Sastre to Katusha
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Makes me wonder if Cervelo will be signing any big names?
I see Dan Fleeman and Dan Lloyd are linked to them but who are the big cheeses. The Henn being DS rumour proved incorrect although JP Van Popell is one of them.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Interesting. Harmon seemed pretty sure that there was gonna be a press conference today announcing Sastre's move to Cervelo, not Katusha.0
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Depending on how the whole ASO / UCI / ProTour thing pans out ,signing for a ProContinental squad like Cervelo could be a risk for a rider looking to ride the GTs (assuming Katusha don't get bounced out like Astana)'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'0
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Nice little retirement home they've got going there.
Either they've got a good pension plan or more likely, a nice,
expensive little medical package, to keep them all up to speed and under the radar. :roll:"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
FJS wrote:why would it be suspicious, just because it's Russian?0
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iainf72 wrote:Makes me wonder if Cervelo will be signing any big names?
I see Dan Fleeman and Dan Lloyd are linked to them but who are the big cheeses. The Henn being DS rumour proved incorrect although JP Van Popell is one of them.
Maybe they'll get Boy Van Poppel! He's been with Rabo Conti for a couple of years, so almost time to step up.
I've got a feeling Cervelo could become very quite British actually in addition to the two Dans.0 -
Sastre has denied he's signed with them.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0
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I will take bets on Sastre NOT signing with Katusha. All in aid of raising funds for the Braveheart Fund.0
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Indeed, he's gone to Cervelo! My source - Equipe RSS feed - was wrong, they said Katusha first and have now said Cervelo :oops:
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Where did you hear this? He denies it here:
http://www.velonews.com/article/82746/k ... subject-of"I have not signed with Tinkoff (Katusha). I vehemently deny it," Sastre said after Wednesday's stage. "When I make a decision about my future everyone will know it with an official statement."0 -
Kléber wrote:Indeed, he's gone to Cervelo! My source - Equipe RSS feed - was wrong, they said Katusha first and have now said Cervelo :oops:
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I'd be surprised if Sastre has signed already. He's not the type to either sign during a GT or to take away the focus from his current team by announcing a signing.0 -
True donrhummy, he was planning to announce it after the Vuelta but apparently it's leaked out from his agent. Still, it leaked out that he was going to the Russian mob earlier...0
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Kléber wrote:Indeed, he's gone to Cervelo! My source - Equipe RSS feed - was wrong, they said Katusha first and have now said Cervelo :oops:
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Sastre will release a statement on sunday evening.0 -
Kléber wrote:FJS wrote:why would it be suspicious, just because it's Russian?
Fair enough... So it's to suspicious Cervelo now...
Personally I'm at least as sceptical of teams that make a lot of PR noise about self-monitoring schemes...0 -
Kléber wrote:it's leaked out from his agent....0
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Dirk Van Gently wrote:Kléber wrote:it's leaked out from his agent....
Except Riis has already said he can't afford Sastre and makes mumblings about how there isn't actually room for him on the squad anymore.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
All this and trying to ride a Grand Tour. Seems winning the Tour has turn Sastre into Scrooge."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:All this and trying to ride a Grand Tour. Seems winning the Tour has turn Sastre into Scrooge.
Very far from the truth here. Sastre is thinking more about his future and looking to help work with a team after he decides to retire. Pretty much like Bettini and Rebellin. The money is not a factor. Otherwise Katusha would have officially announced he has signed. They have been offering big money. Sastre will announce soon but you have got to remember he has a job to do for CSC/Saxo Bank which he has total repect for. I believe Sastre will announce his future on monday.0 -
BrianS wrote:Blazing Saddles wrote:All this and trying to ride a Grand Tour. Seems winning the Tour has turn Sastre into Scrooge.
Very far from the truth here. Sastre is thinking more about his future and looking to help work with a team after he decides to retire. Pretty much like Bettini and Rebellin. The money is not a factor. Otherwise Katusha would have officially announced he has signed. They have been offering big money. Sastre will announce soon but you have got to remember he has a job to do for CSC/Saxo Bank which he has total repect for. I believe Sastre will announce his future on monday.
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he's a very nice man too. I think he raises alot of money for charity in his native Spain. Childrens homes IIRC.0 -
Press conf today so we should have answers.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0