General News Thread

[Ryo Hazuki]

You must be one of the only ones then not liking it

I don't care for it either

 

[Machu Picchu]

You're an Anglo-car chauvinist. I root for gutsy Southern European cars.

sorry but your the only one bringing that nonsense in here

 

[hatcher]

sorry but your the only one bringing that nonsense in here

It was obviously a joke. Nevermind.

 

[LaFlorecita]

It really isn't that special a car, is this a 'sky' thing with you?_?

I don't care for it either

See I'm not the only one. Besides I find it strange that it's possible to find a car sexy.

That car doesn't seem special, but I could be mistaken of course.

 

[theyoungest]

No Giro for Nibali, according to Velochrono. California is next on his programme.

 

[Bala Verde]

No Giro for Nibali, according to Velochrono. California is next on his programme.

Wasn't that his preference too? So he'll do the TdF and Basso leads the Giro?

 

[SafeBet]

Wasn't that his preference too? So he'll do the TdF and Basso leads the Giro?

Exactly.
It makes perfect sense.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

excepot that basso isn't even sure he will do the giro and trust me. they won't start the giro without a leader and even if basso confirms it I doubt liquigas will have enough trust in him alone

 

[Bala Verde]

excepot that basso isn't even sure he will do the giro and trust me. they won't start the giro without a leader and even if basso confirms it I doubt liquigas will have enough trust in him alone

I knew Basso wasn't a 100%, so I made the inference from this news that Basso had already communicated (internally) that he would be good for the Giro, allowing them to schedule Nibali for the ToC and TdF. You think they haven't talked to Basso (as well as Nibali) before coming up with a schedule for Nibali, and LIQ might change his (Nibali's) program in the next couple of days?

 

[SafeBet]

Nothing is impossible, obviously.

But Basso looked ok in the final stage of Trentino. And we're still three weeks away from the moment the Giro will be decided. He's probably confident he'll peak at the right time, like he did two years ago.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I knew Basso wasn't a 100%, so I made the inference from this news that Basso had already communicated (internally) that he would be good for the Giro, allowing them to schedule Nibali for the ToC and TdF. You think they haven't talked to Basso (as well as Nibali) before coming up with a schedule for Nibali, and LIQ might change his (Nibali's) program in the next couple of days?

basso hasn't confirmed he will do the giro. after trentino eh said he will test at romandie and sees how it goes. it's nibali that sais he will do the tour probably. I have yet to see liquigas name their 9 man roster

 

[Lupetto]

excepot that basso isn't even sure he will do the giro and trust me. they won't start the giro without a leader and even if basso confirms it I doubt liquigas will have enough trust in him alone

So he really has to show himself now in Romandie. No soft-pedaling there, thats for sure.

 

[will10]

Even 2 days ago Nibali said the team would decide. If Basso doesn't have the goods or feel he will be there after Romandie, Nibali could well get called up. Ryo is right - Liquigas won't risk going to the Giro without a leader.

 

[pastronef]

Moser riding a Specialized during a NY race

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/gallery-francesco-moser-jumps-in-new-york-race/219437

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

German championships - courses revealed:

map road race
map time trial

profiles

Especially the road race course is a really beautiful one in the Mulde valley.

 

[BillytheKid]

Even 2 days ago Nibali said the team would decide. If Basso doesn't have the goods or feel he will be there after Romandie, Nibali could well get called up. Ryo is right - Liquigas won't risk going to the Giro without a leader.

Nibali has been impressive. A logical choice.

 

[Frosty]

So he really has to show himself now in Romandie. No soft-pedaling there, thats for sure.

Back in 2010 he didnt show much in Romandie but then went on to win the Giro

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=16&year=2010&all=1&current=0

Guess he knew then how he was riding and didnt want to go too deep.

 

[theyoungest]

Back in 2010 he didnt show much in Romandie but then went on to win the Giro

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=16&year=2010&all=1&current=0

Guess he knew then how he was riding and didnt want to go too deep.

But then he had quite a good showing in Trentino, not great but just where he needed to be. And indeed he didn't appear in the results in Romandie, but he did show his face a few times, working for Sagan.

 

[pastronef]

http://twitter.com/#!/cyclingtips/status/195768603780452352/photo/1

milking a cow

 

[canyonball]

Very nice interview with Tyler Farrar at Podium Café.

 

[Machu Picchu]

GreenEdge to announce title sponsor next week

That's good news both for the team and cycling in general, they've started pretty well and it's good to see that they've been able to attract a sponsor so quickly (and before their first gt too).

Anyone heard anything as to who and can we expect a new kit?_?

 

[pastronef]

GreenEdge to announce title sponsor next week

That's good news both for the team and cycling in general, they've started pretty well and it's good to see that they've been able to attract a sponsor so quickly (and before their first gt too).

Anyone heard anything as to who and can we expect a new kit?_?

if they had a few weeks time to prepare it before, then it could be ok for the Giro. if not, we could see it at California and Dauphinée

 

[simo1733]

GreenEdge to announce title sponsor next week

That's good news both for the team and cycling in general, they've started pretty well and it's good to see that they've been able to attract a sponsor so quickly (and before their first gt too).

Anyone heard anything as to who and can we expect a new kit?_?

I did hear a rumour about HSBC

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I did hear a rumour about HSBC

isn't that south african? or at least they used to have a south african team in europe.

 

[kanari]

isn't that south african? or at least they used to have a south african team in europe.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. It is a British bank really, with operations all over the world.