Pro Team Luxembourg

[Christian]

who would be your team leopard-trek tdf lineup?

I would take these for certain:

A Schleck
F Schleck
Monfort
Fuglsang
Cancellara
O'Grady
Voigt
Posthuma

Leaves 1 spot where it's difficult to decide. It might be between Zaugg and Feillu if they want to take another climber. Bennati might not be a bad gamble either. He is experienced, climbs reasonably well for a sprinter and could place the Schlecks in the front of the bunch during the sprint stages.
Or another strong guy to pull in the wind in front of the bunch, like Stamsnijder ... you can't hide much behind Zaugg for example.

I think it'll all depend on the form for the last spot, it looks like Bennati and Feillu will go to the Giro, no idea about Zaugg.

Picture gallery from the Team camp in Mallorca:

http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/fotogalerien/135397/index.php?pg=0

 

[theyoungest]

No room on the Tour squad for a guy who can climb and is French? If Caisse d'Epargne could find room on their Tour squads for the likes of Arnaud Coyot and Matthieu Perget, then Leopard should be able to find a spot on the squad for Brice.

Caisse didn't have a potential Tour winner in their squad. Of course, the Schlecks might take him to please the French, but from a results perspective it would be a bit strange to chose him above, for instance, Zaugg.

 

[simo1733]

Caisse didn't have a potential Tour winner in their squad. Of course, the Schlecks might take him to please the French, but from a results perspective it would be a bit strange to chose him above, for instance, Zaugg.

I would like see how the jersey looks in real life, because it looks terrible on screen.I had hoped it might look something like the Luxembourg champs jersey. Meow

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Caisse didn't have a potential Tour winner in their squad. Of course, the Schlecks might take him to please the French, but from a results perspective it would be a bit strange to chose him above, for instance, Zaugg.

They did in 2008, when they took Arnaud Coyot and Nicolas Portal. They did in 2007 when they took Portal, and they did in 2006 when they took Florent Brard and Portal again.

Personally I'd drop SOG from the train of pain to make room for an extra climber and take both Zaugg and Feillu. It's always worth having a French rider in the team for Le Tour, they'll be motivated and peaking. Cancellara, Monfort, Posthuma and Voigt are enough power on the flat to be able to afford to drop a flat domestique.

 

[Christian]

Personally I'd drop SOG from the train of pain to make room for an extra climber and take both Zaugg and Feillu.

Ain't not gonna happen, O'Grady is the capitaine de route. Then they'd have to drop Voigt and that would be a real shame

First Picture of the Leopard jersey on the road:

Must be Mallorca but really doesn't look like Mallorca


Heavy competition for Mick Rogers in Andalucia (Feb 20 - 24):

Andy Schleck
Frank Schleck
Jens Voigt
Linus Gerdemann
Anders Lund
Maxime Monfort
Stefan Denifl

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-t_d_andalousie_les_freres_schleck_bien_entoures-11573.html

 

[Angliru]

who would be your team leopard-trek tdf lineup?

A guy who can climb and has won on the climb to Arcalis (even from a breakaway) can definetly climb. He should be on the team.

A Schleck
F Schleck
Monfort
Fuglsang
cancellara
O'Grady
B Felliu
Gerdemann
Posthuma
That would be my team

No Jens Voigt?? Surely this is an oversight on your part!

 

[Angliru]

First Picture of the Leopard jersey on the road:

Sorry if this has been discussed already but this is the first time I've seen a rear view of the kit. What is the significance of the O? Similar to the e' in Cervelo?

 

[uphillstruggle]

who would be your team leopard-trek tdf lineup?

A guy who can climb and has won on the climb to Arcalis (even from a breakaway) can definetly climb. He should be on the team.

A Schleck
F Schleck
Monfort
Fuglsang
cancellara
O'Grady
B Felliu
Gerdemann
Posthuma
That would be my team

I'd swap O grady for Voight, much more help for AS and better for the TTT.

 

[Benedict XVI]

Sorry if this has been discussed already but this is the first time I've seen a rear view of the kit. What is the significance of the O? Similar to the e' in Cervelo?

e - for cerverlo
O - for leopard
R - for radioshack

it's getting kinda silly

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

do they have a website yet??

 

[Roude Leiw]

http://www.leopardtrek.lu/

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

http://www.leopardtrek.lu/

But still not much more than a place holder, a week after their big launch and a couple of days before their first race. Poor show

 

[peloton]

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/news-and-comment/cs-blog-an-open-letter-to-leopard-trek/

 

[Benotti69]

http://www.cyclesportmag.com/news-and-comment/cs-blog-an-open-letter-to-leopard-trek/

fantastic reply

 

[hrotha]

In spoken communication, please use the appropriate pronunciation: LAY-oh-pard Trek.

Wait, what?

 

[Mellow Velo]

In spoken communication, please use the appropriate pronunciation: LAY-oh-pard Trek.

Wait, what?

Quite right: LAY-oh-pard = LeoTard

 

[ingsve]

Well, if that is how LEOPARD TREK wants to be referred to then I guess we must obey their every command. It will be interesting to see which media outlets will follow the intructions and which that will just ignore it.

 

[ingsve]

team-leopard-trek are really anal it seems. I think I will dislike them because of this.

 

[Beech Mtn]

We should just continually refer to LEOTARD SHREK by different names every time the subject comes up.

For example, when it becomes necessary to say that no wonder Bjarne Riis couldn't get along with this crew. The LEPPARD HECK team are acting like douchebags. Jens Voigt must be trying to get out of his contract already.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

team-leopard-trek are really anal it seems. I think I will dislike them because of this.

Just a point of note: that email came from Trek and not from the team.

Susan

 

[ingsve]

Just a point of note: that email came from Trek and not from the team.

Susan

Well, I find it very unlikely that this is treks idea alone but I guess it might just be trek that are anal about it.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

great jersey actually Didn't like it at first but it looks great on the road...

 

[hrotha]

Quite right: LAY-oh-pard = LeoTard

Haha.

Maybe the name is actually in Lëtzebuergesch?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Haha.

Maybe the name is actually in Lëtzebuergesch?

Yea, but how many of you pronounce AG2R as "ah-ʒey-düz-air"? And how many people will pronounce Movistar like "movie star"?

They may be asking people to pronounce the name like in Lëtzebuergesch, I just don't think in practice many people for whom "Leopard" isn't pronounced the Lëtzebuergesch way will bother.

 

[Beech Mtn]

In Lëtzebuergesch, are the names of animals and bicycle manufacturers always written in all caps?