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It could be his golden chance. Just see Devolder when riding with Boonen. Anyway, as long as he gets away from Sky and get his career restarted. He showed so much promise in the first years…

No, he is the father's doctor from Kenya.

Froome is the doctor?

Froome to ride for Tinkov's new team?

I agree to some extent. Driving you talent base forward is part of it. To me it is more impressive to find a talent that nobody else saw and develop that rider than takning somethng that is clearly a hughe big talent (like TJVG and Phinney). Unless you make that Big talent do somethng...

Comparing the development of two of the biggest talents of their generation with Majka and Boaro and this concluding that the team with the biggest talents are the best at developing talents sounds somewhat odds to me. As I see it it is more a question of 1) money: BMC can buy the talents they...

Lander has talent no doubt. His biggest problem has been consistency. This is the first season he consistently has shown his potential on the road. If BMC are able to capitalise they should have a good strong puncheur. The Danish Championship has a side story. Landers' team was very strong...

There is still some way to go for SBTB to become one of the super teams. They might have the best stage racer there is but they are still quite weak on the classics (especially the cobbled ones), rouleurs and winners. I think you forget Moser, Viviani and a some very talented youngsters...

The other rider who climbed with Contador was Jesper Hansen http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=15242&year=0&all=1&current=0. A youngster who have been injured most of the season. He looked interesting in tour de Avenir last year. - the Amateur

Thank you for the good advice. It was a good spot and some very good company. I can recommend going to that spot. Rowingvol, I would very much like some pictures. - The Amateur

Thank you for the good advice. It sounds like Roche-aux-Faucons is worth a try. Hopefully it will stay dry but it looks like Belgian early spring. We'll drop the big screen. Our best races has been in local bars eg. at Arnberg.

We are three friends going to LBL for the first time. We are somewhat unsure where the best spot is if we want to see the race. We would prefere a climb whith the possibility to follow the race on a big screen (or in a tent or whatever). We have been talking about going to the climb at the...

I'm in as well. That would be the European division. I’m looking forward to this. Hopefully I will do at least as good as last year (fingers crossed). Why did you exclude the rule regarding wildcard riders? It made for some bold guessing. Maybe add it again but instead of doubling the...

Yes, dead last! The season hasn't really started yet but... I hope some of the chances I took pay off. And the obvious picks I missed won’t hurt too much. As long as I don't get as many dopers/longterm injuries this year. - The Amateur

Does anyone know what SBS are going to be riding next year? As far as I remember they made a 3-year deal in 2008 (that is riding Specialized in 09, 10 and 11): http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/saxo-bank-to-ride-specialized-in-2009-1. I don't remember any renewal of the deal. - The Amateur