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| Setzel |
Posted on 23-10-2007 20:47
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Good Rabon fan B)
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| Macquet |
Posted on 24-10-2007 00:55
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Levi confirmed he is going to Astana as well on ESPN today!!!
As a Discovery Channel fan keeping the group together makes me very happy!! |
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Posted on 24-10-2007 02:38
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I have only found a very short (2 lines) article on ESPN.com telling of Levi's move so i would hesitate to confirm it. ESPN isn't exactly the place to get cycling news.
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| odenkos |
Posted on 24-10-2007 05:32
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CrueTrue wrote:
Rabon has extended his contract with T-Mobile .. surprising!
Yes so he does have a contract!
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 24-10-2007 07:33
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Levi: I think it's faiiirly certain that he and the rest of the "good" Disco boys are going to Astana. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-10-2007 08:44
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when even Levi4Life hesitates to confirm it, you can be damn sure this doesn't bode well for Leipheimer's reputation. sad.
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Posted on 24-10-2007 13:55
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Kim Andersen has scoffed the rumours that Vandborg might be back at CSC saying that he doesn't interest CSC because he only performs when put up between the sword and the wall. EDIT: I believe the english equivalent expression is "between a rock and a hard place"
I'm also wondering whether Riis is slightly stepping aside sooner than usual....because lately it's only been Andersen talking
Edited by issoisso on 24-10-2007 13:55
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 24-10-2007 21:59
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Riis has several times denied that he will step back. He will use less time doing interviews, though.
And CSC will definitely not take Vandborg back. They have denied that many times now, saying that there was a reason why they didn't want to extend with him in the first place  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-10-2007 22:25
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a reason which apparently was made abundantly clear now 
if you remember last year, Riis announced he wasn't interested in re-signing Vandborg. later that day, he got 4th in the worlds ITT. that kind of proves the point.
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| samtheman |
Posted on 24-10-2007 22:33
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and the fact that he went to Disco too
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-10-2007 00:30
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Enrico Gasparotto > Barloworld
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| issoisso |
Posted on 25-10-2007 00:37
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Enrico Gasparotto > Barloworld
yeah, it's been reported quite a while ago 
decent team they're building, huh?
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| mdd31 |
Posted on 25-10-2007 02:33
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Macquet wrote:
Levi confirmed he is going to Astana as well on ESPN today!!!
As a Discovery Channel fan keeping the group together makes me very happy!!
I agree and that move also makes sense for a sponsor because they get a proven winner right away. The only thing is that I would have liked to see Levi not get signed by Astana because he is a skirt and does not have the stones to win a Grand Tour. Hopefully he will simply carry water bottles this season which is the only task that he is capable of doing well, besides being a little whining girl that is. |
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Posted on 25-10-2007 04:57
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Exept that Levi was 3rd in the TDF but that doesn't madder, let's do him the water carrier while there are dozens of worse people that could do it.
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| samtheman |
Posted on 25-10-2007 09:05
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Levi is definitely capable of winning the Tour, but why is he going to Astana? They shouldn't even have a ProTour license:x
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-10-2007 10:54
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issoisso wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Enrico Gasparotto > Barloworld
yeah, it's been reported quite a while ago
decent team they're building, huh?
Yup, I reckon theyre trying to get into both the Giro and the Tour
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| dave92 |
Posted on 25-10-2007 11:54
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mdd31 wrote:
Macquet wrote:
Levi confirmed he is going to Astana as well on ESPN today!!!
As a Discovery Channel fan keeping the group together makes me very happy!!
I agree and that move also makes sense for a sponsor because they get a proven winner right away. The only thing is that I would have liked to see Levi not get signed by Astana because he is a skirt and does not have the stones to win a Grand Tour. Hopefully he will simply carry water bottles this season which is the only task that he is capable of doing well, besides being a little whining girl that is.
Just wait for Levi.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-10-2007 12:19
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So whats Leipheimer's motive for going to Astana? Money or Dope?
It certainly isnt to lead the team at the Tour, theyve got Contador and/or Kloden for that.
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| mrlol |
Posted on 25-10-2007 12:38
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Astana is obviously replacing there lost riders and manager. former manager replaced bu bruyneel.
duo vino/kasechkin replaced by contador/leipheimer
and in one week you'll see popovich signed them to replace kessler.
EDIT: allso to astana: Brajkovic, vaitkus, phaulino noval. do I see 2 teams merging???
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Posted on 25-10-2007 12:42
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mrlol wrote:
Astana is obviously replacing there lost riders and manager. former manager replaced bu bruyneel.
duo vino/kasechkin replaced by contador/leipheimer
and in one week you'll see popovich signed them to replace kessler.
EDIT: allso to astana: Brajkovic, vaitkus, phaulino noval. do I see 2 teams merging???
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