Brian Nygaard: "There will be quite a few big surprises"

[Christian]

Brian Nygaard: "There will be quite a few big surprises"

"There will be a few surprises. There remain a lot of riders for our team next year still unknown to the public. I'm talking about important riders and relatively unknown riders. (...) Of course not everyone considers the same riders to be big stars, but I can confirm that there will be quite a few big surprises."

Source: http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/artikel/2010/10/119800/-es-wird-ueberraschungen-geben.php

Teammanager Brian Nygaard (...) gestattete im Interview mit einer dänischen Internetseite interessante Einblicke. „Es wird noch einige Überraschungen geben. Alle Namen unserer zukünftigen Fahrer sind noch längst nicht bekannt.

Es gibt da noch welche von wichtigen Fahrern und auch von eher unbekannten Profis“, verriet er und ergänzte ohne weiter ins Detail zu gehen: „Natürlich betrachtet nicht jeder die gleichen Fahrer als große Stars oder Ähnliches, doch ich würde schon sagen, dass es noch ein paar große Überraschungen geben wird.“

So far the Schleck team has been looking strong, but not exactly like "the next BIG team", which Andy and Fränk had promised on twitter.

To me "big surprises" means riders that have so far never been linked to the Schlecks - for example: Fuglsang would be an important rider, but not a surprise. Even Cancellara wouldn't be a surprise. It could also mean riders that have other qualities than what one usually associates with the Schlecks - maybe there is a big sprinter among them?

So who could he be referring to? Who is on the market, or did they buy out some people from their contracts? I'm thinking maybe Mick Rogers?

 

[Mambo95]

It seems as though he's signing some moderately well known riders, who he thinks are stars, but others won't.

Cancellara's still a possibility, though, although BMC is still my bet, but I have no doubt that Rogers will be at Sky next year.

 

[ingsve]

I can't think of any big names available that would be a big surprise. Could there perhaps be a big name from MTB transfering to road perhaps? That would indeed be a surprise at least.

 

[pedaling squares]

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Sorry to sidetrack, but that's a notable statistic in your signature block. Where did you source that from?
Maybe Team Lux will sign DiLuca.

 

[The Hitch]

Maybe Team Lux will sign DiLuca.

You have a good imagination

 

[search]

I can't think of any big names available that would be a big surprise.

I think Jörg Jaksche is still looking for a team

 

[Zaschrona]

Michael Rasmussen?

It seems that Fabian Cancellara, Xavier Florencio, Oliver Zaugg, Matthew Lloyd, Markus Eibegger, Kanstantin Sivtsov, Maxime Vantomme, Markus Fothen, Tomas Vaitkus and Gustavo Cesar Veloso are only 'good' riders with 'good' contract for this year, but without a contract for the next year.
So a few big surprises? I'm looking forward to them.

 

[allstar56]

Brian Nygaard

Sorry to sidetrack, but that's a notable statistic in your signature block. Where did you source that from?

I think he got the quote from La La Land because as anyone with half a brain knows, it's rubbish. My wife is a highly qualified doctor.

Clenbuterol (Spiropent, Ventipulmin) is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier. It is most commonly available as the hydrochloride salt clenbuterol hydrochloride. ( Wikipedia) It's that easy.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

au contraire... there may be some things interesting to talk about, but I won't be too surprised by much of anything anymore.

 

[M Sport]

So who could he be referring to? Who is on the market, or did they buy out some people from their contracts? I'm thinking maybe Mick Rogers?

Rogers has signed with Sky. I would say Nygaard is refering to either Fabian or Fulsang, and I agree with you, won't be that surprising.

 

[pedaling squares]

I think he got the quote from La La Land because as anyone with half a brain knows, it's rubbish. My wife is a highly qualified doctor.

Clenbuterol (Spiropent, Ventipulmin) is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier. It is most commonly available as the hydrochloride salt clenbuterol hydrochloride. ( Wikipedia) It's that easy.

Wiki is great but unfortunately it cannot tell you if your research is pertinent to the question at hand, which in this case is "Is it found in Spanish beef?".

Back on topic - The Chicken? Now that would be a surprise and it would explain why the sponsor is so reluctant to come forward.

 

[Ruxen1989]

Wiki is great but unfortunately it cannot tell you if your research is pertinent to the question at hand, which in this case is "Is it found in Spanish beef?".

Back on topic - The Chicken? Now that would be a surprise and it would explain why the sponsor is so reluctant to come forward.

It's not the Chicken - I think it was Kim Andersen who said they weren't interested in the Chicken. He was too old. They want a young team and allready had a couple of riders pulling in the other direction (Voigt and O'grady perhaps?)

I think the suprises are Fabian or Fuglsang but the rumours has send 15 (almost certain signed) and 3 (rumours, could go somewhere else) to the team. Brian Nygaard says he has signed 25 riders now. That leaves 7-10 names we have no clue about. Can't wait to find out.

 

[Michele]

I think Jörg Jaksche is still looking for a team

Jaksche is working at SRM's office in Lucca, so I dont think he's thinking to come back anytime soon.

 

[Christian]

Sorry to sidetrack, but that's a notable statistic in your signature block. Where did you source that from?

I think he got the quote from La La Land because as anyone with half a brain knows, it's rubbish. My wife is a highly qualified doctor.

Clenbuterol (Spiropent, Ventipulmin) is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier. It is most commonly available as the hydrochloride salt clenbuterol hydrochloride. ( Wikipedia) It's that easy.

I seem to have less than half a brain apparently (thanks for the heads up, allstar!), but then so do the people at velonation, Associated Press, and the people working for the European Union:

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6...yer-Ovtcharov-cleared-of-Clenbuterol-use.aspx

Maybe it's you, allstar, whose brain is not of normal size (although your wife's must apparently be enormous), since Contador in his defense never mentioned once having used clenbuterol it for breathing disorders.

Maybe Team Lux will sign DiLuca.

Lol I'm sure Andy would be delighted about that!!

 

[craig1985]

Team Lux will sign Jose Rujano? I guess Andy could do with the 3rd best climber in the world on the Tour team.

 

[Bike Boy]

Some brilliant danish members on the staff side. they could be interested in Rasmus Guldhammer, Rasmus Quaade, Sebastian Lander and a few other promising talents.

A comeback from Kirchen would be a big surprise. although I think it's 99 % sure he will end up in a car instead. has he signed for next year with Katusha already?

 

[Christian]

A comeback from Kirchen would be a big surprise. although I think it's 99 % sure he will end up in a car instead. has he signed for next year with Katusha already?

He will decide whether he will continue racing in december. However even if he decides he wants to come back, it is certain that Katusha will not allow him to ride for them: Andrei Tchmil offered him a job on the staff os Katusha, but considers it too big of a risk to take him back as a rider.

Sources close to Kirchen have indicated that while he has started riding his bike again, he does it merely to keep somewhat fit. It also seems he has gained quite a bit of weight.

I'd love to see him return, but I think next season might be too soon.

 

[Squares]

I think he got the quote from La La Land because as anyone with half a brain knows, it's rubbish. My wife is a highly qualified doctor.

Clenbuterol (Spiropent, Ventipulmin) is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier. It is most commonly available as the hydrochloride salt clenbuterol hydrochloride. ( Wikipedia) It's that easy.

Does she treat animals? Because that is what the quote was referencing.

 

[Bike Boy]

He will decide whether he will continue racing in december. However even if he decides he wants to come back, it is certain that Katusha will not allow him to ride for them: Andrei Tchmil offered him a job on the staff os Katusha, but considers it too big of a risk to take him back as a rider.

Sources close to Kirchen have indicated that while he has started riding his bike again, he does it merely to keep somewhat fit. It also seems he has gained quite a bit of weight.

I'd love to see him return, but I think next season might be too soon.

Thanks. great to get some insight. I did read about it a while ago, but haven't followed the story since.

 

[vala-vala]

Burry Stander (Specialized)

Perhaps the biker, Burry Stander!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ingsve]

Since Nygaard seems to be putting out press releases about riders we pretty much already know are joining them then perhaps the "big surprises" are simply riders that we already know about rather than someone new.