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I was wondering the same after I saw the full result. Seems to be fine in lesser races and sometimes shows his climbing capabilties. But in GT's he's nowhere.

Are they riding too hard on the flats? Is his recuperation so bad? I really don't know
 
He had a different build up towards the Tour of Italy this year and spent much time over the winter with weight lifting rather than riding his bike. Apparently that training idea of Vaughters went wrong completely. Dombrowski indeed had a decent 2016 Giro d'Italia performance and won the Tour of Utah in 2015. From last year's Tour of Switzerland on something certainly went wrong with his training and preparation. That's what his shape in Switzerland, Utah, Italy and Spain indicates. Nearly all of his peaks went completely wrong. Apart from one day at this year's TdS!
 
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trevim said:
How is Dombrowski still riding GT's?

Yesterday on Angliru he could only beat Kreder, Blythe and Stalnov! He was out of top100 (!) in Sierra Nevada, Calar Alto. What use does he have for the team really? He was bad at the Giro as well but still got a 17th place on Ortisei.

I really don't understand what's happening with him, he shows no signs of improvement or even signs of talent worth of being in the WT.

I wish he could be back to his full potential.
Yeah, he had a good Giro in 2016 and it looked like he'd have a future as a climbing superdomestique, this year he was only good on the Tiefenbachferner.
Still, two years ago he won the Tour of Utah and finished 1:17 ahead of Woods on the Snowbird MTF.
He's too limited to the a gc rider in a bigger stage race, but he could be a great climbing superdomestique, an American version of Szmyd.
 
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Great to read that Woods has extended for 2 more years. Cannondale really needed him to stay after losing Formolo and Slagter. I'm only surprised that it hasn't been announced through their social media. I wouldn't be aware of it if I didn't read Transfers and Rumours thread on this board even though I'm checking their twitter regularly.

I like how Vanmarcke has become more of an all-rounder this year and can achieve some results outside of cobbles even on a WT level.

Now with Powless joining Lotto-Jumbo, I have no idea which riders will Vaughters sign for 2018,
 
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Riders confirmed to be leaving Cannondale: Formolo, Villella, Koren, Slagter, Bettiol, Talansky, Mullen
Riders rumoured to be leaving Cannondale: Van Baarle, Rolland, Wippert
Riders confirmed to be joining Cannondale: none
Riders rumoured to be joining Cannondale (after Powless, Lawless and August Jensen have found other teams): none

I can't wait for some news. I guess the whole situation might see some riders finding themselves in once-in-a-careertime chance to join a WT team.
 
Ahh, would be great if Van Baarle stayed! I said many times that it would be great to see what the trio of Vanmarcke-Van Baarle-Langeveld can do in cobbled classics. Hopefully all staying healthy for the key part of the year this time. Pity that they won't be joined by Bettiol but you can't have everything.

Rolland will also be very needed if the team is serious about supporting Uran for TdF's GC and have some options for other GTs.

Also encouraging bit about “But maybe we’ll be closer to the middle.” in terms of budget.
 
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So that means there are 11 riders that we know of with contracts for next year: Canty, Carthy, Dombrowski. Langeveld, Phinney, Rolland, Uran, Van Asbroeck, Van Baarle, Woods.

Am I forgetting anyone? That's a high quality group, but a lot of renewals and new arrivals still needed.
 
Well, I don't think we can already assume that all of these 11 riders are staying. The Velonews report mentions only 5 of them. The rest might well have signed with others during the last 2 weeks.

If I'm not mistaken, 25 is minimum number for a WT team so at the very least 5 new riders must sign with Slipstream. Probably more, if someone else is not re-signed or if the team will have more than 25, which is what it always did in the past.
 
I'm curious about the influence of Education First. It's a Swiss based company, having Swedish roots, but with an international exposure. I don't expect geographically based transfers, other than "a lot of different countries and cultures". Maybe an Asian and African guy. Scandinavian?

The "whole person" approach of Drapac is another aspect which EF liked. Hence, I expect at least 2 of the Drapac development team stepping up.
 
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Anderis said:
Well, I don't think we can already assume that all of these 11 riders are staying. The Velonews report mentions only 5 of them. The rest might well have signed with others during the last 2 weeks.

If I'm not mistaken, 25 is minimum number for a WT team so at the very least 5 new riders must sign with Slipstream. Probably more, if someone else is not re-signed or if the team will have more than 25, which is what it always did in the past.

David Millar, Ted King and Caleb Fairly can't wait to come out of retirement.
 
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King Of The Wolds said:
myrideissteelerthanyours said:
TMP402 said:
Why do American teams have this "p/b" nonsense in their name?
Short for Paid By. You usually see it in race names not team names. I would imagine its more common in the US because sponsorships have a more rapid rate of turnover.

Pretty sure, in true American style, it's powered by. Nonsense.
It's not "paid by" or "powerered by"

It's "presented by"
 
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Anderis said:
Well, I don't think we can already assume that all of these 11 riders are staying. The Velonews report mentions only 5 of them. The rest might well have signed with others during the last 2 weeks.

If I'm not mistaken, 25 is minimum number for a WT team so at the very least 5 new riders must sign with Slipstream. Probably more, if someone else is not re-signed or if the team will have more than 25, which is what it always did in the past.
I am not sure about that. Wasn't Cannondale enforcing the contracts. Do the riders that leave have to pay something for not fulfilling the contract?

I am just asking because I have no idea!
 
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Escarabajo said:
I am not sure about that. Wasn't Cannondale enforcing the contracts. Do the riders that leave have to pay something for not fulfilling the contract?

I am just asking because I have no idea!
There was a period of freedom to leave between the "you're all free to sign elsewhere" and the "we're enforcing all contracts". It seems that noone did.

Actually Cannondale was supposed to pay for not fulfilling their part of the contract. If someone would've signed for a lower salary elsewhere, Cannondale should've payed the difference.
 
Was there not a rule a couple of years ago that the team name cannot have more than 2 sponsors in it? Is this p/b thing a way to circumvent that?

Surely everyone will end up calling them simply EF anyway.

Concentric circles and argyle: could be awful.
 
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Armchair cyclist said:
Was there not a rule a couple of years ago that the team name cannot have more than 2 sponsors in it? Is this p/b thing a way to circumvent that?
Yes and probably. However, the 2 sponsor rule only applies to the official name for the UCI. You can call your team whatever you like in all other occasions.
 
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Anderis said:
If I'm not mistaken, 25 is minimum number for a WT team so at the very least 5 new riders must sign with Slipstream. Probably more, if someone else is not re-signed or if the team will have more than 25, which is what it always did in the past.
It used to be 25 (until at least 2008), but it's been 23 for several years now (since at least 2010).

janraaskalt said:
Armchair cyclist said:
Was there not a rule a couple of years ago that the team name cannot have more than 2 sponsors in it? Is this p/b thing a way to circumvent that?
Yes and probably. However, the 2 sponsor rule only applies to the official name for the UCI. You can call your team whatever you like in all other occasions.
Used to be "max two sponsor names in team name", but that rule has been changed in the 2015-2016 off-season. It now says:
"The name of the UCI WorldTeam must be either that of the company or brand name of one or several principal partners, or the name of its paying agent."
So, as long as the company/brand is a 'principal partner', you can (theoretically) put as many of them in as you like.