Tour de France Wildcards

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,262
edited January 2018 in Pro race
Are the same four as last year: Cofidis, Fortuneo, Direct Energie and Wanty. No place for Bryan Coquard and the new Vital Concept team.
Twitter: @RichN95

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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Cofidis? What's the point?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    For the Dauphine, Vital Concept will be there instead of Direct Energie

    For Paris-Nice it's Cofidis, Direct Energie, Vital Concept and Delko
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    Big sponsor of ASO's other GT, innit
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    RichN95 wrote:
    For the Dauphine, Vital Concept will be there instead of Direct Energie

    For Paris-Nice it's Cofidis, Direct Energie, Vital Concept and Delko

    Not Vital Concept, it’s Fortuneo for P-N.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Joelsim wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    For the Dauphine, Vital Concept will be there instead of Direct Energie

    For Paris-Nice it's Cofidis, Direct Energie, Vital Concept and Delko

    Not Vital Concept, it’s Fortuneo for P-N.
    Yes, you're right
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    There are only twenty-four* riders who were in the race the last time Cofidis won a Tour stage that are still riding for World Tour teams.

    (*Give or take one or two)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    RichN95 wrote:
    There are only twenty-four* riders who were in the race the last time Cofidis won a Tour stage that are still riding for World Tour teams.

    (*Give or take one or two)

    Anthony Perez to win a stage this summer. You heard it here first.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    July - Mysterious appearances of cyclists wearing 'Cofidis' kit at the Tour dismissed as fantasy by seasoned UFO believers.

    Should have put a bloody fiver on it.
    Twitter: @canocola @thedreadships
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    Good to see Wanty back, they were often the most entertaining thing last year - Guillaume Van Keirsbulck’s epic 190km solo break on stage 4 being possibly my favourite moment of the entire tour.

    Plus all the best people ride a Cube bike... ;)
  • Frank Wilson
    Frank Wilson Posts: 930
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    Perhaps they should get some new inhalers, then they might win something.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    Good to see Wanty back, they were often the most entertaining thing last year - Guillaume Van Keirsbulck’s epic 190km solo break on stage 4 being possibly my favourite moment of the entire tour.

    Plus all the best people ride a Cube bike... ;)

    A doomed suicide break was [possibly] your favourite moment of the Tour ?!?!
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    Good to see Wanty back, they were often the most entertaining thing last year - Guillaume Van Keirsbulck’s epic 190km solo break on stage 4 being possibly my favourite moment of the entire tour.

    Plus all the best people ride a Cube bike... ;)

    A doomed suicide break was [possibly] your favourite moment of the Tour ?!?!
    Yeah, it was funny. He could have dropped back, but carried on because “that would have looked stupid”. It was great :mrgreen:
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    To be fair they have been sponsoring a team for a long time now, ASO may take that into account, no Tour and Cofidis may just think there are better things to spend money on.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    Bouhanni - world class
    Herrada- world class
    Navarro - still ish world class
    Turgis
    Edet
    and Perez as stated
    and a favourite break specialist Rossetto

    3rd in the Europe tour.

    Sponsors Vuelta

    free cards from the caravan with their number on -

    whats not to like
  • argyllflyer
    argyllflyer Posts: 893
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    Bouhanni - world class
    Herrada- world class
    Navarro - still ish world class
    Turgis
    Edet
    and Perez as stated
    and a favourite break specialist Rossetto

    3rd in the Europe tour.

    Sponsors Vuelta

    free cards from the caravan with their number on -

    whats not to like

    And Geoffrey Soupe's voluminous beard
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    argyllflyer wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    Cofidis? What's the point?

    Bouhanni - world class
    Herrada- world class
    Navarro - still ish world class
    Turgis
    Edet
    and Perez as stated
    and a favourite break specialist Rossetto

    3rd in the Europe tour.

    Sponsors Vuelta

    free cards from the caravan with their number on -

    whats not to like

    And Geoffrey Soupe's voluminous beard

    Obviously.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Herrada- world class
    Navarro - still ish world class
    That's a pretty generous definition of world class.

    However, Bouhanni was the top ranked European Tour rider last year and Cofidis were the second ranked team (behind Wanty) so their place is on merit.
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