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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-08-2012 15:04
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Gert Steegmans, Julien Vermote, Niki Terpstra, and Nikolas Maes all renewed their contracts for the next two years (2013-2014).
Matteo Trentin, Stijn Vandenbergh and Andy Fenn, whose prior contract agreements all ended in 2013, have extended their respective contracts until the end of 2014.
Christophe Riblon extends his stay with AG2R.
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| abel2323 |
Posted on 22-08-2012 15:53
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Jure Kocjan -Euskaltel ( https://www.bicici...p?id=54695 )
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 22-08-2012 15:56
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CYANIDE! STOP!
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 22-08-2012 16:01
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*Universe implodes*
It's going to take some getting used to with Euskaltel's new policy... I'd be interested to see if they rebrand the whole team to reflect the shift? |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 22-08-2012 16:05
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Cyanide is rulling the world. The world is gonna be over soon. RUNNNNNN! |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 22-08-2012 16:05
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As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 22-08-2012 16:16
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Wilier wrote:
As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it.
Strangely I am the same. As long as they still 'feel' like Euskaltel then I'll be happy.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-08-2012 16:22
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While a bit of a surprise
it wasnt going to be too long before Euskatel started signing non-basque riders
the team has been struggling (a bit) for sponsorship for a while
and the best way is to start getting other riders
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-08-2012 17:19
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TheManxMissile wrote:
issoisso wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
And they don't sign the best riders in the world with their money. They sign riders they believe have potential and use their money to give them all the resources to fully use that potential.
Cunego. Gilbert. Cavendish. Hagen. Wiggins.
All riders they made offers to.
EDIT: I can't recall the exact numbers from the recently released accounts but I believe it's 2.7Million they spent on transfers the past year alone. That's a Pro Conti team's budget just on signing fees.
and what about BMC or RSNT or Katusha or now SaxoBank?
Why, did someone here make the boast that those teams don't try to sign top riders?
no, just that sky arnt the only ones who try to get all the big riders
sky; Cavs (leaving), wiggins ermm flecha? Froome wasnt, thomas wasnt, swift wasnt, uran wasnt etc.
BMC; ballan, gilbert, evans, hushovd
rsnt; schleckx2, cancellara
Saxobank; contador, kreuziger
Astana; nibali
its not just sky was my point
The problem is, it's irrelevant because that's not what was being discussed. spilak argued that Sky don't sign big name riders (as if not signing big name riders is somehow a good thing, but to each his own). I listed the ones they tried to sign. What other teams do is irrelevant to the discussion.
Spilak23 wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
And they don't sign the best riders in the world with their money. They sign riders they believe have potential and use their money to give them all the resources to fully use that potential.
Cunego. Gilbert. Cavendish. Hagen. Wiggins.
All riders they made offers to.
EDIT: I can't recall the exact numbers from the recently released accounts but I believe it's 2.7Million they spent on transfers the past year alone. That's a Pro Conti team's budget just on signing fees.
Cavendish wanted to go their, otherwise he would have signed with Quick-Step, won 8 TdF stages with full team support and a way bigger paycheck.
Wiggins wanted to go there, he begged Vaughters to let him go.
Hagen wanted out of the team HTC (because of Cavendish, a bit ironic now but also because of Greipel)
Gilbert signed for way more money with BMC and Cunego is still riding with the same team he joined in 2002 where he can do whatever he wants to do.
Gilbert signing for more money is incorrect, he said the Sky offer dwarfed the others he got. What the other guys want to do is irrelevant to the point. You said Sky don't try to sign big name riders. I listed quite a few they did. What the riders want doesn't even begin to be relevant to your point 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-08-2012 17:21
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Farmer Sam wrote:
Nieuwesblad says Devolder is close to signing for Radioshack, he and Bruyneel are to be re-united it seems!
https://www.nieuws...1_00265827
And Bruyneel keeps signing guys who are well past it. (With some exceptions of course)
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-08-2012 18:01
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@issoisso
my point was relevent
i want argueing Spilak's point
i was argueing the point that sky sign all the good riders
i proved that other teams signed more 'big' riders than sky
that was my point, not that sky dont sign big riders
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-08-2012 18:06
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CountArach wrote:
Wilier wrote:
As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it.
Strangely I am the same. As long as they still 'feel' like Euskaltel then I'll be happy.
Yeah, orange kits, aggressive racing and an innate hability to crash. Bleeding Carrots FTW.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 22-08-2012 18:58
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kumazan wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wilier wrote:
As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it.
Strangely I am the same. As long as they still 'feel' like Euskaltel then I'll be happy.
Yeah, orange kits, aggressive racing and an innate hability to crash. Bleeding Carrots FTW.
And the occasional win....
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-08-2012 18:58
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Yeah, orange kits, aggressive racing and an innate hability to crash. Bleeding Carrots FTW.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:05
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valverde321 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wilier wrote:
As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it.
Strangely I am the same. As long as they still 'feel' like Euskaltel then I'll be happy.
Yeah, orange kits, aggressive racing and an innate hability to crash. Bleeding Carrots FTW.
And the occasional win....
Yeah, they win 1 stage/race each moon cycle. They could win everything, because the Basque people are direct descendants of Chuck Norris, but they don't for the sport's sake.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:12
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kumazan wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Wilier wrote:
As long as they keep the orange I'm Ok with it.
Strangely I am the same. As long as they still 'feel' like Euskaltel then I'll be happy.
Yeah, orange kits, aggressive racing and an innate hability to crash. Bleeding Carrots FTW.
And the occasional win....
Yeah, they win 1 stage/race each moon cycle. They could win everything, because the Basque people are direct descendants of Chuck Norris, but they don't for the sport's sake.
Danny Pate begs to differ.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:18
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I'd love to hear the phonecall from his agent.
"Jure I got you an offer from Euskaltel"
"Matjaz i keep telling you not to call me when you're drunk"
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:28
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I know its a little bit late but i have to say it . Domnbrovsky wanted to come to Sky to help Danny Pate win TDF . |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:30
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alex valceanu wrote:
I know its a little bit late but i have to say it . Domnbrovsky wanted to come to Sky to help Danny Pate win TDF .
Pate needs no help
If he wanted he could win all the Jerseys!!
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| Logghje |
Posted on 22-08-2012 19:41
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Farmer Sam wrote:
Nieuwesblad says Devolder is close to signing for Radioshack, he and Bruyneel are to be re-united it seems!
https://www.nieuws...1_00265827
And this is an English webpage about it:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/devol...ack-nissan
Both Cofidis and Europcar are also reported to have expressed interest in signing Devolder, but it is the Belgian’s preference is understood to be a switch to RadioShack.
What, 3 teams interested in signing Devolder, who did absolutely NOTHING in the last 2 years?
According to Sporza, Devolder will get a performance based contract.  Devolder ... performance ... 
Well, hopefully he WILL perform if he gets reunited with Demol.. |
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