Pro Team Luxembourg

[Michele]

Interesting to read that Guercilena said that Fulsgang will be the leader for Giro and Frank Schleck might be there too.

 

[megateuf]

Ironic !

This summer, the rumor announced that Jabra would be the new team sponsor of Bjarne Riis's Team.
Then, when Riis announced the arrival of Contador, Saxo Bank has chosen to remain the main sponsor of the team.

Finally, Jabra will sponsor many former members of the Riis' team.
While Saxo Bank could be without Contador...

 

[Christian]

Interesting to read that Guercilena said that Fulsgang will be the leader for Giro and Frank Schleck might be there too.

Yeah especially since Fuglsang himself says he might have to sacrifice the Giro to be at his best in the Tour:

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6...-order-to-best-help-Schlecks-in-the-Tour.aspx

Ugh I really hope they don't take him ... or at least don't have him go for GC. They could bring a really nice stage-win team:

Daniele Bennati
Fabian Wegmann
Linus Gerdemann
Wouter Weylandt
Joost Posthuma
...

 

[janraaskalt]

I hope they do bring Fuglsang as a GC contender to the Giro instead of sacrificing his own chances for Andy's 2nd place in the Tour.

 

[Christian]

I hope they do bring Fuglsang as a GC contender to the Giro instead of sacrificing his own chances for Andy's 2nd place in the Tour.

Judging on his GT performance so far, I'd say his chances are pretty slim. Yes, he rode for Andy, but don't forget that Andy and Fränk were able to achieve Top-10 placements while riding for Sastre.

Anyhow, it seems that the team is currently deciding between Northwave and Mavic for their shoes, and that Bontrager will supply either the helmets or the wheels (depending on whether you believe this article (french) or this article (german). It also appears that they will compete, at least in the beginning of the season, in neutral jerseys without a name sponsor on it.

 

[ttrider]

I think Fuglsang is massively over rated, didnt really see him at the tour last year and with the backup lux have the one they will miss is sorensen, ie someone to decimate the field down to the favorites and prepare the andy and frank duo, on the tourmalet he did a good job and fuglsang will surely be the link between voigt/cancellara and Andy/Frank in the train up the mountain with out a sorensen it will be a group of 40 and to big, It will surely be up to Fuglsang to bring this down to 15-20. Whether he has the ability is another matter, i highly doubt it unfortunately

 

[Christian]

I think Fuglsang is massively over rated, didnt really see him at the tour last year and with the backup lux have the one they will miss is sorensen, ie someone to decimate the field down to the favorites and prepare the andy and frank duo, on the tourmalet he did a good job and fuglsang will surely be the link between voigt/cancellara and Andy/Frank in the train up the mountain with out a sorensen it will be a group of 40 and to big, It will surely be up to Fuglsang to bring this down to 15-20. Whether he has the ability is another matter, i highly doubt it unfortunately

I think he definitely has a lot of talent but I think it's still a really long way for him to be a GT contender. As for Sorensen, he will be missed dearly, but they have Monfort instead and he should be pretty good too.

Fuglsang's Giro di Lombardia was impressive, as was his launch on the Côte des Roches aux Faucons in the 2009 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

 

[Christian]

Luxembourgish electricity firm Enovos is supposed to be another sponsor. Here is the general information about the firm in French, but it's way too technical and complicated for me to translate:

Le groupe Enovos International SA dont le siège est basé à Strassen, est né de la fusion de trois sociétés d'énergie importantes, bien ancrées dans leur région- anciennement nommées Soteg, Cegedel et Saar Ferngas.
Enovos International SA est actionnaire d'Enovos Luxembourg SA et de Creos Luxembourg SA, la première est active dans la vente et la production d'énergie, la seconde dans la gestion des réseaux. Chacune détient une filiale en Allemagne (Enovos Deutschland AG et Creos Deutschland GmbH).
Environ 800 employés approvisionnent quelque 180000 clients en gaz et en électricité à travers un réseau de 7500 km de câbles électriques et 3000 km de gazoducs.
Au-delà de son métier traditionnel de fournisseur d'énergie, la société développe de façon substantielle ses activités dans le secteur des énergies renouvelables. Le groupe, composé de cinq sociétés principales, réalise un chiffre d'affaires annuel d'environ 1,5 milliard d'euros.
28,3% des parts d'Enovos International SA sont détenues par l'État luxembourgeois et 10,8% par la Société nationale de crédit et d'investissement (SNCI). ArcelorMittal en détient 25,3%, RWE 19,8%, EON 10,8% et Electrabel 5,1%.
(source : enovos.lu)

The main shareholders are:

The State of Luxembourg: 28,3%
SNCI (under State control): 10,3%
ArcelorMittal: 25,3%
RWE: 19,8%
EON: 10,8%
Electrabel: 5,1%

http://www.lequotidien.lu/les-sports/17363.html

 

[pollux]

The main shareholders are:

The State of Luxembourg: 28,3%

Where did you get that from ?

 

[Christian]

It's this

28,3% des parts d'Enovos International SA sont détenues par l'État luxembourgeois et 10,8% par la Société nationale de crédit et d'investissement (SNCI). ArcelorMittal en détient 25,3%, RWE 19,8%, EON 10,8% et Electrabel 5,1%.
(source : enovos.lu) [/I]

http://www.lequotidien.lu/les-sports/17363.html

... just translated. It's the part on the quotidien-link that is in brownish/yellow

 

[Matthijs]

Judging on his GT performance so far, I'd say his chances are pretty slim. Yes, he rode for Andy, but don't forget that Andy and Fränk were able to achieve Top-10 placements while riding for Sastre.

Anyhow, it seems that the team is currently deciding between Northwave and Mavic for their shoes, and that Bontrager will supply either the helmets or the wheels (depending on whether you believe this article (french) or this article (german). It also appears that they will compete, at least in the beginning of the season, in neutral jerseys without a name sponsor on it.

A good domestique stops contending for a 11th place when he is dropped. This way he is better the next day and ride better for his captain. A top 5 spot is really good, but really Andy shouldn't contest for a top10 back in 2008 helping sastre... Maybe Fuglsang just did his job better then the Schlecks?

 

[theyoungest]

A good domestique stops contending for a 11th place when he is dropped. This way he is better the next day and ride better for his captain. A top 5 spot is really good, but really Andy shouldn't contest for a top10 back in 2008 helping sastre... Maybe Fuglsang just did his job better then the Schlecks?

As Sastre only got the jellow jersey in the final mountain stage, and Andy had a white jersey to defend, I think he's excused for trying to defend his GC position.

 

[c&cfan]

As Sastre only got the jellow jersey in the final mountain stage, and Andy had a white jersey to defend, I think he's excused for trying to defend his GC position.

basically, both were sh*t comparing to navarro and others.

i just hope that cancellara wont come to this team a la radioshack!!

 

[roundabout]

basically, both were sh*t comparing to navarro and others.

Say what now?

http://www.youtube.com/user/worldcyclingarchives#p/c/4D34221C8A35BBC6/5/Fc5IjGEcFOw

 

[Christian]

http://www.youtube.com/user/worldcyclingarchives#p/c/4D34221C8A35BBC6/5/Fc5IjGEcFOw

lol, Schumacher's great escape.

Also, I never understood why Columbia changed those awesome jerseys to really sucky ones.

 

[Christian]

The official presentation will be held on January 6th in the national sporting complex "Coque" in Luxembourg City (quartier Kirchberg). The complex can hold 4,800 people.

http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/sport/a...k-team-offizielle-vorstellung-am-6-januar.php

 

[Christian]

It seems as though Cancellara and Posthuma will have the same schedule in the begiining of the season, upon special request of the Swiss:

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-saison_2011_joost_posthuma_suivra_cancellara-10800.html

 

[masking_agent]

Team Luxembourg I believe are riding Trek bikes for 2011 ?

What a kick in the teeth to Specialized ?

It seemed Specialized poured a lot of time and money into Fabian's bike and setup for the different races in 2010. I wonder what Specialized must be thinking now ? I think Specialized and the hype behind Specialized bikes will take a back seat to Trek now.

All the photos and videos of Cancellara's specialized this, and specialized that.. will now be Trek this and Trek that.. Oh boy.. here we go on the wonderful roller coaster ride of the pro bikes for 2011.

 

[Christian]

Ooooh NICE: the whole presntation as well as a press conference earlier that day will be on free live stream at http://www.rtl.lu

http://sport.rtl.lu/cyclissem/news//87473.html

 

[barn yard]

'team leopard' - no major sponsor?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/luxembourg-team-to-be-called-team-leopard

 

[Jamsque]

'team leopard' - no major sponsor?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/luxembourg-team-to-be-called-team-leopard

I guess they're hoping to pick one up before the Tour de France? Surprising.

 

[Christian]

I guess they're hoping to pick one up before the Tour de France? Surprising.

Maybe. I don't find it that surprising though, it has often been said that the team is run in a similar fashion as High Road or Slipstream; Katusha and Astana don't have title sponsors either. The only surprise is the choice of "Leopard", as it had been stated on several occasions that this would not be the name of the tem (even by Brian Nygaard I think).

 

[Archibald]

Maybe. I don't find it that surprising though, it has often been said that the team is run in a similar fashion as High Road or Slipstream; Katusha and Astana don't have title sponsors either. The only surprise is the choice of "Leopard", as it had been stated on several occasions that this would not be the name of the tem (even by Brian Nygaard I think).

i'll wager it's a bit like those plain black 'highroad' kits from a few years back, that were interem "insert sponsor name here" kit for the riders to use before the sponsor announcement. Fugslang is probably just getting excited over the proto-type...

 

[Ferminal]

I wonder if the Schlecks will be forced to ride more than 4 weeks a year to try and secure a major sponsor?

 

[roundabout]

Nah, that's what the other 23 guys are for.