Best New Team for Radioshack Riders?

[Jancouver]

Jan Bakelants = Argos
George Bennett = OGE
Matthew Busche = UHC
Fabian Cancellara = IAM (Think SKY would be better but may sign with IAM)
Laurent Didier = COF
Tony Gallopin = FDJ
Ben Hermans = Lotto
Chris Horner = Jelly Belly
Markel Irizar = Euskatel
Benjamin King = Garmin
Andreas Klöden = NetApp
Tiago Machado = Movistar
Maxime Monfort = SKY
Giacomo Nizzolo = Lampre
Nelson Oliveira = Sojasun
Yaroslav Popovych = Astana
Grégory Rast = IAM
Hayden Roulston = MTN
Thomas Rohregger = IAM
Jesse Sergent = Garmin
Andy Schleck = BMC (who else can afford those whining twins)
Fränk Schleck = BMC
Jens Voigt = IAM
Haimar Zubeldia = Movistar

 

[brilleaben]

Fränk Schleck to Christina Watches.

 

[Afrank]

Cancellara- Saxo
Schlecks- no idea, but something smaller would be good, a team that is more focused on racing then getting results.
Horner- Garmin
Gallopin- Cannodale maybe
Nizzolo- Lampre
Kloden- just retire already, otherwise Saxo
Jungels- A French team perhaps, Europcar or Cofidis. Garmin could also be good. Edit: on second thought, I like the idea of him following Fabian.
Sergent- Greenedge
Zubeldia- Movistar or Euskaltel
King- Garmin or Cannondale
Voigt- Saxo with Fabian or go with Schlecks
Monfort- Lotto or OPQS
Bennett- Greenedge
Busche- garmin or an American Conti team
Gallopin- FDJ
Irizar-EE
Machado- Movistar I guess
Popovych- Saxo maybe or Astana
Rast-Follow Cancellara
Roulston- Follow Cancellara
Devolder- Who cares, can't see him doing much of anything unless he shows himself to be a good domestique for Cance.

 

[Cancellator]

Jan Bakelants = Argos
George Bennett = OGE
Matthew Busche = UHC
Fabian Cancellara = IAM (or that rumoured new team?)
Laurent Didier = new team or with Cance
Tony Gallopin = FDJ or with Cance
Ben Hermans = Lotto
Chris Horner = Retire!
Markel Irizar = Euskatel
Benjamin King = Garmin
Andreas Klöden = Retire!
Tiago Machado = Movistar
Maxime Monfort = SKY but I hope not
Giacomo Nizzolo = Argos or IAM
Nelson Oliveira = Sojasun
Yaroslav Popovych = Retire!
Grégory Rast = IAM
Hayden Roulston = MTN
Thomas Rohregger = IAM
Jesse Sergent = Garmin
Andy Schleck = new team?
Fränk Schleck = new team?
Jens Voigt = Retire! or IAM
Haimar Zubeldia = Movistar

Edit: and Bob Jungles definitely wherever Cancellara goes!

 

[williamp78]

I'm not going to pretend I know enough to have an opinion about every single rider but Spartacus should go to a team built around him and him alone (his team has left him vulnerable and exposed too often in the big one day races).

Frank Schleck i suspect may struggle to find a team willing to pay his (and his brother's) salary given the complete lack of WT points he will bring with him.

Horner may eek out his retirement at a US domestic team unless he reckons he has another year in him.

Kloden to retire? Voigt to retire?

 

[Red Rick]

Schlecks to Saxoborg

 

[gruppeto993]

Edit: and Bob Jungles definitely wherever Cancellara goes![/QUOTE]

Agree. Jungels will gain a lot by riding for cancellara and he will be a very valuable domestique for fabian in a year or so. Also rast and gallopin should go witj him. They re loyal and valuable.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Cancellara to Lotto-Belisol.
Schlecks to Tibco
Horner to Socal masters racing
Kloden to Katusha
Zubeldia to Katusha
Voigt to Katusha
Bennett - Garmin
Sergent - Garmin
Monfort to Saxo
Gallopin to Cofidis

 

[the asian]

I'll list out the ones I disagree with the OP aslo adding some likely scenarios.


Gallopin-Where ever his uncle goes. ( I do prefer him join FDJ though)

Horner, Kloden, Voight, Zubeldia, Popo and the Schlecks- Retire

Machado, Oliveira- Saxo( strong portugese contingent there) or wherever the Portuguese DS at RS goes. (Forgot his name)

Monfort- Lotto ( They want to be a predominant Belgian team, they badly need a second GC rider, if they fail to get DeGendt, should go after Maxim)

Jungels- IAM

 

[Christian]

This is fun! Let me see...

Andy - Cannondale/Argos/GreenEDGE
Fränk - Suspension/same as Andy
Bob Jungels - really could go anywhere. Sky, Omega Pharma or wherever Cancellara goes
Laurent Didier - wherever Andy goes
Cancellara - IAM/Saxo
Rast - wherever Cancellara goes/IAM
Klöden - retire/Katusha
Hondo - retire
Voigt - retire/Saxo
Ben King - Garmin
Horner - retire
Busche - Garmin/Pro Conti US Team
Herrmans - Lotto/FDJ
Bakelants - Lotto/GreenEDGE
Monfort - Lotto/Sky (it pains me to think about it)
Devolder - no idea
Bennett - Garmin/GreenEDGE
Roulston - GreenEDGE/Wherever Cancellara goes
Sergent - Garmin/Sky/GreenEDGE
Oliveira - Saxo/Movistar/OPQS
Machado - Saxo/Movistar
Popovych - retire/katusha
Rohregger - IAM/NetApp
Gallopin - FDJ
Zubeldia - Euskaltel
Irizar - Euskaltel
Nizzolo - Lampre/Saxo
Kiserlovski - Astana

 

[Gloin22]

Gallopin has already been linked to Lotto strongly

 

[LaFlorecita]

Cance and Voigt to Saxo _O_ but I don't think Voigt wants to go there unless the sisters go there as well

 

[BillytheKid]

Gallopin has already been linked to Lotto strongly

Horner? Back to the States. Unless the Gallopin family connection and a past with Lotto could land him something off the bike and in the team car.

 

[l.Harm]

Gallopin to Lotto would be nice. Cannondale would be nice for Nizzolo.

 

[Christian]

Cance and Voigt to Saxo _O_ but I don't think Voigt wants to go there unless the sisters go there as well

Funny to see you belittle your own gender

 

[LaFlorecita]

Funny to see you belittle your own gender

I belittled my own gender? No I belittled the schleck bros (fine have it your way) because they need to grow some balls alright

 

[will10]

Jeez, should this be in the fantasy section?

 

[Miburo]

I belittled my own gender? No I belittled the schleck bros (fine have it your way) because they need to grow some balls alright

Still kinda funny that a girl says that.

"Schleck don't be like a girl"

 

[LaFlorecita]

Still kinda funny that a girl says that.

"Schleck don't be like a girl"

There are differences between the two sexes for example men are faster, stronger etc

But men are not necessarily better than women of course women are smarter

 

[Christian]

It is already interesting to me that many people consider for a man to be called a woman as an insult ... I for one would not be insulted at all, I see nothing wrong with being a woman, or looking like one, or acting like one (if there were a specific way that all women behave, which of course there isn't). Now if this is men saying this I can kind of understand it, but coming from a member of the female species....

don't be such a man, bloemetje! (i guess?)

 

[LaFlorecita]

It is already interesting to me that many people consider for a man to be called a woman as an insult ... I for one would not be insulted at all, I see nothing wrong with being a woman, or looking like one, or acting like one (if there were a specific way that all women behave, which of course there isn't). Now if this is men saying this I can kind of understand it, but coming from a member of the female species....

don't be such a man, bloemetje! (i guess?)

lol unmanly men are unmanly because they're closer to women than normal men

I don't have time for weird discussions like this

 

[Netserk]

Retirement. All of them.

Except Gallopin and Monfort

 

[the asian]

Retirement. All of them.

Except Gallopin and Monfort

Cancellara won't retire anytime soon. He still has to wallop Boonen's candy *** a couple of times in PR & Ronde. And of course make Sagan eat humble pie.

 

[Hysminai]

Would love to see Voigt to go to Saxo on a deal like the one Euskatel offered Freire. Half a season as a rider and then some other role in the team when he retires.

But that's mainly because I love seeing his interviews on danish television

 

[gregrowlerson]

Kloden should retire after this season (once he has collected another couple of top ten finishers of course).

And that's coming from a Klodist