General News Thread

[theyoungest]

I'd give him another year. Otherwise he'll be back with Valv Piti.

Yes, obviously. He has a two year contract. After that it's back to dear old Blighty (well, its Spanish equivalent).

 

[El Pistolero]

Yes, obviously. He has a two year contract. After that it's back to dear old Blighty (well, its Spanish equivalent).

Wanna bet he'll have a good year when he's gone

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Some get even worse when they leave Rabobank.

But hey, no team is worse in ****ing up riders than Quick Step.

 

[theyoungest]

Wanna bet he'll have a good year when he's gone

Yes, that approach is really working for Menchov and Posthuma right now

And don't give me that Nick Nuyens "I feel so liberated" bullcrap. Everyone gets lucky sometimes.

 

[El Pistolero]

Yes, that approach is really working for Menchov and Posthuma right now

And don't give me that Nick Nuyens "I feel so liberated" bullcrap. Everyone gets lucky sometimes.

Nuyens has repeately said he isn't much stronger than when he was on Rabo you know Never heard him diss Rabo after he left. But he does say Riis put a lot of fait in him and that motivated him. And that the team spirit is stronger over there.

And to be fair, Menchov's season has yet to start. He has never done much outside GTs anyway.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Some get even worse when they leave Rabobank.

But hey, no team is worse in ****ing up riders than Quick Step.

Why's that ?

 

[Cobblestoned]

Well, seeing as it starts in Liège, I think a lot of people would care.

Yeah I know, but again: Who cares ?

 

[hatcher]

Michael Rogers has disappeared from the Sky startlist for Tour of California.

 

[maltiv]

Michael Rogers has disappeared from the Sky startlist for Tour of California.

Looks like they're sending him to Bayern instead, probably because of his problems lately with viruses etc. Actually, if you look at their squad for Bayern it's insanely good...no idea why they're sending a much stronger squad to bayern than to california.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Belgium's biggest (and national) telephone (/internet/digital television) company Belgacom won't co-sponsor the new Lotto team after Omega Pharma leaving next year.
The asked amount of €4,5 mil is too high...

 

[Michielveedeebee]

leopard out of the giro

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Why's that ?

Dude, there's more examples then any other team out there, bar Milram maybe

You really want a list?

 

[El Pistolero]

They just had bad luck with their purchases like mentally weak cyclists(Rujano and the whole manager conflict was a joke), buying riders that got caught doping right before they bought em(Schumi), etc

Quickstep doesn't hinder someone. Paolo Bettini never left Quickstep for a reason, until the final year, he liked it there. Nuyens, Garate, Pozzato, Giovanni Visconti, etc all did well there.

 

[roundabout]

With Quickstep for whatever reason most (Garate is the only one that comes to mind as being pretty successful) of their attempts to strengthen their stage-racing team didn't work out.

 

[Anonymous]

I have no idea where the minor race results thread has gone. just searched for it back to november.

Anyway.

Tour de Picardie - Results & Video (spoiler free)

 

[jaylew]

It's on the 2nd page:

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=12062

 

[Ryaguas]

YES PLZ!!!!!!

Riccó close to comeback with Amore&Vita...!!!! (Spanish)

I really want him to comeback!!! just Image the face in the peloton seeing him comeback! hahahaha
But seriously... The peloton is a boring place without him also cycling need personalities like him and not carebears namely the c0cky c0ck and the schlecks...
Well hope that He signs as soon as possible

 

[luckyboy]

Haha oh dear, I thought Amore e Vita were the clean team?!


Nice for Weening to give Weylandt's family a pink jersey

 

[hrotha]

YES PLZ!!!!!!

Riccó close to comeback with Amore&Vita...!!!! (Spanish)

I really want him to comeback!!! just Image the face in the peloton seeing him comeback! hahahaha
But seriously... The peloton is a boring place without him also cycling need personalities like him and not carebears namely the c0cky c0ck and the schlecks...
Well hope that He signs as soon as possible

Kinda selfish of you to want Riccò to come back, don't you think? The kid's going to end up badly if he doesn't keep his distance from the sport.

 

[Ryaguas]

Kinda selfish of you to want Riccò to come back, don't you think? The kid's going to end up badly if he doesn't keep his distance from the sport.

Nah... Ricco needs cycling and cycling needs Riccó... everybody declared Riccó guilty w/o proofs just cuz a Dr wanted his 5min of fame and big money from La Gazzeta for something that He made up... if They had proof Riccó would be now banned but He is not... I want to see him soon in the peloton!

 

[Parrulo]

Nah... Ricco needs cycling and cycling needs Riccó... everybody declared Riccó guilty w/o proofs just cuz a Dr wanted his 5min of fame and big money from La Gazzeta for something that He made up... if They had proof Riccó would be now banned but He is not... I want to see him soon in the peloton!

indeed. all that story was pathetic

 

[hrotha]

Nah... Ricco needs cycling and cycling needs Riccó... everybody declared Riccó guilty w/o proofs just cuz a Dr wanted his 5min of fame and big money from La Gazzeta for something that He made up... if They had proof Riccó would be now banned but He is not... I want to see him soon in the peloton!

This isn't the Clinic so I won't make any posts after this one, but just to set the record straight, it is my understanding that the doctor didn't talk to La Gazzetta but to the pertinent authorities. And the idea that he'd get paid is kind of odd regardless.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Kinda selfish of you to want Riccò to come back, don't you think? The kid's going to end up badly if he doesn't keep his distance from the sport.

Agreed. It is a bad thing for all parties involved.

Lol at the above posts. I like conspiracies too.

 

[theswordsman]

Last night all the Giro riders had supper at a restaurant with Zomegnan. He then got together with Contador, Nibali, Millar and others and showed a video of the safety precautions on the Monte Crostis descent.

Tuttobiciweb just posted exclusive photos of the precautions. It says "video" in the title, but they might still be adding that.

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=38903&tp=n

 

[roundabout]

Tour of Austria route was unveiled today