FixdGearHead

Awesome move by Vaughters and Slipstream.

And while I'm not a fan of Millar (it leaves a slight bad taste in my mouth that Slipstream, a team at the forefront of anti-doping, picks up a convicted rider. oh well), he'll be a great mentor for some of their younger riders.

jomalley

I heard that too... I thought they weren't allowed to announce that yet?

"Riders are barred from formally announcing their team switches until September 1" --Vaughters on VeloNews

ri_us

Millar paid his debt and has now been pretty vocal about getting drugs out of the sport. How would you feel if you made a mistake, paid your dues, changed your mind about it, then had someone say something like that?

'nother

I think it's great, too.

Though he will never escape that "nothing worse than a reformed sinner" thing. It's human nature.

carpediemracing 

You're allowed to announce if the current team allows it. So CSC allowed Vdv to make the announcement. Well at least I hope so.

I heard rumors of Millar but nothing else so I must have missed something.

cdr

Starclimber

Zabriskie is going there as well. Vaughters also stated that a 'recent Paris-Roubaix' winner is coming to the team.

yellowjeep

o'grady? they are stealing the whole csc team

FixdGearHead

Whoa; where'd u hear this? Want to believe you - but also don't want to get my hopes up if it was your next door neighbors, nephew's, best friend's bike mechanic.

Dubbayoo

https://www.bikeforums.net/33-road-bike-racing/323020-team-slipstream-2008-a.html

Super Guanche

I think it's Backstedt

Panic

Would be cool having DZ in the argyle.

Also he needs to go back to his old website, it was way funnier.

Panic

DZ confirmed as well

Vinokurtov

Millar played the system so he didn't get the 2 + 2 ban current "positives" get. He lied and cheated, now he's above it all and willing to be a media ***** on the subject.

It's a lot like a former alcoholic who, rather than working quietly at AA meeting to support people, stand outside of bars and rail at the demon rum and those who imbibe.

Same arrogance and self importance, new shtick.

Me good. You bad.

Give me a break.

Snicklefritz

If all these reports are true, where is Vaughters getting the money to pay these guys?

El Diablo Rojo

From the giant Argyle consortium.

acape

I think things are going pretty well for Slipstream these days. It's all but certain that they'll get a TDF bid in the next couple years, and with all the anti-doping measures they're taking, I'd say they're fairly attractive to sponsors.

CyLowe97

Big Magnus in argyle would be cool.

As for Millar, yeah, he lied, but he came clean (pun intended) and did his time without further denials or a deathbed confession to ease his conscience. That counts for something in my book.


How much to get a Bike Forums logo on the Slipstream jerseys? Let's pass the hat....

damocles1

Chipotle restaurants is rumoured to be the title sponsor and the guy who owns the team is a Wall Street muckity-muck. There's plenty of $ behind the team. There's also talk of a Belgian co-sponsor floating around.

FixdGearHead

Doug Ellis

I believe "Ellis" is Latin for "I have a sh*tload of $$$$"

harlond

I have no knowledge, but I noticed in Millar's Bicycling diary that he is exchanging emails with Stuey O'Grady. Maybe just as former teammates. Anyway, just throwing it out.

Dubbayoo

The secondary sponsors have stepped up but Vaughters has said he would still need a new title sponsor to buy a good GC rider.

Smoothie104

how about AOL as a sponser? Vaugherts used their Instant Messanging software to talk about Disco's blood doping program and implicate himself as well, hahahahahaha!