Garmin Transitions and Cervelo to merge?

[ingsve]

Cervelo TT will hold a press conference in Seville tomorrow morning.

 

[ingsve]

mergers going on might at least sort out team sky's ds problem.

As for the rest, im assuming they are going to get into bed with the schlecks if so. Im more concerned about where this leaves the ladies team than the mens team to be honest. Although i imagine that financially the girls are much more cost effective.

Who do you mean would be good to get then? Van Poppel?

 

[roundabout]

Whoever was in the car that had a brain fart on the stage to Faenza last year.

 

[Anonymous]

Who do you mean would be good to get then? Van Poppel?

yes and no. would be a good ds from the point of view of sprinting, but they need some classic experience on the DS side. Could be a great addition for Eddy if Green is a serious target in the future.

 

[ingsve]

Whoever was in the car that had a brain fart on the stage to Faenza last year.

Hehe, I'm sure Pauwels would really love that...

 

[sublimit]

Maybe Sky can get hold of Jeremy Hunt, it could be a good acquisition.
Sad to see the end of Cervelo though.

 

[theyoungest]

Hehe, I'm sure Pauwels would really love that...

Pauwels manoeuvred himself into that position by ignoring team orders. Both rider and DS were at fault there.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe Sky can get hold of Jeremy Hunt, it could be a good acquisition.
Sad to see the end of Cervelo though.

36 years old? Cant see what he offers except a coaching role. Not sure how popular the cervelo british boys are at Sky after Qatar. I think its safe to assume that at least one of them wont be going to HTC either

 

[Sydney21]

Fly V??

Im surprised that no one has mentioned Fly V as a possibility for excess riders to go to considering they are looking to expand to be a pro tour team. The merger could almost go ahead if the meyers, bobridge, haussler, lancaster, wilson went to Fly V. Thats probably their only chance to get a licence anyway

 

[sublimit]

36 years old? Cant see what he offers except a coaching role. Not sure how popular the cervelo british boys are at Sky after Qatar.

True he's getting on a bit but could be usefull during the Spring classics. Chris Horner is 39 so he's just a kid in comparison.

Obviously attacking whilst Hagen was relieving himself hasnt put him in Sky's good books though but maybe they can forgive him. Hunt can definatley rule out joining HTC.

 

[hrotha]

This is pretty terrible. They didn't know until right now? How much trouble are their smaller riders going to have to find a decent team? Well, I guess the trade market is still quite active so it's not that late, but the way they're handling this it less than ideal. Also, I thought you couldn't go around offering contracts for x years if you didn't have a sponsor backing you for said amount of years, and folding in the middle of it is again less than ideal.

edit: also, what's up with the whole "we didn't offer Sastre a new contract" deal? Turns out they weren't offering new contracts to anyone, so why bring it up at all?

 

[ingsve]

36 years old? Cant see what he offers except a coaching role. Not sure how popular the cervelo british boys are at Sky after Qatar. I think its safe to assume that at least one of them wont be going to HTC either

I don't think age is a problem but rather that he wouldn't add much that they didn't already have. Roger Hammond on the other hand would be a good get. He's also 36 but can offer both better guidance and pergormance in the classics than Hunt I think.

Have old experienced riders is never a bad thing. They already have enough young talents so it's only good to have riders that can share their experience with the younger riders.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Hunt's ringleading of the anti-Cav protest in Switzerland won't help his case if Sky are still after Cavendish.

I'm personally starting the Xavier Tondó to Team Movistar bandwagon.

 

[ingsve]

This is pretty terrible. They didn't know until right now? How much trouble are their smaller riders going to have to find a decent team? Well, I guess the trade market is still quite active so it's not that late, but the way they're handling this it less than ideal. Also, I thought you couldn't go around offering contracts for x years if you didn't have a sponsor backing you for said amount of years, and folding in the middle of it is again less than ideal.

edit: also, what's up with the whole "we didn't offer Sastre a new contract" deal? Turns out they weren't offering new contracts to anyone, so why bring it up at all?

I guess even the economy of a sponsor can change unexpectedly. This seems almost like a sudden board desicion on Cervélo from the advice of accountants or something like that.

 

[ingsve]

Hunt's ringleading of the anti-Cav protest in Switzerland won't help his case if Sky are still after Cavendish.

I'm personally starting the Xavier Tondó to Team Movistar bandwagon.

Meh, they don't need more climbers. Let him go to a team that needs help more to even out the competition between teams.

 

[Publicus]

I think CTT's demise will be beneficial to other teams besides Team Schleck and Garmin. I could also see SBS picking up a few and Geox (sp)(to the extent they aren't at capacity). What I can't understand is why CTT made any comment (other than best wishes) when Sastre signed with Geox(sp)? I can't imagine that their financial difficulties accelerated in the last two weeks such that the team could not continue next year. It will be interesting to fill in the blanks over the course of the next few weeks/months.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Meh, they don't need more climbers. Let him go to a team that needs help more to even out the competition between teams.

A team always needs more climbers. I'd rather him be wasted helping a GC rider who'll bring some value and interest to the race than go to a team where he'll be wasted helping a GC rider who'll sit on the wheel all the way and try to TT his way to glory. Which GC teams really need climbing help? Radioshack, BMC I guess, and Sky. And of those teams' GC riders, Evans is by far the most exciting cyclist.

 

[ingsve]

A team always needs more climbers. I'd rather him be wasted helping a GC rider who'll bring some value and interest to the race than go to a team where he'll be wasted helping a GC rider who'll sit on the wheel all the way and try to TT his way to glory. Which GC teams really need climbing help? Radioshack, BMC I guess, and Sky. And of those teams' GC riders, Evans is by far the most exciting cyclist.

I think him going to BMC or Sky would be more interesting for the race as a spectator. On Movistar he would just be one in the crowd and wouldn't add a new element to a race that they don't already provide with their current riders. On BMC or Sky or some other team he would add a new dimension to their racing. That to me is more interesting than a GC rider having another helper of the same type they already have.

 

[ingsve]

There has been talk about teams needing a sprinter. Now perhaps Theo Bos is on the market. Who should try and get him? Where hasn't he burnt his bridges yet.

 

[goldcycle26]

Im surprised that no one has mentioned Fly V as a possibility for excess riders to go to considering they are looking to expand to be a pro tour team. The merger could almost go ahead if the meyers, bobridge, haussler, lancaster, wilson went to Fly V. Thats probably their only chance to get a licence anyway

I dont believe it is possible for some of those garmin aussies like Bobridge or Trav Meyer to move across to Fly V cuz i believe they each hav 2 year contracts with the team, unless JV releases them early in order to facilitate new signings

 

[taiwan]

...Hunt can definatley rule out joining HTC.

O/T this was a bit surprising.

 

[ingsve]

Other riders that teams should be fighting over are Konovalovas, Deignan, Lancaster, Reimer and Rollin. All are already well established or very promising riders.

Perhaps Omega Pharma would want Lancaster to lead out Greipel.

 

[sublimit]

There has been talk about teams needing a sprinter. Now perhaps Theo Bos is on the market. Who should try and get him? Where hasn't he burnt his bridges yet.

Sky could use that sort of speed, But dont feed him raw meat and tell him not to hurt anybody because its only a sport.

 

[ingsve]

I dont believe it is possible for some of those garmin aussies like Bobridge or Trav Meyer to move across to Fly V cuz i believe they each hav 2 year contracts with the team, unless JV releases them early in order to facilitate new signings

Ya, and that seems unlikely since he has other riders that I would release before releasing riders of that caliber.

 

[sublimit]

O/T this was a bit surprising.

I just saw that and was surprised, but maybe they can work together in a professional capacity for Britain.

I would of gone for Stannard, but Hunt is a solid rider also.