Originally Posted by ParamountScapin
Wonder if Vande Velde thinks that LA has shot his wad?!? Why else jump to Liberty? Surely not for money. Very interesting. Now USPS will need to recruit another climber. A most interesting year ahead. Especially the TdF.
Why jump? More money? Better chance for advancement?
It will, indeed, be an interesting TdF. What do you think VandeVelde brought to the USPS Tour team? He competed twice and crashed out in 2001. He did good work for Heras in the Vuelta, and is a great rider, but I don't know if he would even have gone to le Tour in '04.