Horner goes to....

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited November 2007 in Pro race
Astana!

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Ast ... 57703.html

Considering his slagging off Discovery moment a couple of months back it's a bit wierd.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    iainf72 wrote:
    Considering his slagging off Discovery moment a couple of months back it's a bit wierd.
    You think? Money talks very persuasively at times.

    It's bad news for Evans as he loses his most consistent mountain domestique. One does wonder at times whether Lotto is the right team for man with GC ambitions in the Tour.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    He's got Popovych now, who if he maintains his Discovery form, is stronger than Horner. But Horner and Popo would've been a much better bet.

    Evans should probably be on a team like CSC, but I think his personality probably won't fit.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    iainf72 wrote:
    Evans should probably be on a team like CSC, but I think his personality probably won't fit.
    You mean he has one? :shock:

    :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    andyp wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Evans should probably be on a team like CSC, but I think his personality probably won't fit.
    You mean he has one? :shock:

    :wink:

    Boom boom.

    I think he does have a personality - He comes over ok in his blog. Speaks like a girl though.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Apparantly they might be riding Treks.

    I'd hoped we'd seen the last of those things.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    :lol:

    me too, you can't move for the buggers round here. All ridden by Lances' disciples.
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  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    iainf72 wrote:
    He's got Popovych now, who if he maintains his Discovery form.
    Ah, but surely having been at Disco, his form is entirely due to their wholely undetectable super-doping programme! :roll:
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  • redbicycle
    redbicycle Posts: 271
    andyp wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Evans should probably be on a team like CSC, but I think his personality probably won't fit.
    You mean he has one? :shock:

    :wink:

    Ha! That's funny - he is pretty calculating and very unemotional - him and Leipheimer are so much alike in so many ways it's scary - even their riding styles. Neither attacks much, they limit losses and just ride consistently and grind people down. Evans will miss Horner as will Lotto - he's an excellent rider and can make chances for himself from time to time. The move to Astana is odd to me as I didn't think he had much of a relationship with Bruyneel, but he probably just got a decent offer - Lotto treated him like a neo pro as far as salary was concerned...
  • peddling_pilgrim
    peddling_pilgrim Posts: 12
    redbicycle wrote:
    The move to Astana is odd to me as I didn't think he had much of a relationship with Bruyneel, but he probably just got a decent offer - Lotto treated him like a neo pro as far as salary was concerned...

    His move makes sense to me, considering what he's said about his salary and time left in the sport... Why not try to go out on top supporting AC.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    redbicycle wrote:
    Ha! That's funny - he is pretty calculating and very unemotional - him and Leipheimer are so much alike in so many ways it's scary - even their riding styles. Neither attacks much, they limit losses and just ride consistently and grind people down. Evans will miss Horner as will Lotto - he's an excellent rider and can make chances for himself from time to time. The move to Astana is odd to me as I didn't think he had much of a relationship with Bruyneel, but he probably just got a decent offer - Lotto treated him like a neo pro as far as salary was concerned...

    Good reading here:

    http://cyclingfansanonymous.blogspot.co ... ation.html

    Suggests that Horner's beef was with Lance rather than Bruyneel.
  • Titanium
    Titanium Posts: 2,056
    afx237vi wrote:
    Suggests that Horner's beef was with Lance rather than Bruyneel.
    Interesting. We know Lance played a big role behind the scenes with Discovery, from tactics to finance. Is he in anyway going to be linked to Astana?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Fairly candid interview

    http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13695.0.html

    So it was Levi getting him onboard.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    A good signing, though there are teams out there that could use a guy like Horner way more than Astana. Lotto, for example. I don't get their market dealings this year. They are losers on all fronts, as they lost Fast Freddie on the McEwen Express after not really replacing Steegmans last year. Then they don't renew the contracts of Horner and Juffre (they didn't renew Juffre, right?), while Evans says publicly he wants those two guys at his side. I understand Popo must command a substantial salary, but is he worth three very good helpers? I'm getting the impression Lotto are really not sure where to fire their guns anymore. There's quite a selection of very dispensable "classics" guys there, IMO.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    It's really very simple.
    He's a Pro. read " he makes his living out of cycling."
    If you think for one moment that politics or anything other than pecuniary considerations enter into the equation then you really ought to look at how you would behave in a similar situation if your livelihood depended apon your employers moral stance.

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