Cavendish to Quick Step?

[thom]

Anymore suggestions, thom?

I think the fact that he has not yet moved and the story has quietened down may mean:
1) The deal is off
2) The deal is on and coming to a quiet conclusion

So, nope, I'm giving up ! ;-)

But seriously, the Ferrari story may implicate OPQS to some extent - that might make them an undesirable destination all of a sudden.

 

[thom]

I think the fact that he has not yet moved and the story has quietened down may mean:
1) The deal is off
2) The deal is on and coming to a quiet conclusion

So, nope, I'm giving up ! ;-)

But seriously, the Ferrari story may implicate OPQS to some extent - that might make them an undesirable destination all of a sudden.

@Davyo
Gaurdian announcing it is 2)

 

[Dayvo]

@Davyo
Gaurdian announcing it is 2)

It may be interesting too see how 'quiet' his spell at OPQS will be!

 

[jifdave]

That's what p sses me off - we're talking about human beings, not stocks and shares.

when you invest such large amounts of money and training into these athletes they sadly become another comodity, teams own the contract not the person, they get trapped in the contract by being paid so much. if your job paid half a million a year and you were very valuable and walked out they would sue you too.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Been confirmed, yay and he's back on a Specialized

http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/rep...mega-pharma-quick-step_sto3462022/story.shtml

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/18/mark-cavendish-team-sky-omega

 

[zizou]

Rather depressing seeing how many people on twitter and other forums are linking his decision to leave sky to the anti doping contract they announced yesterday.

There seems to be an awful lot of cycling 'fans' who dont follow cycling other than the drug stories!

 

[thom]

Rather depressing seeing how many people on twitter and other forums are linking his decision to leave sky to the anti doping contract they announced yesterday.

There seems to be an awful lot of cycling 'fans' who dont follow cycling other than the drug stories!

What ? They think he's leaving SKY to avoid signing their form ?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

What ? They think he's leaving SKY to avoid signing their form ?

Yeah, it's rather stupid considering this deal has been under discussion for months before this.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

As we used to say offshore..."throw a six and catch up"
Definitely smacks of folk just paying attention to the headline stories on mainstream media, best ignored.

 

[Nearly there]

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_8175795,00.html

 

[rich p]

He's tweeting agin too
http://twitter.com/MarkCavendish

 

[tigger]

That came as a shock.

 

[tigger]

Been confirmed, yay and he's back on a Specialized

http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/rep...mega-pharma-quick-step_sto3462022/story.shtml

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/18/mark-cavendish-team-sky-omega

Out of interest, why does it matter what bike he rides?

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Out of interest, why does it matter what bike he rides?

Because it means he's a fanboy, if he wants to ride the same brand as me...... I take it as a compliment

other than that I have a high opinion of Cav and Specialized and I can't say I have a high opinion of Pinerello

 

[BalkanExpress]

Should be an interesting year ahead with the two best sprinters lined up against each other on the two Belgian teams.

Notwithstanding the ever increasing mutual respect that Cav and Greipel have, between the teams it could all get a bit Panasonic Superconfex , which will add a bit of spice to the season