BMC ends contract with Astana
This makes a lot of sense to me!
A manufacturer of decent bikes won't put up with the doping and the drug taking shenanigans of the peloton and rightly so!!
Bikes of this calibre deserve a better team to win races and raise their profile! Nice one!
A manufacturer of decent bikes won't put up with the doping and the drug taking shenanigans of the peloton and rightly so!!
Bikes of this calibre deserve a better team to win races and raise their profile! Nice one!
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giant mancp wrote:This makes a lot of sense to me!
A manufacturer of decent bikes won't put up with the doping and the drug taking shenanigans of the peloton and rightly so!!
Come on folks, they are monstrosities. Fugly, fugly, fugly.0 -
Oh noes, the supplier of pig-ugly machines to the most fearsomely doped teams of recent years has suddenly got cold feet. The humanity!0
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Well if other manufacturers followed suit:
T-Mobile would have no bikes!
Saunier Duval would have no bikes!
Cofidis would have no bikes!
Rabobank WOULD have bikes pending the integrity index!
Hmmmmmmm maybe the price of a cool carbon fiber machine would be reasonable!Edward G. Smith0 -
I don't think BMC had much choice really. Jeez, they don't have much luck with teams though do they? First Phonak and now Astana!0
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I was going to post a new thread, but I guess it fits in here just as well.
Now Astana are racing again, what are they racing on? I wonder if they had to pay for and choose their own bikes, and if so, what did they choose. That would speak a lot more about the quality of the bike than a paid sponsorship deal...0 -
Hey that is a great question Leon...
Maybe they are going to get hooked up with some CBOARDMAN bikes from Bikehut, I hear that they are great value for money...and ride really well...
I shall started doing some surfing to try and answer your very good question though...0 -
I went to the Astana website and note that Specialized are listed as a sponsor. There are no current photos to check whether this sponsorship includes the bikes.0
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Specialized were the helmet sponsor before.
I couldn't find any pictures anywhere.
On a similair note, anyonw knowwhat Rasmusson has been wearing in the ace's been doing? I guess healready hs a trunkload of plain, black kit ;-)0 -
Landis (allegedly) and Vino. What's the common denominator?
So it was BMC's fault all this time :twisted:Every winner has scars.0 -
leonlikestrees wrote:Specialized were the helmet sponsor before.
I couldn't find any pictures anywhere.
On a similair note, anyonw knowwhat Rasmusson has been wearing in the ace's been doing? I guess healready hs a trunkload of plain, black kit ;-)so many cols,so little time!0 -
Actually, Rasmussen rides the crits with a plain yellow jersey.
No sh!t, he really does.0 -
drenkrom wrote:Actually, Rasmussen rides the crits with a plain yellow jersey.
No sh!t, he really does.
Can't fault his nerve & marketing,turning up in yellow,if he is!so many cols,so little time!0 -
leonlikestrees wrote:Now Astana are racing again, what are they racing on? ..
Ahem? Surely you don't want us to answer thatI have pain!0 -
ivancarlos wrote:leonlikestrees wrote:Now Astana are racing again, what are they racing on? ..
Ahem? Surely you don't want us to answer that
LOL! They are probably just floating to the finish line ==> :shock:0 -
I am sure Johan will sort them out when he goes to Astana next season. They will be on Trek with Nike kit.0
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jimmythecuckoo wrote:I am sure Johan will sort them out when he goes to Astana next season. They will be on Trek with Nike kit.
...and will get a lot better at "not testing positive"0 -
leonlikestrees wrote:jimmythecuckoo wrote:I am sure Johan will sort them out when he goes to Astana next season. They will be on Trek with Nike kit.
...and will get a lot better at "not testing positive"
I've started to think the jokers at T-Mobile should hire him. They'd not suffer any embarrassing moments then.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
He is rubbish isn't he?
I wish the UCI would try and get tough with him and not give him a DS licence (if you need such a thing)0 -
jimmythecuckoo wrote:He is rubbish isn't he?
I wish the UCI would try and get tough with him and not give him a DS licence (if you need such a thing)
Now if you said he is without morals & scruples,that WOULD be an accurate statementso many cols,so little time!0 -
nick hanson wrote:jimmythecuckoo wrote:He is rubbish isn't he?
I wish the UCI would try and get tough with him and not give him a DS licence (if you need such a thing)
Now if you said he is without morals & scruples,that WOULD be an accurate statement
I would have thought that the 8 wins were more to do with a certain Texan than the DS.0 -
Contador,a Texan?....go on,enlighten me if you will.What i suggest is they have a certain winning formula.Not saying that we like it,but this society does seem to be all about winning.so many cols,so little time!0
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"a certain winning formula"
such a sweet touch of double meaning!0