Shebeen Posted September 20, 2018 Share the saga continues http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/verandas-willems-crelan-file-lawsuit-against-wout-van-aert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 20, 2018 Share Not much point in have a honed sprint train if the main geeza can't finish off the job? and I don't think Cav is up to it any more, for a few reasons probably. If Cav' gets better and gets the motivation you'd be crazy to think we won't rack up some wins. He's only 33 after all. With the issues of the last 18 months you'd also be pretty sure to be getting him at a discount salary as he's got enough endorsements to take a hit there and still be good. He does bring sponsors with him as well as a lot coverage at any race he attends but it's be a gamble to a degree with his EB virus but that'd go in to the contract if you had half a brain. Key thing is getting the fire burning in him. Rest him for a bit, get him better, put him on the 6 day circuit to get the mongrel back take some early season wins in the middle east, rest and focus on Le Tour (like his 2016 one where he was supposed dead and buried and took 4 stages) or figure every sprinter is going to the tour and DD will be behind LM / BOC for a top 10 finish so focus on the giro and clean up then send him to Spain late season to pick up a couple extras before the mountains kill him and Kingy wraps up a couple of stages. Edited September 20, 2018 by hellocolour Wayne pudding Mol and Cav' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 20, 2018 Share Quite possibly but I think he would be better off staging a comeback with Maclaren -Baa baa rain whatever. And let Team DD get on with building at least a classics team and young talent like the Oozies have done with the Yates bros and others. Gen, T-Bob, Big Phil and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon-goose Posted September 21, 2018 Share https://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/team-dimension-data-sign-top-italian-sprinter-20180921 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazshell Posted September 21, 2018 Share https://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/team-dimension-data-sign-top-italian-sprinter-20180921So, I presume that confirms that Cav is on his way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted September 21, 2018 Share So, I presume that confirms that Cav is on his way?That is a good signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted September 21, 2018 Share That is a good signingJip, Hopefully he can bring a bit more than the 450 UCI points he gave Trek this year . But with those additional points DD could have moved from last to second last at least. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted September 21, 2018 Share Jip, Hopefully he can bring a bit more than the 450 UCI points he gave Trek this year . But with those additional points DD could have moved from last to second last at least. as long as that's enough to keep their top-level status... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 21, 2018 Share https://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/team-dimension-data-sign-top-italian-sprinter-20180921 Nizzolo... has a wiff of the Sbaragli about him. Being called a 'top italian sprinter' isn't really a thing looking at the current state of Italian sprinting at the moment. Had a win back in San Juan and a couple of top 5's this year and a 2nd at the Vuelta. I hope he can pull a Viviani, start converting those top 10's into 1's with fresh start and get back to some of the 2016 form that had him taking home some good silverware. I thought with their focus on Classics and GC they would look to develop one of the local guys. He's up against a seriously packed top tier at the moment so will be interesting to see what the approach is in regards to race days, schedule etc. Win or look to mop up UCI points with consistent placings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted September 21, 2018 Share Nizollo is a good sprinter but not remotely in the same league as Cavendish. I see the signing as just another rider that the picked up for a bargain. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted September 21, 2018 Share Nizollo is a good sprinter but not remotely in the same league as Cavendish. I see the signing as just another rider that the picked up for a bargain.As what Cavendish was.. He fact that he has not yet signed with someone else is a sign of that. Edited September 21, 2018 by Gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottCM Posted September 26, 2018 Share Jonathan Caicedo joins #PinkArgyle in 2019 The Ecuadorian won Vuelta Colombia last month and finished second in Vuelta Asturias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted September 28, 2018 Share BMC team confirmed as CCC team for 2019... not really a surprise! http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-racing-team-confirmed-as-ccc-team-for-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted September 28, 2018 Share BMC team confirmed as CCC team for 2019... not really a surprise! http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-racing-team-confirmed-as-ccc-team-for-2019/WTF is CCC*, well they don't seem to have a wikipedia page, but this CCC doeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Climax_Corporation *polish shoe shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted September 30, 2018 Share Sagan extended his contract with Bora to 2021 and also apparently said he will ride next year's Giro[emoji9] Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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