is it certain he will leave then? I doubt that. katusha pay him astronomically and listened to him and fired holczer.
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adamski101 said:Canondale could be a good fit. Basso is there only real GT leader and he is in final stages of his career. They don't have an obvious leader for the TDF next year, so Purito could be a good fit for them?
theyoungest said:Also interesting that Rabobank got a 2 year license. What are they going to do with it in 2014?
The UCI probably got some advance information about the Mantova investigation regarding Katusha.
maltiv said:Well I think most decent riders have clauses in their contract allowing them to leave if the team is relegated. Even Kristoff has such a clause, so he's free to find a new team if he wishes.
cineteq said:Katusha releases angry statement regarding WorldTour snub
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012...gry-statement-regarding-worldtour-snub_268643
According to this fax, financial criterion is the issue, but what exactly?
cineteq said:Katusha releases angry statement regarding WorldTour snub
http://www.katushateam.com/2012/12/official-statement-of-katusha-team/
According to this fax, financial criterion is the issue, but what exactly?
Afrank said:If Purito left Katusha then I would say Cannondale, BMC, and Lampre would be his best options.
cineteq said:Katusha releases angry statement regarding WorldTour snub
http://www.katushateam.com/2012/12/official-statement-of-katusha-team/
According to this fax, financial criterion is the issue, but what exactly?
rhubroma said:Yes. All should be brought to light soon.
Ryo Hazuki said:uh... that entire case is just about money swerving. and as always a storm in a glass fo water. weren't we going to be told by this already early november? oh those silly italians and their investigations that never come to anything
rhubroma said:Well evidently those silly Italians contributed significantly to the USADA conclusions.
i doubt THAT was the root cause. if it indeed was the cause, lampre would have been kicked out too coz half the team is on roberti's list.rhubroma said:<snip>...cited among those in Benedetto Roberti's Padova doping investigation. In light of USADA, might the UCI simply desire to avert further bad press out of an eventual Padova scenario?
From that page:avanti said:In October of this year UCI stated Katusha had a PT licence for 2013
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENe...t=&CharToList=&txtSiteSearch=Katusha&LangId=1
I can see this as a basis for a law suite since a team has a lot of planning to do for the upcoming season.
The UCI is in urgent need of overhaul.
rhubroma said:My question is how can a financial criterion be at the basis of the cause, when as far as financial stability goes there should be no problem, given that the money arrives from Gazprom, the world's major extractor of natural gas and Itera, another colossal of the energy sector.
As far as the administrative concern goes, Katusha has thrice changed managers in just as many years. Might there have been some perplexity over this at UCI and Ernst&Young? In any case the focal point could be ethical, since the team is now conducted since October 8 by Viatcheslav Ekimov, once among the most faithful to Lance Armstrong at US Postal and then Discovery. Yet above all among those wearing the Katusha uniform are Denis Menchov, Mikhail Ignatiev, Vladimir Gusev and Alexander Kolobnev, who are cited among those in Benedetto Roberti's Padova doping investigation. In light of USADA, might the UCI simply desire to avert further bad press out of an eventual Padova scenario?
Michele said:I think he's referring to Bileka documents, and few others that I cant remember right now.
woodenswan said:never a bore, never a snoozefest, our sport
not even in the offseason
Ryo Hazuki said:oh yeah in what?
Publicus said:Wouldn't the UCI have the bad press issue with Katusha as a Pro Continental Team? Relegating them to the lower level doesn't diminish the potential bad press IMO.