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But the Canadian races proximity to the WC hurt them as well. Time zone changes and all that... guys either don't want to go, or, ride them soft if they are truly shooting for WC. Voeckler has been vocal about the travel to Canada having an impact on his World's in 2010--of course that could...

Agreed. I didn't say I thought it was valid :) I'm just sayin' that's how Euser views himself...

Agreed. But Euser right now Euser recons he replaces Rory well enough :o

BTW, as much I think there's a possibility he could come back with a team like UHC. I really like your comment. I wish LL would just go away and good riddance.

That is a great possibility as well. And Cdale has the space in their roster. It could be a good fit.

That's a great q. Jonas believes Zirbel's story is credible - tainted supplement. Let's not debate that here, wrong forum. But this is the reason why Zirbel is on the team.

Levi might be too arrogant to ride for Bissel (too big a step down for him). Granted, they are based in Santa Rosa so they're on friendly terms. Jonas Carney would cut off his right arm before hiring him to ride at Optum. Jonas HATES dopers. Long shot - BMC. Also have business HQ in Santa...

He's not been brought up yet. I agree with you 100%. He's pretty well known - which is why I found it odd he wasn't mentioned? Original poster said I will add another name: Hugo Houle - AG2R. Good time-trialist, 23 yrs old. 4th at U23 WC road race last yr.

Marko Kump I'm surprised no one has mentioned Marko Kump. In terms of new riders on the World Tour or Pro Conti scene, I think Kump and Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (already mentioned) are two super interesting guys to watch. Kump was previously on Geox - but didn't race a ton.

TDFtips guy doesn't review Biknd. But Realcyclist does: http://youtu.be/mZ_EfgaGvdk Also, take a look at the pika packworks bag - its awesome: http://youtu.be/UBcAZe5zpfo I've used the Scicon, Pika, Bikend, other basic soft bags, hard-cases like the Scicon. And just plain old boxes...

Sorry, I dropped out of this thread... but obviously its now public and we all know its true. I can't reveal the source ;)

But they weren't based in Girona. They were based in Kortrijk, Belgium - where Bauer lived when he was racing. Some of the riders had apartments in Girona.

The SpiderTech riders all have new teams... maybe 1 or 2 are still getting things sorted out. The sponsor - SpiderTech - is paying all the riders 2013 salaries. This makes it attractive for the teams to take on these riders late in the season. A few guys have announced their teams already.

Because it is expensive and difficult to get the big trucks and busses there. Tenerife is great for mini-camps of 1-4 riders. More than that teams want a bigger mechanic truck to support the riders better. You could't 'base' out or Tenerife ~ way too far from main Europe for moving vehicles...

Dowsett is going to movistar. I don't know if/wher Stannard is going.