Pro Team Luxembourg

[happychappy]

If you're the first one to attack, you reserve the right to drop your chain like a club cyclist.
- Andy Schleck

 

[Christian]

If you're the first one to attack, you reserve the right to drop your chain like a club cyclist.
- Andy Schleck

You mean he switched gears while attacking? Watch the video again, you can see he didn't

 

[Roude Leiw]

I bet with confidence that the full website will bear more than a passing resemblance to that of Sky.

And both resemble a lot the Rapha website

 

[ansimi]

The scarves are completely OTT. Maybe if the 2 Schlecks just chose to wear them or something.

They look the the art school dropout types who hang out at the coffee shop with their macbooks. It doesn't look like proper attire for business or sports.

At least they're not a bright colour - then they would look like they were trying to overthrow the government or something.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Perhaps it should look stylish (danish fashion label is a sponsor) or simply because its rather cold in Lux at the moment

I live not far away from Luxembourg and know that it is cold and that such scarves are indeed "in" at the moment. But it still looks a bit much to me.

Susan

 

[Anonymous]

I live not far away from Luxembourg and know that it is cold and that such scarves are indeed "in" at the moment. But it still looks a bit much to me.

Susan

Maybe they are going for the Metrosexual/GQ "Smartest Team in the peloton" look...

If so, they pulled it off.

 

[The Hitch]

also check out my new avatar

So how long before you ditch "Christian" for "Team Lux Fans"?

 

[ansimi]

Maybe they are going for the Metrosexual/GQ "Smartest Team in the peloton" look...

If so, they pulled it off.

Sky might yet pull something off to keep their crown.

 

[Christian]

So how long before you ditch "Christian" for "Team Lux Fans"?

I was thinking about it lol, I'll have to check with Susan though, don't know if one can do that. Plus I don't want to p*ss Dim off

 

[Anonymous]

Sky might yet pull something off to keep their crown.

Yes. Great point.

 

[Christian]

Yes. Great point.

THAT's what you call a scarf.

 

[ttrider]

Well that was the most boring and corporate thing i have ever seen, no jokes no laughter just German efficiency even the kit is unclassy and horrifically boring.
Any news on race programs? Whos doing the Giro

 

[hfer07]

I Just hope they don't become the same fiasco as Sky did last year, whose expenses/investments haven't yet been fruitful in results. good luck

 

[Kerbdog]

They look the the art school dropout types who hang out at the coffee shop with their macbooks. It doesn't look like proper attire for business or sports.

At least they're not a bright colour - then they would look like they were trying to overthrow the government or something.

Ha !! Brilliant. Possibly only the second time ive laughed at a post on this site. They also look like someone sitting in an Irish pub sipping a Guinness who regard themselves as "a writer", complete with a copy of Finnegans wake beside them. And who more often than not arent married but "im separated".
They remind me of the Eddie Izzard joke about the fine line between being cool & looking like a fool. For example think of the coolness surrounding James Dean when he had the match sticking out the corner of his mouth with the suave & slick look he had. However just put another matchstick sticking out the other side of his mouth & what have you got?
Im feeling this way with the Leopard scarves today. Just boiled the milk too much & now its all over the hob. Damn !!

 

[Winterfold]

Team Leopard

Even Cipo would struggle to pull that off in a manly way.

Still I'm sure a calendar in the style of the French Rugby team, featuring buff pix of Spartacus and sensitive pictures of the little brother angels will find plenty of homes in bars and mens' toilets in Soho, SF, King's Cross and The Hitch's wall...

 

[Kerbdog]

Dont forget the Frank & Andy pillow & duvet set.

 

[Ad Rock]

Won't lie.... I thought they looked pretty slick!

 

[Christian]

Im feeling this way with the Leopard scarves today. Just boiled the milk too much & now its all over the hob. Damn !!

They have a deal with a danish fashion company, that's likely the reason behind the unusual dress code

 

[Ad Rock]

Sidenote- Anyone know which climb that is that they're using as a backdrop; both on their site and during the presentation?? The one that ribbons up that pass? That's not Galibrier is it?? I ask because I'm hoping to go ride some of the big climbs this summer, and this one looks too beautiful to miss!

 

[Christian]

Sidenote- Anyone know which climb that is that they're using as a backdrop; both on their site and during the presentation?? The one that ribbons up that pass? That's not Galibrier is it?? I ask because I'm hoping to go ride some of the big climbs this summer, and this one looks too beautiful to miss!

St.Gotthard.

The pic on the lux site is mirrored tho. See http://aukadia.net/alps/pix/sg.jpg

Follow Team Leopard-Trek on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/leopardtrek

It was shut down earlier today due to too much traffic, now it's back online

 

[flicker]

Nice work by the Schlecks and the sponsors. I hope that Andy and Franck were working with a certain Mr. Lance Armstrong bringing TREK aboard.
What an unbeatable team, Andy, Franck,Fabian the rest of the great LeaOpard riders and TREK. Great to see in cycling purely positive in every way!

 

[Michele]

Im sure the 3 million euros sponsorship make Schlecks and Cancellara very positive too!

 

[Kerbdog]

Im sure the 3 million euros sponsorship make Schlecks and Cancellara very positive too!

And then the 3 million to the UCI to make sure they dont turn up positive.
OK im just kidding relax......................Couldnt resist sorry !!!!

 

[flicker]

Im sure the 3 million euros sponsorship make Schlecks and Cancellara very positive too!

That has to make Greg LeMond and Bjarne Riis ill, eh?

 

[Angliru]

I live not far away from Luxembourg and know that it is cold and that such scarves are indeed "in" at the moment. But it still looks a bit much to me.

Susan

It's very much Wigginish fop attire.