General News Thread

[del1962]

Giro della Toscana race

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but half the teams at this race pulled out over safety fear, (live traffic)

Including race leader Marianne Vos

 

[Afrank]

Bissel will be the new title sponsor of the Bontrager devo team in 2014. Bissel will be a good sponsor, they've been involved in cycling and been a sponsor since 2003.

http://www.bontragercyclingteam.com...nsor-of-axel-merckx-u23-development-team.aspx

 

[greenedge]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/51319/caleb-ewan-the-exceptional-normal

Ewan saying that he aims to become a stagiaire next year and will continue in the U23's/ Aussie hopes for U23 WC RR.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, this isn't actually news but didn't wanna post this in the actual race-threads.

Can anyone tell me if the World Champs is going to be broadcast on any of the Norwegian or Swedish channels? Coz in Denmark it's going to be broadcast by Viasat, and I can't watch that!
German might be an option too...

 

[search]

Okay, this isn't actually news but didn't wanna post this in the actual race-threads.

Can anyone tell me if the World Champs is going to be broadcast on any of the Norwegian or Swedish channels? Coz in Denmark it's going to be broadcast by Viasat, and I can't watch that!
German might be an option too...

all times & broadcasting stations are listed on the website of the uci...

http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/g...bjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=ODkxNTE&LangId=1

...but for Norway, Denmark and Sweden it's all TBA, and as far as I know it's Viasat for all three. And in Germany there is no coverage at all.

as no one bought the rights for the coverage in Germany it will be available on the UCI Youtube-channel at least, but that's not the case for Denmark.

 

[Herr Katt]

Yeah Sweden is Viasat

 

[pastronef]

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...Cycling+News+&+Race+Results+|+VeloNation.com)

Van der Schueren (vacansoleil manager) moves to Accent Jobs.

vacansoleil team closes, some riders can move to accent jobs

 

[Afrank]

Seams that Sojasun will fold and the company of Sojasun is pulling out as sponsor of the team. General Manager Stéphane Heulot previously set himself a deadline of October 1st to find a new sponsor.

José Been ‏@TourDeJose 1h
What a sad day. Euskaltel's end confirmed. Now @gilerock reports end of Sojasun.

Gilerock @ gilerock 2h
The Sojasun team stops. Sale time ...

 

[Afrank]

^The above has now been confirmed.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rep...&ns_source=cyclingnews&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

 

[Michele]

According to Beppe Conti, Gianetti is coming back to Matxin at Lampre.

 

[jens_attacks]

about time. now get juanjo cobo

 

[Beech Mtn]

According to Beppe Conti, Gianetti is coming back to Matxin at Lampre.

about time. now get juanjo cobo

And David De La Fuente

 

[pastronef]

And David De La Fuente

let's hope so. I guess Gianetti is bringing a sponsor with him?

 

[Christian]

Tough luck for Riccardo Zoidl: hip fracture resulting from a crash in the WC RR. This will certainly hamper his preparation for his first year at WT level!

http://cyclismactu.net/news-infirmerie-zoidl-souffre-d-une-fracture-du-bassin-36223.html

 

[Michele]

let's hope so. I guess Gianetti is bringing a sponsor with him?

No mention about sponsors but I wouldnt be surprised if it's the case.

 

[del1962]

Europcar apply for World Tour Status and have bikes stolen again.

 

[pastronef]

Europcar apply for World Tour Status and have bikes stolen again.

that's a sign. stay pro continental, it's better

 

[Roude Leiw]

Europcar apply for World Tour Status and have bikes stolen again.

They should just rent them

 

[jaylew]

Ok, so Europcar is like the 3rd or 4th team in the last few weeks to have their bikes stolen. Every year this happens to a couple of teams. I just don't get it. Install a good alarm system and/or hire a security guard, something...

I get that these are probably professional bike thieves but I feel like the teams can do a much better job protecting their equipment. Particularly the WT and bigger Pro Conti squads.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Q: UCI points for UCI Worlds Road Race ?

I've been trawling wikipedia here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_World_Tour
but I am still puzzled.

Do the results of the UCI Worlds Road Race (won by Rui Costa this year)
not contribute to UCI WorldTour ranking points?
If not can some one explain the logic?

 

[Netserk]

The WC is not a WT event/race. Eg: In the TTT Continental teams can participate.

 

[burning]

World Championships give points to their regions tour. Rui Costa got 200(IIRC) Europe Tour points for his victory

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The WC is not a WT event/race. Eg: In the TTT Continental teams can participate.

Yes I guess you're right...
I suppose not assigning points ensures riders ride for their countrymen and not for their WT team or WT team-mate.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I've been trawling wikipedia here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_World_Tour
but I am still puzzled.

Do the results of the UCI Worlds Road Race (won by Rui Costa this year)
not contribute to UCI WorldTour ranking points?
If not can some one explain the logic?

Expecting everything the UCI does to be logical is itself illogical, but largely because the definition of WT races is those that WT teams are entitled/obliged to take part in. That obviously does not apply to the WCRR.

 

[pastronef]

UCI races new future

• The season will now run from February to October.
• Competition on every weekend, especially Sundays.
• No overlapping of events.• No competition amongst first and second division events.
• Six weeks of uninterrupted competition focused on the spring classics.
• Stage races cut to five or six days.


Paris-Nice and Tirreno not overlap?

Giro and California not overlap?


Suisse cut to 5-6 stages


WILL the 3 GT keep their 3 weeks? (23 days) ? I HOPE SO