… but at least Hincapie is signing on with a nice, clean team like T-Mobile. *cough*
I wonder where the Trek sponsorship will land. Disappearing from grand tours altogether, while Special-ed and that other American company sponsor multiple teams, would be even more conspicuous than Bianchi’s absence this year, especially with those fancy new bikes to sell.
I don’t think it was that Tailwind couldn’t find another sponsor. They probably could have. I think it was an easy exit for Tailwind to depart cycling as an “investment”
Danielson isn’t that bad, he’s got some serious genetic ability. He just started too late and is highly overrated by the press. The guy makes a good domestique and those are worth some money, he just isn’t going to win anything bigger than Georgia or Malaysia.
I have a hard time that a team with their success couldn’t find a sponsor or sponsors to continue their program. Were they too expensive? Were the deals they were offered coming with too many strings attached (i.e. anti-doping controls)?
I won’t cry for the personalities involved (Stapleton, Bruyneel, et al) but it is still kind of sad news. I think they were too expensive. $15 million is a pretty top level commitment at the ProTour level. I think they didn’t want to scrape by with $6 or $7 million a year and become pack fodder. Better to go out on top, and spend the time recovering their sold souls.
I just saw that movie about Lance Armstrong and Bill Stapleton, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, and figure they were lucky they made it this far before, as Lance put it, “all the gossip and non-sense that goes on” caught up with them.
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… but at least Hincapie is signing on with a nice, clean team like T-Mobile. *cough*
I wonder where the Trek sponsorship will land. Disappearing from grand tours altogether, while Special-ed and that other American company sponsor multiple teams, would be even more conspicuous than Bianchi’s absence this year, especially with those fancy new bikes to sell.
I don’t think it was that Tailwind couldn’t find another sponsor. They probably could have. I think it was an easy exit for Tailwind to depart cycling as an “investment”
Sucks though fo’ sho’
I don’t know who to hate now.
Who will have the highest bid to sign Danielson? I would imagine
he’s seeing some big offers based on his exploits on Brasstown
Bald.
yeah, interesting the t-mobile will stay on despite the controversy, but tailwind can’t get their shit together…
well, looks like slipstream is a shoe in now.
Who will have the highest bid to sign Danielson? I would imagine he’s seeing some big offers based on his exploits on Brasstown Bald.
Yea, I bet he’ll be offered the job as Brasstown dog catcher any second now.
Danielson…that dude doth blow.
Danielson isn’t that bad, he’s got some serious genetic ability. He just started too late and is highly overrated by the press. The guy makes a good domestique and those are worth some money, he just isn’t going to win anything bigger than Georgia or Malaysia.
Screw this sponsorship talk.
I am more interested in the fact that (dis) is whooping A Kruse’s ass in the Comment war. Seriously, who would have thought this possible?
Plus, if you take into account the 4 comments of (dis)pencer he would have a commanding lead.
My guess is that the Smithers Comments is TROY to (dis)
Apparently I owe Tuffy a coke.
I have a hard time that a team with their success couldn’t find a sponsor or sponsors to continue their program. Were they too expensive? Were the deals they were offered coming with too many strings attached (i.e. anti-doping controls)?
15 Million a year for 3 years is a pretty big chunk of change.
I won’t cry for the personalities involved (Stapleton, Bruyneel, et al) but it is still kind of sad news. I think they were too expensive. $15 million is a pretty top level commitment at the ProTour level. I think they didn’t want to scrape by with $6 or $7 million a year and become pack fodder. Better to go out on top, and spend the time recovering their sold souls.
Step up to the plate 7-11! C’mon, it’ll be just like old times…
I just saw that movie about Lance Armstrong and Bill Stapleton, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, and figure they were lucky they made it this far before, as Lance put it, “all the gossip and non-sense that goes on” caught up with them.