GEOX will take over Footon a 50 mil bonus for Gianetti

[luckyboy]

Wonder what other surprises these guys have got lined up? Could be interesting for next season.

 

[meandmygitane]

I wonder what this means for the Cervelo Test Team. The team needs to find a real GC contender or go back to only sponsoring bikes.

Maybe Carlos Sastre left Cervelo due to "personality conflict" with Thor Hushovd: http://translate.google.com/transla...ykkel/artikkel.php?artid=10035743&sl=no&tl=en

and http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhghDqEj1JMdavhmat7RdyU2dk08BA

I will not wait for Sastre, bohoo

 

[maltiv]

Maybe Carlos Sastre left Cervelo due to "personality conflict" with Thor Hushovd: http://translate.google.com/transla...ykkel/artikkel.php?artid=10035743&sl=no&tl=en

and http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhghDqEj1JMdavhmat7RdyU2dk08BA

I will not wait for Sastre, bohoo

Cervelo didn't even offer Sastre a new contract, so that's why he left.

 

[hfer07]

Maybe Carlos Sastre left Cervelo due to "personality conflict" with Thor Hushovd: http://translate.google.com/transla...ykkel/artikkel.php?artid=10035743&sl=no&tl=en

and http://translate.googleusercontent....&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhghDqEj1JMdavhmat7RdyU2dk08BA

I will not wait for Sastre, bohoo

those articles are just rubbish- Carlos has never interfered with Thor's ambitions & performance-He left the team due to the coming expiration of his contract, and wisely knowing that Cervelo seems to be more inclined to the Classics & having young crew stepping up in the same direction, he & the team realized he had no chance to ride comfortably as a GT leader...

 

[Artemis]

Maybe Carlos Sastre left Cervelo due to "personality conflict" with Thor Hushovd: http://translate.google.com/transla...ykkel/artikkel.php?artid=10035743&sl=no&tl=en

Gotta love Google translate. "Have not got a ****"
More accurate would be: "Hasn't accomplished squat."

It's typically Thor - honest and right to the point.

 

[Zoncolan]

I hope Carlito finds a good home at Geox. Hopefully he'll find motivation and his old form there.

 

[meandmygitane]

Cervelo didn't even offer Sastre a new contract, so that's why he left.

It's one possible scenario, don't know if it is the whole truth.

For example Van Poppel said to Procycling.no that "it's news for me too. I was surprised when I read about it".

Possibly Sastre wanted the whole team behind him, and no feuding with a second captain with his own agenda. And when that wasn't forthcoming from the Cervelo management he decided to jump ship.

You don't seriously think that Cervelo didn't want both Sastre and Hushovd?

 

[meandmygitane]

Gotta love Google translate. "Have not got a ****"
More accurate would be: "Hasn't accomplished squat."

It's typically Thor - honest and right to the point.

Yeah, the translation has something left to be desired.
Yeah, Sastre was only third at Giro 2009 with two stage victories.

The big point is that Thor is/was sowing discontent in the media instead of handling critique internally. Can't be good for team morale. No wonder Sastre didn't want to stay.

 

[jens_attacks]

thor is a fuccin punk.sastre is pure class,tranquility and pain.

 

[woodburn]

Sastre will finish his two years having ridden five grand tours for Cervelo and helped them secure spots in most of the major races. Too bad he race the Tour this year. Would have liked to see him fresh at the Vuelta.

 

[neineinei]

Gotta love Google translate. "Have not got a ****"
More accurate would be: "Hasn't accomplished squat."

It's typically Thor - honest and right to the point.

Calling Sastres podium in Giro d'Italia 09 squat is a bit rich, even when it is comming from someone who was gifted his only international win this year by Cancellara.

Next year it will probably be Hauslers fault that he isn't winning anything.

 

[Ryaguas]

Would be nice to see what Rafa Valls is going to learn from Carlos! Carlos come to the team to teach and keep the same work that he was doing in Cervelo... Help to grow up the young talents... also this team attacks a lot and that is compatible with the new Carlos... attack attack!

Well is nice to know that Carlos is really far away from retire!

 

[Nick C.]

Calling Sastres podium in Giro d'Italia 09 squat is a bit rich, even when it is comming from someone who was gifted his only international win this year by Cancellara.
Next year it will probably be Hauslers fault that he isn't winning anything.

It was classic, if you like, Cancelllara flicked his elbow for Thor to come through, Thor did not so Cancellara kept at it, then Thor has the audacity to thump his chest at the fiish like he wa sthe strong man on the day.

 

[hrotha]

It was classic, if you like, Cancelllara flicked his elbow for Thor to come through, Thor did not so Cancellara kept at it, then Thor has the audacity to thump his chest at the fiish like he wa sthe strong man on the day.

Hushovd would have had to be a genius to cooperate that day, and he had the audacity to thump his chest like he had just won a TdF stage. Nothing to see here.

That said, Hushovd must have some pretty serious memory problems indeed.

 

[Artemis]

Next year it will probably be Hauslers fault that he isn't winning anything.

Absolutely, Thor is the king of excuses.

 

[Ryaguas]

Bah Thor is a jerk... King of excuses but next year He would be lacking of excuses cuz he will fail big time...

 

[DAOTEC]

Breaking News TBC !!

Menchov to ride for GEOX

So Ardilla will follow soon ...

Source:http://translate.google.ru/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sovsport.ru%2Fnews%2Ftext-item%2F403575&sl=auto&tl=en

 

[python]

Menchov to ride for GEOX

So Ardilla will follow soon ...

Source:http://translate.google.ru/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sovsport.ru%2Fnews%2Ftext-item%2F403575&sl=auto&tl=en

this is totally not clear and not confirmed yet.

you stole the link from the parallel thread. several other sources reported menchov's own words, 'i will make my final choice before the vuelta'.

 

[The Hitch]

It was classic, if you like, Cancelllara flicked his elbow for Thor to come through, Thor did not so Cancellara kept at it, then Thor has the audacity to thump his chest at the fiish like he wa sthe strong man on the day.

But remember, Hushovd had reason to refuse to work with Cancellara. The previous day self apointed general director of the tour Fabian, decided to neutralise the stage, preventing Hushovd who had managed to get up in the stage, the chance of taking points on cavendish - who was much further back. I wasnt surprised the next day that Thor refused to work with Cancellara.

I wonder how much more time saxo could have put into contador if hushovd worked with them.

silly Canc. neutralising the stage even after the Schlecks had caught back on. Never get involved when its not your fight ie the green jersey battle at the tour. You can only come off bad.

 

[The Hitch]

so who is confirmed for geox?

Sastre
young footon guns
cunego
colombians?

 

[Michele]

Cunego is confirmed?

 

[python]

Cunego is confirmed?

no, not yet. tuttobici: 'i will decide my future next week'

 

[Ryaguas]

Stop that DAOTEC... is nothing confirmed yet...

 

[Sophistic]

I bet that the french teams are praying that the Menchov to Geox rumour is just that. Giving 4 out of 5 wild cards to french teams (5th one to the Schlecks) while denying a Sastre-Menchov squad an invitation is gonna be very tough to defend for the ASO.

 

[US Patent Exploding Cyclist]

I bet that the french teams are praying that the Menchov to Geox rumour is just that. Giving 4 out of 5 wild cards to french teams (5th one to the Schlecks) while denying a Sastre-Menchov squad an invitation is gonna be very tough to defend for the ASO.

No Rumour. Confirmed on Cyclingnews frontpage.

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