TdF Team lineups

[mowie133]

Can you please link me to the UCI release which states that their ProTour license was not renewed as a result of poor results?

oh come on i'm half the world away an knew it they did...i can't be bother searching the net for it just read the wiki one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbox_Bouygues_Telecom

 

[Ferminal]

oh come on i'm half the world away an knew it they did...i can't be bother searching the net for it just read the wiki one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbox_Bouygues_Telecom

You can access the UCI website at http://www.uci.ch it features all their official press releases. I'm sure an "A grade brain" like yours should be able to find it with relative ease.

Although I wonder if you are an a-grade brainer as you've resorted to Wikipedia. If you follow their references you will see a link to the Russian site,
velosportnews.ru. My Russian isn't excellent, but there are plenty of translators which will do a rough job. Nowhere does it quote the UCI saying that BBox were culled because of poor results.

http://www.velosportnews.ru/news.php?year=2009&month=09&day=29&id=4290

 

[auscyclefan94]

Can you guys tell me why you are arguing over the UCI codings and the Davis brothers? Seriously it is a tdf thread and you arguing over such a miniscule thing like that.

 

[Anonymous]

You can access the UCI website at http://uci.ch it features all their official press releases. I'm sure an "A grade brain" like yours should be able to find it with relative ease.

Although I wonder if you are an a-grade brainer as you've resorted to Wikipedia. If you follow their references you will see a link to the Russian site,
velosportnews.ru. My Russian isn't excellent, but there are plenty of translators which will do a rough job. Nowhere does it quote the UCI saying that BBox were culled because of poor results.

http://www.velosportnews.ru/news.php?year=2009&month=09&day=29&id=4290

you seem to have acquired your own personal nutcase

 

[Ferminal]

Can you guys tell me why you are arguing over the UCI codings and the Davis brothers? Seriously it is a tdf thread and you arguing over such a miniscule thing like that.

I was told I had a c-grade brain for defending BBox, so I feel the need to show that it's still a grade above his.

 

[mowie133]

You can access the UCI website at http://uci.ch it features all their official press releases. I'm sure an "A grade brain" like yours should be able to find it with relative ease.

Although I wonder if you are an a-grade brainer as you've resorted to Wikipedia. If you follow their references you will see a link to the Russian site,
velosportnews.ru. My Russian isn't excellent, but there are plenty of translators which will do a rough job. Nowhere does it quote the UCI saying that BBox were culled because of poor results.

http://www.velosportnews.ru/news.php?year=2009&month=09&day=29&id=4290

never said a grade brain i said uci would never come out in offcial press an say that,didn't resorted to wiki i was just double checking how good there team is (NOT) an noted that,an remebered hearing in the press..then why were they culled bbox number 1 fan

 

[mowie133]

I was told I had a c-grade brain for defending BBox, so I feel the need to show that it's still a grade above his.

:are you for real..i hope that was joke...all that defending just for that gezz ego much

 

[mowie133]

Can you guys tell me why you are arguing over the UCI codings and the Davis brothers? Seriously it is a tdf thread and you arguing over such a miniscule thing like that.

just a debate not arguing,surely people can debate over a team an how they feel it is mate?? i reckon there team isn't that great,

 

[DamonAlbarn]

I wouldn't be surprised ...

if both Schleck brothers get chucked out of the Saxo's tour squad.

 

[theyoungest]

if both Schleck brothers get chucked out of the Saxo's tour squad.

Don't count on it.

 

[Climbing]

why wouldn't they be? He is their top rider and their best chance of a high GC placing. An undisputed team leader is a prerequisite at GT's to avoid the crap that goes on with split leadership.

Unlike Menchov last year who was dismal at the Tour after taking out the Giro, I think Basso will do pretty well.

I agree... I meant that Basso must feel very good because the team is build completely on him, without sprinter to take other chances.
Don't take me down, I even predicted his overall win!

 

[hrotha]

It's perfectly fine to have two leaders at a GT. In fact, it's generally a good idea unless one of them is the absolute favourite to take the overall win. If they're not brats, both leaders will benefit from the situation.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Reda will replace Boonen in Quick Step line-up

They wanted to replace Boonen with Weylandt, but because he wasn't in the pre-selection, the ASO refused to allow it.
So Quick Step had to take someone from the pre-selection. Devolder didn't want to because he felt mentally unprepared after the fiasco of the past 2 years. So they went with Reda.

Kind of a huge mistake to forget Weylandt in the preselection if you want to include him as reserve... What were Lefevre CS thinking?

 

[kurtinsc]

Reda will replace Boonen in Quick Step line-up

They wanted to replace Boonen with Weylandt, but because he wasn't in the pre-selection, the ASO refused to allow it.
So Quick Step had to take someone from the pre-selection. Devolder didn't want to because he felt mentally unprepared after the fiasco of the past 2 years. So they went with Reda.

Kind of a huge mistake to forget Weylandt in the preselection if you want to include him as reserve... What were Lefevre CS thinking?

What's the reasoning by even having a "pre-selection"? Why can't any team just bring anyone on their roster? Is it to avoid a last minute temporary signing of a guy from a team that didnt' make it... say pulling a Rasmussen out of their behinds?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

What's the reasoning by even having a "pre-selection"? Why can't any team just bring anyone on their roster? Is it to avoid a last minute temporary signing of a guy from a team that didnt' make it... say pulling a Rasmussen out of their behinds?

For AFLD's OOC drug testing ? Half the number of riders means better targetting and reduced costs

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What's the reasoning by even having a "pre-selection"? Why can't any team just bring anyone on their roster? Is it to avoid a last minute temporary signing of a guy from a team that didnt' make it... say pulling a Rasmussen out of their behinds?

Something like that yeah, I presume

 

[Escarabajo]

What's the reasoning by even having a "pre-selection"? Why can't any team just bring anyone on their roster? Is it to avoid a last minute temporary signing of a guy from a team that didnt' make it... say pulling a Rasmussen out of their behinds?

Doping tests. It is important for the Bio-passport.

 

[Beech Mtn]

What's the reasoning by even having a "pre-selection"? Why can't any team just bring anyone on their roster? Is it to avoid a last minute temporary signing of a guy from a team that didnt' make it... say pulling a Rasmussen out of their behinds?

Also so that drug-testing can be done on the Tour riders in the weeks leading up to the Tour - to get baseline readings for biopassport, etc.

 

[D Avoid]

Nicolas Roche interview, 29 June.


http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_sportat7.xml

 

[proximity2]

Among them will be the US Radioshack team of seven-time former tour winner Lance Armstrong and the recently-formed Sky team of Britain who have built on Britain's track success at Beijing 2008 to create a talented roster headed by triple Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins, who was fourth in last year's race.

All 16 teams which form the ProTour circuit are included in the lineup along with six specially invited teams which include Radioshack and Sky.

Last year's tour winner Alberto Contador of Spain will once again compete for the Astana team of Kazakhstan.

Asked whether the fact there were four US teams and one British team on the list this year indicated that increased efforts were being made to attract interest from english-speaking countries, tour chief Christian Prudhomme replied that "The Tour will always stay the Tour de France."

"It's the greatest cycle race in the world and there will be no turning our backs on the past.

"The race is becoming more international and that is only logical. In football, the best French players more often than not play for the top foreign clubs."

Dave Brailsford, team principal for Team Sky, said: "A place in the Tour has been a dream for so many of us for so long - now it's a reality.

"We will do everything we can to help create an exciting race with a group of highly talented and motivated riders who race to win.

"We are a rider-centred team and the riders must take the credit for getting us selected for this year's Tour de France through their fantastic early season performances.

"They are a fantastic bunch of guys and I know they will arrive in Rotterdam ready to give it their very best."

Wiggins, who was fourth in the 2009 Tour before signing for Team Sky in December, added: "As a team we are thrilled that we're going to compete in the biggest bike race in the world.

"I'm hugely proud to be in a British-based team taking on the Tour de France and I'm convinced we'll leave our mark."

The 22 teams designated to take part in the 2010 Tour de France:

ProTour Teams

AG2R-La Mondiale (FRA)

Astana (KAZ)

BBox Bouygues Telecom (FRA)

Caisse d'Epargne (ESP)

Cofidis (FRA)

Columbia (USA)

Euskaltel (ESP)

Francaise des Jeux (FRA)

Footon-Servetto (ESP)

Lampre (ITA)

Liquigas (ITA)

Milram (GER)

Omega Pharma-Lotto (BEL)

Quick Step (BEL)

Rabobank (NED)

Saxo Bank (DEN)

Special Invite Teams

Radioshack (USA)

Sky (GBR)

Katusha (RUS)

Garmin (USA)

Cervelo (SUI)

BMC (USA)

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Kind of a huge mistake to forget Weylandt in the preselection if you want to include him as reserve... What were Lefevre CS thinking?

According to Weylandt, there are seven teams in the same situation (who wanted to select a rider not in the pre-selection).

Weylandt wasn't in pre-selection because he rode the giro. The tour was never on his schedule (until last week).

 

[RedheadDane]

Erhm... I need a little help... I saw somewhere that Vaikanen wasn't on the FDJ team... but on a Danish tour-site they had a list over the national champs in the Tour and he was on it...

 

[issoisso]

Erhm... I need a little help... I saw somewhere that Vaikanen wasn't on the FDJ team... but on a Danish tour-site they had a list over the national champs in the Tour and he was on it...

Definitely not in, oh match-headed one.

*bows*

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay... so... my suspicion that the Danish site got it wrong was right?

 

[issoisso]

Okay... so... my suspicion that the Danish site got it wrong was right?

Apparently so.

FDJ's squad consists of Casar, Di Grégorio, Geslin, Ladagnous, Le Mével, Roux, Roy, Sulzberger and Vaugrenard