Transfers "Rumours & Reality" and Young Guns

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Interesting.. I wonder if they guarranteed him a train and a GT trip.

Roche extends with ag2r.

 

[issoisso]

Interesting.. I wonder if they guarranteed him a train and a GT trip.

Roche extends with ag2r.

Probably guaranteed him the Giro, when their other sprinters are taking a racing break after doing all the classics

 

[Anonymous]

Yup. Official, coming from Cervélo

press conference soon..

well theres a surprise...

 

[Bala Verde]

Probably guaranteed him the Giro, when their other sprinters are taking a racing break after doing all the classics

I hope the first couple of stages won't feature too many hills then. Otherwise he could be out of his first GT before even 'showcasing' himself...

Contentpolis-Ampo is said to have offered Rasmussen a contract before the Vuelta. The missed the deadline however for rider's rosters, so that he could not participate.

Staff news:

due to AST engagement with Giuseppe Martinelli, RIini Wagtmans abandons ship, saying he doesn't know those people and doesn't want to get involved with them. He also sneers, 'AST knew that I had secured a PT license from the UCI with de Rooij, and they could be throwing all of that out of the window'

Vacansoleil has issued a 'gag order' for all employees of the team regarding the dismissal of the team doctor Peter Janssen. Apparently he also wrote this book published July 2009 'Bloedvorm', which literally translates in 'blood form', but is a dutch way of saying 'being in the best shape imaginable'. It's a clinical and literature study of the oxygen transportation/delivery capacity of blood, and discusses EPO (quoting 8-12% increase of performance), but also altitude training, hyperbaric (?) tents, blood doping, ozon therapy, 'fake' blood, astma, boosting, blood deficiencies and hematocrit

a quote:

Goed gedoseerd is EPO voor patiënten en voor sporters een uiterst veilig medicijn. Bij onoordeelkundig gebruik van EPO kunnen er zeker ongelukken voorkomen maar dat is niet bijzonder. Dat kan met bijna elk medicijn.

Well dosed, EPO is an extremely safe medicine for patients and athletes alike. Unprofessional use of EPO can lead to accidents, but that is nothing special. That applies to many medications

Het boek is geschreven, voor in de eerste plaats, sporters die vroeg of laat met EPO worden geconfronteerd. Voor sportartsen en wielerartsen die nog vaak schromelijk tekort schieten in hun kennis over EPO. Voor artsen die met EPO werken en geen benul hebben van de sportpraktijk. Ik denk dat ze er van kunnen leren. Als leerboek voor studenten aan sportacademies en voor studenten bewegingswetenschappen. En tenslotte als naslagwerk voor sportjournalisten om de ingewikkelde materie beter te kunnen begrijpen en er daardoor beter onderbouwd over te kunnen schrijven.

The book is written, firstly, for athletes who will be faced with EPO sooner or later. Secondly, for sport doctors and cycling doctors who often seriously lack any knowledge of EPO and have no idea of the sports practice. I think they will be able to learn from this book. It's also intended as a study book for students in sports science etc. And as a reference work for sportjournalists, to better understand the complicated substance, so that they can improve the quality of coverage/reporting

 

[peloton]

Tiago Machado signed 2 years with Radio Shack
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=17775

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

@Bala Verde: The Giro starts in Amsterdam, little chance of seeing any kind of hills in the first few stages

 

[Bala Verde]

@Bala Verde: The Giro starts in Amsterdam, little chance of seeing any kind of hills in the first few stages

hehe, you are right but with the Noord Zuid lijn debacle, and the subsequent sinking of the Vijzelgracht, there could be some serious climbing involved in the prologue

No mention of an AGR stage that Giro?

 

[lucybears]

Wiggins hints at Team Sky switch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8275086.stm

 

[The Sheep]

First stage goes to Utrecht and second stage goes to Middelburg both starting in Amsterdam so they're going the wrong way for an AGR stage.

 

[Parcours]

Wiggins hints at Team Sky switch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8275086.stm

Seems like his first admission that he is looking to move on.

To be fair I would say that currently Garmin are a stronger Grand Tour outfit. But I guess Wiggins may suggest a couple of other riders that he would like to have signed as well.

 

[thehog]

Seems like his first admission that he is looking to move on.

To be fair I would say that currently Garmin are a stronger Grand Tour outfit. But I guess Wiggins may suggest a couple of other riders that he would like to have signed as well.

Garmin Wigan? Is he kidding? Garmin are more like the Spurs or City. Knocking on the door.

 

[ingsve]

Wiggins hints at Team Sky switch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/8275086.stm

I think one interesting thing is that he says he's interested in defending his pursuit title. The question is wether his training will in any way accomodate that fact or if he'll simply train as if he's a Tour winner and just go with that to the Olympics and see what happens. It might be that his track ambitions might get in the way of his GC ambitions if it effects his training.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Interesting.. I wonder if they guarranteed him a train and a GT trip.

He says Cervelo is going to work on a lead-out train.

Rabobank offered him more money than Cervelo and he says he never expected Rabo to offer him a spot in the tour right away and didn't expect a special treatment in any way. He says he just feels really good about Cervelo and wants to learn from Hushovd.

Man, what an A-hole. ;p

 

[ingsve]

CN reports that the top 3 Continental teams, Cervélo, Diquigiovanni and Aqua e Sapone will get invites to PT races next year and that there probably will be fewer PT licenses given out.

So this leads to the question. What aspiring PT teams will get the shaft? Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Cofidis, Lampre-NGC Milram and Radioshack are the ones still undecided upon and from the looks of it now there might be two or three of them not getting in.

 

[craig1985]

The Shack is a certainty to get a PT licence. Bbox and Cofidis should go to Pro Conti level and focus on French races that matter to them. And besides, they will get an invite to all ASO races anyway.

Björn Schröder (28) extends his contract with Milram, meanwhile, his team-mate Martin Müller (35), is retiring.

 

[ingsve]

Swedish champion Marcus Ljungqvist (Saxo Bank) has gotten an offer from Radioshack that he hasn't responded to yet. He says he has two offers to think about but won't do so until after the Worlds are over. He also says he has other plans in cycling other than being a rider so he might be retiring as well.

Ljungqvist is 35 years old so he should fit well in with the shuffle board crew in The Shack if he decides to go there.

 

[craig1985]

So it is fair to say Haimar Zubeldia (32) is part of their development team?

 

[blaxland]

So it is fair to say Haimar Zubeldia (32) is part of their development team?

+1 thats great craig....still rolling around on the floor....

 

[Bala Verde]

Zirbel to Garmin
Lequatre to RS

Sub 23s Gianluca Brambilla, Sacha Modolo, Stefano Pirazzi are signed by CSF Navigare

 

[thehog]

The Shack is a certainty to get a PT licence. Bbox and Cofidis should go to Pro Conti level and focus on French races that matter to them. And besides, they will get an invite to all ASO races anyway.

Björn Schröder (28) extends his contract with Milram, meanwhile, his team-mate Martin Müller (35), is retiring.

As the Shack doesn't need a ProTour licence. They only require an invite to the Tour. The team is sponsoring Armstrong not a cycling team. The Shack will not be around after 2011.

 

[ingsve]

As the Shack doesn't need a ProTour licence. They only require an invite to the Tour. The team is sponsoring Armstrong not a cycling team. The Shack will not be around after 2011.

I thought the idea was for Armstrong to become a DS or manager for the team when he retired?

 

[craig1985]

Bozic (29) extends with Vacansoliel until 2011.

 

[Race Radio]

I thought the idea was for Armstrong to become a DS or manager for the team when he retired?

You believed that?

There is a whole new generation of Hollywood actresses who look like his mother who have yet to have been exposed to the Lance miracles. No way Armstrong is driving a car.

 

[richwagmn]

You believed that?

There is a whole new generation of Hollywood actresses who look like his mother who have yet to have been exposed to the Lance miracles. No way Armstrong is driving a car.

Couldn't someone drive the car for him and feed him peeled grapes? This would allow him to pursue his true passion - twittering.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Zirbel to Garmin
Lequatre to RS

Clever, besides old codgers, Armstrong is nabbing the odd French guy, hoping to save a few bucks on a PT parchment......
.....not that these dummies have a chance of riding their own Tour.....
GL has class.....sorry, had class.
Garmin? Awesome TTT squad.