BBox knackered?

iainf72

According to the Inner Ring, talks to get another sponsor on board have collapsed.

So they don't have enough of a budget for next year....

bipedal

Really sad after such a good year

sherer

I heard that during the Vuelta. Seemed they were all set to keep going and sad to see a team fall by the wayside.

If BBox go will there be any French teams in the pro tour ? Will Cofidis get back in next year ?

greeny12

That's really disappointing. Not just because they've had such a good season and lit up so many races but also because I'm a big Colnago fan...

Guess the writing was on the wall when Fedrigo cleared out...rats and ships etc

Kléber

The main sponsor for 2011 has walked, it's now down to regional government to vote on whether to sponsor a team.

dougzz

So maybe not?

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5787/ ... -team.aspx

northernneil

or maybe so :-

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/voeckler-waiting-for-a-miracle?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=news_headlines

jimmythecuckoo

Amazingly loyalty in this day and age. Especially with others jumping ship.

greeny12

Oh I so want them to get a sponsor - come on corporate France, you know you want to!!!

dave_1

the bad headlines the sport still gets can't be helping

calvjones

Dave_1 wrote:

the bad headlines the sport still gets can't be helping

Not sure really. Would have though BBox would become relatively more attractive the more others were caught out - e.g. the rumour about Caisse.

nicensleazy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/voeckle ... -a-miracle

frenchfighter

nicensleazy wrote:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/voeckler-waiting-for-a-miracle

5 posts further up!

Voeckler is a quality guy.

Tusher

..who deserves a quality sponsor.

Fingers and toes crossed- weren't they supposed to be announcing something today?

Kléber

They are supposed to announce something every week, only it never comes.

iainf72

Europcar Hire step up to sponsor the squad.

TV to remain

hommelbier

http://www.cyclismactu.net/news-sponsor_europcar_prend_la_succession_de_bbox-9510.html

Perhaps TV can get a decent night's sleep at last.

Kléber

Great news. Let's hope the budget is good and J-R can build up a decent squad for next year and onwards.

greeny12

Hip Hip Hooray!

Great news and a bit of a filip for cycling after all the negative headlines over senors Contador and Mosquera...

jimmythecuckoo

Good news

micron

Looking forward to seeing what the green/yellow kits look like...

ridgerider

It's only good news for the team if we all use Europcar when we need to hire a vehicle.