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Recent content by Michele

  1. Michele

    Pierre Rolland discussion

    It looks like he's chasing a top10 so far.
  2. Michele

    Pierre Rolland discussion

    What to expect from Pierro at this TdF?
  3. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Paolini on Instagram was teasing Pozzato for his shoes/helmet colors combo (can't disagree) and then he mentioned that "...31/12/2015 will never arrive soon enough" or something like this, like if he's definitely going to change team. It looked like Paolini meant that Pozzato was gonna join him...
  4. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Conti reported that there would be a big american sponsor which might take on the WT license of BMC (the actual BMC would merge with IAM and "use" their swiss license); this team could possibly have Nibali and his closest group, as team leader. Etixx didnt sign some big names and Levefre would...
  5. Michele

    Preventing crit crashes with new racers

    Lack of being used to ride in groups (hope my broken english sentence makes sense).
  6. Michele

    Leopold Konig discussion thread

    Solid performance for Konig at this Giro; nothing too fancy but still managed a top10.
  7. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Re: Re: Correct, forgot about their sponsor issue but yeah they (he and Voeckler) will wait until the very last.
  8. Michele

    Mikel Landa Discussion Thread

    Re: Mikel Landa Donno if already mentioned, but during the interview with Gazzetta he was holding tears by saying that he would have liked to try to win the Giro but he got other orders.
  9. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Re: Re: I dont see Rolland going anywhere else than Europcar; he's got a leader role and he can decide his own calendar without much pressure.
  10. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Re: It was suggested that he might be back at his last team during an interview with him.
  11. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Gazzetta reported that Kwiato already signed with Sky.
  12. Michele

    General News Thread

    There seems to be some news about Vini Fantini pre-Giro but no clear info yet.
  13. Michele

    Is cycling dying as spectator a sport?

    Before talking about how to change the sport (I agree it needs some changes although Im not sure which ones) I would focus first on good marketing. Im talking about the fact that many races, even big ones like Giro, don't have a nicely developed websites, updated routes, apps etc; all stuff that...
  14. Michele

    Transfers and Rumours 2015 > 2016

    Paolini rumored to have signed for another 2 years with Katusha.
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    South American race thread

    I dont remember if it was reported already, but has the invited teams for Vuelta a Colombia been named already?