Seriously, it's starting to get crazy and it is only going to get worse or is it better? It is Transfer season, no not that kind of transfer where you have to drive to the start of a race. I am talking about teams merging, riders changing teams and the all around hysterics that follow. Rumors Rumors Rumors.
Cavendish says he has a team, but he is not talking. What are the odds on favorite that it is Sky? Not like that is a stab in the dark. $$$$$$$. HTC is hemorrhaging riders, come on Bob get a sponsor before it is just you and some old kits hanging in the bus. The brothers Velits jumped ship to QuickStep or the entity that it will become once the marriage with Omega is consummated. This holiest of unions of Belgian Superpowers has a very large question mark hanging over it like the sword of Damocles. Where is Gilbert going to go? Lotto, after it's divorce with Omega Pharma is hooking up with Ridley Bikes to form a new team or something like that. I could not get the translator to work, so I have no idea other than the hook-up? Is there a possible three way with Vacansoleil? Hard to tell at this point.
How can Bob Stapleton just watch his empire that was the glorious T-Mobile-HighRoad-Columbia-HTC crumble at his feet? This makes no sense to me whatsoever, Stapleton has to be one of the best in the business of cycling and it looks as though it is over for the superpower. What a dark day for US cycling and the Euro peloton. OK, I know it's not a done deal but it looks bad, real bad. I'm talking ICU call in the Priest, bad. Pull it together man, get a new sponsor and continue to dominate, with or without Cav.
That is one of the awesome aspects of this sport, riders are motivated by money, but they are also motivated by the desire to win. Of course winning does equal money, so it is kind of a win win. Or would that be a Win $?
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