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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    trek_dan wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Meanwhile, Cobo signs for Torku Seker Spor (that well known haven of clean riders).
    Legit rider on a legit team. What could possibly go wrong, sudden return to form at the Tour of Turkey anyone? :roll:


    He was probably the subject of a bidding war between Torky and Tabriz

    Tough call
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    Lay off them Iranians! But seriously, for all the rumours surrounding Tabriz, and I've insinuated knowing little too, they've not won their marquee race of the year twice and tested positive (TdQL)... Ayandeh and Azad university have had more positives going by memory. Although I think Sean Penn tested positive in Algeria and not Turkey.

    They're nobodies favourites round here because they tend to be more recluse, so even the Indonesians and Malays don't love 'em. But since Wong Kam Po faded in the early noughties, Ghader Mizbani has been the dominant rider, and was for a large part of 2013 too. That isn't to say he isn't at it, but it isn't really a surprise they're still winning.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    *looks up the phrase for 'ho hum' in Persian and Kurdish*

    :wink:
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    they had better an oil pipeline, preferably refined, straight to my house. Otherwise, I'd just feel used.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    So...Astana have pulled out of signing Pellizotti...

    Making room for a little Samu perhaps?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oooh very interesting.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nico Eeckhout (Rambo) from rider to DS at Post-Chainreaction

    Brian Vandborg of Cannondale stops racing
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Nico Eeckhout (Rambo) from rider to DS at Post-Chainreaction

    Who have registered as an Irish team.

    http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news ... -sponsors/
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Core of the Node4 Giordana team, plus some of the guys from UK Youth and IG Sigma who didnt get spots elsewhere, by the look of it:

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... -2014.html
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Mikkel Conde's tweeting that Igor Anton's joining Movistar

    WOW
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Europcar have been awarded a World Tour license today too.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    Mikkel Conde's tweeting that Igor Anton's joining Movistar

    WOW
    More here: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15976 ... istar.aspx
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    “We have a full squad now, headed into the 2014 season. There are no current plans to sign any more riders,”
    -Astana
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/antonio ... m-marchiol?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Garzelli becomes a DS at Vini Fantini.

    Gazzetta also reports that Chris Horner's agent Michael Rutherford has contacted the Neri Sottoli squad, offering the 42-year old Vuelta d'España winner's services for next season.
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stefano ... ntini-team
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  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    andyp wrote:
    Europcar have been awarded a World Tour license today too.

    That's great news, now they can get Tommy prepared for those long Tour breakaways. :D
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Garzelli becomes a DS at Vini Fantini.

    Gazzetta also reports that Chris Horner's agent Michael Rutherford has contacted the Neri Sottoli squad, offering the 42-year old Vuelta d'España winner's services for next season.
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stefano ... ntini-team



    Where does one even start...
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    mike6 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Europcar have been awarded a World Tour license today too.

    That's great news, now they can get Tommy prepared for those long Tour breakaways. :D


    ...which were sadly MIA this year....
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Fading force is the easy answer re Voeckler.

    best gurner i've seen in cycling, should time his attacks better.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    uh oh. Alejandro Marque, winner of the Volta a Portugal, tested positive for betamethasone during the race....

    http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/201 ... 20861.html

    Apart from anything else, its goodbye to his shiny new pro contract with Movistar next year...

    Might mean a spot has just opened up for someone else
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    mike6 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Europcar have been awarded a World Tour license today too.

    That's great news, now they can get Tommy prepared for those long Tour breakaways. :D


    ...which were sadly MIA this year....

    Aye, true, true. When you consider how much they enlivened the Tour in 2012 both they, and he, were a bit poor in 2013. I was hoping the World Tour licence might give them a boost. :D
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    uh oh. Alejandro Marque, winner of the Volta a Portugal, tested positive for betamethasone during the race....

    http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/201 ... 20861.html

    Apart from anything else, its goodbye to his shiny new pro contract with Movistar next year...

    Might mean a spot has just opened up for someone else

    Excellent news. Now can Samu please get a ride.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    uh oh. Alejandro Marque, winner of the Volta a Portugal, tested positive for betamethasone during the race....

    http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/201 ... 20861.html

    Apart from anything else, its goodbye to his shiny new pro contract with Movistar next year...

    Might mean a spot has just opened up for someone else

    Excellent news. Now can Samu please get a ride.


    Would be awesome indeed

    EDIT: Apparently El Pais are quoting sources who say that Samu's signed a contract with a WT team, and it'll be announced next month....
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Hmm interesting....maybe it could also be Europcar given they were open to Horner and are WT now
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  • EightOhEight
    EightOhEight Posts: 170
    philbar72 wrote:
    Fading force is the easy answer re Voeckler.

    best gurner i've seen in cycling, should time his attacks better.

    Biggest clown in cycling.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    philbar72 wrote:
    Fading force is the easy answer re Voeckler.

    best gurner i've seen in cycling, should time his attacks better.


    Yeah, think we've seen the best of Tommy....
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Does anyone know if Saxo's squad is full? If not I wonder if Samu could be going there.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well Team Sky now have a spare spot on their roster. Perhaps they could sign Horner?

    Sorry, I'll get my coat.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sky:
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome- ... h-team-sky
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Rujano
    rujano.jpg
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