Shack finalizes 2010 roster

Quite Frankly

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-ra ... 010-roster

Zubeldia confirmed according to that article. Beppu and Fuyu Li have also signed. 12 riders have joined from Astana.

Dad's Army have got nothing on this lot:

Lance Armstrong (USA)
Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)
Sam Bewley (NZl)
Jani Brajkovic (Slo)
Matthew Busche (USA)
Ben Hermans (Bel)
Chris Horner (USA)
Daryl Impey (RSA)
Markel Irizar (Spa)
Andreas Klöden (Ger)
Levi Leipheimer (USA)
Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra)
Fuyu Li (Chn)
Tiago Machado (Por)
Jason McCartney (USA)
Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
Sérgio Paulinho (Por)
Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)
Gregory Rast (Swi)
Sébastien Rosseler (Bel)
Ivan Rovny (Rus)
José Luis Rubiera (Spa)
Bjorn Selander (USA)
Gert Steegmans (Bel)
Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu)
Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)

blazing_saddles

Nice of CN not to explain how Haimar ended up making the transfer. Absolute silence, since we were told that he was the bargaining chip that got JB out of Astana.
So, when and where did they wangle this one?

Or, another press red herring? :?

lucybears

La escuadra ha ofrecido también dos años de contrato a Haimar Zubeldia, aunque para ello el usurbildarra debe aguardar el visto bueno de la UCI para poder romper su contrato de una temporada con Astana.

http://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.com/2009/ ... iciembre-1

"The squad has also offered a two-year contract to Haimar Zubeldia, although he must await approval from the UCI to break his one-year contract with Astana."

Quite Frankly

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Nice of CN not to explain how Haimar ended up making the transfer. Absolute silence, since we were told that he was the bargaining chip that got JB out of Astana.
So, when and where did they wangle this one?

Or, another press red herring? :?

Bruyneel has confirmed Zubeldia's signing on his website: http://www.johanbruyneel.com/news_artic ... oster.html

micron

Wondered why he was down as a member of the AG2R squad for 2010

blazing_saddles

What of Beppu? Already on a Skil contract for next year?
http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/ploegfiche.php?id=15986
My guess is CN has taken their lead from JB's posting, having looked.

I think we have another Sky situation. :?

lucybears

micron wrote:

Wondered why he was down as a member of the AG2R squad for 2010

http://www.velo-club.net/article?sid=55703

blazing_saddles

Beppu confirmed for Skil 2010 roster, two weeks ago.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-sh ... m-for-2010

Someone telling porkies again, or have they out-poached Sky?

lucybears

cyclingwebsite.net &
http://www.skilcyclingteam.com/index.ph ... uws&ID=848

Moomaloid

Steegmans!!!

blazing_saddles

Skil have already responded to Bruyneel's slight of hand.
http://www.skilcyclingteam.com/index.ph ... uws&ID=850

So, Shack raise the bar in the "Let's Make a Fake Signing" announcement.
At least Sky weren't so blatent as to put Wiggins down on the official team roster.

andyp

CN have caught up now;

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-sh ... pu-to-stay

blazing_saddles

Not the first time Bruyneel has pulled this one, either.
Remember Tyler Farrar, when he was with Cofidis?
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showth ... p?p=918275

richard wants a baum

Its not an overly strong team really is it, im sure that Lance will have Popo firing come July and Levi will do his part but you cant see them doing anything in anyother month of the year

andyp

I don't think the team is that weak, with the likes of Kloden, Brajkovic, Leipheimer and Popovych then can do well in shorter stage races before uniting behind Armstrong for the Tour.

The classics team with Steegmans, Rast, Vaitkus and Rosseler is pretty strong too.

blazing_saddles

Right, scrap that. T'was all a mistake.
JB didn't know Beppu had a contract with Skil.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radiosh ... il-shimano
Too much time twittering and not keeping up to date with the forums. :roll:

lucybears

JB didn't know Beppu had a contract with Skil.