TeamSkyFans said:25 riders announced.
plus the four you mention.
Who is their second neo pro apart from Teklehaymanot?
Hepburn/Durbridge
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TeamSkyFans said:25 riders announced.
plus the four you mention.
Who is their second neo pro apart from Teklehaymanot?
JRanton said:Hepburn/Durbridge
TeamSkyFans said:good signing. I was a bit worried they were a bit short on sprinters with all the classics specialists, mountain domestiques and gc guys they had picked up. Dean gives them a whole new set of options in targetting sprint stages.
luckyboy said:Why is Teklehaymanot 30th in that list?
RecCycling said:1 Jack Bobridge (Garmin-Cervelo)
2 Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)
3 Travis Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)
4 Stuart O’Grady (LeOpard)
5 Jens Mouris (Neth/Vacansoleil)
6 Simon Gerrans (Sky)
7 Sebastian Langeveld (Neth/Rabobank)
8 Pieter Weening (Neth/Rabobank)
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Neth/Astana)
10 Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank-SunGard)
11 Matt Wilson (Garmin-Cervelo)
12 Svein Tuft (Canada/Spidertech)
13 Simon Clarke (Astana)
14 Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad)
15 Michael Albasini (Swtz/HTC-Highroad)
16 Robbie McEwen (Radioshack)
17 Fumiyuki Beppu (Japan/Radioshack)
18 Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis)
19 Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad)
20 Wesley Sulzberger (FDJ)
21 Allan Davis (Astana)
22 Brett Lancaster (Garmin-Cervelo)
23 Mitch Docker (Skil-Shimano)
24 Julian Dean (NZ/Garmin-Cervelo)
25 Aidis Kruopis (Landbouwkrediet)
26 ??
27 ??
28 ??
29 ??
30 Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eritrea)
His contract comes into force in 2012, he's born in 1988. That's 24, and therefore Teklehaimanot wouldn't count as a neo-pro.The status of new professional is given to any rider who joins a UCI ProTeam or Professional Continental Team for the first time no later than during his twenty-second year.
For the application of this article the date of joining shall be the date on which the rider’s contract comes into force.
The age of the rider is determined by the difference between the year of his hiring and the year of his birth.
Fus087 said:After re-reading the UCI rules, I'm not so sure Teklehaimanot will count as a neo-pro:
His contract comes into force in 2012, he's born in 1988. That's 24, and therefore Teklehaimanot wouldn't count as a neo-pro.
Mcquaid wants it therefore will happen.All other considerations are irrelevant.Nicosix said:With Posthuma and Christian Meier that leaves only two spots.
If Durbridge and Hepburn are really signing, I think we have a full roster for Green Edge.
Let's hope for them they pass UCI's cut for World Tour otherwise they would have to let some people go.
Maybe they are waiting for the answer before they announce future riders
User Guide said:Mcquaid wants it therefore will happen.All other considerations are irrelevant.
As a sidenote, being English it pains me too say I think theyll do better than many would believe and/or hope.
karlboss said:How do you think they'll do?
I think they will win enough to be top 10-12 points wise come end of season.Also am not buying that they'll get "cavendished"in the meaningful races, certainly first third of season.Cavendish hasnt had the shape last couple of seasons, in first half of them anyhow.The "ive put on more muscle to be a better sprinter" what a crock, thats same excuse us fatties use when we not losing the lbs.(although is home Olympics year we may see 2009 shape Cav)karlboss said:How do you think they'll do?
So about 4 TT specialists, 3 guys for cobbled classics, 2 puncheurs, 10 sprinters, a few "allrounders" and zero climbers/stage racers. Awesome composition.RecCycling said:1 Jack Bobridge (Garmin-Cervelo)
2 Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)
3 Travis Meyer (Garmin-Cervelo)
4 Stuart O’Grady (LeOpard)
5 Jens Mouris (Neth/Vacansoleil)
6 Simon Gerrans (Sky)
7 Sebastian Langeveld (Neth/Rabobank)
8 Pieter Weening (Neth/Rabobank)
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Neth/Astana)
10 Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank-SunGard)
11 Matt Wilson (Garmin-Cervelo)
12 Svein Tuft (Canada/Spidertech)
13 Simon Clarke (Astana)
14 Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad)
15 Michael Albasini (Swtz/HTC-Highroad)
16 Robbie McEwen (Radioshack)
17 Fumiyuki Beppu (Japan/Radioshack)
18 Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis)
19 Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad)
20 Wesley Sulzberger (FDJ)
21 Allan Davis (Astana)
22 Brett Lancaster (Garmin-Cervelo)
23 Mitch Docker (Skil-Shimano)
24 Julian Dean (NZ/Garmin-Cervelo)
25 Aidis Kruopis (Landbouwkrediet)
26 ??
27 ??
28 ??
29 ??
30 Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eritrea)
maltiv said:So about 4 TT specialists, 3 guys for cobbled classics, 2 puncheurs, 10 sprinters, a few "allrounders" and zero climbers/stage racers. Awesome composition.
no_slipstream said:they will struggle in the hills. Can't see them entering the Liège–Bastogne–Liège ! In fact would probably seek to avoid Belguim altogether.
In a grand tour, they will be queing up at the bottom of the GC, an hour behind the leaders after the first week. Only way of winning a sprint is to box in Cav, like Goss tried to in the World Champs- and it didn't work.
Just like Perkins did to Hoy in track world champs track tactics find their way on the road. And also some their best years are behind them.
Yeh minor race wins at best, on pancake flat courses.
LukeSchmid said:Who are the 10 sprinters?
Who are the 3 cobbled riders?
Who are the 2 puncheurs?
no_slipstream said:they will struggle in the hills. Can't see them entering the Liège–Bastogne–Liège ! In fact would probably seek to avoid Belguim altogether.
In a grand tour, they will be queing up at the bottom of the GC, an hour behind the leaders after the first week. Only way of winning a sprint is to box in Cav, like Goss tried to in the World Champs- and it didn't work.
Just like Perkins did to Hoy in track world champs track tactics find their way on the road. And also some their best years are behind them.
Yeh minor race wins at best, on pancake flat courses.