Contador announces that he will be leaving Astana

[bellman]

Sounded as if:
Breschel (1day winner-classics)
Sorenson-1
Sorenson-2 (both GT supporters)
The brothers Feillu, Brice and Romain(climbing support)

All that i "know" of late

Wasn't it being heavily insinuated that Cancellara was going as well?

[acotts]

I dont know the politics here like some of you do and my base of knoweldge here is pretty short, but I think it is a real shame to split up this Saxo team. It is such as an awesome team with Cancellera, Voight, Sorenson and The Shlexis.

Thats a very strong, likeable, marketable cast. Not only that, it is one of the strongest teams I have seen since the US Postal days.

I dunt get why they want to break this team up.

[Chance Legstrong]

I dont know the politics here like some of you do and my base of knoweldge here is pretty short, but I think it is a real shame to split up this Saxo team. It is such as an awesome team with Cancellera, Voight, Sorenson and The Shlexis.

Thats a very strong, likeable, marketable cast. Not only that, it is one of the strongest teams I have seen since the US Postal days.

I dunt get why they want to break this team up.

Daddy Riis hadn't secured $$$ for 2011 and everyone (who is leaving/left) was getting nervous. It's not so much about unhappiness- but looking out for numero uno.

Sungard was hedging their investment...Riis must've had a really good feeling about the potential with Bert and Sinyard ponying up some serious cache helped. It was just a little too late for the Schelcks and the DS' that left.

[echelon_john]

Anybody taking bets on Contador to RadioShack for 2011?

You heard it here first...

I was just in a RadioShack store yesterday and realized he'll make a PERFECT spokesperson!

- Speaks a foreign language
- Quiet, vaguely friendly in a condescending way
- Smiles a lot but then goes and does whatever the hell he wants
- Understands new technology (i.e. shifting) better than his rivals

[Michael White]

he's a bicycle racer not a dominatrix atmo.

Still I'll always think of this as the "Kissiepoo" Tour. I prefer the "I Vill Break You" type Tour.

[Human Epic Jolt]

i can imagine him on his hands and knees with a dust buster tidying up his room so its nice and clean for a video shoot.

i can smell the lemon pledge.

[HorsCat]

i bet he doesn't go to radioshack. too much negative history with the whole la/jb thing (even if ac and jb have 'reconciled'). also, jb is resting on his laurels; his days as a top ds are done. i also hope he doesn't go to rs. i've had enough of the whole postal/disco/astana/rs soap opera.

[Scheisserad61]

Well, wherever Alberto goes, when he gets there - that's where he'll be.

We should all be so lucky.

Back to my regularly scheduled YAWN.

[e-RICHIE]

Well, wherever Alberto goes, when he gets there - that's where he'll be.

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that's tombstone material there atmo.

[clunk]

The fingerbang: a symbol of the triumph of this little palurdo de Pinto over the best of the best. It's badass.

[SteveP]

im gonna throw my resume out to other forums and see what i can land.
tt's been cutting back on my expence account now and its hard to even pay the taxes on the boat... the ss v-salon.

[e-RICHIE]

im gonna throw my resume out to other forums and see what i can land.
tt's been cutting back on my expence account now and its hard to even pay the taxes on the boat... the ss v-salon.

first john ireland gets buried on the 50 yd line at giants stadium.
now you get hormonal and move to bikeforums.net.
what will become of ccb and all those house painters atmo?

[SteveP]

first john ireland gets buried on the 50 yd line at giants stadium.
now you get hormonal and move to bikeforums.net.
what will become of ccb and all those house painters atmo?

hes in the end zone.
50 yd line cost too much to resod...

[Scheisserad61]

The real question is whether Alberto will be leaving in a Dirk Hofmann Motorhome ?

[sevencyclist]

Still I'll always think of this as the "Kissiepoo" Tour. I prefer the "I Vill Break You" type Tour.

Do you mean Kirsipuu? He won a couple of Tour de France stages. : )
Jaan Kirsipuu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Michael White]

Do you mean Kirsipuu? He won a couple of Tour de France stages. : )
Jaan Kirsipuu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

just kidding, never mind . . . the two leaders were really into hugs and being sweet on each other . . .

[josh]

Ta-da!

[velobran]

Ta-da!

Surprising that Specialized isn't a main sponsor. Maybe since Saxo-Bank came through in the final hours, Specialized backed off? Or maybe they are launching another team in the future.

[Michael White]

the big question is what does Spartacus do?

[Chance Legstrong]

the big question is what does Spartacus do?

Stay in Rome. Caesar has another year over his head