General News Thread

[trevim]

Re: Re:

New 2.1 race in Portugal in May.

13 Maio – 1ª Etapa : Pinhel /Vilar Formoso – 150 kms
Dificuldade :Média alta

14 de Maio – 2ª Etapa : Sabugal /Fundão – 65 kms CR Equipas
Dificuldade :Média alta

15 de Maio – 3ª Etapa : Guarda /Torre – 195 kms
Dificuldade : Alta

http://jornalciclismo.com/?p=41836

I hope that UCI won't allow a silly TTT of 65 f'n kms.

Okay. Route looks like this now:

1 Pinhel > Vilar Formoso (145k)
2 Sabugal > Fundão (192k)
3 Sabugal > Penhas da Saúde (192k)

Stage 3 will feature Torre @ km 119 and a mtf in Penhas da Saúde. Rumors also state, that there won't be a Torre mtf in this years Volta a Portugal. Of course there will be a Serra de Estrella stage, but not the classic arrival they had in the last years.

Wow that seems too good to be true, it seems something like the GP CTT Correios of the past.

I'm still holding hope for the return of Porto-Lisboa as 1.1 or 1.HC race. Maybe a nice preparation race for San Remo

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Are there rumors? Porto > Lisboa would be great.

 

[Alexandre B.]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/velon-seals-revenue-sharing-deal-with-tour-de-suisse/
"In exchange for committing to bring all 11 WorldTour teams along with their top riders to the Tour de Suisse through 2020, the teams will get revenue sharing for the first time."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-cancellara-and-costa-to-headline-tour-de-suisse/
So, apart from Talansky, the line-up will likely be the same for those teams.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Vuelta wildcards:

Bora-Argon18
Caja Rural
Cofidis
Direct Energie

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

Vuelta wildcards:

Bora-Argon18
Caja Rural
Cofidis
Direct Energie

First gt for Patrick Konrad?

 

[TMP402]

Is it true the GP Ouest-France is now the Bretagne Classic?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Re:

Is it true the GP Ouest-France is now the Bretagne Classic?

Yes, official name: 50th Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Is it true the GP Ouest-France is now the Bretagne Classic?

Yes, official name: 50th Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France

That seems a shame, although the existing name is pretty bland already.

 

[Tych23]

If Degenkolb leaves Giant the German main sponsor Alpecin might pull the plug. They have two more years left in their sponsorship agreement but the loss of both German stars Kittel and Degenkolb triggers an exit clause.

http://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_98361.htm

 

[pastronef]

If Degenkolb leaves Giant the German main sponsor Alpecin might pull the plug. They have two more years left in their sponsorship agreement but the loss of both German stars Kittel and Degenkolb triggers an exit clause.

http://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_98361.htm

ahi ahi ahi, they´d better make him a big offer.

 

[RedheadDane]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gijs-verdick-critical-after-suffering-double-heart-attack/



Don't really know who he is, but, please, not again!

 

[Pricey_sky]

Not sure where else to put this but Orica have been dealt a blow by the Giro organisers. They are not allowed to show any footage of the race at all. As im sure many will agree the Backstage Passes they do are brilliant and I cannot understand why the organisers have stepped in to put restrictions on their coverage.

They are still doing the passes but just before and after stage interviews with some footage in the lead car with Julian Dean ahead of the race.

 

[Netserk]

Re:

Not sure where else to put this but Orica have been dealt a blow by the Giro organisers. They are not allowed to show any footage of the race at all. As im sure many will agree the Backstage Passes they do are brilliant and I cannot understand why the organisers have stepped in to put restrictions on their coverage.

They are still doing the passes but just before and after stage interviews with some footage in the lead car with Julian Dean ahead of the race.

Because the organizers own the rights.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re: Re:

Not sure where else to put this but Orica have been dealt a blow by the Giro organisers. They are not allowed to show any footage of the race at all. As im sure many will agree the Backstage Passes they do are brilliant and I cannot understand why the organisers have stepped in to put restrictions on their coverage.

They are still doing the passes but just before and after stage interviews with some footage in the lead car with Julian Dean ahead of the race.

Because the organizers own the rights.

Well yes, but then why have they been allowed to use footage on every other race up until now? They can't say they've suddenly realised a couple of minutes footage was being used per stage as the BSP's are incredibly popular.

 

[Netserk]

Because it's become more important. Just see the deal Tour de Suisse made with the teams. If Velon and RCS are to make a deal, it doesn't make sense for RCS to already give the teams something they own for free.

 

[pastronef]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/italian-federation-investigating-arnaud-demares-milan-san-remo-victory/

investigation into Demare Sanremo "tow"?

 

[staubsauger]

If Degenkolb leaves Giant the German main sponsor Alpecin might pull the plug. They have two more years left in their sponsorship agreement but the loss of both German stars Kittel and Degenkolb triggers an exit clause.

http://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_98361.htm

ahi ahi ahi, they´d better make him a big offer.

Giant might be in hunt for a big BeNeLux based lead sponsor anyway to officially become a Dutch team again anyway.

 

[trevim]

Re:

Are there rumors? Porto > Lisboa would be great.

Not really, just some hope from me

 

[CTQ]

it seems that Benat Intxausti will come back in racing at Tour de Suisse according their website

http://www.tourdesuisse.ch/en/metamenu/media/news/news-detail/news/the-challengers-are-lining-up/

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Re:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gijs-verdick-critical-after-suffering-double-heart-attack/



Don't really know who he is, but, please, not again!

Unfortunately Verdick died yesterday. His family decided to donate his organs, just like Demoitié and Myngheer.

http://www.cyclingteam-jopiels.nl/joomla3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=918:wielrenner-gijs-verdick-21-overleden&catid=54:articles&Itemid=430

 

[Red Rick]

Rip.....

 

[RedheadDane]

It's just horrible.

Rest In Peace.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

One does wonder, why did they transfer Verdick from south-east Poland all the way to the Netherlands when he was in critical condition? Surely the hospital was not bad enough to warrant such a long transfer in such a precarious condition, and even if it was bad, I'm sure there were other good hospitals closer to Tarnów.

The only explanation I can think of is that it was already clear he wasn't going to make it so they decided to let him die "at home".

Rest in peace, Gijs.

 

[pastronef]

Giro to start in Japan in 2018?

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/730323715485995008

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Giro to start in Japan in 2018?

https://twitter.com/inrng/status/730323715485995008

Another silly gimmick that puts marketing concerns over the riders' health.

2 rest days = not enough to compensate for a 14-hour flight and the associated jet lag.