Team Blanco has a new sponsor.

frenchfighter

tailwindhome

Poor effort.

Pross

It's alright, at least it isn't blue and / or black like virtually everything else.

knedlicky

Pross wrote:

It's alright, at least it isn't blue and / or black like virtually everything else.

Except the green is too dark for Belkin, it’s like a forest green whereas Belkin seem to use yellow-green (Hex #9ACD32, RGB 154, 205, 50).
Belkin might add a touch of purple too, that's the other colour they seem to use with logos.

ddraver

Meh...really??

frenchfighter

Official announcement on Monday.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-bl ... -on-monday

nic_77

Some (now official) images via @TourDeJose:









and a promo video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?client=mv- ... 9mi04XJTyE

ad_snow

I really like the kit. At least they kept the little dot-people things off the front (glad FF's turned out to be only a twitter rumour)

Pross

If they extended the mint green down to the black and left out the white band it would look really good, don't like the white band though.

markwb79

The kit is really nice. A lot better in real life

Will be interesting to see if it stands out within the peloton though.

above_the_cows

Markwb79 wrote:

The kit is really nice. A lot better in real life

OK come on then where did you see it? Details. Details. Give us the details.

markwb79

Above The Cows wrote:

Markwb79 wrote:

The kit is really nice. A lot better in real life

OK come on then where did you see it? Details. Details. Give us the details.

haha, I was lucky to be at the press release earlier today.

They also announced on twitter that they would be doing a ride at 4pm with some of the riders. At short notice about 50 people turned up and we rode in the Hilversum area for an hour

above_the_cows

Markwb79 wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

Markwb79 wrote:

The kit is really nice. A lot better in real life

OK come on then where did you see it? Details. Details. Give us the details.

haha, I was lucky to be at the press release earlier today.

They also announced on twitter that they would be doing a ride at 4pm with some of the riders. At short notice about 50 people turned up and we rode in the Hilversum area for an hour

Nice!

Note to self, pay more attention to the Twitter, not that I could have gone but...

ratherbeintobago

Anyone else heard the rumour that Giant are currently considering whether to renew their contract (and 3m€) with Belkin or go with Argos-Shimano instead?

ademort

ratherbeintobago wrote:

Anyone else heard the rumour that Giant are currently considering whether to renew their contract (and 3m€) with Belkin or go with Argos-Shimano instead?

Yes thats true.If Giant pull out some of the riders know its probably there last race. Also Belkin may want to bring in American riders.

ratherbeintobago

ademort wrote:

If Giant pull out some of the riders know its probably there last race.

Presumably, not quite - I'd have thought that, at worst, Giant would be committed until the end of the season?

ademort

According to reports in the Dutch De Telegraf Giant had an option in their contract to leave Belkin and an announcement should have been made today 1st July, however no announcement has been made. Can we then take it that Giant stay with Belkin. Also speculation here say Tee Jay Van Garderen will ride for Belkin next season and Lars Boom is tipped for SKY.

RichN95.

ademort wrote:

According to reports in the Dutch De Telegraf Giant had an option in their contract to leave Belkin and an announcement should have been made today 1st July, however no announcement has been made. Can we then take it that Giant stay with Belkin. Also speculation here say Tee Jay Van Garderen will ride for Belkin next season and Lars Boom is tipped for SKY.

The Boom thing I've heard before.

TJVG to Belkin seems a perfect fit - American but with Dutch heritage, came through Rabo Continental

ratherbeintobago

ademort wrote:

According to reports in the Dutch De Telegraf Giant had an option in their contract to leave Belkin and an announcement should have been made today 1st July, however no announcement has been made

Anyone heard anything more about this?

ademort

ratherbeintobago wrote:

ademort wrote:

According to reports in the Dutch De Telegraf Giant had an option in their contract to leave Belkin and an announcement should have been made today 1st July, however no announcement has been made

Anyone heard anything more about this?[/quo

Any announcement as to a change of sponsor should have been made on the 1St July at the latest. As no announcement has been made i,m taking it that Giant stay on as sponsor of Belkin. Really cant see how they can pull the plug now.