oldroadman
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Just hope he does not have the adaption problems that J T-L seems to have suffered this season. First thing will be his weight will come down a bit!
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Just hope he does not have the adaption problems that J T-L seems to have suffered this season. First thing will be his weight will come down a bit!
laurence
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probably more that Santander are a bunch of ..... and only wanted to be associated with a big name. they love their F1 links.
i can see that view, but it also seems short sighted as EE are a well known 'brand' in cycling, so the market is already there. anyway, team Euskadi are no more.
as you say, money rules. it's good that the contracted riders have jobs and the support staff may well go with the new management (alas, Galdeano is staying), but they are now just another Spanish team, just with a big name owner.
the whole ethos of EE was what attracted me to support the team (after the initial orange jerseys). being the final goal of all the Euskadi feeder teams made them a grass roots squad as well as a Pro team. i had hoped Sky would have a similar agenda, but alas. then again, in the UCI world of rider points that is a hard basis to maintain, as EE found out last year, a move (hiring 'outside' riders) that may have, ultimately, contributed to the end more than it saved them.
oh well... it does mean that i won't have to buy the new EE each year now. I will cheer Nieve, Anton, samu and the other 'Euskadi' riders though, as i do their ex-colleagues now.
odd that Alonso wants transparency, yet Rubiera is heavily rumoured to be involved. i hope he's not on meat buying duties for when Bertie joins.
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A good signing for them - Dan Martin aside they haven't had much success this year, especially in comparison to last year.
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thats what I thought too, so can only assume the oots have not renewed contracts at the minute
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Lots of sites reporting that the Alonso / Santander takeover of Euskaltel-Euskadi is off, apparently due to the Alonso camp's refusal to consider honouring existing staff contracts...
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That's a pity right enough, it looks like Alonso was not looking to take over the whole kit and caboodle right down to the mechies, hope something can be worked out.
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I think the main thing is that if not with this team, then Alonso goes for a Pro-Continental team instead. He apparently has an additional financial backer.
Cycling, in particular Spanish cycling, is obviously not in a good place financially. Best the monies that are available go to a sustainably financed and ethically sound team. If so, then I imagine a decent number of the better E-E riders will be ok next year.
Cycling, in particular Spanish cycling, is obviously not in a good place financially. Best the monies that are available go to a sustainably financed and ethically sound team. If so, then I imagine a decent number of the better E-E riders will be ok next year.
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Nieve joins Sky !
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Alonso still looking to start a new team for 2015
laurence
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really???? wow, superb news.
