General News Thread

[Eric8-A]

Contador is photographed with the jersey he'll be wearing during his ban since he isn't allowed to wear the Saxo Bank kit.

 

[greenedge]

Cantabria: 4 (Cobo, Gutiérrez, Madrazo, Ventoso)
Belarus: 2 (Kiryienka)
Italy: 2 (Bruseghin)

Thx for that.

Both those riders have not done so much this year ( do you know why/ what races they have done??? ) but they are 2 of my favourite riders based on the last 2 years.

 

[pastronef]

http://www.twitter.com/gerardvroomen The frame Andy & I have worked on for so long just passed the industry's toughest test at EFBe #VERYhappy #watchthisspace

a NEW frame from Cervelo?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=47580&tp=n

mattia gavazzi gets 3 and a half years for his coke addiction he will make a comeback in 30th september

lol. good one

 

[jens_attacks]

lol at cycling journalism by cyclingnews again


During his evidence, Gavazzi accused his former manager at the Diquigiovanni-Androni team, Gianni Savio, of providing him with the drug however Dr. Francis Plotinu who chaired the hearing deemed that the rider's testimony was not "credible".

oh you got it wrong.gavazzi hasn't nothing to do with savio,that guy was de angeli snitching out his ex-boss for some little cash

just like savio confirmed to my big cycling site,into his words:

 

[Gloin22]

Uran will not ride Amstel ;/ I thought that race suited perfectly for him with his abilities...

Insanely good squad for Romandie though :

Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome, Jeremy Hunt, Danny Pate, Richie Porte, Michael Rogers, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Bradley Wiggins

 

[JRanton]

Uran will not ride Amstel ;/ I thought that race suited perfectly for him with his abilities...

Insanely good squad for Romandie though :

Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome, Jeremy Hunt, Danny Pate, Richie Porte, Michael Rogers, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Bradley Wiggins

Could be the Tour squad (minus Hunt and plus EBH and Eisel).

 

[maltiv]

Uran will not ride Amstel ;/ I thought that race suited perfectly for him with his abilities...

That's very surprising. Uran is much better suited to Amstel than to Fleche Wallone.

 

[Gloin22]

That's very surprising. Uran is much better suited to Amstel than to Fleche Wallone.

He didn't ride it last year as well, so I guess it's some kind of preference oh his I think... He's not riding Pais Vasco too, so acutally Nordhaug might share the leadership here with Rogers and with his improved TT he might get a Top 10 hopefully

 

[JRanton]

That's very surprising. Uran is much better suited to Amstel than to Fleche Wallone.

Well at least EBH and Nordhaug will be the leaders which should prevent any moaning about Sky's tactics from you.

 

[FF'Wilco]

Henao will be the leader well maybe not but i just hope he will have a free role

 

[DominicDecoco]

Kroon not entirely happy with UCI

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kroon-angry-at-uci-over-contador-and-his-own-whereabouts-problems

 

[LaFlorecita]

Kroon not entirely happy with UCI

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kroon-angry-at-uci-over-contador-and-his-own-whereabouts-problems

In the Clinic there's a thread on the article.

 

[DominicDecoco]

In the Clinic there's a thread on the article.

Oh, didn't know. Not that much of a 'clinic visitor'. But I can see why it's posted there.

 

[maltiv]

Well at least EBH and Nordhaug will be the leaders which should prevent any moaning about Sky's tactics from you.

I don't moan when it's logical. If Uran were there then of course he would've been the leader.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Vuelta a Castilla y León route and teams announced:

Teams:
MOVISTAR TEAM
EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM
RADIOSHACK – NISSAN
ANDALUCÍA
CAJA RURAL
SAUR – SOJASUN
ACQUA & SAPONE
BURGOS BH – CASTILLA Y LEÓN
ORBEA CONTINENTAL
EFAPEL – GLASSDRIVE
TEAM BONITAS
CHRISTINA WATCHES – ONFONE
GIOS – DEYSER LEON KASTRO
JAMIS – SUTTER HOME
TEAM EXERGY
EPM - UNE
SELECCIÓN ARGENTINA
ENDURA RACING
COFIDIS

Stages:
1) 13 Apri Salamanca – Salamanca Linea 159.2 km

2) 14 April Avila - Avila Linea 158.7km

3) 15 April Segovia - Segovia Linea 173.5 km

 

[LaFlorecita]

If your race has to get cut to 3 days then at least try to make something of those three days.

Boring. They could've made so much more of it.

Edit: But otoh because the stages are rather short maybe we can expect some attacks from far out.

 

[theyoungest]

Lol. What a climb.

Navacerrada is okay though. But at 50 k from the finish, what will be the damage?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

3 sprints

what has this race been reduced too.... very disappointing

 

[roundabout]

Lol. What a climb.

Navacerrada is okay though. But at 50 k from the finish, what will be the damage?

wrong side of the climb, the one they will be climbing is slightly harder so maybe some sprinters will get dropped

 

[LaFlorecita]

3 sprints

what has this race been reduced too.... very disappointing

Why couldn't they just place one of those mountains at the end of the stage?

 

[jens_attacks]

the route is terrible.
from san ildefonso still 35 km to go.what a fail

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I am not dissapointed anymore, i kind have come to a point that i expect every multiple stage races to have a dissapointing route.

 

[The Sheep]

Why couldn't they just place one of those mountains at the end of the stage?

money I guess

 

[theyoungest]

Why couldn't they just place one of those mountains at the end of the stage?

What do you think? The organizers set out to make a boring course? Money, of course.