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An Open Door: RCS and High Road

[editor's note, by chris] Simultaneous posting! Battle of the High Road posts?

In a brief statement today, Zomegnan of the RCS said that the door to the Giro remains open to High Road.  Though they have selected 21 teams, there remains still one open spot left for the race.  Z said that they would like to offer the final spot to a team who can guarantee "sporting quality" and "respect for the rules."  Speaking of TMobile, he said, "in the past, there have been doping cases on the team, of course, the management has changed, but we want to wait and see."  

For Astana, the news is less promising.  Zomegnan reminds us, "last season, Astana provoked a grave crisis in cycling."  The team has now changed management, he says, but the RCS is concerned about the quality of the roster Bruyneel might send to Italy.  "For our decision, the quality of the team remains crucial.  The captains of Astana - Contador and Leipheimer - think more of the Tour."

In somewhat related news, High Road is changing their nationality from German to American.  Given Stapleton's central position and the virtual disintegration of German cycling, this development comes as little surprise.

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Milram
It will be interesting t see Milram move into Germany full time what with the current climate there.

by ursula on Feb 5, 2008 12:07 PM EST   0 recs

Agreed
I hope the climate sorts itself out there in Germany.  It's a huge loss for the sport if the German teams and races die out.  Already there are several races being cancelled this season.

by gavia on Feb 5, 2008 12:23 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

What's Stapleton saying?
I want to know if licensing the team in Germany was going to subject him to an intolerable level of nonsense. It's so silly, maybe even ironic (if you stretch the definition) that they're the ones being persecuted. I'll say this, without knowing: no way does Patrik Sinkewicz have a single remaining friend on that team, or fan in Germany outside of relatives.

by Chris... on Feb 5, 2008 1:21 PM EST   0 recs

Maybe his dog?
His dog probably still likes him...

by gavia on Feb 5, 2008 3:15 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

That's just
because Sinking Joke had the decency not to store any bloodbags in his name.

by Jens on Feb 5, 2008 3:25 PM EST to parent up   0 recs

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