nickc Posted June 19, 2013 Share Hopefully, Sagan will be the team leader for Cannondale.Don't see any other option. Yip - you were right, he is the team leader. Sagan to target the yellow and green jerseys at the Tour de France By: Stephen Farrand Cannondale hoping for an early spell in the maillot jaunePeter Sagan is hoping to wear the Tour de France race leader’s maillot jaune, the yellow jersey, before going on to fight for a second points competition green jersey in this year’s 100th edition of the Grand Boucle. The Slovak will be the sole leader of the Cannondale team.Sagan proved he will be at his very best in for the opening stages of the Tour de France by winning two stages at the Tour de Suisse. He was able to handle the hilly stages and then had the speed to beat his rival in the sprint to the line. He also won two stages at the Amgen Tour of California and won the points jersey yet again.The 23 year-old Slovakian won three stages in the 2012 and took the green jersey. With this year’s Tour de France beginning with three road stages in Corsica before travelling to Nice for the team time trial, Sagan is targeting a few days in yellow as well as a second green jersey. A good performance in the stage four team time trial could see Sagan stay in yellow all the way to the Pyrenees.As a result Sagan and his Cannondale spent Monday morning training for the contre-la-montre par équipes in Italy.“We would like to try to be in the yellow jersey in the first part of the Tour and so the time trial is a very important part of this plan," Sagan said in a press conference at home in Slovakia as he prepared for Sunday’s national championships."Last year we had Vincenzo Nibali in the team who was an overall contender. Now I’m the leader. My goal is clear: to defend my green jersey and get the most stage wins I can. It won’t be easy because I’ll be up against Cavendish, Greipel and Goss. You can’t have a bad day, you’ve got to choose the right tactics and you need a strong team.”"The Tour de France is a special race. The first week is very important. There’s a lot of nervousness and crashes happen that even take out overall contenders. You always have to fight for position and the racing shows who is the very best.”A team of domestiquesSagan will have the whole support of the Cannondale team this year. The final line-up is packed with sprinting domestiques, including Maciej Bodnar, Kristijan Koren, Alessandro De Marchi, Alan Marangoni, Fabio Sabatini, Ted King and Brian Vandborg."There will be riders who can work on the front of the peloton to help the chase and to help in the final sprint,” Sagan confirmed. “The team will also include riders who can help me on the climbs. Most sprinters will be dropped on the climbs but with the help of my teammates I hope to stay at the front.”Sagan has raced in a special Slovak national champion’s jersey since winning the title for the first time in June 2011. He hopes to continue in the jersey at the Tour by winning a third successive title on Sunday in Dubnica."I’m glad that the championship is held near my home for the second year in a row. It's a good test for me before the Tour de France,” he said.“It’s a unique race for me and it’s actually harder than the Tour of Switzerland because I'm going to have to take on teams that have lots of different riders.”Cannondale for the 100th Tour de France: Peter Sagan, Maciej Bodnar, Kristijan Koren, Alessandro De Marchi, Alan Marangoni, Fabio Sabatini, Ted King and Brian Vandborg. Edited June 19, 2013 by nickc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 19, 2013 Share He would look sweet in yellow.Cav' has the same ambitions. Gonna be awesome to watch.Both have dedicated teams with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 19, 2013 Share The Italian outfit will build their team around Sagan, 23, who won three stages on his Tour debut a year ago en route to the green jersey awarded to the race's top sprinter."This team is the ideal one to target our goals at the Tour," said the team's sporting director Stefano Zanatta."A talented rider such as Sagan deserves to be supported in the best way. He prepared for this event with great commitment and accuracy. His wish to win the green jersey is our wish."Only Italian youngster Moreno Moser, 22, who's making his first appearance in the Grand Boucle along with teammates Alessandro De Marchi, Alan Marangoni and Ted King, is likely to be afforded the chance to compete for a stage win outside of Sagan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 21, 2013 Share Cannondale all black on black road bike concept crosses over to MTB. The new 2014 Scalpel 29 Carbon Black Inc http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P6183659-1024x768.jpg Cav' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat-ass Posted June 21, 2013 Share Cannondale all black on black road bike concept crosses over to MTB. The new 2014 Scalpel 29 Carbon Black Inc http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P6183659-1024x768.jpg Now vat arr a bike...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 21, 2013 Share Moreno Moser targets Italian title on home roads Moreno Moser is the favourite for the Elite men's Italian road race championship on Saturday which covers a tough 229km route on his home roads in the Val di Non, close to Trento. 22 year-old Moser, the nephew of seventies legend and hour record holder Francesco Moser, finished third in last year's title behind Franco Pellizotti and Danilo Di Luca and was second in the Trofeo Melinda, the race which hosts this year's title race. Despite struggling to repeat his success of the 2012 season, Moser won the Strade Bianche race in the spring and played a key role in much of Peter Sagan's success at the Cannondale team, including at the recent Tour de Suisse. Moser will team up with Sagan at the Tour de France for Cannondale and so has an excellent chance of riding his first Grand Boucle in the iconic Italian champion's tricolore jersey. The Cannondale team is expected to work to help Moser and has entered 12 riders for the road race. Ivan Basso is amongst them as he makes his return from the saddle sore that forced him to miss the Giro d'Italia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 21, 2013 Share Cannondale all black on black road bike concept crosses over to MTB. The new 2014 Scalpel 29 Carbon Black Inc http://reviews.mtbr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P6183659-1024x768.jpg 120 K worth of stealth Yum num Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 22, 2013 Share Basso back in action after saddle sore Italian targets a place on the Vuelta podiumIvan Basso will race for the first time this weekend since the Tour de Romandie as he makes his comeback from a saddle sore problem that forced him to miss the Giro d'Italia.The Cannondale rider will be in action in the Italian national road race championships. He will not ride the Tour de France but has his sights on a podium spot in the Vuelta Espana and a place in the Italian Squadra for the world road race championships in Florence.Basso only has 22 days of racing in his legs and hasn't pinned on a number for 63 days. Due to his reported golf ball-sized saddle sore, he was unable to ride his bike for 35 days."I've never had such a long break, even in the winter," he told Gazzetta dello Sport before Saturday's road race in the Val di Non, near Trento."I was in great shape for the Giro but after starting again, the bike didn't even feel like it was mine. Now I've got 2,000km in my legs and I really want to keep working hard.""I won’t be riding for myself in the nationals but to help Moreno Moser and Damiano Caruso, who could go well if he's kept his form after the Giro. This is the start of my season with the Vuelta as my big goal. But I know I've got to take it step by step."The Vuelta and the worlds Basso is 36 in November and is aware that he faces an important moment in his career. But he is confident for the rest of the season."There's no problem. I know what I did, how I train and what I can still do," he said."I don’t know if I'll win the Vuelta but I'll go close. There are 13 uphill finishes, of which ten are real climbs… I think I'll be competitive. I think I can finish on the podium."Basso also intends to be part of the Italian national team in Florence to help former teammate and Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali."I'd love to ride and be part of the team," he said. "All you have to do to get an azzurro jersey is ride consistently well. Bettini knows what I can do and give to the team. There's no need to say much else. I'm confident I'll have a great second part of the season." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 22, 2013 Share Congratulation to Cannondale Factory Racing's Marco Aurelio Fontana and Team Italy for the gold medal at European Mountainbike Championships in team relay in Bern/SUI last night. Well done champion!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 22, 2013 Share Congratulation to Cannondale Factory Racing's Marco Aurelio Fontana and Team Italy for the gold medal at European Mountainbike Championships in team relay in Bern/SUI last night. Well done champion!!! Wow.That guy is such a talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 23, 2013 Share 2014 team replica SuperSix Evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 24, 2013 Share Second medal for Marco in Euro champs !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted June 24, 2013 Share That's Euro is one tough field. Excellento! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted June 25, 2013 Share Sagan parking his bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted June 25, 2013 Share Sagan parking his bikehttp://youtu.be/bM9Eh2uQ7Ek Unbelievable, where does he get these skills. Oh and he can sprint as well and climb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted June 25, 2013 Share Unbelievable, where does he get these skills. mtb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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