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| Alakagom |
Posted on 15-10-2014 19:36
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Chevrier to IAM. Another very good upcoming French talent.
Koldo Fernandez (Garmin) & Blaz Jarc (NetApp) retire.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 16-10-2014 01:15
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Strydz wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Schumacher can piss right off away from this sport.
I agree that seeing the back of this guy would be a great thing but what gets me is the hypocrisy of some cycling fans when it comes to this. Surely Schumacher is in the same boat as riders like Valverde or Contador yet only a few call for the sport to be rid of these riders, I just don't understand it to be honest.
Agreed. The reason is that Schumacher hasn't got the same media profile as these people so he is an easy target for a lot of people who want to claim to hate dopers but don't mind watching others who have done it themselves.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-10-2014 02:03
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CountArach wrote:
Strydz wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Schumacher can piss right off away from this sport.
I agree that seeing the back of this guy would be a great thing but what gets me is the hypocrisy of some cycling fans when it comes to this. Surely Schumacher is in the same boat as riders like Valverde or Contador yet only a few call for the sport to be rid of these riders, I just don't understand it to be honest.
Agreed. The reason is that Schumacher hasn't got the same media profile as these people so he is an easy target for a lot of people who want to claim to hate dopers but don't mind watching others who have done it themselves.
The difference is that Schumacher is soooooo bald.
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| Naskela |
Posted on 16-10-2014 02:15
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CountArach wrote:
Strydz wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Schumacher can piss right off away from this sport.
I agree that seeing the back of this guy would be a great thing but what gets me is the hypocrisy of some cycling fans when it comes to this. Surely Schumacher is in the same boat as riders like Valverde or Contador yet only a few call for the sport to be rid of these riders, I just don't understand it to be honest.
Agreed. The reason is that Schumacher hasn't got the same media profile as these people so he is an easy target for a lot of people who want to claim to hate dopers but don't mind watching others who have done it themselves.
I have been watching cycling for some years but i i cant remember that much of Schumacher in other ways than the media coverage about his doping charges so its easier for me to have a different image of Valverde and Contador who i know for their results as cyclists but of course i never look at Contador the same way as before he tested positive.
Edited by Naskela on 16-10-2014 02:16
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 16-10-2014 02:26
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Strydz wrote:
CountArach wrote:
Schumacher can piss right off away from this sport.
I agree that seeing the back of this guy would be a great thing but what gets me is the hypocrisy of some cycling fans when it comes to this. Surely Schumacher is in the same boat as riders like Valverde or Contador yet only a few call for the sport to be rid of these riders, I just don't understand it to be honest.
Agreed. The reason is that Schumacher hasn't got the same media profile as these people so he is an easy target for a lot of people who want to claim to hate dopers but don't mind watching others who have done it themselves.
The difference is that Schumacher is soooooo bald.
Was gonna post this
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| MartijnVDD |
Posted on 16-10-2014 14:48
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Has it been mentioned that Viviani will go to Sky? |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 16-10-2014 14:53
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MartijnVDD wrote:
Has it been mentioned that Viviani will go to Sky?
Well, you could have know since ages - https://prntscr.co...
But this is first ''official'' confirmation today.
Edited by Alakagom on 16-10-2014 14:53
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| Anderis |
Posted on 16-10-2014 15:13
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At least that means we will have more Americans than Italians in that American Cannondale team. It was not that certain few weeks ago. And I would find that disrupting if not-anglophone nation would be the most numerous nation in that team.
Though, discounting Formolo, Viviani was one of those Italians who I was finding as a potentially the biggest asset for this team. 
Edited by Anderis on 16-10-2014 15:37
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| Dizzle |
Posted on 16-10-2014 16:25
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John Ebsen -> Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 16-10-2014 19:53
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Anderis wrote:
At least that means we will have more Americans than Italians in that American Cannondale team. It was not that certain few weeks ago. And I would find that disrupting if not-anglophone nation would be the most numerous nation in that team.
Though, discounting Formolo, Viviani was one of those Italians who I was finding as a potentially the biggest asset for this team.
We've lost Farrar, Von Hoff and Kreder (?) and got no one in return. Navardaukus is now the only person on the team who can remotely sprint. Huge downgrade IMO. Viviani was the rider I was looking forward to the most from the merger.
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| searmh |
Posted on 17-10-2014 08:58
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Anderis wrote:
At least that means we will have more Americans than Italians in that American Cannondale team. It was not that certain few weeks ago. And I would find that disrupting if not-anglophone nation would be the most numerous nation in that team.
Though, discounting Formolo, Viviani was one of those Italians who I was finding as a potentially the biggest asset for this team.
We've lost Farrar, Von Hoff and Kreder (?) and got no one in return. Navardaukus is now the only person on the team who can remotely sprint. Huge downgrade IMO. Viviani was the rider I was looking forward to the most from the merger.
not at all fussed by sprinting to be honest with farrar as our main man the last few years its not really been something to be excited about anyway. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 17-10-2014 11:48
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Jonas Vangenechten leaves Lotto-Belisol and joins IAM. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-10-2014 11:53
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searmh wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Anderis wrote:
At least that means we will have more Americans than Italians in that American Cannondale team. It was not that certain few weeks ago. And I would find that disrupting if not-anglophone nation would be the most numerous nation in that team.
Though, discounting Formolo, Viviani was one of those Italians who I was finding as a potentially the biggest asset for this team.
We've lost Farrar, Von Hoff and Kreder (?) and got no one in return. Navardaukus is now the only person on the team who can remotely sprint. Huge downgrade IMO. Viviani was the rider I was looking forward to the most from the merger.
not at all fussed by sprinting to be honest with farrar as our main man the last few years its not really been something to be excited about anyway.
Yeah, I know we say we are a GC oriented team, and we are. but ti's good to have at least someone to sprint as well.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 17-10-2014 11:56
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Jonas Vangenechten leaves Lotto-Belisol and joins IAM.
Good move for him, he needs to get some chances for himself.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 17-10-2014 12:00
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Ollfardh wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Jonas Vangenechten leaves Lotto-Belisol and joins IAM.
Good move for him, he needs to get some chances for himself.
Indeed, especially because his breakthrough has come quite late ( he's already 28). |
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| Anderis |
Posted on 17-10-2014 12:54
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baseballlover312 wrote:
We've lost Farrar, Von Hoff and Kreder (?) and got no one in return. Navardaukus is now the only person on the team who can remotely sprint. Huge downgrade IMO. Viviani was the rider I was looking forward to the most from the merger.
Von Hoff is not confirmed to leave so far and I have a feeling he will stay unless Vaughters has lined up another sprinter for 2015.
And maybe there are not pure sprinters in that roster, but with Navardauskas, Haas, Skrejping and Bettiol, there is some talent in the team for tougher finishes. Even Howes proved he can win a flat finish from reduced bunch in smaller races.
There are not many races at WT level you really need a sprinter, and for continental races- they may just skip the flat races and that's it.
A decent sprinter would do well for that team, but I guess it's not easy to hire one when you can offer neither big money nor much support for races. I'm satisfied with that roster, because it contains a huge amount of talent and prospects for good results in hilly races, some decent GC options for stage races and the team won't be totally forceless for flattish races with Navardauskas and Langeveld as well. You can't have everything with Cannondale size of budget and I would rather have a focus on hilly and mountainous races, than on flat sprints and TTs, as it was around 2010. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-10-2014 15:55
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Yannick Eijssen will ride for Wanty Gobert.
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 19-10-2014 08:07
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I hope that gives him a new lease on life, disregarding injuries and illness Ejissen hasn't recorded a significant individual result since joining BMC.
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 19-10-2014 08:22
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Completely off topic, but I love your signature Eden. 
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 19-10-2014 11:06
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Thanks! But you should really thank the genius of Phil Liggett!
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