General News Thread

[theyoungest]

Last night Graeme Brown got beaten by his fututre team mate Michael matthews. Sutton won with B Sulzberger in 2nd and Matthews in 3rd.

Where? Some local crit race?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Where? Some local crit race?

NSW Grand Prix Cycling Series. The link to the race is generally the yellow ad on the side or the top of the forum pages. results in CN. Blaxland went to the race leg in bathurst.

Riders who are in it are Gerrans, Brown, B Sulzberger, Meyer, Bobridge, Hayman, Sutton, Matthews, Kersten, Dean, Wilson, Hunter, Henderson, Clancy and some decent local talent.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Have to agree and you have even missed some results. Though the track at the comm games has less competition than on the road imo. And about Cam's future, he made a comment on Bike Shorts that he would like to become a rider like Brad Wiggins or Michael Rogers. He was talking about just making the transition from the track to the road but I personally think that he is interested in becoming a guy who rides for overall in stage races and grand tours. I personally see a lot more in Bobridge than I do in Cam. Bobridge imo could become a cobbled classics rider and I personally think he will do very well.

btw, i met the australian road rider of the year today.

oh, your knees must hurt
but no, congrats must have been fantastic for you.

 

[Anonymous]

NSW Grand Prix Cycling Series. The link to the race is generally the yellow ad on the side or the top of the forum pages. results in CN. Blaxland went to the race leg in bathurst.

Riders who are in it are Gerrans, Brown, B Sulzberger, Meyer, Bobridge, Hayman, Sutton, Matthews, Kersten, Dean, Wilson, Hunter, Henderson, Clancy and some decent local talent.

Sutton won again today. Hoping eventually to have some bloody highlights when channel 9 decide to show them

 

[auscyclefan94]

oh, your knees must hurt
but no, congrats must have been fantastic for you.

Yes, it was great. Chiara (Cadel's wife) was also there.

Sutton won again today. Hoping eventually to have some bloody highlights when channel 9 decide to show them

You mean yesterday? Today's leg (4) has not started. Women's starts at 2pm.

 

[DAOTEC]

new Katusha team bike

Here’s a sneak peak at the beautiful new Focus Izalco that Pippo Pozzato and Team Katusha will be riding in 2011. I don’t know about you, but I hope they make it available to the public! Notice the co-sponsors–it looks like SRAM’s bagged another Pro Tour squad!

Delivered yesterday complete for 2011 in the CCCP colours.

 

[craig1985]

Not a fan that so many teams are going SRAM Red.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, it was great. Chiara (Cadel's wife) was also there.


You mean yesterday? Today's leg (4) has not started. Women's starts at 2pm.

Highlights of the first four races on teamskyfans now. Race five tommorow. If crits is your thing. Wont give away the result

 

[NickBVK]

Sutton won the 5th race of the NSW Grand Prix and secured overall.

I went to Coogee & Cronulla races, about to look through my pics to see if I got any decent shots

 

[NickBVK]

New bikes for 2011

 

[cyclingPRpro]

something just doesn't seem right with that... a Cervelo rider on a Pinarello bike.

 

[NickBVK]

something just doesn't seem right with that... a Cervelo rider on a Pinarello bike.

It's Jeremy Hunt - he's going to Sky next year

 

[cyclingPRpro]

yeah, it just seems wierd. ya know? our guys are still on our bikes even if they are departing in 2011.

 

[ingsve]

yeah, it just seems wierd. ya know? our guys are still on our bikes even if they are departing in 2011.

Well, Sky has already had their camp where they have fitted all their new riders with their new bikes so it wouldn't make sense for anyone to ride their old one.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

it would make sense for the sponsors.
He's still under contract, isn't he?

 

[cyclingPRpro]

exactly...

 

[DAOTEC]

CDC and Nippo to merge

According to the Japanese site Cyclowired the deal was formalized in recent weeks.

D'Angelo Antenucci (CDC)-Nippo Corporation 2011

Team Roster
From CDC-Cavaliere:
1) ----------------------------
2) Miguel Ángel Rubiano Chávez (Colombia)
3) Maximiliano Richeze (Argentina),
4) Luca Ascani,
5) Giuseppe Muraglia,
6) Bernardo Riccio,
7) Davide Torosantucci,
8) Fortunato Baliani,
9) Danilo Andrenacci
10)Simone Campagnaro (ex-Miche),
11)Henry Frusto (neopro).

From Nippo:
12)Masaaki Kikuchi,
13)Junya Sano,
14)Kohei Uchima,
15)Ryohei Komori,
16) ---?---

Debut will be at the Tour de San Luis, in Argentina (17-23 Jan) 2011.

[http://cyclowired.jp]

 

[El Imbatido]

Can someone tell me if it is just my eyes or not......but Burgharts bike looks like it is equipped with Shimano????

 

[Christian]

Saxo Bank-Sungard will not race the SkodaTour de Luxembourg next year, as Laurent Didier reveals in this interview (German).

His race program for the first half of the season will be similar to the one last year, including:

Trofeo Mallorca, Paris-Nice, Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Giro d'Italia, Dauphiné Libéré.

I think he had a really good first season last year and Riis & Co were happy with his performances. It seems he will not be part of the Tour de France team, but who knows, maybe the Vuelta.

Also Maxime Monfort talks about his goals with Team Leopard in this interview (French):

"In the Tour, we'll all work together to get the yellow jersey, so I'll have my specific role as a domestique. I will, however, get my shot at one-week stage races."

"I will be in good shape for the Ardennes Classics, since my objectives will be just before (Pais Vasco) and just after (Tour de Romandie). But I'm not specifically preparing for the Ardennes."

I also wonder if he could go for the win in the Tour de Luxembourg. He won it in 2004, and it must obviously be one of Team Leopard's objectives to do well in their home Tour. In the last years Fränk Schleck has been their leader (2nd in 2010, 1st in 2009), but maybe this year Monfort could take over for him

 

[steelciocc]

Bad year for Campy?

Can someone tell me if it is just my eyes or not......but Burgharts bike looks like it is equipped with Shimano????

It sure looks like DA. First Liquigas converts to sram and now BMC switching. Not good for us Campagnolo fans...

 

[DAOTEC]

CDC and Nippo to merge

According to the Japanese site Cyclowired the deal was formalized in recent weeks.

D'Angelo Antenucci (CDC)-Nippo Corporation 2011

Team Roster
From CDC-Cavaliere:
1) Miguel Ángel Rubiano Chávez (Colombia)
2) Maximiliano Richeze (Argentina),
3) Luca Ascani,
4) Giuseppe Muraglia,
5) Bernardo Riccio,
6) Davide Torosantucci,
7) Fortunato Baliani,
8) Danilo Andrenacci
9)Simone Campagnaro (ex-Miche),
10)Henry Frusto (neopro).

From Nippo:
11)Masaaki Kikuchi,
12)Junya Sano,
13)Kohei Uchima,
14)Ryohei Komori,


Debut will be at the Tour de San Luis, in Argentina (17-23 Jan) 2011.

[http://cyclowired.jp]

D'Angelo Antenucci-Nippo Corporation Bike - 2011

for the no no's Old Greek word> Kyklos = Cycle

 

[royalpig180]

Can someone tell me if it is just my eyes or not......but Burgharts bike looks like it is equipped with Shimano????

Campagnolo is coming out with a new electric drivetrain somewhat similar to Di2 in the next year or so (I believe it will be available to their ProTeams this year). Could this be that new system? I'm not sure that its in production yet, but they could be testing an early versio.

 

[auscyclefan94]

O'Grady injured in ski accident

 

[auscyclefan94]

Australian TT National Championships Course has changed

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New course is a lot more flatter and with long straight roads.

 

[ISDfan]

more proof Di Luca is coming ......?

I dont think that he is going to came to this team , he has negotiations with pro-teams . He just salled his bike to this team , and thats all what connect Di Luca and this team .