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Oldman said:Kloden and Brakovich look good but are a long way from running a team. LA won't mentor anyone soon or step gracefully out of the way. They are likely to have a pesky legal matter to divert their attention as well.
Regardless of the possible legal wranglings going on or about to ensue, this probably was always going to be LA's last season. American sponsors want to see American riders heading teams so I'm thinking that Brakovich would only be an intermediate measure. Kloden is not and never has been a team leader, though he is a great team rider and dragged Jans sorry *** up a mountain on several occasions in the past.
It is pretty obvious that RS will be looking to Phinney to move into the team next year and LA will mentor him as he is doing now behind the scenes. Although he is still a few years too young to be a GT contender, he has shown he has the goods as a good classics prospect and you just need to look at sagan to see that age is not a barrier to getting some good results.