Team Slipstream

July 30th, 2007 | Posted by Smithers at 9:45 pm in Pro Cycling |

Slipstream has signed a Paris-Roubaix winner. My guess is Magnus Backstedt. He is experienced and he may come cheap since he is coming back from some health issues.

Stuart O’Grady just won so I think he might be too expensive.

Fabian Cancellara, maybe. He might also cost a bit too much since he won PR in 2006 and has two stage wins and a stint in yellow this year in the Tour. But he is a pretty versatile rider and Slipstream team director Jonathan Vaughters might put value in that. If Cancellara is affordable he would be a great pick up.

Tom Boonen, no way. Quick-Step has that dude locked up for 2008 and Vaughters could not afford a super star of that magnitude.

Peter Van Petegem, no way. If Vaughters is smart he’ll know this guy is at the end of his career.

Maybe Slipsteam will sign Tommy Danielson for 2008 because I guarantee you that dude won’t be riding for Disco next year. He’ll come cheap since he’ll have washed out of 2 different Pro Tour caliber teams.


Johnny V, please hire me!

  1. 7 Responses to “Team Slipstream”

  2. By wah at 10:41 pm on Jul 30, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    You’re slipping Smithers

    Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas)
    David Cañada Gracia (Saunier)
    David Millar (Saunier)
    Christophe Laurent (Crédit Agricole)
    David Zabriskie (CSC)
    Martijn Maaskant (Rabo Continental)
    Jérôme Pineau (Bouyges Telecom)
    Thomas Voeckler (Bouyges Telecom)

    Also Chipotle and ABN AMRO are named as co-sponsors, with a budget of around 8 million Euro.

  3. By Smithers at 10:53 pm on Jul 30, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    You’re slipping Smithers

    The hell I am, Tommy D is no good!

  4. By Tuffy at 9:23 am on Jul 31, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    Vandevelde too?

  5. By Smithers at 10:39 am on Jul 31, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    Vandevelde too?

    It sounds like it, but I’ll wait for the confirmation from the team.

  6. By davidh at 10:44 am on Jul 31, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    Yes, Vandevelde is confirmed, too. At the very least, this should be an entertaining project given Millar’s propensity to run off at the mouth. But I also am allowing myself to have high hopes that Slipstream can pull it off — winning without selling its soul. I’d like for there to be at least one team I can feel good about my kids looking up to.

  7. By (dis)pencer at 1:07 pm on Jul 31, 2007 | Comment | ReplyReply directly to this specific comment

    so who thinks slipstream will do well at that PT team time trial?

    you know, with millar, dz, and danny pate… shit, maybe thay should have hired fabian.

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