il_fiammingo said:new names for Silence Lotto?
i would say:
Kreuziger...
or
Gerdemann...
If they were to have both of them, that I think would be an interesting team for a GT along with VDB, Lloyd etc. Obviously Kreuziger as leader..
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il_fiammingo said:new names for Silence Lotto?
i would say:
Kreuziger...
or
Gerdemann...
‘Maar het slechtste wat we nu kunnen doen, is paniekvoetbal spelen', zegt Sergeant. ‘Ik wil niet zomaar iemand aankopen omdat we nu ineens veel geld over hebben. Als we nog een transfer doen, wil ik er zeker van zijn dat het een goede is. Maar dat wordt niet gemakkelijk. Deze tijd van het jaar zijn er niet veel grote vissen meer. (zucht) Contador, ja. Maar ons daar nu nog in mengen, is heel erg moeilijk.'
Een renner afkopen van een andere ploeg, ziet Sergeant ook niet echt zitten. ‘Dat is niet echt mijn stijl. Tenzij de renner en het team echt niet meer met elkaar verder willen. Als we geen grote vis meer kunnen vangen, hou ik het resterende budget dan ook liever tot volgend jaar.'
issoisso said:You're missing the problem. There's no one of above average quality available at this point.
How many of us knew that Evans had this mutual-agreement clause in his contract (if that is in fact what it was) and would be going to BMC? Obviously there are no tampering rules/laws that are being enforced so if the situation is right it seems almost any rider can be bought. Availability may not be an issue.
Edit: Bala Verde's post pretty much cancels mine out. Thanks for the quotes BV.
I'd agree that Krueziger would be a wise option. While he didn't finish as high in the gc as his teammate Nibali and wasn't as visible as Pellizotti, he did have his best day on Ventoux which bodes well for his future as this showed that he still had enough left to compete with the elite climbers near the end of the Tour. Plus he improved on his 2008 Tour finish. Adding Kreuziger would lessen the pressure on him and VDB giving them a two-pronged attack for the Tour which is definitely what any team with gc ambition needs to compete with Shack, Astana and Liquigas.
il_fiammingo said:Come again??
I really don't understand the Jurgen VDB bashing. Now he's being crucified because a doped Astarloza was lucky to win the tactical game?
Dzjeezes.
Jurgen confirmed that his 6th spot at the 2008 Giro wasn't a fluke, so why won't he be able to better than 15th in next year's tour?
Galic Ho said:About improving over 15th. Admittedly it was a secondary team goal, instigated after Cadel had difficulties. Most of his time was gained in breakaways. That will go out the window next year. He will be marked and Gilbert sounds like he won't race in France as it wastes his time. Gilbert is desperately needed by whomever is OPL's GC guy in France. I think he will be best to approach the race like Valjavec, Casar and Efimkin do at FDJ and AG2R. Pick the right day for a breakaway success, get 5 minutes and then hold on for dear life. It will be good to see OPL go for stage wins, a habit and success that died in recent years for no apparent reason. Again, another indicator Evans has been supported.