General News Thread

[CraZyCaLL]

Denis Menchov announce his retirement

 

[pastronef]

Denis Menchov announce his retirement

so we know who's the rider The Secret Pro was talking about?

 

[jens_attacks]

sad news. a great rider but the day it had to come

always remember how he exploded his feelings after the rome time trial in 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Lxnm1r3wMV8#t=1440s

 

[PCutter]

who took care of the catering there? are the team in hotels with restaurant of there is a catering service who brings the food?
that is mad, the cooks and hotel owner have to be slapped in the face!
such things are incredible, how can people serve that to hotel guests? they are not on a diet!
(sorry I work in a hotel and I can't imagine having this poooor service)

Hotels? My understanding is that the women have been put up at a camp site.

Bridie O'Donnell (who's not racing) blogged about the situation here...

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentra...s-and-cancellations-when-will-the-uci-step-in

 

[Red Rick]

Vuelta 2015 nog going to the Netherlands. Drenthe didn't want to sponsor it anymore due to doping scandals. Other regions still wanted to host the start (Friesland wanted to do the Elfstedentocht) but they got a mail from the organisers that it's not gonna happen.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/wielersport/21584116/__Vuelta_2015_niet_naar_Nederland__.html

I think they couldn't find enought steep walls to finish on in the northern Holland

 

[Netserk]

Both good and bad I guess.

 

[Ferminal]

Stupid with the 5 stages anyway. I dunno why they can't start on a Friday and have three rest days.

 

[nesocip]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/visconti-back-to-his-best-a-year-after-quitting-the-giro

do you know what were Visconti problems?

apart from the Ferrari investigation

General Anxiety Disorder and panic attacks.

Some shrinks say they are both symptoms of depression, but some dont. As someone whos been going through that occassionaly in the last 10 years i would say depression comes as a symptom of GAD, because you cant ****in function normally, especially if you get it for the first time, before you learn to cope.

So no, not exactly depression as other guys wrote.

 

[luckyboy]

Team Argos-Shimano rider Matthieu Sprick, 31, has been admitted to the hospital with a cerebral thrombosis (stroke)

https://twitter.com/ProCyclingStats/status/337600927064285184

Hope he's gonna be ok

He's conscious but with signs of paralysis apparently - https://twitter.com/cobblesandhills/status/337601238763962368

 

[LaFlorecita]

Team Argos-Shimano rider Matthieu Sprick, 31, has been admitted to the hospital with a cerebral thrombosis (stroke)

https://twitter.com/ProCyclingStats/status/337600927064285184

hope he's gonna be ok

Just read it on twitter, bad news Hope he'll be okay

 

[pastronef]

Froome back in Monaco after Tenerife training camp, he trains with Porte and Renshaw

http://www.blancoprocyclingteam.com/media?mediaId=10304851


while Lulu Sanchez won't ride the Tour

https://mobile.twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/337555362758656000?p=v

 

[pastronef]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tre...ponsorship-role-at-radioshack-leopard-in-2014

Radioshack will become team TREK in 2014

Trek was rumoured trying to get a deal with Sky

will Sky now remain with Pinarello?

 

[jens_attacks]

damn
beppe conti got it right months ago

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Colombia leads the world tour country ranking

1 2 COLOMBIA COL 766
2 5 ITALY ITA 720
3 1 SPAIN ESP 707
4 3 GREAT BRITAIN GBR 509
5 10 AUSTRALIA AUS 437
6 4 BELGIUM BEL 408
7 6 NETHERLANDS NED 396
8 8 FRANCE FRA 366
9 7 SWITZERLAND SUI 362
10 9 SLOVAKIA SVK 322

Ryo has died of sheer delight RIP Ryo

 

[pastronef]

Brailsford-McQuaid meeting during the Giro

https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/336062980988997632/photo/1

 

[Afrank]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tre...ponsorship-role-at-radioshack-leopard-in-2014

Radioshack will become team TREK in 2014

Trek was rumoured trying to get a deal with Sky

will Sky now remain with Pinarello?

Good, I'm actually glad they will still be around. Now they just need to kick out some of the old guys who should have retired by now, sign some guys that have proven they can win, and get it together and go win some races.

 

[ILovecycling]

Colombia leads the world tour country ranking

1 2 COLOMBIA COL 766
2 5 ITALY ITA 720
3 1 SPAIN ESP 707
4 3 GREAT BRITAIN GBR 509
5 10 AUSTRALIA AUS 437
6 4 BELGIUM BEL 408
7 6 NETHERLANDS NED 396
8 8 FRANCE FRA 366
9 7 SWITZERLAND SUI 362
10 9 SLOVAKIA SVK 322

Ryo has died of sheer delight RIP Ryo

Wow,looking good

 

[Afrank]

Another vote for Froome to lead. Don't think Wiggo will be too happy about that.

“I think that, at this moment in time, you base it on the evidence before you and Froome will be the nominated rider. Bradley will just have to settle for a support role,” he said, according to the Daily Mail. “Froome has won continually this year. I think just about every race he has ridden he has won.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...l-just-have-to-settle-for-a-support-role.aspx

 

[RedheadDane]

Colombia leads the world tour country ranking

1 2 COLOMBIA COL 766
2 5 ITALY ITA 720
3 1 SPAIN ESP 707
4 3 GREAT BRITAIN GBR 509
5 10 AUSTRALIA AUS 437
6 4 BELGIUM BEL 408
7 6 NETHERLANDS NED 396
8 8 FRANCE FRA 366
9 7 SWITZERLAND SUI 362
10 9 SLOVAKIA SVK 322

Ryo has died of sheer delight RIP Ryo

Let us all have a moment of silence for Ryo...

 

[Ferminal]

Better have two for Pisti while we are there...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Better have two for Pisti while we are there...

at least Belgium beats Slovakia.

Jelle and JVDB to the rescue.

 

[Wallenquist]

According to biciciclismo OPQS have organized a camp for young talents, both u23 and juniors. Anyone have full list of invited riders ? Link: http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=62455

 

[Jensen]

http://www.omegapharma-quickstep.com/en/news/show/opqs-annual-talent-training-camp-2013/1244

17 riders, but no names.
I only know that Mads Würtz Schmidt is one of them

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=20818

 

[Devilen]

well ... I doubt Lasse Norman (Gold in Omnium last summer) is on that one since he's rumoured to have signed a contract next year with Garmin ... he've been out nodding yes that he've signed a contract, but he won't open up about with whom it's with before Friday after U23 Danish Championships

 

[RedheadDane]

UCI has decided that vehicles following races will have to learn how to behave in the peloton...

http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/uci_vil_forhindre_nye_hoogerland-paakoersler/