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[LaFlorecita]

Unless intended ironically, "little boss" seems a little too grandiose for Andy.
Save for Cunego's prior claim, I would have suggested "little prince" or "petit prince" for his gentle philosophical demeanour, even when he has a fire in his belly. Here you can see him in the early Leopard Trek podium wear.

the3verB (or something like that) would like to have a word with you.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Apparently Europcar would be the one to inherit Saxo's license... I can't wait for the conspiracy theories...


If Saxo would lose their WT license, Alberto will never resign with them. Saxo can't score enough points to be WT next year, as they won't be invited to the Giro or to the Tour, if Alberto does sign with them they will get an invite to the Vuelta but they won't get an invite to the Tour next year either. ASO hates Alberto, and so does Prudhomme. I'm sure he's happy as hell now that precious Andy baby has inherited bad Alberto's win.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Apparently Europcar would be the one to inherit Saxo's license... I can't wait for the conspiracy theories...


If Saxo would lose their WT license, Alberto will never resign with them. Saxo can't score enough points to be WT next year, as they won't be invited to the Giro or to the Tour, if Alberto does sign with them they will get an invite to the Vuelta but they won't get an invite to the Tour next year either. ASO hates Alberto, and so does Prudhomme. I'm sure he's happy as hell now that precious Andy baby has inherited bad Alberto's win.

Can't think of a reason why.

 

[lagartija]

Can't think of a reason why.

uh because he tested positive at there event and it took shy of two years to sort, with the will he wont he be stripped of the tour title at the for of the conversation...

 

[LaFlorecita]

Can't think of a reason why.

Ah come on, you're not stupid are you?

 

[DenisMenchov]

Ah come on, you're not stupid are you?

Sarcasam...

 

[The Hitch]

If Europcar get a Giro invite ahead of Aqua Sapone I think I will cry myself to sleep.

 

[webvan]

That would hopefully be the end of, likely, the second biggest fraud in cycling, i.e. Riis, and to the benefit of one of the more decent managers/team in the peloton. That would be good news after the string of bad ones last week (LA free and Ulle banned), Bertie...well he's certainly not innocent of doping in general so no injustice there.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Sarcasam...

So you're not stupid.

You should've added a

 

[peterst6906]

That would hopefully be the end of, likely, the second biggest fraud in cycling, i.e. Riis, and to the benefit of one of the more decent managers/team in the peloton. That would be good news after the string of bad ones last week (LA free and Ulle banned), Bertie...well he's certainly not innocent of doping in general so no injustice there.

EDIT: Deleted my post as this is not the right forum

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Apparently Europcar would be the one to inherit Saxo's license... I can't wait for the conspiracy theories...


If Saxo would lose their WT license, Alberto will never resign with them. Saxo can't score enough points to be WT next year, as they won't be invited to the Giro or to the Tour, if Alberto does sign with them they will get an invite to the Vuelta but they won't get an invite to the Tour next year either. ASO hates Alberto, and so does Prudhomme. I'm sure he's happy as hell now that precious Andy baby has inherited bad Alberto's win.

No doubt, but Saxo would never have scored enough points to keep their WT status regardless.

 

[jens_attacks]

i doubt that europcar wants to send a team to il giro,they didn't even applied for a wild-card,they understand it's impossible.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

i doubt that europcar wants to send a team to il giro,they didn't even applied for a wild-card,they understand it's impossible.

Right, they only want to ride the Tour and the Vuelta.

Would Acquarone want to invite A&S, though? That's the real issue. He could have issued a 5th wildcard, but didn't.

 

[eliacodogno]

I'm a Contador fan, but what's up with him never winning any one-day races?
A cyclist of his class should have some one day races in his palmares

His characteristics should suit some of the hilly spring classics and Il Lombardia. Has he even raced Lombardia?

He has almost as many GT wins as stage wins in those GTs!!

In fact take out ITTs and he probably has won more GTs than GT road stages.

Is he not suited to the one day races? Or does he just not target them (and why not)?

In 2012 probably he will race Lombardia after Vuelta.