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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Oh, and Saxo sign all of Berts chums

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100812/sp ... encontador?

    Regarding Cavendish, it's hard to see him leaving HTC.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Benat Intxausti from Euskatel to Movistar

    Branislau Samoilau lkely to Movistar from QS
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    edited August 2010
    Ricco signed with Quickstep?

    EDIT: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... otour.html
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Moreno is leaving Lotto to go to Katusha
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  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 2,041
    Sastre to GEOX.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    Anyone know where Linus G is going??
    - last I heard was the Schlek Squad
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,462
    SecretSqirrel wrote:
    Sastre to GEOX.

    That's surprised me. I thought he was committed to the CTT 'project'.
  • Gingerflash
    Gingerflash Posts: 239
    "Ricco signed with Quickstep"

    For sale: - My Quickstep jersey.
    :-(
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gingerflash wrote:
    "Ricco signed with Quickstep"

    For sale: - My Quickstep jersey.
    :-(

    You're not Jerome Pineau, are you? Cos that's what he said too.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Hmm Sastre is interesting.

    Here are his comments
    http://www.carlossastre.com/sastre_en/i ... &Itemid=55
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  • Bernardus
    Bernardus Posts: 136
    SecretSqirrel wrote:
    Sastre to GEOX.

    Cervelo really need some new big names if they want to be invited to Grand Tours in the future.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    surprised at Sastre as I thought Cervelo was built around him and he was happy at the team. As stated they need a big GC rider to join them now.

    Schumacher has returned too signing with Miche
  • aarw
    aarw Posts: 448
    afx237vi wrote:
    Gingerflash wrote:
    "Ricco signed with Quickstep"

    For sale: - My Quickstep jersey.
    :-(

    You're not Jerome Pineau, are you? Cos that's what he said too.

    Where was that? glad to see it.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    aarw wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Gingerflash wrote:
    "Ricco signed with Quickstep"

    For sale: - My Quickstep jersey.
    :-(

    You're not Jerome Pineau, are you? Cos that's what he said too.

    Where was that? glad to see it.

    Well he didn't exactly say he's sticking his jersey on eBay, but he's not happy about being team-mates with Ricco:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pineau- ... dian-races

    There's a bit of history there, too, because when Ricco got booted out of the Tour in 2008, Pineau wrote a fairly scathing article on his blog. Dodgy translation here:

    http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... l=fr&tl=en
  • pedro118118
    pedro118118 Posts: 1,102
    sherer wrote:
    surprised at Sastre as I thought Cervelo was built around him and he was happy at the team. As stated they need a big GC rider to join them now.

    Schumacher has returned too signing with Miche

    A bit gutted to hear that actually..............I thought Sastre was part of the furniture at Cervelo. Seems a little odd at his age too, jumping ship to a new team with big pressure/expectation etc. Then again, perhaps GEOX have offered a suitcase full of cash?!

    Agree though - there certainly seems to be a big void in terms of a GC rider on the squad and if Cervelo are to get invites to the big stage races, they need to identify a replacement. And quick.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Gingerflash wrote:
    "Ricco signed with Quickstep"

    For sale: - My Quickstep jersey.
    :-(

    You wear a small?

    If so, PM me...
    _
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,716
    That Sastre one has surprised me... maybe he likes shoes with an airy cushioned sole?
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  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Also surprised by Sastre's move and yep Cervelo are indeed in need of a GT GC contendor now!! TBH (even though I am a fan of his) he is past his best as we can all see, so I hope Cervelo pull someone out of the bag that will do them proud.
    Still, a good result for Geox for sure.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Why do Cervelo need a GT contender?

    Their team is quality without one.

    Sastre did nothing this Tour or Giro and they were still exciting, and that was without Haussler.
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  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    I'm surprised too at Sastre as he was actively pursued by CTT but in reality it seems to have been Haussler and Hushovd who have had the biggest success. Maybe he knows something we don't. No tie in with the Schlecks here is there (clutching at straws)? as they used to ride Cervelo
    M.Rushton
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Sastre is getting on. An interesting character, yes but he's not exactly winning a lot now that he's left Bjarne Riis and his box of tricks.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    McEwen possibly to Fly V (who apparently are lining up sponsors to the tune of 10m euro)

    Kluge from Milram to Skil

    Kreuziger to Astana for 2 years

    Menchov should be confirmed within ten days - I would guess Katusha now Kreuziger is confirmed for Astana
    Contador is the Greatest
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    What surprised me even more about the Sastre move was that Cervelo never even made him an offer for next year, according to Vroomen (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vroomen ... to-cervelo).

    That would mean he clearly wasn't a good ROI according to management, or the Geox offer was so huge that CTT didn't even bother countering it.

    I'm also of the opinion a GT leader is not a necessity. Had you asked QuickStep or Bouygues bosses that question in July I'm guessing they would've agreed. Those liberated salary funds will probably go to someone, though... but who?
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    edited August 2010
    What frenchfighter said in the post above mine. :roll:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    See post above yours
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Why has Lefevre signed Ricco?? Thats so so disappointing...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Why has Lefevre signed Ricco?? Thats so so disappointing...

    A team of flatlanders can only do so much.
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  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Yet this was one of their best showings in the TdF with them having the KoM and MJ and Chavanel attacking to be most combatitive rider of the Tour.
    M.Rushton
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    mrushton wrote:
    Yet this was one of their best showings in the TdF with them having the KoM and MJ and Chavanel attacking to be most combatitive rider of the Tour.

    So imagine what they can do with Ricco?

    C'mon, we know Lefevre is always happy to take on riders who have a history of doping.
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  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Why has Lefevre signed Ricco?? Thats so so disappointing...
    +1

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