It will probably have the strongest field of any race at the other side of the pond in a long time.ingsve said:
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dlwssonic said:
yes but there will be no fight between these big names.they will just relax there.
jens_attacks said:
maybe the schlecks, but im sure contador and evans will try for the win. maybe even frank. Whats the profiles like, is it mountainous.
it's not a big thing to have a lot of top riders in the race while most of these riders are going there more like the tourists than the cyclists
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El Pistolero said:
He already has more points than was necessary to win the WT in either of its two previous editions. There might be more points available this year, because of the Tour of Beijing (if...), but 574 ought to be enough already.
theyoungest said:
scarponi,nibali,anton,purito,di luca=big names in my book
i'll watch both races anyway,damn august will be full.
jobiwan said:
Vacansoleil. Now, what does this bode for Gilbert, will Omega Pharma be able to afford him? Gilbert needs an attacking, aggressive squad. De Gent, Hoogerland, etc. would be great lieutenants for PG.
Bala Verde said:
I was right after all, Vacansoleil is a Dutch/Belgian hybrid team
(just joking)
Anyhow, this could be a very interesting project.
Omega Pharma - Vacansoleil... hmmm not the best name for the team but better than Omega Pharma - Leopard though. I don't think they'll be capable of signing Gilbert. He's smart enough to demand the 3-years deal now, when he's in the prime of his career so the price can be out of reach... I guess BMC is more realistic.
michaeld said:
Probably not......Vacansoleil were saying a few days or so back that they needed more money to keep existing stars. And well the reason Omega Pharma are looking for a merger is because they can't fund a team on their own.
Also big budgeted teams would have made Gilbert pretty huge offers eg. BMC, Astana
dlwssonic said:
It may be more about who has got any sort of form left, than desire to win.
I can't see Bertie having much left in his tank.
I would expect to see a very strong Shack line up, trying to to prove a point in front of a home, after their Tour debacle.
The ToCO line up, in it's first year, already appears to be kicking the 4th GT's butt.
Does Wim Vansevenant come with the deal?El Pistolero said:I was right after all, Vacansoleil is a Dutch/Belgian hybrid team
(just joking)
Anyhow, this could be a very interesting project.
Omega Pharma-Vacansoleil should be an interesting prospect. Wonder what that lineup will be next year.
Task_Force said:
Something tells me his IQ isn't all that high. Quite funny though, he seems like a nice guy off his bike(Andy), but you're not getting far in cycling with a personality like that.
Is AC riding???dlwssonic said:
Sun tour takes place during mid october so he won't be able to do Lombardia if he does Sun tour.El Pistolero said:
auscyclefan94 said:
That sucks. Better hope he skips then. Was he there(Il Lombardia) last year?
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