Dayvo
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How will Cav and Sky fare?
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If Cav goes to Sky he'll want at least Eisel and Renshaw to go with him. And he'll want full support for the Tour. That would mean a complete restructure of the team. Then there's the antipathy between Cav and British Cycling. Brailsford said this week that the Olympics would take precedence next year over the Tour. And we all know how Cav feels about the Olympics. I suspect the key will be money - Cav's a pro in the mould of all successful pros, he's in it for the money and Renshaw et al will stay with him so long as he can guarantee the win bonuses.
Whilst I sure I will be proven wrong, it would seem like a very bad fit all round.
Whilst I sure I will be proven wrong, it would seem like a very bad fit all round.
Dayvo
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I think Sky need Cav more than the other way around.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Did anybody see the interview with Renshaw read into it what you like but the only thing he confirmed is Cav future has not been announced and Renshaw is still under contract. The commentator tried to press him on Cav to Sky along with his lead out team though. TBH I don't think the Sky move would be good for Cav unless he get his lead out train.
Dayvo
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Indeed!
Why have the train driver if you haven't got the train.
I think Cav will stay, assuming the team finds a major sponsor.
Monsieur Remings
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I saw it. I don't think there's any foregone conclusion here and why change a format that is so obviously working for Cav and HTC. If Renshaw and Eisel move to Sky then who will make room for them, and will not the focus have to change from yellow to green?
HTC are amazing to watch and I seriously think that given the chance to stay, Cav will not go anywhere. Next season, I hope, Wiggins will be on top form and Sky can continue to back him as I think he deserves, but the Cav is another question altogether and I think the HTC train is already down in the tour's history books but has some glory to go.
As for Brailsford's comments about the Olympics taking precedence next year over the tour, well good luck but it's nowhere near the same as doing well at the TDF. I personally think that will be a mistake both for British cycling and for Team Sky who have performed admirably well in only their second season on the road.
Keith Oates
Janner
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I've written to htc and told them that if they pull the plug on the sponsorship I will stop using the Desire..............................do you think that will help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ludwig
Hopeless romantic
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Cav going to Sky would be like Tevez signing for Notts County or Accrington Stanly
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Or Corinthians.
Fiona N
Veteran
I seriously wonder whether Sky would want Cavendish especially if it means having to bring in half his 'train'.
As it stands Sky has had riders in the breaks like Geraint T and Flecha (until the French TV car took him out - that changed things as he must have been one of the favourites for the stage) early on and Boasson Hagen the last two days, there's a sense that they have depth that will show in the next couple of years on the Grand Tour GCs as well as the Classics. Why threaten all that in order to buy in a train. I suspect they're more likely to concentrate on bringing on the likes of Ben Swift, building a train for him when necessary, without sacrificing the wherewithal to support the upcoming likes of Boasson Hagen and Uran and maybe Geraint T in the GTs and the Classics.
I mean, remind me again who Highroad have in the GC
As it stands Sky has had riders in the breaks like Geraint T and Flecha (until the French TV car took him out - that changed things as he must have been one of the favourites for the stage) early on and Boasson Hagen the last two days, there's a sense that they have depth that will show in the next couple of years on the Grand Tour GCs as well as the Classics. Why threaten all that in order to buy in a train. I suspect they're more likely to concentrate on bringing on the likes of Ben Swift, building a train for him when necessary, without sacrificing the wherewithal to support the upcoming likes of Boasson Hagen and Uran and maybe Geraint T in the GTs and the Classics.
I mean, remind me again who Highroad have in the GC
No. Wiggins was at Garmin.
Money speaks eventually and if a Sky cheque has enough zeroes on it (preceded by another number of course!) for Cavendish then he'll be away. Wouldn't we all do the same?
Money aside, I personally can't see WHY Cavendish would join Sky (aside one reason that I'll get to later). HTC is built around him and the current structure of Sky is not the same, so he'd be changing a successful formula. Or taking the risk of change.
Cavendish has alluded in the past to wanting to be a more rounded rider, to win the classics. We've seen flashes of more than just a 'one trick pony', maybe Cav could be tempted by a team that might allow him to develop long those lines?
