General News Thread

[Kokoso]

Netapp-Endura withdrew its Vuelta wild card bid to concentrate on the Tour de France

ps. very good news for Mtn-Qhubeka!

No, Netapp didn't withdraw its Vuelta wild card bid, that must be some mistake.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

No, Netapp didn't withdraw its Vuelta wild card bid, that must be some mistake.

Quite a few WT teams struggle to come up with two meaningful GT campaigns in one season. I doubt NetApp would be good over two GTs this year. Better to give the Vuelta wildcard to another team imo.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Tour de l'Avenir 2014
23/08 - Prologue : Saint-Flour (4 km)
24/08 - Et. 1 : Saint-Flour - Brioude (145 km)
25/08 - Et. 2 : Brioude - Saint-Galmier (143 km)
26/08 - Et. 3 : Montrond-les-Bains - Paray-le-Monial (143 km)
27/08 - Et. 4 : Saint-Vulbas - Plateau de Solaison (165 km)
28/08 - Et. 5 : Bons-en-Chablais - Les Carroz d'Arâches (82 km)
29/08 - Et. 6 : Saint-Gervais - La Rosière (108 km)
30/08 - Et. 7 : Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne - La Toussuire (94 km)

Four MTFs in a row. Just ridicilous.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wait, I thought ASO had taken over Unipublic, not the other way round?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GP Miguel Indurain 2014

Should be starting soon:
Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/search?q=#GPIndurain&src=hash
Profile:

 

[roundabout]

Tour de l'Ain

http://www.directvelo.com/actualite/32864-tour-de-l-ain-le-parcours-annonce.html#.Uz_NXfldVMI

http://www.tourdelain.com/parcours-tour-ain-2014.html

meh

 

[Kokoso]

Quite a few WT teams struggle to come up with two meaningful GT campaigns in one season. I doubt NetApp would be good over two GTs this year. Better to give the Vuelta wildcard to another team imo.

Good point, but IAM and Cofidis are the same, so they didn't give the card to another team. So I don't get how can you not to give wildcard to team which animated last race in so good way. This is pretty sh**

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Good point, but IAM and Cofidis are the same, so they didn't give the card to another team. So I don't get how can you not to give wildcard to team which animated last race in so good way. This is pretty sh**

Don't worry, König's targeting the Tour, you won't miss out on a Czech GC tilt. In actuality since ASO controls both races it's probably part of a deal. NetApp got the Vuelta as a consolation prize for no Tour last year, so since they've got the Tour this year no need for the consolation prize. MTN get the consolation this year.

 

[Jspear]

Cav is out of Scheldeprijs with the flu.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/cavendish-scheldeprijs-flu-may-start-california_323071

This is a bummer! He just keeps getting hit with sickness.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Cav is out of Scheldeprijs with the flu.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/cavendish-scheldeprijs-flu-may-start-california_323071

This is a bummer! He just keeps getting hit with sickness.

According to the BBC, the race he is missing is the "Grand Prix de l'Escaut", which I had never heard of. According to Wikipedia, this French name for a race that has never taken place in French speaking areas, fell out of use in English speaking circles in the early 1990s. Good old Beeb.

 

[pastronef]

According to the BBC, the race he is missing is the "Grand Prix de l'Escaut", which I had never heard of. According to Wikipedia, this French name for a race that has never taken place in French speaking areas, fell out of use in English speaking circles in the early 1990s. Good old Beeb.

well, since French is one of the 3 official languages of Belgium, the Grand Prix de l'Escaut is acceptable. French and Walloons call that race that way

 

[pastronef]

Uran skips the classics. He's ill

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20140407_01059169

 

[ILovecycling]

Uran skips the classics. He's ill

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20140407_01059169

Thats bad,he won't have a good form at the start of Giro.Hope he survives first week.Situation similiar to Purito 2011.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

well, since French is one of the 3 official languages of Belgium, the Grand Prix de l'Escaut is acceptable. French and Walloons call that race that way

Not really my point. A news service exists to provide information. To attempt to do so while using uninformative names, effectively redundant to the target audience for 20 years or more, is to unmask the information providers as less informed than their audience.

 

[veji11]

Not really my point. A news service exists to provide information. To attempt to do so while using uninformative names, effectively redundant to the target audience for 20 years or more, is to unmask the information providers as less informed than their audience.

In France it is known ast the Grand Prix de l'Escault. Since the British cycling coverage is heavliy tour centered, most of their indirect sources (listings, websites, etc...) are probably in french... Would make sense.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

They have obviously been tipped off that they are 20 years and one major cultural divide adrift: they have now rephrased their article, implicitly recognising that the original was inappropriate.

 

[Afrank]

Thats bad,he won't have a good form at the start of Giro.Hope he survives first week.Situation similiar to Purito 2011.

Ah, the GC rider curse that comes with signing with OPQS.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Hi, I know this is the wrong 'thread' but does anyone know why I can no longer login to this forum on my iPhone ??

Or direct me to the right place to ask this question.

Thanks

 

[Netserk]

Hi, I know this is the wrong 'thread' but does anyone know why I can no longer login to this forum on my iPhone ??

Or direct me to the right place to ask this question.

Thanks

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18540

You could always try to PM or email Dan.

 

[janraaskalt]

Hi, I know this is the wrong 'thread' but does anyone know why I can no longer login to this forum on my iPhone ??

Or direct me to the right place to ask this question.

Thanks

Have you tried to login via the CN homepage? That's the only way to login, unfortunately.

 

[theyoungest]

The latest, and maybe final, chapter in Robert Gesink's sad career: he has heart arrhythmia, possibly stress-related. This is the reason he quit the Giro, and Pais Vasco, and probably a few other races as well, Dutch newspaper AD reveals.

 

[Arnout]

^^ Not possible, but likely. Physiological reasons for the issues weren't found and the problems manifested itself primarily in European races.

 

[thirteen]

The latest, and maybe final, chapter in Robert Gesink's sad career: he has heart arrhythmia, possibly stress-related. This is the reason he quit the Giro, and Pais Vasco, and probably a few other races as well, Dutch newspaper AD reveals.

he's supposed to give a news conference later today (18:00)… so sad

 

[theyoungest]

^^ Not possible, but likely. Physiological reasons for the issues weren't found and the problems manifested itself primarily in European races.

That's what Thijs Zonneveld makes of it, yes. But he seems a bit pi$$ed off about an exclusive deal for an interview that now fell through, and inclined to fill in the blanks himself. I'd rather wait for the press conference.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Thanks Netserk, had to login via the homepage! Much appreciate your response.