General News Thread

[theyoungest]

Erik Breukink leaves Rabobank, looks like he got sacked. Pretty big news.

 

[AntonioRossi]

Erik Breukink leaves Rabobank, looks like he got sacked. Pretty big news.

van houwelingen leaving/fired as well? hinted by danny nelissen

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

van houwelingen leaving/fired as well?

Not known yet. Rabo's own site does speak of a structure change...

 

[theyoungest]

Not known yet. Rabo's own site does speak of a structure change...

Maybe Van Houwelingen will be the new Breukink?

 

[AntonioRossi]

Not known yet. Rabo's own site does speak of a structure change...

Cause Danny Nelissen has hinted at some stuff today. On his twitter after the official news of Breukink he talked about van Houwelingen possible leaving as the second part of the "big clean up." Maybe that's him just wishful thinking..or he actually does know more about this structure change

 

[Netserk]

Erik Breukink leaves Rabobank, looks like he got sacked. Pretty big news.

Sounds like good news

 

[Havetts]

Erik doesnt deserve it as a person, but he isnt the best suited to being a technical director. Shame for Erik, probably better for Rabobank itself.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Erik doesnt deserve it as a person, but he isnt the best suited to being a technical director. Shame for Erik, probably better for Rabobank itself.

yeah he didn't really cut it.
Rabo need a fresh change in this regard.

 

[theyoungest]

Cyclingnews include a doping reference in their article on Breukink... how random. Surely the lack of results won't be the reason he's sacked? He wasn't even technical director during the Rasmussen years.

The incredibly badly written and researched Volkskrant article seems to have had more of an impact on Cyclingnews editors than it has had in the Netherlands, maybe because in translation it seemed more based on fact than it actually was.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Jeremy Hunt will retire at the end of the season.

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26972_8064536,00.html

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Jeremy Hunt will retire at the end of the season.

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,26972_8064536,00.html

The last active former team member of Miguel Indurain. Now the 90ies really come to an end.

 

[Mellow Velo]

In case anybody doesn't fancy the ToB, or the Vuelta formality, here's the last 70kms of the GP Fourmies (1HC) live, right now:
http://www.weo.fr/Le-Direct

 

[Afrank]

Don't know if this has been posted anywhere else but Farrar has been diagnosed with a severe concussion after crashing on stage 1 of the Tour of Britain. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-out-of-tour-of-britain-with-concussion
He may not be able to compete in the worlds road race.

 

[pastronef]

Milano-Torino 2012

finish uphill in Superga

http://www.acarona.it/wordpress/wp-content/themes/ares/PDF/MILANO_TORINO.pdf

 

[jens_attacks]

such a wonderful thing that this legendary classic is back
i hope we'll have the same winner as the last time

will it be broadcasted live or highlights only?

 

[El Pistolero]

such a wonderful thing that this legendary classic is back
i hope we'll have the same winner as the last time

will it be broadcasted live or highlights only?

I only read your post and thought it was Zuri-Metzgete.

Oh well, Milano-Torino is also fine I guess, Phil needs his wins. Most dumb date I've ever seen though.

 

[pastronef]

Oh well, Milano-Torino is also fine I guess, Phil needs his wins. Most dumb date I've ever seen though.

Milano-Torino used to be raced a few days before Lombardia, so lombardia is early this year and milano-torino too.

(then it was moved to march for the last 2-3 editions)

Phil won Gran Piemonte, not milano-torino

 

[roundabout]

Phil would have to be on the very top of his form to win.

Superga from Sassi is a mean climb.

 

[theyoungest]

Fanboy error

I think Gilbert will opt for Piemonte, which suits him to a tee.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No Giro di Sardegna 2013

A paragraph in the paper version of the l'Unione Sarda newspaper indicates that no new money has arrived for the Giro della Sardegna so they isn't going to be tour here next year.

 

[Michele]

Today on Il Tirreno there's a short interview to Favilli who said that during the 3rd stage of Giro di Padania he got asked by Scinto and Citracca to sign the contract for next year.
Favilli refused as he said was in talks with a Pro Tour Team with a bigger contract and due to this they asked him to leave the race, go back home by train and no races till the Worlds.
Bettini had told him there was a chance for him to be in the Nazionale.

Not a good pubblicity for Farnese.

 

[Afrank]

Contador won't be in Saxo's TTT squad. Good idea? Bad idea?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-contador-in-saxo-banks-team-time-trial-squad

“We have three specialists in this discipline, Mørkøv, Boaro and Luke and we have two experienced guys in Matteo and Nicki who have both just done the Vuelta," said team director Bradley McGee. "And finally, we have David Tanner who's in great shape and will be doing the road race as well for Australia.

 

[Parrulo]

good idea imo, saxo can't win the TTT so contador better save all his bullets for the ITT

 

[CasperVg]

Boonen mentions to Sporza that he'd like the World Championships evolve into a Team event, instead of a Nations event.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/WK/120915_boonen_voor_ploegentijdrit

 

[janraaskalt]

Boonen mentions to Sporza that he'd like the World Championships evolve into a Team event, instead of a Nations event.
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/WK/120915_boonen_voor_ploegentijdrit

Stupid idea. One of the nice things about the Worlds is that once a year they ride in nations teams. It is a bit awkward and therefore special. Otherwise it would be just another race.