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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    “I am just trying to finalise things. I think it should be sorted towards the end of next week.”
    -Brammeier
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,597
    RichN95 wrote:
    Unrelated, but the rumour mill is saying that Horner is joining United Healthcare

    Interesting given that they have been saying that they want to step up and target GTs this year...
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    dish_dash wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Unrelated, but the rumour mill is saying that Horner is joining United Healthcare

    Interesting given that they have been saying that they want to step up and target GTs this year...


    Hmmm, I've heard the roster's already full for 2014
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    RichN95 wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Anyone know where Leukemans is headed?
    Wanty. (Formerly Accent Jobs)

    He was obviously playing hard to get a few weeks back. :)

    http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/no_leukemans_at_new_wanty_team/
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good link. I was wondering why Flecha changed his mind to ride another season. Maybe he was helping out Bjorn.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    davidof wrote:
    which means you may get to see Marion Rousse in the flesh. Win win.

    Oh my! She is easy on the eye.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Good link. I was wondering why Flecha changed his mind to ride another season. Maybe he was helping out Bjorn.

    Maybe he was helping out his bank balance.
  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,555
    Another Canadian, Antoine Duchesne, joins Europcar for 2014.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    A report in Spanish specialist website biciclismo.com cites Movistar directors Eusebio Unzué and José Luis Arrieta as saying that they were trying to sign Chris Froome in 2011 when the Briton produced his breakthrough result in the Vuelta a España
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/unzue-r ... me-in-2011
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?
    Yes. Just image, he could have won mountain top finishes in all the stage races with solo attacks and not been the bore he has apparently become.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Who knows. He probably not have made it 6months due to mental fatigue. He also wouldnt have made enough money to go to Monaco, train with Tichie Richie and afford enough to meet the ever increasing expectations. He would also have been taught how to ride with his head up and wouldnt have been coached by a non-cyclist who has him doing spin classes every so often up the mountain.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,450
    wouldnt have won basically...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    What a non-story.

    Movistar along with a number of teams were trying to sign him up during the 2011 Vuelta. That list included Garmin, and AG2R (who offered him more money to move than Sky ended up offering him to stay). I know that Riis was also after him - mates spotted Froome being schmoozed by Riis (stomach-turning thought) in a bar one evening.


    But he ended up staying with the team who he felt would be the best for helping him to reach his potential. Isnt that a lovely story?

    And for those who hanker after him going to Movistar - the team that couldnt understand why Alex Dowsett would want to have a TT training bike at home - just think on this: with Hair Plugs and Froome as top dogs there, there may have been no room for Quintana to strut his stuff...
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?


    At what point does a rider who attacks rather than wait for the last 1km, manage to qualify for the Greased 'interesting exciting rider' badge?

    Hang on, I'm having deja vu, sure I've asked you this before

    :wink:
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    RichN95 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?
    Yes. Just image, he could have won mountain top finishes in all the stage races with solo attacks and not been the bore he has apparently become.
    Haha, this ^^^

    I can't help but think if he didn't ride for sky he would get a lot less stick. If Quintana had won like that on Ventoux it would have been proclaimed as the second coming of Christ, Froome does it and it's boring....
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oh RR, thank you for your lovely opinion, I am overjoyed to read it. I think you deserve a cup of tea and a kitkat for that. You should stop commenting on things I post, which I know you love to do, even if you are too worried to reply directly to me, rather through people quoting me then addressing `for those` when you mean me.

    So, **for those** that wondered why I posted the link originally. You will love this, pure rocket science logic. I hadnt heard of it before and thought that those of you who hadnt either would be interested to read it. A few silly and predictable comments followed, so not wanting to be left out **shudder** I gave my own tongue-in-cheek reply.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?


    At what point does a rider who attacks rather than wait for the last 1km, manage to qualify for the Greased 'interesting exciting rider' badge?

    Hang on, I'm having deja vu, sure I've asked you this before

    :wink:

    Err, I think you have me confused with someone else. I was joking, I like Chris Froome! :D
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,190
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Haha, this ^^^

    I can't help but think if he didn't ride for sky he would get a lot less stick. If Quintana had won like that on Ventoux it would have been proclaimed as the second coming of Christ, Froome does it and it's boring....
    It's only die hard Wiggins fans that think that Sky are boring. At least I assume they must be Wiggins fans as they only seem to have seen races in which Wiggins was the team leader.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,450
    Yeah greased is a poster where you have to insert and auto smiley :P
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tour ... --spt.html

    “The staff at Team Sky were there to execute their designated task and think of nothing else. It was efficient, it was professional, it put other teams to shame – but it also wasn’t a lot of fun.”

    Other quotes are good. other examples of Sky being devoid of humanity. I might buy the book.

    Will be fun to see Sky shiver when they get met with Astanas power punch. Then there is the small matter of an in form and focused Contador. Froome will be shivering in his boots and may have to console himself in the arms of his little friend.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    edited November 2013
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    So does that mean he would have become an interesting, exciting rider?


    At what point does a rider who attacks rather than wait for the last 1km, manage to qualify for the Greased 'interesting exciting rider' badge?

    Hang on, I'm having deja vu, sure I've asked you this before

    :wink:

    Err, I think you have me confused with someone else. I was joking, I like Chris Froome! :D


    Sozzzzzzz

    can I make it up with :) ?
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Sozzzzzzz

    can I make it up with :) ?

    No worries. Like the idea of the Greased "Interesting exciting rider" badge. Have to have a think about who to award that one to.
  • nic_77
    nic_77 Posts: 929
    frenchfighter wrote:
    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tour-de-france-real-reason-cavendish-left-sky-105115559--spt.html

    “The staff at Team Sky were there to execute their designated task and think of nothing else. It was efficient, it was professional, it put other teams to shame – but it also wasn’t a lot of fun.”
    No reflection on you, but I don't really see how that anecdote paints Sky to be no fun...

    If anything the riders were enjoying winding Cav up (by leaving the empty coffee pod in the machine) and the team even got involved (by making an 'amusing' poster). Now I appreciate it was hardly high satire, but to me that's more an example of the team having a laugh and trying to build some spirit with a harmless bit of fun.

    Edit: Admittedly I work alone from home, I'd love it if someone left a coffee pod in the machine as a joke. Please will someone just leave a coffee pod in the machine? In fact I might just leave a pod in the machine myself. (I'll need to get a coffee machine first).
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    frenchfighter wrote:
    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tour-de-france-real-reason-cavendish-left-sky-105115559--spt.html

    “The staff at Team Sky were there to execute their designated task and think of nothing else. It was efficient, it was professional, it put other teams to shame – but it also wasn’t a lot of fun.”

    Other quotes are good. other examples of Sky being devoid of humanity. I might buy the book.

    Will be fun to see Sky shiver when they get met with Astanas power punch. Then there is the small matter of an in form and focused Contador. Froome will be shivering in his boots and may have to console himself in the arms of his little friend.

    I just don't see this. Nibbles is a rough equal to Froom, but his TTing is slightly weaker though his support is possibly better, Contador looks like he's on a downward spiral, despite having some very good support riders. Pre empting the tour next year, Astana, SKY and Saxo are still the 3 teams with the best chance. Think Pubehead Valverde won't let go, despite Quintana being the great talent in the Movistar team, that will be what costs them....
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Euskaltel riders:
    http://tourdejose.com/2013/11/05/what-h ... el-riders/
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    LLS may sign a deal with Caja Rural
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    frenchfighter wrote:
    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/tour-de-france-real-reason-cavendish-left-sky-105115559--spt.html



    Will be fun to see Sky shiver when they get met with Astanas power punch. Then there is the small matter of an in form and focused Contador. Froome will be shivering in his boots and may have to console himself in the arms of his little friend.

    Bet you £50 he won't; charity of the other's choice?

    Knocking Froome for being gangly and Sky for being dull is fair enough, but to translate this to a serious challenge from Nibs is wishful thinking. Tour history is full of plucky Campanissimos who looked great in the Giro/Vuelta but couldn't step up to a Tour win.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    frenchfighter wrote:
    LLS may sign a deal with Caja Rural
    I do like Caja Rural, they've always got someone off the front on a kamikaze attack
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