No LBL or FW for Skil or Vacansoliel

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited March 2010 in Pro race
Looks like they'll be in Austria in July....

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/skil-sh ... _headlines
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    And once again the question needs to be asked, why the hell are Lanbouwkredit and Topsport ahead of these two teams?!?!
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    ASO don't seem too impressed but on the other hand, they could have been told to sit out these races in return for a berth in July. Only with that hypothesis I can't see both of these teams getting a ride, only one could get in. Skil-Shimano had their go last July.

    Vacansoleil knew they had to impress in Paris-Nice but they were absent. Unless Brice Feillu does something special in Corsica this weekend, their chances look slim.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    And once again the question needs to be asked, why the hell are Lanbouwkredit and Topsport ahead of these two teams?!?!

    They are Belgian teams and these are Belgians races. There's probably a quota of Belgians riders that needs to be fulfilled (there's one for French riders in the Tour).
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    Hopefully they are being told not to burn out pre-July.

    It has happened so many times that teams flog themselves for a wild card and then can't perform in the Tour.
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  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Hope you're right, jimmy- I love it when the 'smaller' teams get an invite to play with the big boys in the Tour.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Such a shame coz Vacansoliel have been great so far this season

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