Cavendish to Sky in 2011

iainf72

This is being pretty widely reported, including in Het Laatste Nieuws

They've hired a lot of his train so its hardly surprising.

DanielFriebe

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iainf72

DanielFriebe wrote:

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Can you trust him though after the outrageous fibs in Boy Racer?

DanielFriebe

Not biting, Iain

iainf72

DanielFriebe wrote:

Not biting, Iain

Booo.

Oh well.

On the original subject, he always said he'd remain at High Horse while they had the best team but his train is weakened quite a lot now. Will be interesting to see how the new guys work out

DanielFriebe

If you're interested, Mark will be signing his book, Boy Racer, at two events in London in November, more details of which will be published on BikeRadar in the coming days.

Provisional info is as follows:

Waterstones Canary Wharf - Cabot Square
Cabot Place East
London, E14 4QT
Wednesday 25th November, 12.30 - 1.30pm

Waterstones London Wall
54 - 55 London Wall
London EC2M 5RA
Thursday 26th November, 12.30 - 1.30pm

intothe12

I read the book before the tour.
Amusing enough read.
However the garbage that has come out of him post tour i.e. hushovd et all made me revise my opinion of him. Added to that he has also notched up at least one "crime against fashion" conviction recently.

takethehighroad

iainf72 wrote:

On the original subject, he always said he'd remain at High Horse while they had the best team but his train is weakened quite a lot now. Will be interesting to see how the new guys work out

He left that deliberatley (sic) open didn't he? That basically he's gonna go where the best team is that can guarantee him wins. Be that Sky, High Road or The Shack then so be it

samb01

Widely reported? It's an echo chamber out there.

iainf72 wrote:

but his train is weakened quite a lot now.

Not really. Renshaw is still there and everyone else is just a cog in the machine. More or less. Bak, Goss, and Roulston should be able to fill in nicely. As of today, Sky certainly aren't close to being competitive.

Also, chances are Wiggins will join Sky for 2011. Would Cav join a team where he would have to accept joint leadership in the TdF? I doubt it.

finchy

intothe12 wrote:

However the garbage that has come out of him post tour i.e. hushovd et all made me revise my opinion of him.

Post-tour? I was aware of the comments he made during the tour (for which he apologised to Hushovd), but I haven't heard him mouth off about the other sprinters after.

What did he say?

Jez mon

iainf72 wrote:

DanielFriebe wrote:

Not biting, Iain

Booo.

Oh well.

On the original subject, he always said he'd remain at High Horse while they had the best team but his train is weakened quite a lot now. Will be interesting to see how the new guys work out

Yea but don't Sky seem to be leaning towards trying to make a team that are competitive in the GTs for overall, rather than just in the sprints? I always thought that was their intention anyway. Besides, Cav has some history with british cycling with regards to Beijing last year...

intothe12

johnfinch wrote:

intothe12 wrote:

However the garbage that has come out of him post tour i.e. hushovd et all made me revise my opinion of him.

Post-tour? I was aware of the comments he made during the tour (for which he apologised to Hushovd), but I haven't heard him mouth off about the other sprinters after.

What did he say?

"It was a paper decision that decided the jersey last year. Well just have to hope that there are no dodgy barriers this year," Cavendish said

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-eyes-five-stage-wins-in-2010-tour

I wouldnt call Hushovd's attack in one of the toughest mountain stages and the subsequent collection of points a paper decision.

prawny

I might be wrong but didn't thor win overall by 10 points? Cav lost 15 when he was dsq'd

FOAD

Indeed, Hushovds superb break into the mountains would have been immaterial if it weren't for the bullshite that preceeded it.

SpaceJunk

prawny wrote:

I might be wrong but didn't thor win overall by 10 points? Cav lost 15 when he was dsq'd

But you can't say that if Cav didn't get dsq'd he would've won the Green Jersey; far too many variables and ifs and buts.

andy_wrx

SpaceJunk wrote:

prawny wrote:

I might be wrong but didn't thor win overall by 10 points? Cav lost 15 when he was dsq'd

But you can't say that if Cav didn't get dsq'd he would've won the Green Jersey; far too many variables and ifs and buts.

You're looking at it from the outside.

If you were Cav and regarded it as a wrongful judgement and DQ'ing, then yes you would !

Tusher

Daniel, is Cav doing any book signings in Scotland?

DanielFriebe

Tusher, there are tentative plans for other events, including one in Manchester, but nothing in Scotland that I know of. I'll keep you posted...

LangerDan

DanielFriebe wrote:

Tusher, there are tentative plans for other events, including one in Manchester, but nothing in Scotland that I know of. I'll keep you posted...

Daniel - Its a trap!. Have you not seen Tushers other posts about Cav? It'll be like "Misery" - he'll go missing on his way back from Waterstones and eventually be found in some remote Scottish "shrine", tied to the bed frame with tubulars and old 6-speed chains.