Tour 2016 wildcards - SHOCKER

specialgueststar
specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
edited March 2016 in Pro race
what an unlikely selection :lol:

Team Cofidis
Fortuneo–Vital Concept
Team Direct Energie
BoraArgon18 - Scott Thwaites??

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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    well I never... how totally unexpected!
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    So that is what the argument with the UCI is all about...

    "Sweating the small stuff" comes to mind.
    Half man, Half bike
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Why is this particularly unexpected? \

    (I am getting the sarcasm, just not the reason...)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Ridgerider wrote:
    So that is what the argument with the UCI is all about...

    "Sweating the small stuff" comes to mind.
    I thought the conflict became effective in 2017 when the ASO made their threat to organise outside the UCI World Tour.??????
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    I suppose what they are after is total control of the entries so they can charge as large a fee as the market can afford.
    Half man, Half bike
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Who else are they going to invite though?

    Wanty might feel hard done by if they applied.

    Do Caja Rural have the squad to compete at two GTs?

    Vini Fantini are dodge as fuck.

    CCC? Colour me meh.

    If Roompot were a horse they'd have been shot by now.

    ONE? Really?
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Turku Seker Spor for the lols?
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,537
    What's wrong with inviting French teams to the tour. I'd expect something similar for every other stage race.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    UHC maybe?
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    The Tour needs a dodgy Iranian team or two

    For the lolz
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Have smaller teams and invite more of em.
    _
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Have smaller teams and invite more of em.
    Why?
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Have smaller teams and invite more of em.



    More team vehicles in the race convoy should go down well
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Win win then isn't it? :|
    _

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