TdF Team lineups

[peloton]

OPL:
Aerts, De Greef, Delage, Lang, Lloyd, Moreno Fernandez, Roelandts, Van den Broeck, Wegelius

Saxo-Bank:
A. Schleck, F. Schleck, Cancellara, Fuglsang, Breschel, N. Sorensen, Voigt, C. Sorensen, Larsson, O'Grady

 

[Liquigas]

Euskaltel: Samuel Sánchez, Egoi Martínez, Amets Txurruka, Rubén Pérez, Juanjo Oroz, Gorka Verdugo, Alan Pérez, Iban Velasco and Iñaki Isasi.

 

[Frosty]

OPL:
Aerts, De Greef, Delage, Lang, Lloyd, Moreno Fernandez, Roelandts, Van den Broeck, Wegelius

Saxo-Bank:
A. Schleck, F. Schleck, Cancellara, Fuglsang, Breschel, N. Sorensen, Voigt, C. Sorensen, Larsson, O'Grady

Cheers for those. I make it 10 riders for saxobank though? Difficult to see which one will be dropped.

 

[Cerberus]

OPL:
Aerts, De Greef, Delage, Lang, Lloyd, Moreno Fernandez, Roelandts, Van den Broeck, Wegelius

Saxo-Bank:
A. Schleck, F. Schleck, Cancellara, Fuglsang, Breschel, N. Sorensen, Voigt, C. Sorensen, Larsson, O'Grady

That's the short list in the case of Saxo, there's 10 names on it.The 5 first names and Voigt are certain. The remaining 4 will be fighting for the last 3 spots. O'Grady is considered most likely to lose out due to his recent broken collarbone.

ETA: Semi-ninjaed by Frosty: Yes Riis has actually postponed the choice because he finds it difficult to figure out who to drop.
http://feltet.dk/index.php?id_parent=&id=262&id_nyhed=26428 (Danish)

 

[sportzchick]

hope not but I can see why they would cerberus - it would be weird as not seeing Stuey in a TdF

 

[Cerberus]

hope not but I can see why they would cerberus - it would be weird as not seeing Stuey in a TdF

Well it's not settled yet. Larsson impressed me in TdS and C.A. Sørensen did well in Tour of Slovenia. I haven't heard much about N. Sørensen though (number 24 in tour of slovenia) and in any case O'Gradys main asset is supposed to be his experience as Road Captain. Something that's hard to assess from the outside.

 

[peloton]

Cervélo:
Hunt, Florencio, Gustov, Haussler, Hushovd, Klier, Konovalovas, Lancaster, Sastre

 

[Escarabajo]

Cervélo:
Hunt, Florencio, Gustov, Haussler, Hushovd, Klier, Konovalovas, Lancaster, Sastre

Link please. So Sastre is going?

 

[peloton]

Link please. So Sastre is going?

http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-blog/article/final-cervlo-testteam-roster-is-set/335/

 

[Escarabajo]

http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/news-blog/article/final-cervlo-testteam-roster-is-set/335/

Thanks.

Business is business I guess. I hope Sastre does better than last year.

 

[Ferminal]

Well it's not settled yet. Larsson impressed me in TdS and C.A. Sørensen did well in Tour of Slovenia. I haven't heard much about N. Sørensen though (number 24 in tour of slovenia) and in any case O'Gradys main asset is supposed to be his experience as Road Captain. Something that's hard to assess from the outside.

I think O'Grady will get it, was there at the Suisse so has shown he's recovered, but maybe not at top form. His leadership during the classics was imposing and for that reason I think he will ride.

 

[woodburn]

Thanks.

Business is business I guess. I hope Sastre does better than last year.

Wouldn't shock me if he didn't finish. Makes the Vuelta invite all the more puzzling.

 

[ilillillli]

Thanks.

Business is business I guess. I hope Sastre does better than last year.

can this guy do himself a favor and skip one... just ONE grand tour? seriously, carlos. take a break.

 

[ilillillli]

OPL:
Aerts, De Greef, Delage, Lang, Lloyd, Moreno Fernandez, Roelandts, Van den Broeck, Wegelius

Saxo-Bank:
A. Schleck, F. Schleck, Cancellara, Fuglsang, Breschel, N. Sorensen, Voigt, C. Sorensen, Larsson, O'Grady

you've got to include Nicki sorensen, right? that guy's money for a stage win in a long break.

 

[hfer07]

can this guy do himself a favor and skip one... just ONE grand tour? seriously, carlos. take a break.

I'm with you, but the Sponsors "ask" him to ride the tour, even knowing he got injured in the Giro---

 

[ilillillli]

I'm with you, but the Sponsors "ask" him to ride the tour, even knowing he got injured in the Giro---

i know, and to some extent i even "get it". he's your only real GC guy of note, and there's nobody else you've really got in the pipeline (that i'm aware of) but if you're the sponsors, you've got to look and realize you're racing this guy into the ground. sure, he could do 3 GT's in a year, but you're not going to get any kind of result.

 

[ingsve]

you've got to include Nicki sorensen, right? that guy's money for a stage win in a long break.

Nope, they don't have to. Their desicion will be based on what they need to help the schlecks the best and not who is better at grabbing random stages. Nicki is no better at grabbing stages than Chris Anker, Jens Voigt or Fugelsang for example and all of those have less of a chance than Breschel Cancellara or the Schlecks.

My guess is that it comes down to if O'Grady is fit enough to do his job and wether they can manage without him. If O'grady rides I think it will be a desicion between Larsson and Nicki Sörensen for the last spot depending on wether they want more pure steep climbing help or more flattish/smaller climbs help.

 

[ilillillli]

Nope, they don't have to. Their desicion will be based on what they need to help the schlecks the best and not who is better at grabbing random stages.

well obviously. it just seems like in the past riis has really liked to send a man up the road to make some of the other contenders' teams work. he's done it a bunch with voight in the past and to some extent with sorensen more recently. obviously the GC is the goal, but a good all-rounder with a chance at a stage win isn't so bad either. mostly i was just rooting for they guy.

and, by the by, i really don't get what a 36-year-old stuart o'grady would add to this team. apart from stage wins, which you've already mentioned are of secondary importance. who's more valuable in the mountains: stuie or nicki?

 

[Magnus]

Nope, they don't have to. Their desicion will be based on what they need to help the schlecks the best and not who is better at grabbing random stages. Nicki is no better at grabbing stages than Chris Anker, Jens Voigt or Fugelsang for example and all of those have less of a chance than Breschel Cancellara or the Schlecks.

My guess is that it comes down to if O'Grady is fit enough to do his job and wether they can manage without him. If O'grady rides I think it will be a decision between Larsson and Nicki Sörensen for the last spot depending on wether they want more pure steep climbing help or more flattish/smaller climbs help.

To be fair Nicki was looking better then Chris Anker on the climbs last TdF, he's also more experienced and probably a better all-rounder then Chris Anker.

Gustav Larsson was at the cobbled classics so could be useful at stage 3 but he's maybe running tired after both the giro and TdS?

With Fuglsang there I don't really see the need for Chris Anker. My guess is that Chris Anker will be left at home if Gustav and Stuart are in appropriate shape.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Nicki and Stuie are also the most likely candidates for the road captain job now Arvesen's at Sky.

 

[Anonymous]

Rabobank's TDF 9: Menchov, Gesink, Freire, Garate, Moerenhout, Boom, Niermann, Tjallingii and Tankink (who replaces Ten Dam)

from cqranking

 

[markrosen]

I'm with you, but the Sponsors "ask" him to ride the tour, even knowing he got injured in the Giro---

Poor guy will unlikely have gas left in his tank to make it through the last week to make a notable impression on the overall.

 

[ilillillli]

Rabobank's TDF 9: Menchov, Gesink, Freire, Garate, Moerenhout, Boom, Niermann, Tjallingii and Tankink (who replaces Ten Dam)

from cqranking

a lot of strong riders on that roster. it'll be interesting to find a balance between setting up freire and deciding who works for who between gesink and menchov. if anything, they might have all their bases covered too well if they want to focus on and win the overall gc.

if all goes right, though, this team could win 3 jerseys.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Milram: Terpstra, Wegmann, Gerdemann, Ciolek, Kluge, Roberts, Fröhlinger, Knees, Rohregger

 

[ilillillli]

Milram: Terpstra, Wegmann, Gerdemann, Ciolek, Kluge, Roberts, Fröhlinger, Knees, Rohregger

milram is one of those teams that i can't really understand what their plan is. Send Wegmann and Gerdemann up the road for stage wins after they're out of it? sorry, i don't really get how this is a pro-tour team. someone explain.