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You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
Wins what? Lone record holder of what?Red Rick said:You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
A 6th Tour de France in 2020.LaFlorecita said:Wins what? Lone record holder of what?Red Rick said:You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
No, unwritten rule, 5 and no moreSquire said:A 6th Tour de France in 2020.LaFlorecita said:Wins what? Lone record holder of what?Red Rick said:You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
Do you really think that if he'll win the Tour next year he'll never return to give a shot to a sixth one?rick james said:No, unwritten rule, 5 and no moreSquire said:A 6th Tour de France in 2020.LaFlorecita said:Wins what? Lone record holder of what?Red Rick said:You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
Oh yeah, I was thinking about 2019Squire said:A 6th Tour de France in 2020.LaFlorecita said:Wins what? Lone record holder of what?Red Rick said:You don't think the allure of being a lone record holder would be huge if he wins next year?rick james said:The Dawg wont be going to the Vuelta.....i'm hoping its all in for the 2019 TDF.....2020 a Giro-Vuelta double
My guess is that the Tour team will have a 'Classic Sky' make-up (Froome, Thomas, Poels, Kwiato, Rowe, Castroviejo, etc) while the Giro has a 'New Sky' roster (Bernal, Sivakov, Moscon, G-Hart, Sosa?, with some older heads like Puccio)Bot. Sky_Bot said:Yes, off-season.
Beacuse of ridiculous Tdf 2018 route (lack of ITT) GT should focus on Giro and Vuelta. And as I said his 2nd TdF palmary is less important than completing all GT wins. And of course CF 5th victory at TdF should be main target of Team Sky. So:
- Giro: Thomas, Bernal as protected co-leader;
- TdF: CF, Bernal, Poels, Kwiatek, Moscon and others of A-team;
- Vuelta, as a 2nd/3rd class GT: Thomas, Sosa, maybe CF if he wants to ride just for fun and kick some asses.
Hallelujah to that.Midnightfright said:It's never good to see a team remove sponsorship but somebody will take that team on. Not at there current budget though. GTs will be more open from 2020 I will hazard
Long term contracts of some riders are a big asset now that Brailsford needs to find a new sponsor, especially if we talk about young and promising talents.Robert5091 said:So what happens with the 5 year long contracts? And does this mean Darroch's on his way out too? Be interesting to know who made the decision.
Yes, he should be able to find new sponsors and maybe now a budget cap for teams could actually help him and also drive more other sponsors towards the sport. If nobody else will be able to spend more than a certain amount of money on a team, then maybe other's will be willing to to the same, you won't need to spend as much as the really big teams are spending right now to be competitive.Nirvana said:Long term contracts of some riders are a big asset now that Brailsford needs to find a new sponsor, especially if we talk about young and promising talents.Robert5091 said:So what happens with the 5 year long contracts? And does this mean Darroch's on his way out too? Be interesting to know who made the decision.
Froome had a contract until 2020? Thomas 2021? Or something like that.IndianCyclist said:A lot of expensive guys will disperse, most possibly G & Froome in different teams