After Rabo, who's next

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited November 2012 in Pro race
Inrng mentioned he knows of another team that are looking at abandoning their sponsorship of cycling.

A big name.

Any guesses?
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    One of the big Italian teams?
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I don't imagine Radioshack will be hanging around much longer.
    At the heart of the recent scandals, company in financial trouble, the executive who set up the deal has left.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    PT Teams:

    AG2R LA MONDIALE FRA
    ASTANA PRO TEAM KAZ
    BMC RACING TEAM USA
    EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI ESP
    FDJ-BIG MAT FRA
    GARMIN - SHARP USA
    KATUSHA TEAM RUS
    LAMPRE - ISD ITA
    LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE ITA
    LOTTO BELISOL TEAM BEL
    MOVISTAR TEAM ESP
    OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP BEL
    ORICA GREENEDGE AUS
    RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM NED
    RADIOSHACK-NISSAN LUX
    SKY PROCYCLING GBR
    TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK DEN
    VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM NED
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    When Liquigas went I imagine Cannondale had a very long hard look, but apparently they re in now.

    I'm surprised Radioshack are still in as apparently the company is falling apart (regardless of the cycling)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    nvm
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    How are the Spanish sponsors doing? There is a country under a lot of financial pressure.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Lampre is off pretty soon.
  • simona75
    simona75 Posts: 336
    With the current boom in GB cycling, could we see another UK based firm step up to sponsor a pro tour team? Maybe firms that got involved in the Olympics (eg Lloyds TSB) that are looking for some longer term legacy.
  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Wasn't beardy Branson talking about it?
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

    Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    simona75 wrote:
    With the current boom in GB cycling, could we see another UK based firm step up to sponsor a pro tour team? Maybe firms that got involved in the Olympics (eg Lloyds TSB) that are looking for some longer term legacy.
    In the current economic situation, as well as the recent USADA thing suggesting endemic corruption, unlikely.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • hstiles
    hstiles Posts: 414
    My money would be on a Western European team - Lampre.
  • confused@BR
    confused@BR Posts: 295
    Yes, I feel Lampre could be the one. Some of their riders are already carrying a bit of 'winter timber'.
    'fool'
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Inrng just said another big sponsor leaving cycling. Not necessarily a team. Could be Skoda
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Eurosport. :lol:
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    symo wrote:
    Wasn't beardy Branson talking about it?

    Wasn't that on the basis of Cav being in the Team? Not going to happen now...
  • ratherbeintobago
    ratherbeintobago Posts: 636
    Could be Skoda

    That was being discussed in the Inrng comments.
    On twitter
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Just saw something on Twitter, perhaps its old news, but I think Liquigas have pulled the plug....

    8196856942_e2df438b30.jpg

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/liquiga ... g-for-2013
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    coriordan wrote:
    Just saw something on Twitter, perhaps its old news, but I think Liquigas have pulled the plug....
    They announced that ages ago. Cannondale are going to be the main sponsors now.
    Twitter: @RichN95

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