Comments on: Schlecks confirm plans to leave Saxo Bank

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:29:00 +0000

Yeah, like that “really strong” Astana team helped Alberto win all those stages this year. All Contrador did was suck wheel and take the jersey as a result of a mechanical. Some champion. That said, I think a Contrador addition to the new Ris team would be interesting.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:52:00 +0000

You , sir, are one classy human being.

By: Michael Megyesi

Michael Megyesi — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:43:00 +0000

I was really surprised how strong Astana was at the Tour this year. No doubt that Contador wouldn’t have won without them, they did a great job of putting pressure on other teams and riders. Andy lost so much when Frank went out. I hope that both Andy and Alberto have strong teams in the future so we can see them battle it out annually.

By: Martin Lisk

Martin Lisk — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:56:38 +0000

Key thing for the Scheck's future is who will be the domestiques. Bjarne has always had a great supporting cast of strong flat men to support the fly weights. If Contrador moves over, imagine having Cancellara as the horsepower through the flat stages. Pretty impressive.

By: cat5fred

cat5fred — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:49:22 +0000

Unless Riis lines up a mega sponsor to be able to lure Contador and bring along AC's choice of domestiques, I think with the Schlecks leaving so do his chances for anything big next year.

By: ab8

ab8 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:35:12 +0000

Well, the difference for a lot of people is that Rijs ADMITTED he used EPO and does not try to equivocate or cover up the past. Neither does he clothe himself as a born-again crusader quite the way Millar does. It is hard to believe that others, who have not admitted such, are innocent when one considers the mosaic of all information.

Rijs is influential because he is good at what he does, and because he has come forward and been honest.

Unfortunately, when it comes to this sport, I now suspect everyone... I know, seems unfair. But after those "great guys" like Tyler were found out, I lost all belief.

By: Martin Lisk

Martin Lisk — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:56:38 +0000

By: cat5fred

cat5fred — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:49:22 +0000

Unless Riis lines up a mega sponsor to be able to lure Contador and bring along AC's choice of domestiques, I think with the Schlecks leaving so do his chances for anything big next year.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:28:00 +0000

OK. I’ll bite. Who the heck is LeBron James??

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:24:00 +0000

How narrow can we make the comment stream by replying to replying to replying to replies.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:23:00 +0000

How narrow can we make these comment columns if we keep replying to replying to replying to replies?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:19:00 +0000

Oh NO!!
Finally REAL (and well managed) electric motors in the bikes rather than the UCI’s imaginary ones. ;o)

By: ab8

ab8 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:35:12 +0000

By: thebigidea

thebigidea — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:27 +0000

Did you bump your head? Just wondering…….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Love it!

By: sailseahawk

sailseahawk — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:51:18 +0000

I like seeing the Brothers sticking together. Not many folks in sport get to be on the same team with their brother, and fewer who are at their level. Pretty nice to have some one next to you who was, is, and will be with you all the time. Racing bikes for a living, at the top of the sport, and with your brother next to you. Wouldn't we all like to be so fortunate!

By: Luke Bogash

Luke Bogash — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:36:00 +0000

Team RadioSchleck

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:14:00 +0000

4Mica UFGator didn’t imply that you said it was noble that Andy and Frank are leaving the team, other than attaching as a reply to your original comment there is no attributing of any opinion. Lighten-up you stuffy turd!

By: ab8

ab8 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:51:15 +0000

You are right that Andy's age plays well for him here. It certainly mitigates the risk.

I always thought Ulrich would have been better off teaming up with Rijs. The effect of a good director is not to be underplayed.

However, Andy and Frank certainly have the star-power to draw talented management into the fold.

It will be interesting.

By: jimsanta

jimsanta — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:43:41 +0000

Although I went into this Tour as a BIG AC fan, I came out of it having a ton of admiration for Andy! Of the expected moves, I think AC gets the better of it by far, even though it will be his third leadership enviornment in three years. Too much work and distraction and technical preparation for the Schlecks and an as yet unnamed but new leadership group. I feel sorry for Andy even though he gets to pursue what he must see as a dream situation. But… he IS young enough to let a year pass for maturing of the new organization, so we may have to wait for 2012 for the REAL AC-AS rematch!