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For the second year in a row, Bougyues Telecom continue for one year.. Their succes in the Tour was the trigger to resign.. Is it good or bad news I'm wondering.. Good they have resigned but just one year.. Dunno

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So all the riders have to do is win TWO satges a year at the Tour and their sponsorship is secure.

That was easy!

Why didn’t I think of that!

I mean Tour stages are so easy to come by and all!

'When playing a game, the goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning' - Dr. Reiner Knizia

by bought with blood on Aug 11, 2010 6:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Excellent!

the team stays, and hopefully is looking at a secondary sonsor to fall back on if bt stops next year.

"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"

by agl on Aug 11, 2010 7:12 PM EDT reply actions  

For the record,

La Poste denied they were going to sponsor the team.

by Triki on Aug 11, 2010 7:42 PM EDT reply actions  

It's good news though,

I wonder if this means all the riders that were linked to FDJ will stay: Chainel (sp) Bonnet, Fédigo, were there others?

by Triki on Aug 11, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Has to be good news, at least they will be around for another year,

but worriyngly that, as was the case with saxobank,they only commit themselves for one year. Must be difficult to work under such circumstances for everyone on the team.

by hansgruber on Aug 12, 2010 5:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Awesome news!

Been pulling for these guys for awhile now, would have hated to see them go.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Aug 13, 2010 12:17 PM EDT reply actions  

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