General News Thread

[craig1985]

He looks like he has cancer, or something.

 

[joy118118]

Milano – sanremo: 25 teams invited
acqua & sapone (ita)
ag2r la mondiale (fra)
androni giocattoli (ita)
bmc racing team (usa)
cofidis, le credit en ligne (fra)
colnago - csf inox (ire)
euskaltel-euskadi (esp)
farnese vini - neri sottoli (gbr)
fdj (fra)
geox-tmc (esp)
htc-highroad (usa)
katusha team (rus)
lampre-isd (ita)
liquigas-cannondale (ita)
movistar team (esp)
omega pharma-lotto (bel)
pro team astana (kaz)
quick step cycling team (bel)
rabobank cycling team (ned)
saxo bank sungard (den)
sky procycling (gbr)
team garmin-cervelo (usa)
team leopard – trek (lux)
team radioshack (usa)
vacansoleil - dcm pro cycling team (ned)

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Milano – sanremo: 25 teams invited
acqua & sapone (ita)
ag2r la mondiale (fra)
androni giocattoli (ita)
bmc racing team (usa)
cofidis, le credit en ligne (fra)
colnago - csf inox (ire)
euskaltel-euskadi (esp)
farnese vini - neri sottoli (gbr)
fdj (fra)
geox-tmc (esp) htc-highroad (usa)
katusha team (rus)
lampre-isd (ita)
liquigas-cannondale (ita)
movistar team (esp)
omega pharma-lotto (bel)
pro team astana (kaz)
quick step cycling team (bel)
rabobank cycling team (ned)
saxo bank sungard (den)
sky procycling (gbr)
team garmin-cervelo (usa)
team leopard – trek (lux)
team radioshack (usa)
vacansoleil - dcm pro cycling team (ned)

Thank God, RCS doesn't completely forget them not that they'll be able to do a lot in MSR, but still, being strong in there might earn them the Giro invitation

 

[DAOTEC]

47th Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey (April 24 to May 1)

22 Teams - World Tour
Garmin-Cervélo
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Lampre-ISD
Liquigas-Cannondale
Saxo Bank SunGard
Astana

Pro-Continental
Colombia Es Pasión - 4/72- Café De Colombia
Cofidis
Francaise des Jeux
Colnago-CSF Inox
Androni Giocattoli
Veranda's Willems-Accent
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
Team Netapp
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
De Rosa-Ceramica Flamina
Caja Rural
Skil Shimano
Team Type 1
Andalucia Caja Granada

Continental
Manisaspor Cycling Team
Konya - Torku Seker Spor - Vivelo

Stages (no prologue)
24-4 | stage 1. Istanbul – Istanbul 121k
25-4 | stage 2. Kusadasi – Turgutreis 181k
26-4 | stage 3. Bodrum – Marmaris 166k
27-4 | stage 4. Marmaris – Pamukkale 209k
28-4 | stage 5. Denizli – Fethiye 221k
29-4 | stage 6. Fethiye – Finike 194k
30-4 | stage 7. Tekirova – Manavgat 135k
01-5 | stage 8. Side – Alanya 160k

 

[luckyboy]

Good news for Geox & Colombia es Pasion

Quite a lot more teams in the Tour of Turkey this year with Saxo, Astana, Lotto, Garmin and now two Turkish teams. The stages are mostly similar or the same, but it should be good.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Awesome - HTC tried to ruin last year's race, and Cofidis and ISD had to work really hard to salvage something interesting. I know Garmin will want to pad their win count too but it's less inevitable than with HTC.

 

[The Hitch]

The first few posts i read on this thread i was ****ed off. No Geox at the Tirreno or Paris Nice. The team is about to fold

Then i read that Colombia es Passion is at the Tour of Turkey and that Geox are at the spring classic.

Few. Its cheered me up. They NEED to be at the Giro.

 

[luckyboy]

Few. Its cheered me up. They NEED to be at the Giro.

Menchov vs Di Luca round two


If Geox get in to the Giro, the gap between the Giro and Tour is going to get a lot wider this year, taking into account the parcours and the fact Andy is out there alone at the top now.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

The first few posts i read on this thread i was ****ed off. No Geox at the Tirreno or Paris Nice. The team is about to fold

Then i read that Colombia es Passion is at the Tour of Turkey and that Geox are at the spring classic.

Few. Its cheered me up. They NEED to be at the Giro.

*phew.

Lucky for you I was here to prevent injury.

 

[jens_attacks]

Menchov vs Di Luca round two

oh don't start me.one of the finest battles in cycling i've ever seen.
the look from the killer's face when the pope was kissing the ground=tour de france 2008+ tour de france 2009.it was just saying "don't get up,die there you fuccin commie!"

also nice to see that cafe de colombia will be invited in turkey.is a very nice race.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

oh don't start me.one of the finest battles in cycling i've ever seen.
the look from the killer's face when the pope was kissing the ground=tour de france 2008+ tour de france 2009.it was just saying "don't get up,die there you fuccin commie!"

also nice to see that cafe de colombia will be invited in turkey.is a very nice race.

why was Di Luca on a normal road bike and normal wheels?

 

[jens_attacks]

why was Di Luca on a normal road bike and normal wheels?

"I started with a road bike because rain started to come down and I didn't want to risk it. I gave it everything,"

it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

I thought it was to gain time in the difficult first half, which worked wonderfully...

 

[auscyclefan94]

SBS will be showing the Tour of Flanders live this year for the first time!!!!

 

[Cobblestoned]

Presentation of my local team -Team Eddy Merckx-Indeland -
Friday 19:30 German time live on

http://www.muax.de/

Of course Eddy is coming too

 

[issoisso]

Contador has been officially contacted by the spanish federation. He'll receive a 1 year suspension.

*Waits for WADA's reaction*

 

[jens_attacks]

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[DAOTEC]

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'¡Olé!' Mr. 60+ get's what he deserves and España will get his long lost son back in the house.

The Tour will be no place to be this year so nothing lost on that.

Fuel it up Berto amigo for a Spanish armada in Sep.

 

[The Hitch]

Jens. I think this sums up how you feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfH2oNsa34

 

[jens_attacks]

lol.and i'm not even a contador fan.just i can't stand how they treat professional cycling,the genius acne kid of professional sports.

 

[Sofía_]

 

[theyoungest]

The Schleck-fans are getting ahead of themselves?

 

[The Hitch]

The Schleck-fans are getting ahead of themselves?

Especially since Andrew finished the race in 91h 59' 27"

91h 58' 48" (39.60 km/h/24.61 mph) is Contadors time and speed

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Us wiki-editors are reverting away, and seeking protection on a few key pages until something is official.

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Wat

Isn't it up to the ASO to decide that?