New U.S. stage race in Colorado?

[Duartista]

Yeah! More names for P&P to destroy!! Jangle-eey, Boissen Hagen, now these guys!!

Will these races definitely be on TV then?

I suspect 'the little Colombian' will be a phrase oft-repeated if Phil and Paul are commentating.

 

[jobiwan]

Will these races definitely be on TV then?

I suspect 'the little Colombian' will be a phrase oft-repeated if Phil and Paul are commentating.

Colorado is live on Versus everyday I believe, similar to the Cali coverage.

 

[Duartista]

Colorado is live on Versus everyday I believe, similar to the Cali coverage.

Nice. Hopefully there will be streams.

 

[therhodeo]

I don't see why Horner can't get on a bike since the recovery time for football players with concussions is so short and they expect to get hit in the head.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Good. Utah and Colorado will not be an easy opportunity for The Leech to beat up on domestic pros. He will face real competition.

In Colorado The Leech has no chances against The Condor anyway

 

[Duartista]

Am I right to assume the Condor in question is Gesink? (Rujano also refers to himself as the Condor, in typically modest fashion.)

 

[ManInFull]

Is there any chance that Contador is showing up?

 

[therhodeo]

Am I right to assume the Condor in question is Gesink? (Rujano also refers to himself as the Condor, in typically modest fashion.)

I would love to see Rujano eat LL alive in Colorado.

 

[Deagol]

I would love to see Rujano eat LL alive in Colorado.

There are lots of vegitarians in Colorado, so this might be frowned upon.

 

[l.Harm]

I didn't read this whole thread but does someone know the profile of this tour? I heard it's kind of comparable to the tour in Cali.

 

[jobiwan]

I didn't read this whole thread but does someone know the profile of this tour? I heard it's kind of comparable to the tour in Cali.

Welcome to the forum!! Here's a link to the official web site, and the profiles are in the middle.

Plus all this is at elevation, so it should be a tough race!

 

[l.Harm]

Thanks.

Seems to be very flat to me except the 2nd stage.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Unfortunately, you may be right. Though I think Stage 5 will see some breaks.

As I said a few pages back, the Coors' Classic it ain't. No Morgul-Bismarck, no Tour of the Moon, Colorado National Monument. However this is a first time, so they likely went with where they could get easy access and good exposure, so in that regard I'm okay with it.

 

[therhodeo]

I'm hoping this one turns out to be a successful race on the level of TOC. Any domestic tours that get air time help.

 

[Deagol]

Unfortunately, you may be right. Though I think Stage 5 will see some breaks.

As I said a few pages back, the Coors' Classic it ain't. No Morgul-Bismarck, no Tour of the Moon, Colorado National Monument. However this is a first time, so they likely went with where they could get easy access and good exposure, so in that regard I'm okay with it.

The Southeast portion of Morgul Bismark has sort of been consumed by suburban sprawl. It could be hard to control traffic there, I wonder.

On another note, I used to live 2 miles from Colorado National Monument (biked it often, sometimes by moonlight) and never understood why they called it "Tour of the Moon"... no red sandstone, canyons, or pinyon trees on the moon last time I looked. The moon looks pretty boring in comparison, but I digress. It's along, open, windy road from the west side of Monarch Pass to Gunnison.

Yeah, I am one of the people who thinks they could have done better with the route, but it (route choice) may have been more determined by politics than by setting up an exciting race.

The route from Salida to Gunnison to Crested Butte wastes Monarch Pass by putting it so close to the start, IMO... would have been much better in reverse. It is a long, windy open road from the west side of the pass to Gunnison and not much of a climb from Gunny to Crested Butte.

 

[Bala Verde]

Anyone going?

 

[Duartista]

Hmm. I had assumed this would be a little more mountainous. The Tour of Utah actually looks to have a more interesting parcours.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Edited by Mod

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Teams

Team RadioShack (Horner)
Team Garmin-Cervelo
HTC-Highroad
BMC Racing Team
Rabobank Cycling Team (Gesink, Mollema, LLS, Freire)
Saxo Bank-SunGard
Liquigas-Cannondale
Leopard Trek

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
Team Type 1-sanofi aventis
Skil-Shimano
Team Spidertech Powered by C10

Jelly Belly Cycling
Bissell Cycling
Team Exergy (Mancebo)
EPM-UNE
Gobernacion de Antioquia (Henao)

oh my god?? epm-une too?? these organisers sure now how to make their race attractive. still horrible decision to put in jelly belly over realcyclist, mancebo and grajales' team

 

[this_is_edie]

oh my god?? epm-une too?? these organisers sure now how to make their race attractive. still horrible decision to put in jelly belly over realcyclist, mancebo and grajales' team

it's all about who is paying. First year as a pro team, Exergy is a founding partner and they're in. Have they won any big races this year? Jelly Belly is an official sponsor.


Did realcyclist refuse to put up money for sponsorship, or were they refused any way even with money offered? That's the question I'd like answered.

 

[Duartista]

it's all about who is paying. First year as a pro team, Exergy is a founding partner and they're in. Have they won any big races this year? Jelly Belly is an official sponsor.


Did realcyclist refuse to put up money for sponsorship, or were they refused any way even with money offered? That's the question I'd like answered.

I wonder if it's Puerto related? Antioquia aren't taking Sevilla or Gutierrez - perhaps that was a condition of their invite. This is pure speculation, of course.

Scratch that - it seems it is a mixture of politics, money as this_is_edie says, and UCI regulations: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/usa-pro-cycling-challenge-shuffle-rabobank-colombian-teams-in-trek-livestrong-chipotle-out_185233#disqus_thread

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

it's all about who is paying. First year as a pro team, Exergy is a founding partner and they're in. Have they won any big races this year? Jelly Belly is an official sponsor.

Did realcyclist refuse to put up money for sponsorship, or were they refused any way even with money offered? That's the question I'd like answered.

That is pretty sad if teams have to pay to get an invite.

 

[theyoungest]

Am I right to assume the Condor in question is Gesink? (Rujano also refers to himself as the Condor, in typically modest fashion.)

Yes, Gesink's nickname is the Condor of Varsseveld (terrible, but there you go).

BTW, I don't know about the other names that apparently appear on a startlist somewhere... Luis Leon and Freire will certainly ride the Vuelta, and Mollema as well, possibly. Gesink is the only Rabo rider confirmed for this race, so far.

 

[Duartista]

Yes, Gesink's nickname is the Condor of Varsseveld (terrible, but there you go).

Ah-ha. They could have chosen a bird with links to the Netherlands, like a heron or something. Coppi was a heron, so that would carry a certain prestige.

 

[The Hitch]

Ah-ha. They could have chosen a bird with links to the Netherlands, like a heron or something. Coppi was a heron, so that would carry a certain prestige.

Well hes in good company. Only legends get named after birds what with Bahamontes being the Eagle, Savoldelli being the Falcon, Coppi as you mention the Heron and of course with Madrazo being the Sparrow.