BMC in disarray?

[c&cfan]

this team is (maybe, together with RSNT) the biggest FAIL in history. FAIL.

 

[dlwssonic]

this team is (maybe, together with RSNT) the biggest FAIL in history. FAIL.

this team won a tour in their second year as a major team. Yeah really fail huh?
Won some big races too like TA, fleche wallonne and PT.
They just haven't had their luck this year with all their illnesses and injuries this year.

That's like saying cancellara was a fail at this year's cobbled classics. Stop being such a troll.

 

[johnnycash]

Somethings worng with the set up of this team, you simply cannot put that much talent together and deliver as little as they have done without some serious problems. Saying that Hushovd and Cadel are, I think, past it.

Gilbert though, no-one could that coming. Team Sky UK won't give him a chance in London, only Boonen could stop them and he seems like he won't be there.

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol, Sky fans out of wack again I see. Wait till Thursday before cheering Boonen will not be there ok

 

[la.margna]

BMC should have better spent half of the money the paid for Gilbert and Hushovd to hire MickRo and RichiePo. But they didn't. Sometimes, less is more. And now these twor riders won't be available at that discount rates anymore

 

[El Pistolero]

BMC should have better spent half of the money the paid for Gilbert and Hushovd to hire MickRo and RichiePo. But they didn't. Sometimes, less is more. And now these twor riders won't be available at that discount rates anymore

Captain Hindsight agrees with you.

Captain Future does not, because Phil will kick MickRo and RichiePo in the nuts.

 

[johnnycash]

Lol, Sky fans out of wack again I see. Wait till Thursday before cheering Boonen will not be there ok

Why would I cheer? We've been robbed of one showdown between Cancellara and Boonen already, why would any fan not want to see the best classics rider in the world at the olympics?

Are you actually a fan of cycling?

 

[Arnout]

Why would I cheer? We've been robbed of one showdown between Cancellara and Boonen already, why would any fan not want to see the best classics rider in the world at the olympics?

Are you actually a fan of cycling?

Nah, Pistolero just sees an anti-Belgian conspiracy in everything, I've experienced it myself too.

 

[Panda Claws]

You people can complain so much about that one word: "cheering" . It's like you did not even bother to get the point of that.

According to the doctor, who was relunctant to say it in percent, Boonen has a 75% percent chance to recover.

 

[JA.Tri]

Somethings worng with the set up of this team, you simply cannot put that much talent together and deliver as little as they have done without some serious problems. Saying that Hushovd and Cadel are, I think, past it.

Gilbert though, no-one could that coming. Team Sky UK won't give him a chance in London, only Boonen could stop them and he seems like he won't be there.

Past their best? Maybe.

Past it.... on what basis!? Thor has been battling illness and Cadel has still won CI, podiumed Dauphine (while not a stand alone, still not to be sneezed at) and is still top 4 in the premiere GT...hardly past it.

 

[maxmartin]

Be interesting to see if Gilbert can dominate again in next year's Ardenne classics.

With Sagan presence and no conflict interest with Nibali next year, I just can't see Gilbert dominate like last year, he maybe can still win one of them.

 

[movingtarget]

Past their best? Maybe.

Past it.... on what basis!? Thor has been battling illness and Cadel has still won CI, podiumed Dauphine (while not a stand alone, still not to be sneezed at) and is still top 4 in the premiere GT...hardly past it.

Well one of the oldest Tour winners will be 36 next year. Still a great rider but hard to see him winning the Tour next year even though he had a great year last year. Like Wiggins this year, having an almost perfect season will be hard to repeat. Just ask Gilbert. I have a feeling that Evans will retire at the end of next season but he loves to compete so who knows ?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Well one of the oldest Tour winners will be 36 next year. Still a great rider but hard to see him winning the Tour next year even though he had a great year last year. Like Wiggins this year, having an almost perfect season will be hard to repeat. Just ask Gilbert. I have a feeling that Evans will retire at the end of next season but he loves to compete so who knows ?

No, I think he will fulfill the contract and ride the 2013 and 2014 season but you may very well be right.

 

[The Real GFY]

this team is (maybe, together with RSNT) the biggest FAIL in history. FAIL.

You have a seriously unclear view of cycling history then/

 

[auscyclefan94]

You have a seriously unclear view of cycling history then/

c&cfan hates Evans and American riders or teams so just ignore what he says.

 

[Yingge]

I would like to see Cadel have another tilt at the Giro before he retires.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I would like to see Cadel have another tilt at the Giro before he retires.

I agree. To be a Giro, Tour and World Champion amongst his other victories is something that not many riders can claim to have done even over the history of cycling. I doubt there would be that many who have won all three of those 3 events.

 

[maxmartin]

I would like to see Cadel have another tilt at the Giro before he retires.

I think he will give a crack next year, but I think Nibali will dominate

 

[austy37]

Anyone catch what he said about the tacks issue and 'racing in spain'? Seems like he thought they were directly for him. Wider if that rules him out of another Spanish tour?

 

[Marcuccio]

Unless they buy a better rider which is doubtful it will be him. They believe in his talent. Nibali may end up at Astana as Kreuziger still struggles to make the podium of grand tours, don't think the Italian teams can afford Nibali. Not sure where else he could ago apart from BMC and they are already paying for Evans, Hushovd and Gilbert.

Yeah I think it'll be a few years before BMC are ready to splash the cash in the same amounts they did in the past 12 months.

I almost got the impression Rihs spent up big on TH, PG etc as a gift to Cadel for winning him the TdF, and partly as a "we've got money" gesture to the other well to do teams on the tour . So far it's paid fk all dividends tho!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Yeah I think it'll be a few years before BMC are ready to splash the cash in the same amounts they did in the past 12 months.

I almost got the impression Rihs spent up big on TH, PG etc as a gift to Cadel for winning him the TdF, and partly as a "we've got money" gesture to the other well to do teams on the tour . So far it's paid fk all dividends tho!

Yes, but did anyone predict both Phil and Thor to both have such bad years? Nobody could have predicted that. Rihs and Och know how cycling works and that **** like that happens.

Anyone catch what he said about the tacks issue and 'racing in spain'? Seems like he thought they were directly for him. Wider if that rules him out of another Spanish tour?

Yeah, to paraphrase he said that similar incidences have happened to him before in Spain therefore he is more reluctant to race in Spain. He said that he is sorry to his fans in Spain and the majority of Spanish cycling fans. I don't think he thought they were directly for him because there were that many of them and according to L'Equipe this morning, the tacks were are pre-meditated sabotage and were placed all over the Peguere.

 

[greenedge]

or they will sticking with what they are having now?( I heard a few old Liqui guys are coming in)

Oss is young

 

[Gloin22]

After disappointment in Classics BMC fans said everything can be rescued by winning Tour/Olympics/World RR. Even winning those 3 wouldn't make their season great, but looking now...it's getting worse and worse

Dlwsonnic said after good Dauphine, he can only get better.

I wonder what they will say now ? ...

Tejay a highlight for BMC at least/

 

[maxmartin]

Oss is young

Oss is leaving Sagan?

 

[Oldman]

So to all the Aussies that thought Van G should have turned around on the "tackgate" day...today showed why that would have been stupid strategy. You always, always, ALWAYS keep a guy in the lead group if possible. Any DS would expect that.