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I think that CCC are in some financial difficulty and are shrinking their roster.
TMP402 said:
I think that CCC are in some financial difficulty and are shrinking their roster.
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Also recent rumours from Czechia are that they'll keep Hirt and add Michal Schlegel.
From what I know from Polish forums, their 2017 budget will be the same as 2016. (14,5 million PLN which means around 3,36 million EUR by current exchange rate). But they actually intend to reduce the amount of riders.Zinoviev Letter said:
Also recent rumours from Czechia are that they'll keep Hirt and add Michal Schlegel.
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Am I the only one who hopes that this team doesn't get World Tour next year?
TMP402 said:
Am I the only one who hopes that this team doesn't get World Tour next year?
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There's basically nothing to hope for from your side. There is no way they will miss out with the points of Nibali, Izagirre, Rodriguez, Gasparotto.
mariposa said:
There's basically nothing to hope for from your side. There is no way they will miss out with the points of Nibali, Izagirre, Rodriguez, Gasparotto.
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It's just as well that there's someone out there battling against the monstrous exclusion of Czech riders.
Anderis said:
It's just as well that there's someone out there battling against the monstrous exclusion of Czech riders.
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I probably should have said wish rather than hope as I realise that it is a forlorn hope. I just don't like money buying a way in, even if I do like some of the riders. Reminds me too much of the way Sky started. I realise of course that the UCI rules are really to blame and their deal with ASO of course.
qwerty16 said:
I probably should have said wish rather than hope as I realise that it is a forlorn hope. I just don't like money buying a way in, even if I do like some of the riders. Reminds me too much of the way Sky started. I realise of course that the UCI rules are really to blame and their deal with ASO of course.
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Yep plenty of points but a complete lack of moral compass so perfect for the UCI World Tour
Hope the extra year is an absolute failure Purito
pastronef said:
Yep plenty of points but a complete lack of moral compass so perfect for the UCI World Tour
Hope the extra year is an absolute failure Purito
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that´s what Purito was bought for. his many fans will forget about the Bahrain king. Purito is loved by every journalist
I liked him too, until now
StryderHells said:pastronef said:
Yep plenty of points but a complete lack of moral compass so perfect for the UCI World Tour
Hope the extra year is an absolute failure Purito
that´s what Purito was bought for. his many fans will forget about the Bahrain king. Purito is loved by every journalist
I liked him too, until now
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Good luck to the journalists that sing his praises but this team will fall on its arse much like Tinkoff and his toy of a team and we've seen how that's ended... Purito can have this blemish on his career the poor old fella (mind you Katusha wasn't all that great )
pastronef said:StryderHells said:pastronef said:
Yep plenty of points but a complete lack of moral compass so perfect for the UCI World Tour
Hope the extra year is an absolute failure Purito
that´s what Purito was bought for. his many fans will forget about the Bahrain king. Purito is loved by every journalist
I liked him too, until now
Good luck to the journalists that sing his praises but this team will fall on its arse much like Tinkoff and his toy of a team and we've seen how that's ended... Purito can have this blemish on his career the poor old fella (mind you Katusha wasn't all that great
)Do any of the cycling websites have a reasonably up to date list of riders who are out of contract or who have not yet announced a team for next year?
Horrified to see Gediminas Bagdonas on that list. Sign him somebody, for God's sake. For sentimental reasons I'd like him to be one of the final five AquaBlue riders: Anyone who smashes up the Ras two years in a row should be given honorary Irish citizenship.
As an aside, I wonder if Brajkovic was the "big name" climber AquaBlue were negotiating with at one point. It occurs to me that he's probably the "biggest name" climber under 35 who was still potentially available when they made that statement.
As an aside, I wonder if Brajkovic was the "big name" climber AquaBlue were negotiating with at one point. It occurs to me that he's probably the "biggest name" climber under 35 who was still potentially available when they made that statement.
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I'm pretty sure it was Denifl. Given the fact the he challenged for the KOM at this years Giro, I guess they could say he is a climber for PR value.
Zinoviev Letter said:
I'm pretty sure it was Denifl. Given the fact the he challenged for the KOM at this years Giro, I guess they could say he is a climber for PR value.
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Could be, but even allowing for the loss of accuracy involved in translating English to PR-speak, it seems like a very big stretch to describe Denifl as anything like a marquee name. At that point they had only finalised about half of the deals they would finally make with riders and were apparently talking to a larger number. I suspect that it's more likely that they were hoping to get someone who in the end decided he could do better than a brand new PCT outfit. A Brajkovic or an Arroyo or someone like that would fit the bill, a well known name but not at the height of their powers.
Ricco' said:
Could be, but even allowing for the loss of accuracy involved in translating English to PR-speak, it seems like a very big stretch to describe Denifl as anything like a marquee name. At that point they had only finalised about half of the deals they would finally make with riders and were apparently talking to a larger number. I suspect that it's more likely that they were hoping to get someone who in the end decided he could do better than a brand new PCT outfit. A Brajkovic or an Arroyo or someone like that would fit the bill, a well known name but not at the height of their powers.
oh man that bora hansgrohe is like mancity or psg, now that they got a bunch of money they become arrogant, fair enough thats how cycling works but without that money they would still be packfillers and their main goal would be getting in the break of a tour stage.
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How are they arrogant? Do you mean the goals they announced for the season?
robin440 said:
How are they arrogant? Do you mean the goals they announced for the season?
How dare a team with Sagan aim for a monument and the green jersey... (and Sagan alone would get a team as 8th in the WT this year)
I don't think the GT GC aims are outrageous either.
I don't think the GT GC aims are outrageous either.
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Yeah, it is completely understandable to sign Sagan, Majka and Konig and set the goals at top 20 in GT and a win in a 1.1 race so at least they won't sound arrogant..
robin440 said:
Yeah, it is completely understandable to sign Sagan, Majka and Konig and set the goals at top 20 in GT and a win in a 1.1 race so at least they won't sound arrogant..
i think their goals are ok but i get the point that without that money they would still be a joke just like the past 3 years, excl. konings results.
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