Team Ineos (Formerly the Sky thread)

[JRanton]

So who is leading Sky now, Nieve?

They need Nieve at the Tour. With Henao unavailable, Nieve is Sky's 3rd best climber.

 

[Afrank]

So who is leading Sky now, Nieve?

For the Giro? Probably Cataldo/Puccio or EBH/Swift. Or both, maybe their just send a number of guys capable of wins from a break/sprint and go for stages.

 

[the sceptic]

So who is leading Sky now, Nieve?

Wiggins? That would be funny at least.

I think now that the arms race has reached the full genius phase, sky wont be able to peak all year round with super domestiques better than other teams leaders. They will probably become postal now, and only worry about the tour.

 

[ferryman]

They need Nieve at the Tour. With Henao unavailable, Nieve is Sky's 3rd best climber.

Then obvious step up to No 1 in the Giro? If Wiggins is to be believed he can be climber number 3 at the Tour. Good shout for Cataldo as well from A Frank.

 

[JRanton]

Then obvious step up to No 1 in the Giro? If Wiggins is to be believed he can be climber number 3 at the Tour. Good shout for Cataldo as well from A Frank.

I don't think so because they'd planned to take both Nieve and Henao to the Tour. So a fresh Porte replaces Henao.

I agree that Cataldo will be their nominal leader but he'd be lucky to make the top 10 so they'll mostly be stage hunting.

 

[Samson777]

Wiggins? /QUOTE]

That would be awesome I wanna see Wiggo go all in, fighting for pink! And hopefully there will be tons of rain

 

[JRanton]

For the Giro? Probably Cataldo/Puccio or EBH/Swift. Or both, maybe their just send a number of guys capable of wins from a break/sprint and go for stages.

Yeah, a bit like a typical Movistar Giro squad of recent years (obviously not this year with Quintana the favourite for victory).

 

[Benotti69]

That would be awesome I wanna see Wiggo go all in, fighting for pink! And hopefully there will be tons of rain

Would be very surprised to see Wiggo race in Italy again.

 

[pastronef]

Would be very surprised to see Wiggo race in Italy again.

Wiggo is confirmed for Tour of California

 

[Benotti69]

Wiggo is confirmed for Tour of California

The way Sky are changing line ups who knows...........

 

[BYOP88]

The way Sky are changing line ups who knows...........

Unless they've changed it for this year, you can dope all you want in Cali seems perfect for Wiggans then a strong July and pay back to the dawg for July 2012

 

[Benotti69]

Unless they've changed it for this year, you can dope all you want in Cali seems perfect for Wiggans then a strong July and pay back to the dawg for July 2012

Wiggins is a spent force. Be surprised to see him actually race again rather than his tootling around on a bike........

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Wiggins is a spent force. Be surprised to see him actually race again rather than his tootling around on a bike........

Back to his Cofidis days. Look for a hilly Tour of Britain stage win after escaping with the sprinter's jersey wearer and Porte, who gifts him the stage. The stage win will be used as evidence of his hill climbing ability and proof he could have won the Tour de France clean.

 

[del1962]

Would be very surprised to see Wiggo race in Italy again.

He will race in Italy this month

 

[BYOP88]

He will race in Italy this month

Trentino again?

 

[del1962]

Trentino again?

Yep, he is lined up for Scheldeprijs, Paris-Roubaix and then Trentino.

 

[Ripper]

Or maybe he has been ill and won't be ready for the Giro.

That would be correct.

What has happened to Sky this year? There's been no marginal gains, just lots of stains. I think they must have mixed up pillows and that's got them all messed up.

 

[Benotti69]

He will race in Italy this month

he will maybe 'participate' at an event but he will not be 'racing' in the true sense one expects from a TdF winner.

 

[Ferminal]

Yep, he is lined up for Scheldeprijs, Paris-Roubaix and then Trentino.

Creating history yet again.

 

[Ripper]

Sky fans in the comments section

It's interesting how militant some of the sky fans are becoming in the comments sections below stories. I'm not talking about the argumentative types (as that is understandable), but the ones that just call you some pretty interesting names if you insinuate doping of their hero(s).

 

[the sceptic]

Creating history yet again.

the first to DNF all 3?

 

[Benotti69]

Maybe Sky can truly explain why one of their DS's was visiting a known PED dealer in Nice.

When asked who delivered the drugs he used to cheat in races, Armstrong replied with more names: masseuse Emma O'Reilly, bike mechanic Julien de Vriese and Philippe Maire, who has previously been described as "Motoman," a motorbike courier.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...g-named-names-written-answers-doping/7532825/


Sky look and sound like USPS more and more. Their excuses could have been written by Stapleton himself.

 

[Benotti69]

Wiggins with a 'pill' in his shorts

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=15zfjwy&s=8#.U0aCByibuS0

 

[MartinGT]

Maybe Sky can truly explain why one of their DS's was visiting a known PED dealer in Nice.



http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...g-named-names-written-answers-doping/7532825/


Sky look and sound like USPS more and more. Their excuses could have been written by Stapleton himself.

Who was that vising him Benotti?

 

[Benotti69]

Who was that vising him Benotti?

Sean Yates for one.

http://www.cyclismas.com/biscuits/team-sky-begins-internal-investigation-amid-allegations/