BMCfan Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 OK Shebeen. I hear you. So let me start asking the questions, so that we can speculate further... What happened to Dr Carol Austin? Very good question, been wondering about this for awhile and if it is tied to their results so far this year Maggies mense! I can understand that you ignore SwissVan ;-)but i asked the question.... Now that's its tour time and rumours are starting to fly, someone wanna hazard a guess at my original question? Even better if anyone actually knows :-) Gandalf and Underachiever 2
kosmonooit Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Eish what went wrong... not a shortage of money or good bikes.
Shebeen Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 You misunderstand. What I implied is that NTT have been involved with DD since at least 2015 https://www.dimensiondata.com/de-de/news/2017/05/ntt-group-announces-expansion-of-partnership-with-sap-for-sap-hana-enterprise-cloud As of the 1 July 2019 they will become NTT with DD CEO as head. https://www.dimensiondata.com/en/news/brand-unveiled-for-new-ntt-global-operating-company So it is not totally new of NTT coming into bike racing especially as the new CEO of NTT is from DD who are involved with bike racing.and know the costs/benefits/downside or whatever. The call may come from the new CEO even? Hence my query with regard to the rumour? and source?They've been owned by NTT since 2010, but expanded internationally from the SA base. The whole cycling thing has happened whilst the Japanese have been in control. In July 2010, Dimension Data was acquired by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) for £2.1 billion ($3.2 billion). In October of that year, NTT announced that Dimension Data would be delisted from both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange by the end of the year. Dimension Data - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_Data
Vetplant Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 So Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier is the only one in the whole squad to take a national jersey in 2019...in the Eritrea TT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_national_road_cycling_championships Think we should use the Giro performance of TDD as a yardstick for our expectations for the TDF, that way we can all be pleasantly surprised if they do manage a stage win or holding a classification jersey for a day. O how spoilt we were back in 2016...
babse Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 So Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier is the only one in the whole squad to take a national jersey in 2019...in the Eritrea TT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_national_road_cycling_championships Think we should use the Giro performance of TDD as a yardstick for our expectations for the TDF, that way we can all be pleasantly surprised if they do manage a stage win or holding a classification jersey for a day. O how spoilt we were back in 2016...Yeah but DD has Cav and he draws attention even without having to win Wayne pudding Mol 1
Dirt Tracker Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 So Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier is the only one in the whole squad to take a national jersey in 2019...in the Eritrea TT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_national_road_cycling_championships Think we should use the Giro performance of TDD as a yardstick for our expectations for the TDF, that way we can all be pleasantly surprised if they do manage a stage win or holding a classification jersey for a day. O how spoilt we were back in 2016... I see ex TDD rider Natnael Berhane just wrapped up the Eritrea Road Champs as well.
Wayne pudding Mol Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Yeah but DD has Cav and he draws attention even without having to win Which will be made all the better when he wins 2 stages this year
Shebeen Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 So Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier is the only one in the whole squad to take a national jersey in 2019...in the Eritrea TT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_national_road_cycling_championships Think we should use the Giro performance of TDD as a yardstick for our expectations for the TDF, that way we can all be pleasantly surprised if they do manage a stage win or holding a classification jersey for a day. O how spoilt we were back in 2016...Slimpickings indeed, De Bod won the African ITT, but that doesn't have a jersey i guess. Cav got 7th in the peleton sprint for 17th place at GB champs. just ahead of this guyhttps://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ncgreat-britain/2019/result
IceCreamMan Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Sause please? Apologies, did not mean the cycling team but the DD offices. I see on Linked in a number of DD offices have been rebranded as NTT. Big Phil, Rocket-Boy and Vetplant 3
babse Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Which will be made all the better when he wins 2 stages this yearon zwift? Underachiever and Vetplant 2
Gen Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Have they officially announced their TDF team, not the provisional one of pro cycling stats.
SwissVan Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Have they officially announced their TDF team, not the provisional one of pro cycling stats.Are you desperately looking for high odds riders for your bikehub fantasy team ? ???? shaper 1
Pure Savage Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Which will be made all the better when he wins 2 stages this year Yes, and Griepel going for the polka dots. Wayne pudding Mol, babse, Vetplant and 3 others 6
Gen Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Are you desperately looking for high odds riders for your bikehub fantasy team ? [emoji38][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]
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