Rabobank to ride Giants!

[GFishy]

it'll be interesting to see TCRs in the orange and blue livery. want one already.

 

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In the good old oranje' date=' blanje, blou.

 

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[/quote'] My guess is they won't allow these one into SA with those colours... Might issue a black, green and yellow one for SA

 

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ever seen the giro helmets the tcs guys wear?

 

 

[Willehond]

So it's two Colnago teams that are changing' date=' Rabobank to Giant and Milram to Focus.

 

 

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Make that three, Milram are also moving away from Colnago.  can't remember where though...

 

I did say Milram. So it's still 2.

 

Willehond, does stuff like this make it to the newspapers over there?

 

 

Mampara, I meant Tinkoff! 

 

Yes, it's old news and has been an open secret for ages.  Before the Tour they had an interview with the Rabobank team manager who had been riding one and he stated it was 'one of many' they were testing.  Giant is big over here anyway, so it is probably a good marketing move on their parts.  I was actually looking at some pink Giants yesterday that you can get very, very cheap these days.  Even the '08 models are about half price (en of season sales - REAL sales)

 

Rabobank have become more 'corporate' after the Rasmussen continental confusion debacle.  The departure of prima donna Dekker was another product of the change.

 

On thing is sure, these guys love Rabobank (it's part of the national identity) and Giants are going to sell big time!

Willehond2008-08-27 01:24:00

[Tumbleweed]

On thing is sure' date=' these guys love Rabobank (it's part of the national identity) and Giants are going to sell big time!

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i love how the dutch pronouce "rabobank"

[101%]

Seems they not the only team that could be riding a new brand.....and of course Barloworld who can't ride the same brand for more than a year.

 

 

New team for Sastre and Gerolsteiners?

Will Team Gerolsteiner be "reborn" as a new team under the management of Gerolsteiner's Christian Henn? That is the latest rumour making the rounds, which also puts Canadian bicycle manufacturer Cervelo as title sponsor for this new squad which is reportedly to be registered in Switzerland.

According to Tuttobiciweb.it, the team could include Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre, who has yet to renew his contract with the CSC team. Sastre, whose contract with Team CSC expires the end of this year, recently issued a statement noting that he is bound to CSC through the end of this year and at the moment wants to concentrate his attention on the upcoming Vuelta a Espa?a. He did not address the question of where he will ride next year, leaving it open for speculation.

CSC-Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis said after the Tour de France that he would do everything he could to keep Sastre on his team.

The Gerolsteiner team has been actively seeking a replacement title sponsor after it learned that the bottled water company would not be renewing its support in September, 2007. Manager Hans-Michael Holczer has said that he is not optimistic of finding a replacement.

Henn, 44, rode for Team Telekom from 1989 to 1999. He went to Team Gerolsteiner as a Directeur Sportif and he is now assistant team manager and Sport Director.

Reports also link current Gerolsteiner riders Stefan Schumacher and Bernhard Kohl with the potential new squad. Kohl, who finished third in the Tour de France, has told Quick Step that he is not interested in signing with them, according to Het Nieuwsblad. The Belgian paper further added that the Austrian has offers from Silence-Lotto, Milram, Columbia and Milram, but that he is delaying his decision to see if there will be a continuation of or follow-up team to Gerolsteiner. (SW)

 

 

 

 

[Sean Badenhorst]

No Cervelo for CSC-Saxobank either. 

[101%]

No Cervelo for CSC-Saxobank either. 

 

 

What!!!!! Thats like No Trek for Lance Armstrong!!

101%2008-08-27 01:22:21

[javadude]

I think Colnago are just sick and tired of those teams cheapening the image of their brand by running Shimano. Time to find a real team that runs real componentry.

[Tumbleweed]

I think Colnago are just sick and tired of those teams cheapening the image of their brand by running Shimano. Time to find a real team that runs real componentry.

 

like barloworld's bianchis

[javadude]

 

I think Colnago are just sick and tired of those teams cheapening the image of their brand by running Shimano. Time to find a real team that runs real componentry.

 

like barloworld's bianchis

 

Ja, Those Barloworld Bianchi's are serious pavement specials. Red with Celeste frames,  Dura Ace with FSA cranks and flashy yellow Cosmic Carbones. Hmm, lovely.

 

[Gman1834]

 

 

I am glad to see that the pro teams are starting to see the

light. For the record

 

 

?I upgraded to Giant first?

[TNT1]

Now will these be Mexican giants? Or Italian? I forget...

[Guest colonel]

No mexicans are normally small.....

[Willehond]

So it's two Colnago teams that are changing' date=' Rabobank to Giant and Milram to Focus.

 

 

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Make that three, Tinkoff are also moving away from Colnago.  can't remember where though...

 

Rabobank had been testing bikes from different manufacturers to see which their riders like most so they get the best 'materiaal' (and in the background the accountants made sure the numbers look sweet!)

 

See, I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!" Another one not riding Colnago.  THREE TEAMS.

 

Ridley quits Silence-Lotto

 

"The riders of Silence-Lotto won't ride on Ridley bikes in 2009. The Belgian bike manufacturer announced it will end its sponsorship of the Belgian ProTour team and will sponsor the Russian team Katusha, the successor of Team Tinkoff.