New Radioshack -Nissan-Trek cycling team!!
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Maybe Johan can teach Andy how to time trial.
I was hoping to see Brajkovic be the RS gc rider next year in the TdF. Now he won't get that chance. |
Bout time for Armstrong Out of Retirement 2.0.
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I hope they stick with the Leopard colors.
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I heard rumor of this. I'm interested to see how they will compete with the power house of BMC now. This will be interesting!
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With HTC closing up and this merger it seems there is a shortage of Pro team sponsors.
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Trek cycling team!
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with the riders now left without a team, RS and HTC riders mainly, there has to be another sponsor, somewhere.........
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No mention of Levi in that press release. How do you manage to leave his name off the list unless he has already decided to depart.
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yeah, reports are that Levi has already made a move;
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/repo...arma-quickstep |
This is very bad news you imbeciles. Try to figure it out.
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its bad news for Alberto, but I see your point. I just hate that HTC is folding. Now this merger? There will be new teams though............. won't there?
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Originally Posted by rangerdavid
(Post 13182901)
yeah, reports are that Levi has already made a move;
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/repo...arma-quickstep |
While you are correct that this is bad news, imbeciles? Make a point, but don't bludgeon people with it.
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It's another major sponsor leaving the sport, it will drive down pro salaries and further reinforce the message that the big companies with deep pockets want nothing to do with the tainted sport of high level pro cycling. It sucks pretty hard. Pro cycling is in very tough shape. Hopefully recent positive trends like the Amgen ToC and this stage race in Colorado that drew big crowds and attention to the sport will help heal the damaged image. That's all pro cycling has at the end of the day - its image, which it sells to big companies who want the positive exposure. It costs $12-$20 million annually to sponsor a big time cycling campaign, which in big corporate marketing budget terms is relative chicken feed, considering the maximum publicity such an investment gets these firms. And yet they're not exactly lining up - HTC, the most successful team in the sport couldn't rustle up a new sponsor. That's pretty spooky boys.
It's disturbing and depressing, and one can only hope it turns around as the sport (hopefully) cleans up. But all it takes to set everything back is one high profile positive test. What if this guy Cobo who stormed to the GC lead in the Vuelta tests positive? Another black eye for pro cycling even if the other riders in the Vuelta are clean. The whole situation is part of the painful process of really cleaning up a pro sport, and frankly, the only pro sport that's actually making an all-out honest effort at this appears to be pro cycling. |
Originally Posted by phee
(Post 13183011)
While you are correct that this is bad news, imbeciles? Make a point, but don't bludgeon people with it.
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Originally Posted by phee
(Post 13183011)
Make a point, but don't bludgeon people with it.
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Originally Posted by LowCel
(Post 13183020)
He doesn't have a point
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team BF41?
I got $5 on it |
Originally Posted by patentcad
(Post 13183029)
This is the 41. I don't need a point.
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This Cobo guy will test positive @ the Vuelta. Stay tuned. You heard it here first.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
(Post 13183023)
Oh no. Did I hurt your feelings?
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Originally Posted by phee
(Post 13183096)
45k posts
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Originally Posted by androidtt
(Post 13182378)
I hope they stick with the Leopard colors.
However, since the team name is apparently Radioshack-Nissan-Trek, I'm not getting my hopes up. "The Shack" is going to have to plaster its circle-R thing in the gaudiest way possible. |
Wouldn't hurt my feelings if they got rid of that big R either.
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