le Tour team thread

[theyoungest]

Yep with 4 leaders so who riding for who ? 1 leader with full team support better starting point

Full team support, by mediocre riders. Or 4 or 5 strong leaders. What team would you rate higher?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

John Gadret will ride the tour and will support Peraud and Roche. Doubt he will have anywhere near his Giro form and won't be much of a help for Peraud or Roche.

Guess the team will be

Roche
Peraud
Gadret
Kadri (if he recovers)
Riblon
Bouet
Perget
Dessel (hope not, but likely)
Elmiger

Edit: So CN reports that Elmiger isn't in the contention for a spot. I reckon Hinault gets the nod then.

The Daupine really screwed with Ag2r's Tour, with Roche's crash and Kadri's injury. Combine that with Gadret, Dupont and Nocentini riding the Giro and you have a situation where five of their six most talented riders either won't be at the Tour or will be in suspect form. That can't be a happy situation for a French team.

 

[just some guy]

Full team support, by mediocre riders. Or 4 or 5 strong leaders. What team would you rate higher?

4-5 everyday but who riding for who

If shack had 1 leader with plan B 1-2 best team, but we get a leader after 13 or stages . 3 of those will be tired from getting results or riding sh!t so be mediocre anyway.

Just saying

 

[peloton]

Quick Step:

Sylvain Chavanel
Jérôme Pineau
Tom Boonen
Gert Steegmans
Gerald Ciolek
Dries Devenyns
Niki Terpstra
Addy Engels
Kevin de Weert

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tou...la-quick-step-connue-16438.html#ixzz1PpWZ603v

 

[Eyeballs Out]

John Gadret will ride the tour and will support Peraud and Roche. Doubt he will have anywhere near his Giro form and won't be much of a help for Peraud or Roche.

Guess the team will be

Roche
Peraud
Gadret
Kadri (if he recovers)
Riblon
Bouet
Perget
Dessel (hope not, but likely)
Elmiger

Edit: So CN reports that Elmiger isn't in the contention for a spot. I reckon Hinault gets the nod then.

Dessel will win a stage I think - his form in the TdSuisse was the most promising it's been in a long time

 

[VeloCity]

Also the Euskaltel is official

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Spain
VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka Spain
MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi Spain
PEREZ LEZAUN Alan Spain
PEREZ MORENO Ruben Spain
TXURRUKA ANSOLA Amets Spain
URTASUN PEREZ Pablo Spain
VELASCO MURILLO Ivan Spain
IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka Spain

No Igor Anton? I know he rode the Giro but surely he'd be of use riding in support for Sanchez. Unless EE's resting him for the Vuelta?

 

[roundabout]

Giro-Dauphine/TdS-Tour is always tough. Don't know how many will be doing all 3.

Dessel was off the bike for a while in January-Febrauary so it might work out.

 

[VeloCity]

Wow... They're gonna get slaughtered in the TTT

eh, TTT's only 23 kms long, don't think it's going to have too much of an impact on the final outcome.

 

[Andre.J]

Why would he need one? OPL will never have to control the race in the mountains. I just don't understand a team's mentality when they're putting their whole team in support of someone who'll at best be 4th or 5th with not much chance of stage wins of said person. Leech from other teams is much better.

And to answer your question. Don't know, perhaps Vanendert and Gilbert will be able to do some domestique work on the mountains. But why bother.

Bakelants and De Greef can also help VDB

 

[Andre.J]

In answer to the thread that was closed: Yes, is the answer. BMC has nobody on the team. Has to be the worst support for Evans ever. Even Morabito is doubtful to perform at the level that is required.

 

[jobiwan]

No Igor Anton? I know he rode the Giro but surely he'd be of use riding in support for Sanchez. Unless EE's resting him for the Vuelta?

He's riding for the Vuelta GC

 

[VeloCity]

He's riding for the Vuelta GC

Well I guess I understand that from EE's perspective but kind of disappointing, as I'd like to see what Anton and Sanchez could do together on the Tour climbs. Can't think of too many other teams that would have that sort of 1-2 punch in the big hills.

 

[TeoSheva]

you can vote for the radioshak team

http://www.facebook.com/johanbruyneel

 

[Havetts]

The people who vote for Leipheimer should get shot .

 

[Publicus]

The more I read, the more confident I am that JJ isn't going to be on the team. Cooke may make it as road captain, but according to Riis there is no Plan B.

http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/cykling/article1572947.ece

 

[Cimber]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/john-gadret-to-ride-tour-de-france


Gadret helping Roche? Haha, ye that worked out well last time.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

I'd like to see what Anton and Sanchez could do together on the Tour climbs. Can't think of too many other teams that would have that sort of 1-2 punch in the big hills.

Indeed, but there's 3 GTs and they have pretty thin resources.

Anton/Nieve hunting stages in the Giro, Sanchez for GC in the Tour and Anton for GC, with Nieve support, in La Vuelta, is about the best use of those resources, especially considering Anton at La Vuelta (and missing Le Tour) represents their best chance of GC success and the fact that they're a 'Spanish' team.

 

[MADRAZO]

Also the Euskaltel is official

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Spain
VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka Spain
MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi Spain
PEREZ LEZAUN Alan Spain
PEREZ MORENO Ruben Spain
TXURRUKA ANSOLA Amets Spain
URTASUN PEREZ Pablo Spain
VELASCO MURILLO Ivan Spain
IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka Spain

Pretty strange how Pablo Urtasun made the cut. Koldo Ferandez looked back in okay form in the TDS so if they wanted a sprinter on the team he would be a far more obvious choise and I really dont see what Urtasun can bring in neither helping or breakaways.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

In answer to the thread that was closed: Yes, is the answer. BMC has nobody on the team. Has to be the worst support for Evans ever. Even Morabito is doubtful to perform at the level that is required.

if morabito id doubtful then so are;

Bakelants and De Greef can also help VDB

 

[Ferminal]

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8...s-Tom-Danielson-for-first-Tour-de-France.aspx

Tommy D!!!!!!!

About time...

Looks like Martin or Le Mevel misses out? Or both, if Dean goes.

 

[Eric8-A]

Seems like JV got ahead of himself. He said he wouldn't reveal the riders til Wednesday.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Congrats to Tommy D.
Over the course of his career he deserves an opportunity.

Top 10 is a strecth, 10-15 I can see.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8...s-Tom-Danielson-for-first-Tour-de-France.aspx

Tommy D!!!!!!!

About time...

Looks like Martin or Le Mevel misses out? Or both, if Dean goes.

Congrats to Tommy D.
Over the course of his career he deserves an opportunity.

Top 10 is a strecth, 10-15 I can see.

Yesssssssss! A 9th in the GC at the ToSuiss could translate into a 10-15 placing at the Tour if it goes well for him.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Bakelants and De Greef can also help VDB

In answer to the thread that was closed: Yes, is the answer. BMC has nobody on the team. Has to be the worst support for Evans ever. Even Morabito is doubtful to perform at the level that is required.

Lol. You are saying bakelandts and De Greef will be strong help to VDB in the mountains yet you don't think Morabito or anyone else can do the job at BMC.

Morabito
9th Tour of California + 5th on stage to Mt Baldy.
13th in Romandie (would of been in top 10 without wind disadvantage)
5th Giro del Trentino

4th Tour de Suisse
12th Tour of California
7th Circuit de la Sarthe

De Greef
24th Giro dItailia
15th Tour de Suisse

21st Giro Ditalia
26th Volta a Catalunya
24th Paris Nice

Bakelandts
13th Tour de Suisse
23rd Giro DItalia

18th vuelta a espana
36th Giro dItalia
15th Tirreno Adriatico

I might give you Bakelandts but not De Greef.

 

[craig1985]

TBH I thought Jonathan Castroviejo would have made the EE team. He can actually TT as well.