Teams & Riders Israel Premier Tech

[aphronesis]

Le rêve israélien d'un Grand Départ du Tour de France : «Nous avons déjà amené le Giro ici, tout est possible»

Après avoir accueilli le départ du Giro 2018, Israël pourrait bien organiser, un jour, l'étape inaugurale du Tour de France, comme le laisse entendre Dafna Lang, la présidente de la Fédération israélienne de cyclisme.

www.lequipe.fr

 

[Wyndbrook]

Le rêve israélien d'un Grand Départ du Tour de France : «Nous avons déjà amené le Giro ici, tout est possible»

Après avoir accueilli le départ du Giro 2018, Israël pourrait bien organiser, un jour, l'étape inaugurale du Tour de France, comme le laisse entendre Dafna Lang, la présidente de la Fédération israélienne de cyclisme.

www.lequipe.fr

Another deplorable idea, let's just keep adding to the global warming party.
I suppose the small town mayor will just exempt the Tour from his upcoming sustainability regulations.

 

[pastronef]

I've read rumors in an Italian forum about Orbea supplying bikes in 2026 but I haven't found any info elsewhere

 

[carolina]

A spanish brand? That's ironic...

 

[pastronef]

A spanish brand? That's ironic...

I'd look forward to the reactions if that happens

 

[Samamba]

A spanish brand? That's ironic...

Not just Spanish, but Basque. Would be absolutely hilarious if true.

 

[CyclistAbi]

For now it seems that the underlying issues settled a bit, we as a cycling community did our part and i am proud of that. It turned out that only the very top governance of cycling didn't want to apply any pressure whatsoever, the rest of us and to some extent all did.

Anyway, theoretically hence everything is possible, practically i feel that a lot of things will need to get sorted out before such event to actually take place again and to be accepted by general public as something normal.

 

[Mayomaniac]

A spanish brand? That's ironic...

Basque, that makes it even worse...

Not just Spanish, but Basque. Would be absolutely hilarious if true.

Beat me to it!

 

[Basecase]

Any word on "Cycling Academy" getting a sponsor, any sponsors yet? Or a bike provider? Is there a pending deadline for such to be confirmed.....

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Any word on "Cycling Academy" getting a sponsor, any sponsors yet? Or a bike provider? Is there a pending deadline for such to be confirmed.....

As far as I am aware, they need to provide the financial guarantees to the UCI with the application that was announced as approved a couple of weeks ago (this was the basis of the Jayco delay), but the source of it is still unclear.


Adams bankrolling as a last resort, but almost anonymously, like Rabobank and Blanco Cycling a few years ago?

 

[red_flanders]

Adams bankrolling as a last resort, but almost anonymously, like Rabobank and Blanco Cycling a few years ago?

I know this isn't your point–but I tend to think that if the bar is avoiding protests, who is bankrolling won't matter that much. Taking the name off the jersey is really all that is going to make the difference to the protesters, and really the PR game. Tough to go out there and sustain a substantive protest of a team because one doesn't like who bankrolls it. The optics just aren't there. I'd be pretty surprised if 90% of that crowd could have named the team owner in the Vuelta.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I know this isn't your point–but I tend to think that if the bar is avoiding protests, who is bankrolling won't matter that much. Taking the name off the jersey is really all that is going to make the difference to the protesters, and really the PR game. Tough to go out there and sustain a substantive protest of a team because one doesn't like who bankrolls it. The optics just aren't there. I'd be pretty surprised if 90% of that crowd could have named the team owner in the Vuelta.

I simply meant that Adams will put the money up unless anyone else does. If he cannot use it to promote whatever he would wish to promote, he'd far rather someone else pay to advertise something else. But (afaik) he still owns the team, and to his credit is not just abandoning it to go into liquidation.

 

[red_flanders]

I simply meant that Adams will put the money up unless anyone else does. If he cannot use it to promote whatever he would wish to promote, he'd far rather someone else pay to advertise something else. But (afaik) he still owns the team, and to his credit is not just abandoning it to go into liquidation.

Understood.

 

[proffate]

Seems Biniam Girmay is linked to the team formerly known as Israel PT. Brilliant PR move if so.

 

[Leadbelly]

Seems Biniam Girmay is linked to the team formerly known as Israel PT.

Unless I'm reading it wrong, this article has him now more leaning towards staying with Lottomarche with a crucial meeting today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985411920908681374

View: https://x.com/DHCyclisme/status/1985411920908681374


God knows who we'd be able to get instead if he does decide to stay. I'd be dreading Welsford.

 

[pastronef]

Unless I'm reading it wrong, this article has him now more leaning towards staying with Lottomarche with a crucial meeting today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985411920908681374

View: https://x.com/DHCyclisme/status/1985411920908681374


God knows who we'd be able to get instead if he does decide to stay. I'd be dreading Welsford.

who's WE?
ps. I hope Girmay leaves and goes to Premiertech

 

[hayneplane]

Seems Biniam Girmay is linked to the team formerly known as Israel PT. Brilliant PR move if so.

Not for Bini. It would see him lose a lot of the neutral support of those who enjoy seeing him win if their favourite riders don’t or are not riding.

The money will be good as that as the only pull factor that team has to offer.

 

[pastronef]

Not for Bini. It would see him lose a lot of the neutral support of those who enjoy seeing him win if their favourite riders don’t or are not riding.

The money will be good as that as the only pull factor that team has to offer.

if the teams will be called Premiertech and won't be promoting Israel anymore, I don't see him losing any neutral support

 

[CyclistAbi]

The main problem was political sport washing in times of an ongoing genocide. So if the team distances itself from that i don't see on why we should continue to blame the team for it. Then they did their part in helping to stop this atrocity.

 

[Basecase]

The main problem was political sport washing in times of an ongoing genocide. So if the team distances itself from that i don't see on why we should continue to blame the team for it. Then they did their part in helping to stop this atrocity.

Even though they raced under the name "Israel" for the last 3 seasons while the genocide was continuing? Can't really say they did their part early enough...