Bahrain - McLaren

[King Boonen]

It's interesting that he'll ride the WC on a bike given to him by the federation without a brand name on it and not with a Merida bike.
Back to the team, nobody seems to know who was actually in charge before Rob arrived, Nibali and his group apparently had some tension with the Slovenian staff members and nobody seems to know what Copeland actually did. The team looks like a mess.

GB used to do that, it's possible that it's part of riding Australia. Are the other riders being given bikes?

 

[Mayomaniac]

GB used to do that, it's possible that it's part of riding Australia. Are the other riders being given bikes?

No idea, but I've heard that Viviani has been thinking about using that option at the Olympics for the Omnium. I would think that the team of the rider has to give them the green light before they can use that option, if it's road cycling.