Vuelta 2014 super hype!!

[vavafroome]

and the plot thickens... http://www.teamlampremerida.com/en/2014/08/conti-in-spagna-al-posto-di-horner/

 

[LosBrolin]

Anacona new leader?

 

[Netserk]

Why did he have to sign with a MPCC team?

 

[staubsauger]

What a joke

 

[jens_attacks]

Why did he have to sign with a MPCC team?

it's probably more complex than this i feel. uci didn't want chris there

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Anacona new leader?

Not much of a leader is it? Anyway almost everybody on the team will get their chance in the Vuelta methinks.

Maybe Cunego really needs to be upgraded with the bookies.

 

[greenedge]

So sad for Horner

 

[jens_attacks]

sad end of career for papy i agree. will he even ride this year again?

 

[Netserk]

it's probably more complex than this i feel. uci didn't want chris there

Tinkoff would've raced him. A perfect match imo.

 

[jens_attacks]

well the hype really slowed down for me with todays news
i will probably recover only on cumbres verdes stage

 

[Miburo]

Sad news, it would have been hilarous if horner would have won it with this field.

 

[LosBrolin]

Not much of a leader is it? Anyway almost everybody on the team will get their chance in the Vuelta methinks.

Maybe Cunego really needs to be upgraded with the bookies.

Yeah, that sounds reasonable.

 

[Alcanelo]

Surely I am not the only one delighted by this news? Let's hope he retires now...good riddance

 

[Rollthedice]

Tinkoff would've raced him. A perfect match imo.

Even Sky me thinks.

 

[HappyLoser]

Anacona new leader?

Anacona & Niemiec as co-leaders in the beginning. Let's see what comes next.

 

[markene2]

Nooo, poor Horner. My hype is not so big now, he would have won the entire thing!

 

[Arredondo]

For the race it's a shame. A good Papy is always entertaining, as cycling matters and for his interviews.

If you look at moral point of view, it's rubbish to not let him start. In which other sport you can't use medicines for bronchitis?

But still it's a good decision by Lampre. Because someone who fights for three weeks already to get rid of his bronchitis, shouldn't be racing, but resting. He would not have played a major factor either with his current state.

 

[cineteq]

For the race it's a shame. A good Papy is always entertaining, as cycling matters and for his interviews.

A good opportunity to join Phil and Paul. #OhWait

 

[Hugo Koblet]

This year's Giro win was controversial.
We will always wonder "What if...?" regarding this year's Tour winner.
And now we will always wonder "What if...?" regarding this year's Vuelta winner.

 

[Coat-O]

Anacona new leader?

Cunego is the natural leader. But both, Anacona, Serpa and Niemiec are better.

 

[Arredondo]

Cunego is the natural leader. But both, Anacona, Serpa and Niemiec are better.

In his head or for the team?

 

[Coat-O]

In his head or for the team?

I just think that he is a bigger name.

 

[Luigi_Max]

Great drama.

Horner out.
Pinot sick.
Froome crashes but is apparently unhurt.

 

[Arredondo]

I just think that he is a bigger name.

After 5 years of struggling, i don't think anybody sees Cunego as a leader anymore.

 

[Alcanelo]

This year's Giro win was controversial.
We will always wonder "What if...?" regarding this year's Tour winner.
And now we will always wonder "What if...?" regarding this year's Vuelta winner.

The only what if that matters in relation to the Vuelta is if Contador and Froome were at 100% for it....and I'm sure that they'll both be pretty close to it when it comes to the business end of the Vuelta. Horner is irrelevant.