Lidl-Trek (no longer Radioshack-Leopard Trek)

[HL2037]

none of them will. he will send all to the tour, bruyneel cares absolutely not about the giro. they will ride with a squad in california and a squad in the tour and that's end of season unless they fail again miserably in which case they plan another failure with a squad at the vuelta

A master tactician at work

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

bruyneel doesn't like frank

Yup. You can't fault Bruyneel for that, though.

 

[Dancing On The Pedals]

As the Giro and California are at the same time, presumably their main focus will be on Cali? So their Giro squad looks like being Fuglsang plus a fairly weak support cast...

 

[T-Nielsen]

Regarding the Horner statement about their team being the strongest, I agree that it is overall, but in the tour I do not see it being stronger in the mountains then Saxo. I mean with a well rested Navarro, Hernandez and CAS you have to go down until the 5th man before you find a difference in the mountains.

Plus, how much stronger will they be, then they were last year. Kløden and Horner... uhhh... scary... Contador and Evans must be shaking at the very thought...

 

[theyoungest]

Regarding the Horner statement about their team being the strongest, I agree that it is overall, but in the tour I do not see it being stronger in the mountains then Saxo. I mean with a well rested Navarro, Hernandez and CAS you have to go down until the 5th man before you find a difference in the mountains.

Plus, how much stronger will they be, then they were last year. Kløden and Horner... uhhh... scary... Contador and Evans must be shaking at the very thought...

Yes, and where were Navarro, Hernandez, and CAS last year?

... and they were actually in the race.

 

[The Hitch]

BTW. Has Mr Cycling expert ever won a monument?

 

[Forunculo]

It will be great a Leiphemir victory at ToC, the best asset for a victory is Cancellara but he is going to go against the rest of teams and some of them have powerful platoons

 

[El Pistolero]

BTW. Has Mr Cycling expert ever won a monument?

Bruyneel? His best achievements are 2 Tour stage wins, a Vuelta stage win and a podium in the Vuelta. He wasn't a one day racer.

 

[The Hitch]

Bruyneel? His best achievements are 2 Tour stage wins, a Vuelta stage win and a podium in the Vuelta.

You know I am talking about his career as a DS not his time as a rider.

 

[El Pistolero]

You know I am talking about his career as a DS not his time as a rider.

US Postal, Discovery, Astana(till 2009) and Radioshack have never won a Monument, so no.

 

[roundabout]

As the Giro and California are at the same time, presumably their main focus will be on Cali? So their Giro squad looks like being Fuglsang plus a fairly weak support cast...

Fuglsang, Zaugg, Rohregger, Bennati.

Seems ok enough.

 

[theyoungest]

Fuglsang, Zaugg, Rohregger, Bennati.

Seems ok enough.

Indeed. "Fairly weak" is, in the case of this team, still pretty good. Maybe not for the overall, but certainly for stages.

 

[The Hitch]

US Postal, Discovery, Astana(till 2009) and Radioshack have never won a Monument, so no.

Thats what I thought. Just making sure.

Well with Cancellara on the team he has a chance. Canc will have very little support though (not just rider wise, but also from his team, considering how little the team seem to care about monuments).

 

[El Pistolero]

Thats what I thought. Just making sure.

Well with Cancellara on the team he has a chance. Canc will have very little support though (not just rider wise, but also from his team, considering how little the team seem to care about monuments).

He had a decent cobbled classics squad before the Boonen/Cancellara era though(2005 onward). So he must have some experience with it.

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parijs-Roubaix_2002

^ 3 guys in the top 10.

 

[The Hitch]

Indeed. "Fairly weak" is, in the case of this team, still pretty good. Maybe not for the overall, but certainly for stages.

Zaugg came 10th on Angiliru once.

After Il Lombardia, which was no fluke, he might surprise in Il Giro.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Yes, and where were Navarro, Hernandez, and CAS last year?

... and they were actually in the race.

I am sorry, I forgot the point where Leopard and Radioshack blew them of their wheels in the mountains. What stage was that now ?

I will stake the claim, that a well rested Navarro is better then anyone rlt has in the mountains not called Schleck.

And they are not stronger this year then last. Perhaps even weaker if Jensie, may it never happen, start to show his age.

 

[theyoungest]

I am sorry, I forgot the point where Leopard and Radioshack blew them of their wheels in the mountains. What stage was that now ?

I will stake the claim, that a well rested Navarro is better then anyone rlt has in the mountains not called Schleck.

And they are not stronger this year then last. Perhaps even weaker if Jensie, may it never happen, start to show his age.

Well, d0h, the Shackers were all watching at home by the time the mountains started...

Horner is simply better than Navarro, to name just one. As long as there's beetroot in France.

 

[Froome19]

Thats what I thought. Just making sure.

Well with Cancellara on the team he has a chance. Canc will have very little support though (not just rider wise, but also from his team, considering how little the team seem to care about monuments).

Their cobbled classics team isn't that bad in fact with rast (4th in roubaix last year), bennati (said hes focusing on supporting cancellara) popvych (also said focusing on cobbles+ u23 roubaix winner) and roulstoun (forgoed the olympics for the cobbles), wagner (german champion) + possibly guys like posthuma, nizzolo, gallopin
And the Shlecks do peak specifically for liege and will again this year and will be supported by the monforts, fugslangs, horner etc + guys like youngish gallopin and hermans are aiming to achieve something in classics as well

 

[Michele]

Didnt Bruyneel says that Andy wont peak for Liegi?

 

[greenedge]

Also Hermans for RvV if he recovers from his hip injury.

I would say Horner is better than Navarro if only because he is a team leader whilst Navarro is a domestique. Though i agree Navarro owns when rested.

Linus G could also line up for the Giro.

The jersey is better ( no real blank spaces )

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Didnt Bruyneel says that Andy wont peak for Liegi?

Yes, if he races Liege at all. His spring schedule isn't finalized yet, or so Bruyneel says.

 

[theyoungest]

Also Hermans for RvV if he recovers from his hip injury.

What? Hermans for RvV?

 

[The Hitch]

Yes, if he races Liege at all. His spring schedule isn't finalized yet, or so Bruyneel says.

Earlier in this thread (around page 208 or even earlier maybe ( yes I do still have 10 posts a page)), it was written that he wasnt doing Liege.

Edit: here

Bruyneel confirms only Tour for Andy and avoid even LBL, only peak for July

 

[Race Radio]

Uh oh, looks like Becca is hitting the sauce again

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-nissan-owner-becca-questions-fairness-in-contador-case

 

[lagartija]

Uh oh, looks like Becca is hitting the sauce again

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-nissan-owner-becca-questions-fairness-in-contador-case

wow.......haha......i just read that , im betting he had a few shots of jack just before that interview