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Posted on 27-11-2024 15:34
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| issoisso |
Posted on 13-09-2012 18:29
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Wagner: very good signing.
Tanner? What the f*** dude...
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-09-2012 18:33
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Hopefully Wagner gets some chances on his own. He is a pretty underestimated sprinter imo and obviously had a bad team with with RadioShack that don`t care for sprints at all. 
Plus he is not bad on cobbles and could do well on Gent Wevelgem and similar races.
Tanner...yeah, don`t know. 
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| Wilier |
Posted on 13-09-2012 20:53
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Tanner isn't as ridiculously bad as most people seem to think. I've never seen him at work in sprint preparation though.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 13-09-2012 23:15
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Wilier wrote:
Tanner isn't as ridiculously bad as most people seem to think. I've never seen him at work in sprint preparation though.
2011
10th Hel van het Mergelland
5th Ster ZLM Tour
7th Tour de Pologne, Stage 5
2012
12th Vattenfall Cyclassics
23th GP Ouest France - Plouay
19th GP de Québec
I think Tanner kind of got fucked by Richie Porte. When Porte got signed the big narrative, especially on this site, was that the Porte signing was a joke, that Riis was having to go and sign no names because he didn't have the money to sign anyone good. Of course, Porte turned out to be a beast, and we all looked like idiots.
Tanner was the next Aussie-out-of-nowhere Riis signing, and hasn't turned out nearly as well. He's not a quality rider, but he's just a meh journeyman, who's fine as the 24th rider on your WT team. I wouldn't congratulate Rabo on picking him up, but as roster filler? He's fine.
EDIT: Because I have no life, here's CT's sarcastic announcement and old Waggy's response:
Waghlon wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Saxo Bank has signed yet another superstar: Richie Porte 
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Who?
No, they should have signed Calzati instead
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-09-2012 00:01
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Csabi13 wrote:
Kolobnev--> Saxo
Source? |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-09-2012 00:03
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Deadpool wrote:
Wilier wrote:
Tanner isn't as ridiculously bad as most people seem to think. I've never seen him at work in sprint preparation though.
I think Tanner kind of got fucked by Richie Porte. When Porte got signed the big narrative, especially on this site, was that the Porte signing was a joke, that Riis was having to go and sign no names because he didn't have the money to sign anyone good. Of course, Porte turned out to be a beast, and we all looked like idiots.
Tanner was the next Aussie-out-of-nowhere Riis signing, and hasn't turned out nearly as well. He's not a quality rider, but he's just a meh journeyman, who's fine as the 24th rider on your WT team. I wouldn't congratulate Rabo on picking him up, but as roster filler? He's fine.
EDIT: Because I have no life, here's CT's sarcastic announcement and old Waggy's response:
Waghlon wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Saxo Bank has signed yet another superstar: Richie Porte
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Who?
No, they should have signed Calzati instead
Sarcastic? No way, I knew he was going to be the 3rd/4th best climber in the Tour de France a couple of years later |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:33
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Doug Ryder, team principle at MTN-Qhubeka, wrote this on Twitter this morning:
@dougryd:
BIG announcement coming today for @TeamMTNQhubeka #greatnessawaits #superexcited
Mmm...seems juicy. Stay tuned for more...
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:35
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aidanvn13 wrote:
Doug Ryder, team principle at MTN-Qhubeka, wrote this on Twitter this morning:
@dougryd:
BIG announcement coming today for @TeamMTNQhubeka #greatnessawaits #superexcited
Mmm...seems juicy. Stay tuned for more...
ProConti license, I presume
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:35
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Either that or another rider that should secure them the Pro Conti. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:37
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Yeah that seems likely. I wouldn't be surprised if they announce a signing or two to go along with it. Maybe Hunter? Possibly Impey?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-09-2012 11:39
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Hunter could work as a potential signing - I doubt Impey would want to leave Greenedge
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:01
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Gerald Ciolek leaves OPQS for MTN. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:02
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CrueTrue wrote:
Gerald Ciolek leaves OPQS for MTN.
Did not see that one coming.
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:06
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Robert Thompson from United Healthcare also signed with MTN .
Miguel Ubeto at Lampre . |
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:08
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That`s worth a big  or maybe even two.
This is a surprise but although Ciolek might not be in the biggest races for the next 1-2 seasons he might start to learn again how to position himself and start winning again. He is still young.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:09
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Woah, Ciolek. Now that's interesting...
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| Vien |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:11
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CrueTrue wrote:
Gerald Ciolek leaves OPQS for MTN.
Whoa.. that's even worse than Wiggins to Caja Rural 
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| kumazan |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:13
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Cyanide has definitely taken over the cycling world...
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:13
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Ciolek to MTN  That's quite a surprise.
And about the 2 Rabo transfers. They both should be better than Vermeltfoort. (who scored just 10 cq points since going pro)
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:15
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König, Barta, Huzarski, Schorn, Jarc, Benedetti, Schillinger, Eichler and Schwarzmann will stay with NetApp.
Add Scott Thwaites, Erick Rowsell, Jonny McEvoy, Russell Downing, Paul Voss, Zak Dempster, Iker Camano and Alex Blain to them.
So still ~3 open slots as they wanted to have ~20.
Hollenstein and M.Wyss will leave NetApp and join IAM. |
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