2016 Tour de France

[mon-goose]

http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/International/Dutch-sue-TDF-for-unpaid-bill-20151104

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Interesting. 140 000 euros is a fair bit of money.

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"Mark Cavendish aiming for Tour de France stage win record, says team"

Mark Cavendish has his sights set on the all-time record of Tour de France stage wins, aiming to surpass Hinault and Merckx's records - according to Team Dimension Data's Doug Ryder.

 

 

Would be good for DD :-)

 

 

 

(from http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk)

 

 

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(from http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk)

 

The 2011 Tour de France champion, Cadel Evan, believes Chris Froome can successfully defend his title.

 

Speaking to Fox Sports in Australia Evans talked about the British rider’s chances of taking his third Tour win in four years.

“For him I think it’s possible,” he said. “He’ll be the only rider in this era who’ll be able to go back-to-back, barring illness and injury.”

 

Injury, of course, is the reason ChrisFroome did not defend his title in 2014 when he crashed out on stage five. Alberto Contador also crashed out that year leaving Vincenzo Nibali a clear run at the title.

 

 

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http://road.cc/content/news/173484-aso-pulls-tour-de-france-uci-worldtour

"Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced that it is to withdraw all of its races from the UCI WorldTour from 2017....In a press release, ASO said it had registered its events on the UCI hors catégorie calendar for 2017, arguing that recent WorldTour reforms constitute a ‘closed sport system’.... Hors catégorie events cannot feature more than 70 per cent of WorldTour teams, which means a maximum of 15 for a 22-team event such as the Tour de France. As the WorldTour comprises 18 teams, moving down to hors catégorie level would mean some missing out. "

[Jaco-fiets]

What is ASO forms their own calendar? What would be the pro's and cons of this?

 

If they can do something in collaboration with team owners and implement some type of a profit share system regarding broadcasting rights then it could be a step in right direction?

 

Just asking the question

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ASO are in a pretty strong position. We'll have to see how this progresses .

 . . . .

 

 

Maybe something like the British Football "Premier League"

[gummibear]

The time is getting closer.

 

The lion sleeps only to wake in July.

 

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2016 Tour de France teams:

AG2R La Mondiale (Fra)
Astana Pro Team (Kaz)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Pro Cycling Team (USA)
Dimension Data (RSA)
Etixx – Quick Step (Bel)
FDJ (Fra)
IAM Cycling (Sui)
Lampre – Merida (Ita)
Lotto Soudal (Bel)
Movistar Team (Esp)
Orica GreenEDGE (Aus)
Team Giant – Alpecin (Ger)
Team Katusha (Rus)
Team Lotto NL – Jumbo (Nld)
Team Sky (GBR)
Tinkoff (Rus)
Trek – Segafredo (USA)

Wildcard teams

Bora – Argon 18 (Ger)
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (Fra)
Direct Energie (Fra)
Fortuneo – Vital Concept (Fra)

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2016 - So far . . .

 

 

Alberto Contador:

 

Winner - Tour of the Basque Country (Winner stage 6 - ITT)

2nd - Paris-Nice

2nd - Volta a Catalunya

3rd - Volta ao Algarve (Winner stage 5)

 

 

Nairo Quintana:

 

Winner - Volta a Catalunya

3rd - Tour of the Basque Country

4th - National Road Race Championships

 

 

Chris Froome OBE:

 

Winner - Herald Sun Tour (Winner in Mountain Classification)

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41 days to go . . . .   :-)

['Dale]

41 days to go . . . . :-)

Oh ????

[pe3nguin]

41 days to go . . . .   :-)

Slow down. We're all enjoying an infinitely more interesting Grand Tour

['Dale]

Slow down. We're all enjoying an infinitely more interesting Grand Tour

Indeed hey

I've been so enthused by the chase for pink

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Giro is rocking!

 

I worry that the Tour has actually got too "self-important" for its own good.

We will see . . . .  in 41 days! LOL

[Warren_G]

There's a taxi in Main Road, Mowbray with this as the hooter, getting me in Le Tour mode...