Recent content by Mickey75

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    Your occupation

    Forensic Mental Health Nurse
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    2010 Wish List

    1) All dopers to get caught and banned. Potential dopers to remember the damage they are doing to the sport and the loss of sponors/teams caused by doping. 2) Peter Kennaugh to show some of the potential he has to be a great rider. 3) Someone to challenge Cav in sprints definitely. 4) Someone...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    Full story here about Ben Swift on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8398439.stm
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    According to biciciclismo.com Team Sky have Ben Swift included in their list of riders for the Tour Down Under. http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=20294
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    Team Sky...holy crap!!

    From this article I am thinking that Brailsford can't count. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-reveals-recruiting-management-methods "He refused to hire more than four riders or staff from any one team to avoid having cliques among the team." From Team Columbia - HTC came Edvald...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    Calzati, Portal and Hayman to Team Sky
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    Who should lead Liquigas in 2010?

    I'm not sure all of these guys will still be on the Liquigas team next season. I think Pellizotti could still end up at Team Sky. Pellizotti and Lokvist will be their guys in the Giro.
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    Skil-Shimano for 2010 From 2009 : Piet Rooijakkers, Albert Timmer, Tom Veelers, Roy Curvers, Kenny van Hummel, Koen de Kort, Floris Goesinnen, Thierry Hupond, David Deroo, Steve Houanard, Robert Wagner, Simon Geschke, Bert De Backer, Yukihiro Doi, Fumiyuki Beppu, Feng Han, Long Jin, Cheng Ji...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    Burgos Monumental-Castilla y León have signed Gregory Brenes, José Carlos Lara (Cueva El Soplao) and Oscar Vicente Grau (Camargo) for 2010 Eladio Jimenez to CC Loulé. César Quitério, João Cabreira, Pedro Soeiro and Bruno Saraiva have re-signed for 2010. source biciciclismo.com
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    My name is Michael Kane but people around where I grew up couldn't spell so my nickname was Alfie, I was blamed for Zulu being on every christmas in the UK and I would always have to do the 'My name is......' speech when I started a new school or college. So I give Jack my full support.
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    According to biciciclismo.com Andalucia-Cajasur has signed Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (cervelo) and Manuel Vazquez (Contentpolis AMPO). This is in addition to signing Pablo Lechuga and Antonio Cabello from their Elite 23 squad. They have also renewed Javier Estrada, Manuel Ortega, José...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    I think it might be Pellizotti and one of his hard working team mates is already at team Sky in Kjell Carlstrom. Who would Pellizotti bring with him that would be interesting if anybody. Still think they will sign Clancey and Killeen and maybe Hayman. So that would be : Kurt Asle...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    i think they will announce the signings of ed clancey, mathew hayman and liam killeen. Not sure about the others will be depending on whether the team will have 25 or 26 riders. I think with Killeen's success in mountain biking he could be a big signing especially considering how other riders...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    Floriano Torresi (team manager) has announced that Michael Rasmussen will be the leader of the team CDC-Cavaliere (Centri della Calzatura in 2009) Daniele Callegarin (Centri della Calzatura) and Bernardo Riccio (Flaminia) also confirmed for the team. source...
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    Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

    From the Fuji-Servetto website 'In full compliance with the deadlines imposed by the UCI ProTour council, the actual FUJI-SERVETTO team has sent the documentation required by cycling’s governing body to get inscribed next season as one of the teams in the sport’s first tier. The will change...