Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

[Cerberus]

Come on, Paris-Nice is not a one day. And those are two very huge races right there. Seems like if they just put their resources into winning one days, they could. Lance wins stages of the tour, why not an Ardennes Classic?

Lance doesn't win stages of the Tour, he won stages of the Tour. In this years Tour he won no staged (discounting the TTT of cause) and clearly lacked the acceleration to do so.

 

[issoisso]

Paris-Nice, Huh? That would be the 1000+kms marathon, then.
So, no Bruyneel rider has one a decent one day in the past 3 years, from your info.

Don't tell me it was Big George's KBK/ GP Plouay, back in 2005?

It's a classic. It just happens to have beds in the feed zones, where the riders sleep. And give press conferences.

 

[craig1985]

It's a classic. It just happens to have beds in the feed zones, where the riders sleep. And give press conferences.

And sign-on each morning. Who knew?

In other news, Mathieu Criquielion (28) has retired. Not even being the son of a former World Champion can get him a new contract. Dang.

 

[Clemson Cycling]

Yeah I have no idea I put that other then the fact I was exhausted last night. It was a copy and paste error from a paper I worked on last semester for my sports econ class. Just a total brain fart. I all fairness Bruyneels are not built to win one day races as Columbia or Quick Step are not built to win stage races with hills in them

 

[lucybears]

Andreas Stauff, 22 years, hired by Quick-Step.

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=20878

Stauff als Sprintkapitän zur Tour Down Under
http://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_60754.htm

 

[xnobrakesx]

Lance doesn't win stages of the Tour, he won stages of the Tour. In this years Tour he won no staged (discounting the TTT of cause) and clearly lacked the acceleration to do so.

I just meant he could have when he was winning the tour. He will have better luck repeating at Nevada City.

 

[craig1985]

Garmin-Transitions complete 2010 roster:

Jack Bobridge (Aus)
Kirk Carlson (USA)
Steven Cozza (USA)
Tom Danielson (USA)
Julian Dean (NZl)
Timmy Duggan (USA)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
Robbie Hunter (RSA)
Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe)
Michele Kreder (Ned)
Trent Lowe (Aus)
Dan Martin (Irl)
Maartijn Maaskant (Ned)
Christian Meier (Can)
Cameron Meyer (Aus)
Travis Meyer (Aus)
David Millar (GBr)
Danny Pate (USA)
Thomas Peterson (USA)
Peter Stetina (USA)
Svein Tuft (Can)
Johan Van Summeren (Bel)
Ricardo van der Velde (Ned)
Christian Vande Velde (USA)
Matt Wilson (Aus)
David Zabriskie (USA)

Vande Velde, Martin and Zabriskie have all renewed contracts with the team that will extend through 2012, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-transitions-announces-2010-roster

 

[Glockers]

You would assume Van Summeran makes the Tour De France team. I am struggling to see who else would come into the team.

Van Summeran
Vandevelde
Farrar
Maaksrant
Dean
Zabriskie

Then who? Trent Lowe back in? Martin get into their Tour team yet? Will they take someone like Tuft or someone like Hunter? One of the young Aussies or North Americans?

 

[Grzdylu]

Garmin-Transitions complete 2010 roster:

Jack Bobridge (Aus)
Kirk Carlson (USA)
Steven Cozza (USA)
Tom Danielson (USA)
Julian Dean (NZl)
Timmy Duggan (USA)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
Robbie Hunter (RSA)
Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe)
Michele Kreder (Ned)
Trent Lowe (Aus)
Dan Martin (Irl)
Maartijn Maaskant (Ned)
Christian Meier (Can)
Cameron Meyer (Aus)
Travis Meyer (Aus)
David Millar (GBr)
Danny Pate (USA)
Thomas Peterson (USA)
Peter Stetina (USA)
Svein Tuft (Can)
Johan Van Summeren (Bel)
Ricardo van der Velde (Ned)
Christian Vande Velde (USA)
Matt Wilson (Aus)
David Zabriskie (USA)

Vande Velde, Martin and Zabriskie have all renewed contracts with the team that will extend through 2012, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-transitions-announces-2010-roster

Where's Tom Zirbel?

 

[Anonymous]

It's a classic. It just happens to have beds in the feed zones, where the riders sleep. And give press conferences.

They guy goes to Clemson, their transit system is nothing but short buses, don't hold it against him.

 

[afpm90]

You would assume Van Summeran makes the Tour De France team. I am struggling to see who else would come into the team.

Van Summeran
Vandevelde
Farrar
Maaksrant
Dean
Zabriskie

Then who? Trent Lowe back in? Martin get into their Tour team yet? Will they take someone like Tuft or someone like Hunter? One of the young Aussies or North Americans?

He was supposed to ride the Tour this year, but a knee injury prevented his participation. So, it will be no surprise if he rides it this year.

 

[Anonymous]

You would assume Van Summeran makes the Tour De France team. I am struggling to see who else would come into the team.

Van Summeran
Vandevelde
Farrar
Maaksrant
Dean
Zabriskie

Then who? Trent Lowe back in? Martin get into their Tour team yet? Will they take someone like Tuft or someone like Hunter? One of the young Aussies or North Americans?

I could see them bringing Hunter, Hesjedal, and Martin.

 

[issoisso]

I'd say Hunter's a given. He was signed to lead out Farrar and they admitted as much. And given Garmin's squad selection policies (bring the best riders to the biggest races irrespective of whether they're in any form to do anything), I don't see him being left out unless he's injured.

 

[Michele]

We're a bit OT, but I'd bring Kessiakoff, if he's as good as this year.

 

[ingsve]

We're a bit OT, but I'd bring Kessiakoff, if he's as good as this year.

Ya, that would be a good guess depending on what their focus will be. Kessiakoff was brought in to help Wiggins in the mountains so the question now is will they instead give full support to Vandevelde?

Though it might be that they instead just focus on helping Farrar as much as possible in which case they probably won't bring too many climbers to help Vandevelde.

 

[Glockers]

Well if Hunter is the lead out, do you bother with Dean?

 

[issoisso]

Well if Hunter is the lead out, do you bother with Dean?

They're both part of the leadout.

 

[Michele]

Floyd Landis and McCarthy are waiting for RR to get confirmed the Pro Conti license (on 4th January) before to sign.

 

[BroDeal]

Floyd Landis and McCarthy are waiting for RR to get confirmed the Pro Conti license (on 4th January) before to sign.

Sweet. I was just going to ask if anyone had heard what FLandis is doing.

 

[craig1985]

Is Beepu riding for Retirement Shack next year or is he going to be with Skil for another year, like he has to?

 

[Michele]

By the last statements of both Skil/Bruyneel it seems he will be at Skil.

 

[Highlander]

By the last statements of both Skil/Bruyneel it seems he will be at Skil.

Do you have a link to their recent comments? I realize that it must be a pretty slow part of the off-season if we care about Beepu. Thank goodness racing will be starting soon.

 

[Michele]

I guess this was the lastest report on the matter

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-leave-beppu-matter-to-skil-shimano

 

[python]

kashechkin to astana?

presumably kashechkin will race for astana as he was given permission by patty personally. can someone translate the uci letter?

 

[issoisso]

It just means the UCI won't ask Kash to pay a year's salary before returning.