accepted.
.In the case that there are multiple correct entries, this will result in a random draw of those correct entries.
.Only one entry per person.
.All winners (both daily and the final winner) names to be posted on the news page of the website.
THE PRIZES.
.$500.00 A'qto Gift Voucher
.Daily prize of one a'qto T-shirt including postage.
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Ross Ridge is the lucky winner of the beautiful a'qto:artwheels. 31st May 2010.
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John Jarman is the Winner of the Coffee Machine Competition 31st December, 2009.
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Tour Tipping Competition- Winner
28th July, 2009
The final scores have been tallied and we have Lynton Head-Wilson, Hayley Anderson, Robyn Blackburn and Chris Smith all tied for 1st with 36 points. After a count back of the top five riders Chris Smith takes the win with 27 points and wins the $300.00 gift voucher and the mystery prize which is two tickets to the infield dinning at the Track World Cup in November.
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Buying a'qto ensures the buck stops here
16th March, 2009
More good news here at a'qto this month! On the 9th of March 2009, we received accreditation from, and registered our products with, Australian Made Campaign Limited.
What does this mean?
It means that our products will now be wearing something new too - the famous green and gold logo that has been helping consumers identify truly Australian made products quickly and easily for over 20 years!
It means you can be sure that our products are made by Australians, from Australian materials, for Australian conditions.
And, most importantly, it means every dollar you spend at a'qto stays Down Under and helps to create jobs, boost the economy and improve our standard of living here.
What more could you want in these uncertain times?
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Review by Cyclingnews.com
1st February, 2008
Sharp streetwear for cyclists
The concept of 'streetwear for cyclists' is behind the new clothing brand, A'qto (pronounced 'a-cue-toe'). The company's founder and chief designer is Damian Hancock, a keen cyclist from the Australian city of Melbourne. Hancock 's produced a line of clothing for those who love road cycling, including finely-crafted crew and vee-neck tee-shirts, polo shirts and accessories, such as musettes, that all feature cycling motifs and iconic images that are designed to reflect the passion of cycling.
Some of the shirts feature embroidered images and all include a subtle rainbow stripe ribbon sown into the garment, as well as other subtle touches, such as the small, soft rubber A'qto logo and other motifs. The polo shirt, available in white and navy blue, features a 'BCFdM' emblem embroidered in white cotton. BCFdM stands for the La Bicicletta Corrende la Federazione di Milano, or The Bicycle Racing Federation of Milan.
The concept of casual wear linked to a specific outdoor pursuit or passion has been a specialty of several Australian companies, with surfwear brands like Quicksilver, Billabong, Rip Curl and even Mambo becoming global brands by successfully appropriating the surfer's lifestyle and image into their clothing. While these surfwear companies still make 'technical' clothing and other surfing products, the bulk of their sales come from casual wear.
The same concept is behind A'qto. Damian Hancock said of the name: "I wanted to pay homage to Italy, the birthplace of cycling and have a Euro feel to my brand. a'qto is derived from the Italian word a'cuto, meaning sharp, pointed, acute, keen, and intense. The spelling has been re-arranged so that when spoken (phonetically) in English it still sounds correct and looks interesting".
The comfortable, loose-fitting clothing is made from soft cotton jersey and is presented in understated colours, such as pale blue, grey and black. The cycling images are also understated, but on closer inspection reveal the passion of road cycling, and road bicycles. So far, the clothing is only available in selected cycling stores in Victoria, Australia, but it's also available online through its website that has an e-commerce shopping facility and A'qto is currently running a special where it's offering a free musette for every purchase of two tee-shirts. The shirts are priced at AUD$49.99 including GST.
For further information visit the A'qto website.
Go to http://www.cyclingnews.com
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Phil Liggett - proudly wearing the a'qto polo.
10th January, 2008
The voice of cycling looking sharp in the white BCFdM Polo.
While commentating at the Australian time trial championships, Phil took a little time out to see the latest in casual cycling apparel.
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