[Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

[Wilba60]

I agree that Goss to Stage 13 is the obvious move....does that mean he takes Lancaster with him? It would seem that if the Lancaster/Goss combo is successful throughout Turkey and into the Giro, that he will go with him to the TdF and join up with old pursuit buddies like Stuey. Do others agree or think that Lancaster will stay for the whole Giro?

Does anyone know what is happening with Kroupis? He was looking good early on in the Middle East and then had an injury I think....only lasted two stages in Turkey and he is out.....sick.....injured...??

 

[karlboss]

What is the best line up for a Greenedge leadout?

Are they strong enough to pull the last 10km like HTC? I honestly don't think they are strong enough to pull from further than about 3km except against weakish competition, or if every other team lets them.

Goss is clearly the number 1 sprinter, but who is the last to swing off? Howard? Dean?. Who is 3rd last? Lancaster, Cooke?

 

[greenedge]

For the Giro i think it will be Lancaster as the last man.

Dean is injured and neither Cooke or Howard were selected for the Giro.

 

[Spider1964]

Tweeted by Greenedge - Announcement of a new title sponsor will be revealed at a press conference in Melbourne this coming Tuesday.

 

[karlboss]

For the Giro i think it will be Lancaster as the last man.

Dean is injured and neither Cooke or Howard were selected for the Giro.

and going forward?

 

[PCutter]

and going forward?

Dean was signed to be the lead out man for Goss, however his crash and extended absence has caused a rethink

 

[greenedge]

Howard could easily fill the role of being lead out man in the future ( last year TOC he worked well with Goss ). Lancaster is not that old though either.

 

[pastronef]

link about the new sponsor news

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36159/GreenEDGE-set-to-announce-a-title-sponsor

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Orica GreenEDGE

 

[simo1733]

Orica GreenEDGE

Not much Green about Orica I wouldn't think.

 

[karlboss]

Naming rights sponsor, good news

Orica...not one of my favourite companies

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36217/orica-named-new-greenedge-backer

 

[Ferminal]

Not much Green about Orica I wouldn't think.

Whatever gives you the edge...

Giro jersey:

 

[badboyberty]

I think the correct name would be Orica GreenWash.

At least the title sponsor has not much to lose if the team get caught engaged in dodgy practices.

 

[theyoungest]

I guess we can expect a lot of explosive attacks.

(sorry)

 

[Machu Picchu]

Funny cause the name GreenEdge always conjured up some environmental straightedge type thing to me and then along comes a company like Orica

 

[greenedge]

I have to say i'm annoyed they have associated themselves with such a company ( especially one that has been in the press for the wrong reasons as of late ).

My opinion might change about the company ( at least they are sponsoring events rather than not ).

Hopefully though this can sustain the team and give Australia a stable WT team.

 

[movingtarget]

Not much Green about Orica I wouldn't think.

Very odd choice. Money talks obviously and Orica have a dismal environmental record.

 

[theyoungest]

I have to say i'm annoyed they have associated themselves with such a company ( especially one that has been in the press for the wrong reasons as of late ).

My opinion might change about the company ( at least they are sponsoring events rather than not ).

Hopefully though this can sustain the team and give Australia a stable WT team.

And that's why they decided to sponsor a cycling team, a team called Greenedge no less. See, it has worked already.

 

[Sydney21]

Not much Green about Orica I wouldn't think.

That's why it is a perfect fit... Orica have a vehicle through which to improve their Public image... and GreenEDGE have the money required to run a cycling team...

THAT'S HOW SPONSORSHIP WORKS!

its not like theres a plethora of Australian companies crawling over each other to sponsor an Aussie cycling team. You've gotta take what you can get and Orica are likely to be a more sustainable sponsor than many other companies

 

[unsheath]

Word is that it's worth 9M USD. 3M p.a.

http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/greenedge_brings_in_multi-million_dollar_title_partner/

What's the Sky investment again?

 

[Andy99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orica

Had actually never heard of Orica before today (formerly ICI apparently)

Still, I guess their website has gained many extra hits today!

 

[monkey]

Word is that it's worth 9M USD. 3M p.a.

http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/greenedge_brings_in_multi-million_dollar_title_partner/

What's the Sky investment again?

If you read the article properly its 9million dollars per year, not 9million over 3 years....... Fairly substantial investment

 

[Ragerod]

I'd never heard of Orica before today but that sounds like a very nice deal.

As much as I dislike the idea of these national teams this is definitely a win for them.

 

[Gloin22]

Word is that it's worth 9M USD. 3M p.a.

http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/greenedge_brings_in_multi-million_dollar_title_partner/

What's the Sky investment again?

Much less, don't know the exact figures now but now GE will have much more money than Sky in the cycling. Will try to get them from dave. But Sky placed around 4/5th in the peleton in terms of budget this year.

Jersey looks a bit mehhhh again.

 

[pastronef]

Much less, don't know the exact figures now but now GE will have much more money than Sky in the cycling. Will try to get them from dave. But Sky placed around 4/5th in the peleton in terms of budget this year.

Jersey looks a bit mehhhh again.

that's just a last minute design. the announcement is too close with the Giro start.
as they said, a new jersey will be presented from the Tour de France onwards.

just have to see how will they deal with the blue-green clash (even if team NetApp are alredy mixing well green and blue together)