The Shack problems

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2012 in Pro race
Who were the riders who complained to the UCI about non-payment?

Cancellera and the Schlecks and Fugslang.

There has been an audit going on and things aren't looking rosey. Becca will likely lose his licence.

Leopard also claim Rupert Murdoch is waging war against them via the press.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Today

    Team owe Fuglsang €150K and Shlecks €500K

    Sounds like Becca might be the guy who pranked Feretti those years ago
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Hopefully this will be the last year we see this squad. The company has been performing very badly for some while financially.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Hopefully this will be the last year we see this squad. The company has been performing very badly for some while financially.

    I think the problem here is with Flavio Becca more than anything.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Christ, no wonder the Schlecks weren't motivated.

    Half a mill out of pocket?

    Sheesh.
    _
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    iainf72 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Hopefully this will be the last year we see this squad. The company has been performing very badly for some while financially.

    I think the problem here is with Flavio Becca more than anything.

    Why? Dont they get their money from RadioShack?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt, which said that the Leopard SA company had made a loss of €7,618,109.60 loss in the first half of this fiscal year
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt, which said that the Leopard SA company had made a loss of €7,618,109.60 loss in the first half of this fiscal year

    What is the Leopard SA company? Weren't we all talking about this when Leopard first formed?
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I just googled them, still no idea.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Radioshack Nissan and Trek pay their money to the licence holder (Becca). They dont directly pay the riders.

    I would guess Leopard SA is just the vehicle Becca is using to run the team under (ie, the business). So the riders would hold a contract with Leopard SA and that's who pays them etc etc.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Got it. So we are to assume that RadioShack have paid what they committed to.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Hmm, who is going to bankroll the Schlecks if Becca won't/can't..?
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  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    I thought these scams were from Nigeria not Luxumburg?:P

    DEAR RADIOSHACK, NISSAN & TREK
    I HACE BEEEG CYCLING TEAM IF YOU GIVE THE SUM OF $5,235,235.53 TO THS BANK. YOU WILL BE PART OF GREATEST CYCLING TEAM IN DA WULRD.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    ddraver wrote:
    Hmm, who is going to bankroll the Schlecks if Becca won't/can't..?

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    Or did I dream that?

    Would be better for Valverde or Levi though tbf
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  • ratherbeintobago
    ratherbeintobago Posts: 636
    Leopard also claim Rupert Murdoch is waging war against them via the press.

    That does seem a little far fetched. I thought it was Murdoch Jr who was the one with the big interest in cycling, anyway?

    Financial probs aside, it strikes me that trying to merge Team Ley-o-pard and Radioshack was always going to be like saddling a cow, not least because of Bruyneel's interesting approach to man management.
    Or did I dream that?

    Sadly not.

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