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Christian

Christian

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The Leopard-Trek Continental Team will continue to exist next year, but will have no more affiliation with the Trek Factory Racing Team. The new name will be Leopard Development Team.

The line up:

Piero Baffi (ITA)
Dennis Coenen (BEL)
Kevin Feiereisen (LUX)
Alex Kirsch (LUX)
Marco König (GER)
Matthias Plarre (GER)
Massimo Morabito (LUX)
Patrick Olesen (DEN)
Florian Salzinger (GER)
Pit Schlechter (LUX)
Tom Thill (LUX)
Joël Zangerle (LUX)

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013...lopment-to-be-continental-team-in-2014_311197
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Christian said:
The Leopard-Trek Continental Team will continue to exist next year, but will have no more affiliation with the Trek Factory Racing Team. The new name will be Leopard Development Team.

The line up:

Piero Baffi (ITA)
Dennis Coenen (BEL)
Kevin Feiereisen (LUX)
Alex Kirsch (LUX)
Marco König (GER)
Matthias Plarre (GER)
Massimo Morabito (LUX)
Patrick Olesen (DEN)
Florian Salzinger (GER)
Pit Schlechter (LUX)
Tom Thill (LUX)
Joël Zangerle (LUX)

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013...lopment-to-be-continental-team-in-2014_311197
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Jan Hirt still doesn't have a team next year?

Edit: Found it, Etixx-Ihned. Good job by that team, with Patrick Konrad to!
 
Christian

Christian

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Arredondo said:
Jan Hirt still doesn't have a team next year?

Edit: Found it, Etixx-Ihned. Good job by that team, with Patrick Konrad to!
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Yes I think it is a good opportunity for him, being czech he has a good chance of stepping up to OPQS
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Christian said:
Yes I think it is a good opportunity for him, being czech he has a good chance of stepping up to OPQS
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Absolutely, did it already well in the Settimana Lombarda.

Konrad is gone however. I think it is a pity that he doesn't have a WT team yet, because someone who finish 3th in L'Avenir deserves a chance. But perhaps he wants to grow further in the U23 category.

He can however ride a good Osterreich Rundfahrt, a maybe a surprise winner like Zoidl this year.
 
Christian

Christian

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Arredondo said:
Absolutely, did it already well in the Settimana Lombarda.

Konrad is gone however. I think it is a pity that he doesn't have a WT team yet, because someone who finish 3th in L'Avenir deserves a chance. But perhaps he wants to grow further in the U23 category.

He can however ride a good Osterreich Rundfahrt, a maybe a surprise winner like Zoidl this year.
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One article suggested that he might join Leopard, but that has not been the case. Don't know if there are any other leads
 
Bye Bye Bicycle

Bye Bye Bicycle

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Arredondo said:
He can however ride a good Osterreich Rundfahrt, a maybe a surprise winner like Zoidl this year.
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Zoidl a surprise winner? He was the main favorite for the race this year...

Patrick Konrad btw signed a contract with Gourmetfein-Simplon for 2014.
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Bye Bye Bicycle said:
Zoidl a surprise winner? He was the main favorite for the race this year...

Patrick Konrad btw signed a contract with Gourmetfein-Simplon for 2014.
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No, he was a candidate. Not the top-favorite.

I thought top 5 was possible before the race, and you didn't count on him either.
 
Netserk

Netserk

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Arredondo said:
No, he was a candidate. Not the top-favorite.

I thought top 5 was possible before the race, and you didn't count on him either.
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and you clearly don't know BBB that well....

:rolleyes:
 
manafana

manafana

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Wallenquist said:
Rumours says Samu Sanchez has closed a deal with a WT team. TBA in Jaunuary.

Tinkoff Saxo ?
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Saxo looks likely on the face of things as budget is their and Contador would b pleased. Wonder how tinkoff feels about mr.horner he likes winners after all.
 
42x16ss

42x16ss

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manafana said:
Saxo looks likely on the face of things as budget is their and Contador would b pleased. Wonder how tinkoff feels about mr.horner he likes winners after all.
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Nah, even Tinkov wouldn't be stupid enough to go there. That's just playing with fire
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Netserk said:
and you clearly don't know BBB that well....

:rolleyes:
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If BBB said before the race Zoidl could win it, i take my hats of for him. But i want proof for that;)

Why you're not a moderator anymore btw?
 
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42x16ss said:
Nah, even Tinkov wouldn't be stupid enough to go there. That's just playing with fire
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Another stage race leader on a team with Roche, Majka, Kreuziger, and Contador, I think not.

Horner will go somewhere for cheap, and be left to fend for himself. He'd have been better off coming 5th in the Vuelta than winning. It'd look less miraculous and he could find a place at a team reasonably expecting a similar performance next year. At the moment he looks like an all or nothing prospect.
 
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