Looks like Tommeke's antics / the prospect of the Accountantriding their bikes was too much for Specialzed so they're dumping Quickstep (who are now likely to become even more Belgian and ride Merckx bikes) So guess that means Specialized think their bucks are best spent on sponsoring big GT teams - Saxo and Astana - which I suppose makes sense given I guess the US is their prime market and so they'll get most exposure from le Tour