Is there any site that keeps track of contract status? I'd like to know which guys on Radioshack have contracts that last through 2012 (or new guys they have recently signed for 2012).
My impression is that guys like McEwen and Hunter were only 1-year contracts since they were picked up after Pegasus failed at the last minute. I would guess Beppu was probably ending a 2-year contract that ran 2010-2011.
So who are the 13 (or however many) guys that are supposedly contracted through 2012? Can we try to make a list of confirmed riders and leave out the rumors?
Even if the Shack doesn't merge with Leotard, it looks odd that they haven't been renewing existing riders or bringing in a lot of new talent. Given that the sponsors' renewal was announced a while back, it doesn't look like they were doing much setting up the team for next year, unless things were all happening outside the public eye, with an announcement to come at a later date.
So, Shack merges with Leotard,
Or was Shack moving down to ProConti where you don't need as many riders?
My impression is that guys like McEwen and Hunter were only 1-year contracts since they were picked up after Pegasus failed at the last minute. I would guess Beppu was probably ending a 2-year contract that ran 2010-2011.
So who are the 13 (or however many) guys that are supposedly contracted through 2012? Can we try to make a list of confirmed riders and leave out the rumors?
Even if the Shack doesn't merge with Leotard, it looks odd that they haven't been renewing existing riders or bringing in a lot of new talent. Given that the sponsors' renewal was announced a while back, it doesn't look like they were doing much setting up the team for next year, unless things were all happening outside the public eye, with an announcement to come at a later date.
So, Shack merges with Leotard,
Or was Shack moving down to ProConti where you don't need as many riders?