But the question is how to warm up? Will he be ready for Burgos, now the main traditional warmup, or Poland at the same time (now that it's made a move to be tougher it looks like better preparation)? Surely it's a bit too much to use Portugal as a warmup (and would Radioshack even go? I mean, they have a strong Portuguese presence on the team, but with the team having to do Poland and Eneco, and presumably wanting some riders in for Colorado...). The early start of the Vuelta this year is also quite a damaging thing for this warming up.The Hitch said:Plenty of time left until the Vuelta for Tiago.
thats normal for u23 top ridersEl Pistolero said:I just read in the newspapers that Phinney earns 400000 euros annually. Hahaha, BMC is such a dumb team![]()
Same newspaper also said he was the highest earning neo pro at the moment.Dekker_Tifosi said:thats normal for u23 top riders
f.ex Thomas Dekker earned 500.000 euros as neo-pro
Maybe they should decrease his salary when he crashes or gets sick?El Pistolero said:Same newspaper also said he was the highest earning neo pro at the moment.
No offense, but wages like that are plain stupid. Certainly isn't the best neo pro in the peloton, by far.
Or they should have never bought him in the first place and offered 400000 euros more on what they were already offering Cancellaradlwssonic said:Maybe they should decrease his salary when he crashes or gets sick?
money doesnt matter as much to cancellara as friendship as there was no way canc was leaving his friends. He is not as money face as your boy gilbert.El Pistolero said:Or they should have never bought him in the first place and offered 400000 euros more on what they were already offering Cancellara![]()
No Phil would never go to a team where he has no support at all. And he can earn as much in every team he goes to, so cash won't be the thing on his mind.dlwssonic said:money doesnt matter as much to cancellara as friendship as there was no way canc was leaving his friends. He is not as money face as your boy gilbert.
nice, much better than last year when they werent a WT team and couldnt see them in some races.auscyclefan94 said:BMC's Program over the next 1.5 -2 months
11 June - 19 June Tour de Suisse
19 June Giro di Toscana
2 July - 24 July Tour de France
3 July - 10 July Tour of Austria
23 July - 27 July Tour de Walloine
30 July Classica San Sebastian
31 July - 6 August Tour of Poland
Tour de Wallonie is used as a Tour replacement. To have something to do for those that are skipping le Tour. But more and more people are going to the Tour de Pologne these days.Libertine Seguros said:Austria certainly is good Vuelta prep. Wallonie... less so. Tour de l'Ain perhaps?
Its the 4th GT because TGBM won a stage and got 3rd.El Pistolero said:Tour de Wallonie is used as a Tour replacement. To have something to do for those that are skipping le Tour. But more and more people are going to the Tour de Pologne these days.
It's no big surprise after what recently happened to him.Michielveedeebee said:Mario Aerts will end his career when this season ends
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/110609_Aerts_afscheid
Well, Poland only moved to early August a couple of years ago. When it was in September and going against the Vuelta Wallonie was probably the biggest/best race to do in late July-early August kind of time unless you were Vuelta preparing in Burgos. Now, Poland is shortly after it and offers those precious WT points.El Pistolero said:Tour de Wallonie is used as a Tour replacement. To have something to do for those that are skipping le Tour. But more and more people are going to the Tour de Pologne these days.
yes but it's pretty sadcraig1985 said:It's no big surprise after what recently happened to him.
That's trueMichielveedeebee said:yes but it's pretty sad![]()
Still, had a very good career. One of the best domestiques during the past 15 year. With of course his win in FW as his personal peak.Michielveedeebee said:yes but it's pretty sad![]()