General News Thread

[auscyclefan94]

Alexandre moos retires

 

[issoisso]

Liberty Seguros have for the past few months been setting up their new team for 2011 and signing several riders.
After all this time, now they've suddenly decided they don't want to have a team because of the doping positives they had last time around. Team's dead in the water.

Wait, what?

 

[craig1985]

Liberty Seguros have for the past few months been setting up their new team for 2011 and signing several riders.
After all this time, now they've suddenly decided they don't want to have a team because of the doping positives they had last time around. Team's dead in the water.

Wait, what?

They surely win this month's WTF award. That is truly baffling.

 

[Christian]

AG2R to participate at Tour de San Luis 2011 with Cyril Dessel:

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-saison_2011_agr2_la_mondiale_au_tour_de_san_luis-10401.html

 

[DAOTEC]

8th GP "CIUDAD DE ISLA CRISTINA" -Memorial Joseph Cañavate.

Sunday 14 November 2010 start 10:30

Press yesterday: [http://picasaweb.google.com]

counted as key participants are Paco Mancebo, Oscar Sevilla, Ángel Vicioso, Eladio Jimenez, Juan Pedro Trujillo, Sergio Mantecón a.o.

The race will travel through the towns of Ayamonte, Huelva ...

[http://diariovasco.com/mancebo-sevilla-vicioso]

 

[DAOTEC]

TVM returns to cycling in 2011

History in Cycling
1988 1988 T.V.M.-Van Schilt
1989 1989 T.V.M.-Ragno
1990 1990 T.V.M.
1991 1992 T.V.M.-Sanyo
1993 1994 T.V.M.-Bison Kit
1995 1995 T.V.M.-Polis Direct
1996 1999 T.V.M.-Farm Frites

Retiring Maarten den Bakker (ex-Rabo, Milram) made the connection with his current team Van Vliet so that TVM will intergrate already this coming season.

 

[zapata]

rujano thinks he can win the giro next year. I'd like to think he's right, but we'll see.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6357/Rujano-says-he-can-win-the-2011-Giro-dItalia.aspx

 

[alexcta]

A Possible City by passing the Tour in 2012. Sorry, the text is in French
http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tour_de_france_2012_annonay_ville_etape-10490.html

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Breschel continues rabo classics luck.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/knee-surgery-could-knock-breschel-out-of-classics

 

[theyoungest]

Breschel continues rabo classics luck.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/knee-surgery-could-knock-breschel-out-of-classics

Yep, there goes the new classics leader... maybe they can still sign Cancellara

 

[Machu Picchu]

Geox squad fails to make ProTeam status [cyclingweekly]

Looks like its between QuickStep, Euskaltel, AG2R and Cofidis so at least one French team is going to make it.

 

[DAOTEC]

Geox squad fails to make ProTeam status [cyclingweekly]

Looks like its between QuickStep, Euskaltel, AG2R and Cofidis so at least one French team is going to make it.

Samu his Euskaltel-Euskadi is handed out the Pro-Team license for 2011 '¡Olé!'

also PT in 2011

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Hey DAOTEC, that story itself says that nothing is official yet ........ Please stop jumping to conclusions.

Susan

 

[DAOTEC]

Hey DAOTEC, that story itself says that nothing is official yet ........ Please stop jumping to conclusions.

Susan

Oh yes it is, just you don't get it first hand

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Then how about sharing your source with us, please?

This is a recurring problem you have, I would hate to have to warn or sanction you again.

Susan

 

[DAOTEC]

Then how about sharing your source with us, please?

This is a recurring problem you have, I would hate to have to warn or sanction you again.

Susan

always will if ... and most times I do Susan you know that ... don't play that
childish game with people who got the intel ... like the saying 'don't kill the messenger'.

sometimes I can't for the same nn journo reason par example when it is m to m ...

But in this case it is also a little payback for "sporting suicide" pulled over EE in 2009, and for the sake of it Mikel Astarloza will start in the damn 2011 Vuelta, as for that the Vuelta route might been leaked in advance.

Your e-mail would be handy to trow you a line or some excl. stuff before as to some other respected outlets.

 

[The Devil]

always will if ... and most times I do Susan you know that ... don't play that
childish game with people who got the intel ... like the saying 'don't kill the messenger'.

sometimes I can't for the same nn journo reason par example when it is m to m ...

But in this case it is also a little payback for "sporting suicide" pulled over EE in 2009, and for the sake of it Mikel Astarloza will start in the damn 2011 Vuelta, as for that the Vuelta route might been leaked in advance.

eVEN MORE IRRELEVANT NONSENSE

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

always will if ... and most times I do Susan you know that ... don't play that
childish game with people who got the intel ... like the saying 'don't kill the messenger'.

sometimes I can't for the same nn journo reason par example when it is m to m ...
.

Then at least say something like "my sources tell me". Otherwise it leads to the impression that you are making this stuff up.

Susan

 

[theyoungest]

Then at least say something like "my sources tell me". Otherwise it leads to the impression that you are making this stuff up.

Susan

If anything leaves the impression you're making stuff up, it's saying that your sources told you so

 

[Arnout]

Daotec seems to be right most of the time though, so I think he deserves more respect than a "I need a source or I will ban you", which seems a bit childish to me.

Anyway, Euskaltel Euskadi is, contrary to earlier reports, planning on participating in the Giro next year. My sources say. Actually it was Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano.

 

[armstrong4ever]

ProTeams 2011:

AG2R
Garmin-Cervélo
Katusha
Lampre-ISD
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Quick Step Cycling Team
Rabobank Cycling Team
Saxo Bank SunGard
Sky ProCycling
Team RadioShack
BMC Racing Team
Euskaltel-Euskadi
HTC-Highroad
Liquigas-Cannondale
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
Movistar Team
Pro Team Astana
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team


Geox denied, UCI what are you doing???

And we don't need Euskatel in the WorldTour! They don't have to ride Paris-Roubaix, Tour de Pologne and Beijing etc ... .

ProTour failed, this will fail too, mark my words.

 

[Kvinto]

ProTeams 2011:

AG2R
Garmin-Cervélo
Katusha
Lampre-ISD
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Quick Step Cycling Team
Rabobank Cycling Team
Saxo Bank SunGard
Sky ProCycling
Team RadioShack
BMC Racing Team
Euskaltel-Euskadi
HTC-Highroad
Liquigas-Cannondale
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
Movistar Team
Pro Team Astana
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team


Geox denied, UCI what are you doing???

And we don't need Euskatel in the WorldTour! They don't have to ride Paris-Roubaix, Tour de Pologne and Beijing etc ... .

ProTour failed, this will fail too, mark my words.

The only team in this list that we really don't need, is that one with just 4 wins in 2010 season

 

[Cobblestones]

Daotec seems to be right most of the time though, so I think he deserves more respect

I too tend to believe DAOTEC based on his record. He ain't the hog...

 

[Arnout]

ProTeams 2011:

AG2R
Garmin-Cervélo
Katusha
Lampre-ISD
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Quick Step Cycling Team
Rabobank Cycling Team
Saxo Bank SunGard
Sky ProCycling
Team RadioShack
BMC Racing Team
Euskaltel-Euskadi
HTC-Highroad
Liquigas-Cannondale
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
Movistar Team
Pro Team Astana
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team


Geox denied, UCI what are you doing???

And we don't need Euskatel in the WorldTour! They don't have to ride Paris-Roubaix, Tour de Pologne and Beijing etc ... .

ProTour failed, this will fail too, mark my words.

First try to spell the name correctly.

And then, I promise you teams like Euskaltel and the rejected Cofidis will be of much, much more value to the ProTour than a HTC, Luxembourg or BMC, to name a few.

 

[Christian]

First try to spell the name correctly.

And then, I promise you teams like Euskaltel and the rejected Cofidis will be of much, much more value to the ProTour than a HTC, Luxembourg or BMC, to name a few.

If you find a spelling mistake ... you may keep it.

Anywho I'm not too bummed about Cofidis missing out. As someone said earlier, this will spare them from having to race in Beijing and Canada and so on. That way they can focus more on the European scene and hopefully make a bigger impact. And I hope they'll get a wildcard for the Tour!