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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Not particularly a massive name signing, but I'd love to see Johnny Hoogerland sign for Sky, I thought he was fantastic towards the end of this season. Would certainly bring a bit of excitement to the team.

    But I have to agree that CVV, Sastre or Cunego seem the most likely - out of the big names (perhaps CW have put this in as a red herring, and it's just a rider with a really long name!).

    Hasn't Cunego been touted at joining Sky for most of the season anyway?
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Or could it be the most promising stage racer..... The Karate Kid?
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    How about Tom Danielson, I hear he'll be the next Great Thing........
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    LangerDan wrote:
    How about Tom Danielson, I hear he'll be the next Great Thing........

    :lol:

    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2152/ ... start.aspx

    Bless.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    “Another event which looks awesome is the Tour of California"

    Good ole' Tom. Awesome.
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  • simonaspinall
    simonaspinall Posts: 645
    Surely Chuck Norris! :D
    What wheels...? Wheelsmith.co.uk!
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Jens Voigt would be an inspired signing. Although I don't think that will happen.

    Personally I would LOVE the Schleck brothers to sign up. That way i could support my favourite rider (A Schleck) and a British pro team at the same time :D
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Sky's biggest problem in trying to produce a GB Tour winner is that out of the undoubted young talent they have signed the most likely to succeed isn't British!
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    afx237vi wrote:
    LangerDan wrote:
    How about Tom Danielson, I hear he'll be the next Great Thing........

    :lol:

    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/2152/ ... start.aspx

    Bless.

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/arti ... lson-22878
    It’s been a long road back for Tom Danielson, the rider once considered the next big thing. The American tells BikeRadar how he’s finally got his confidence back heading into the Vuelta a España.

    Hmmm


    edit : found some more here
    http://interview.cyclingfever.com/index ... ountry=126
    like how the 2005 Vuelta was going to be his comeback...
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    hammerite wrote:
    Not particularly a massive name signing, but I'd love to see Johnny Hoogerland sign for Sky, I thought he was fantastic towards the end of this season. Would certainly bring a bit of excitement to the team.

    Considering his alledged nickname in the peloton, I think this is highly unlikely...
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Ahhh interesting, a quick google reveals he has a naturally high testosterone apparently. Learn something new every day.
  • AndyRubio
    AndyRubio Posts: 880
    iainf72 wrote:
    hammerite wrote:
    ...Johnny Hoogerland...

    Considering his alledged nickname in the peloton, I think this is highly unlikely...
    what's his nickname?
    My hour on the plinth
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    AndyRubio wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    hammerite wrote:
    ...Johnny Hoogerland...

    Considering his alledged nickname in the peloton, I think this is highly unlikely...
    what's his nickname?

    yes I'm intrigued.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Think vacuum cleaner. :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    AndyRubio wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    hammerite wrote:
    ...Johnny Hoogerland...

    Considering his alledged nickname in the peloton, I think this is highly unlikely...
    what's his nickname?

    Alledgedly - Johnny Testerone(y) - He had a run in with the authorities when he was on the Rabo development squad.

    Also, the team doctor from his team quit during the Vuelta as he was apparantly not happy with what was happening. This is the team that gave Clement L. a ride this year despite not even Fuji Servetto being brave enough to go near him.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    I prefer the forum one.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    iainf72 wrote:

    Alledgedly - Johnny Testerone(y) - He had a run in with the authorities when he was on the Rabo development squad.

    Also, the team doctor from his team quit during the Vuelta as he was apparantly not happy with what was happening. This is the team that gave Clement L. a ride this year despite not even Fuji Servetto being brave enough to go near him.

    that's disappointing. Suppose it was too good to be true.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    I'm getting a bit concerned that it's another false dawn.
    We haven't had a serious rumour from anywhere.
    Not even Omerta can manage that.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • stefrees
    stefrees Posts: 137
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    I'm getting a bit concerned that it's another false dawn.
    We haven't had a serious rumour from anywhere.
    Not even Omerta can manage that.

    i hope its not actually a gc rider but someone who can excite, just dont know who they can sign.
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    From Cycllingnews in 2001 to back up Iain's comment.
    The Rabobank team has sacked one of its junior riders after he returned a positive drugs test. Johnny Hoogerland (18) was controlled positive in the Trofee van de Provincie Antwerpen on August 11 for having a too high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio. Hoogerland maintains that he hasn't taken anything, and will undergo tests to see whether he has a naturally high level of testosterone in his body.

    I (google) translated something from Dutch last night and through the appalling translation it seemed to say that after tests at a clinic in Cologne he was found to have a naturally high testosterone.
  • samb01
    samb01 Posts: 130
    Cioni? http://wielerflits.nl/nieuws/6756/team- ... zeker.html
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    I think Bradley Wiggins has signed.
    I just saw him leave Manchester Velodrome with Dave Brailsford with a Pinarello Bike and a Sky Dish and Box!!!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Percy Vera wrote:
    I think Bradley Wiggins has signed.
    I just saw him leave Manchester Velodrome with Dave Brailsford with a Pinarello Bike and a Sky Dish and Box!!!

    Are you for real?!?!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • VerwoodAsh
    VerwoodAsh Posts: 196
    Announcement delayed again - http://road.cc/content/news/10777-sky-delay-revealing-final-team-talks-continue-over-wiggins

    :roll:
  • kickerbri
    kickerbri Posts: 53
    VerwoodAsh wrote:
    Announcement delayed again - http://road.cc/content/news/10777-sky-delay-revealing-final-team-talks-continue-over-wiggins

    :roll:

    The Team Sky twitter page had a comment this morning about looking out for announcements. It now has a link to the guardian article.

    It is getting rather silly now, why not just announce the other riders?
  • bsm2dj
    bsm2dj Posts: 26
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Percy Vera wrote:
    I think Bradley Wiggins has signed.
    I just saw him leave Manchester Velodrome with Dave Brailsford with a Pinarello Bike and a Sky Dish and Box!!!

    Are you for real?!?!


    Can't believe you actually had to ask!
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,197
    Percy Vera wrote:
    I think Bradley Wiggins has signed.
    I just saw him leave Manchester Velodrome with Dave Brailsford with a Pinarello Bike and a Sky Dish and Box!!!

    But was it a HD Box...???? :wink:
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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I've got a bet of a cake riding on them signing Wiggins.

    Come on Brad - this is important - please sign !

    There must be some hope for Sky - clearly they havent been told to just **** off and stop bothering Garmin !
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Percy Vera wrote:
    I think Bradley Wiggins has signed.
    I just saw him leave Manchester Velodrome with Dave Brailsford with a Pinarello Bike and a Sky Dish and Box!!!

    Are you for real?!?!

    No it was a mistake!
    He had a Pinarello, and the Sky Box but when Dave Brailsford went to the boot of his car he was all out of Sky Dishes.
    AndyRAC wrote:
    But was it a HD Box...????

    No just the Standard Box, but it's written into his contract though than he will get a HD Box if he wins the Tour! :lol:
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Who's handling their press announcements? The Sky box installers?

    "We'll have a press conference on Wednesday"

    "We were going to have a press conference , but we got delayed on a previous call. We'll announce on Thursday"

    "Sorry, we did call a press conference on Thursday but, errrm, there was no-one there?"

    "We'll definitely announce on Friday. Saturday at the latest. If we don't make Saturday, how about next Tuesday"



    Me? I hope it's Malcolm Elliot, signed for a free subscription to G.O.L.D. and a sunlamp.

    And I hope he's bringing Tony Capper with him.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'

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