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I think it's safe to say that there would be a lot fewer World/Olympic medals and fewer UK pro cyclists if it were not for lottery funding.
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Dogtrousers
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That's what I was imagining ... what if the UK lottery sponsored a team like Lotto Belisol or FDJ. I'm not surprised it would be against the rules as it would seem a bit off to me.
Anyway ... back on topic.
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Sponsorship change confirmed for OPQS, new name is Etixx- Quick-Step with sponsorship thru to 2017.
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Confirmation that Martin to remain with OPQS (or EQS as they will be) until 2016.
In Belgium, they have been doing it with the (unwritten?) condition that it must serve to (try to) stimulate Belgium cycling/riders
which is why they have a big core of their team being Belgian (much more than e.g. OPQS) and promising, upcoming riders from "Topsport Vlaanderen" often get a shot in the Lotto team
Anyway cycling is so big here, that - as a politician - you would not make a lot of voter-friends by (too much) criticizing sponsiring of cycling
Yep, the "Lotto" from Holland is called "Nationale Postcode Loterij" (although it could be shortened to the same "Lotto" name)So what will happen to Lotto-Belisol? Or is the Belgian Lotto different to the Dutch Lotto? And if so, won't that get a bit confusing having two teams called Lotto?
Elybazza61
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Is the funding also linked to Olympic success? I think I remember reading that swimming(and some others)lost some funding as they did relatively poorly.
Found it; http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/26036808
I'm looking forward to 'Team Cashlady' going head to head on a flat stage sprint finish with 'Team Wonga'...
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Are we waiting for Aug 1'st and official UCI approval to start the "Pro transfers for 2015" thread ?
Funnily enough, SirDB said on interview that the 'window' was open.Unless I misheard him thru senility and beer blur.
HF2300
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In that case I must have had the same senility and beer, and I don't even drink beer.
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Not sure if non-transfer news is welcomebut Konig has signed one year extension to his contract with the tacit understanding that he will be team leader at the Tour, should NetApp get a wild card, which he is very confident they will.
And he's paid them back handsomely. Good lad.
Strongly suspect he'll be snapped up by one of the big teams now though. Anyone heard any rumours? Will be an interesting one to watch next season.
Cofidis could use a GC rider (wass the first in my head, but other teams as well I guess)
He could join up with Stybar or Kreuzinger, but in both teams he would have some though competition
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He always reminds me of JTL, probably because he won a stage in the 2012 ToB ahead of JTL
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That doesn't sound like as much of a compliment as it would have done a year ago.
