Vandevelde, Cavendish, Kreuzinger & Nibali to ToM
by Clydesdale on Aug 28, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
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PrintThe Rider lists are starting to be filled out for the Tour Of Missouri.
Garmin-Chipotle will bring Zabriskie, Pate, Frischkorn, Cozza, Friedman, Farrar & Donald.
Team Columbia also filled in there support for Hincapie the returning Champion of ToM as well today. Joining George will be the afore mentioned Cavendish, Eisel, Rogers, Barry, Devine, Lewis & Pinotti.
Liquigas is bringing Kreuzinger, Nibali, Chicchi, Da Ros, Guarnieri, Mugerli, Agnoli, & Cataldo
.pdf of full roster and numbers can be found HERE
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TOP AMERICAN AT 2008 TOUR DE FRANCE AND 2008 TOUR OF SWITZERLAND WINNER HEAD INITIAL CYCLISTS ANNOUNCED FOR TOUR OF MISSOURI.
Additional Riders Announced...
Looks like a pretty good field for the Tour this year.
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Cavendish is not riding the Tour of Britain?
just asking
by King of Doping on Aug 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
Pulled him yesterday. Wiggins and Kirchen will be representing Columbia in ToB.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Ouch
If that’s voluntary on his part, he must really be hurting. If it wasn’t his call, he must…REALLY be hurting.
CN indicated it was at the request of the US sponsor – at least that’s where I thought I read it, but I can’t find a linky, so who knows.
+1
That’s what I read as well. I think a trip to the States works better for him. The ToB media interest from the UK press is all going to be about the Olympians – and there’s a few of them riding. More on that when I knock up a ToB preview for early next week . In the US Cav will get the recognition he deserves.
Good comment from him on yesterday’s ToI coverage:
“It’s getting easier on the head, my disappointment with the Olympics is going with every win.”
I hope they’re bringing Eisel (one of these days I’m going to type Eitzel in error) with them to the US – that guy has been doing Trojan work over here this week. Every time the camera cuts back to he peloton it seems to be him on the front, pulling them along and controlling the race.
What’s the climbing at the Tour de Misery like? Is that one of the flat states? :)
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
No real high climbs
a few sharp digs but a lot of rollers that sap the riders strength over the long run. A lot of the guys last year mentioned it.
"...The mind has to rule the body and tell the body, shut up and do what I tell you to do..." Jens!
definitely not mountainous
but there are some short hills here and there that can leave a mark.
i’m guessing cav will be just fine with it, though.
Garmin's teamsite has Blake listed
and no Meatball. Such a bummer.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
tempted to beg to instate this, retroactively, on the VDS list
The RIDERS sure seem to take it seriously.
Cav is down for Tour of Britain
I cab see Hincapie, Rogers, Barry and Divine, but Cav will do his home Tour.
It has been well announced and advertised.
As above, Peiper said yesterday he’s Tour de Misery bound. I think the ToB is being left as a love-in for the Olympians on the various teams.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
That's a heavyeight line up
for a race in the states this late in the season. I’m very encouraged by it.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
it made me consider a a trip to Missouri "just for fun"
a thought I never had before. (Not dumping on the state! Reporting a mental “click.”) Not going to happen this year, but… good for Missouri!
coverage on VS
here
TdeMizz Sept. 28 5PM Eastern
Also one hour (?) or so of Vuelta on Sept. 21 (5PM), Paris-Tours Oct. 12 (4PM) etc etc
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