2015 'PRO' cycling discussion

[jooo]

What tyres are Gilbert and GVA on? Just normal GP4000's or something else?

[dolophonic]

Dont think those are Conit's..

[guyc]

They look like C50 tubs to me - maybe Conti Competitions? They normally have a black sidewall though so who knows.

[Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez]

This picture gives me goosebump.

Love those classics.

Het Niewsblad is a hard course, Kuurne is easier if the weather is decent, but 30-50km/h wind gusts are expected. Gonna be a epic WE.

[KWalker]

The thoughts of not having Aru in Giro, no Boom in TdF cobble stage, PR and Flanders, and Nibali being absent in TdF are indeed a sad fact.

It sucks, but its their choice when they signed with such a team. Lets not act like Aru is clean.

[jooo]

Well I didn't really think they were 'normal' GP4000's, but there seem to be quite a few versions so I wasn't sure.

Having looked at the tread (or lack of) and the hot stamp, I guess they're probably these?

[deek]

The thoughts of not having Aru in Giro, no Boom in TdF cobble stage, PR and Flanders, and Nibali being absent in TdF are indeed a sad fact.

Is it possible that they have a clause in their contract that makes it void or otherwise allows them to sign with another team if Astana loses their WT status?

[russianbear]

No problem in my office as well. Even my wife thinks it's good fun. But of course she doesn't see herself as a victim just because she's female...

Now, I'm looking forward to seeing those new ENVE 4.5's on the MTM team

So inappropriate touching of another person is ok at your work? I kind of doubt your HR department agrees.

And sure, the way to fix sexual harassment is for the person being harassed to "get over it and not be a victim" rather than for the harasser to stop. Typical patriarchal bullshit attitude. You're the problem.

[AGW]

Home office, perhaps?

[lippythelion]

The thoughts of not having Aru in Giro, no Boom in TdF cobble stage, PR and Flanders, and Nibali being absent in TdF are indeed a sad fact.

Is it possible that they have a clause in their contract that makes it void or otherwise allows them to sign with another team if Astana loses their WT status?

Very possible, but I suspect that most of the other WT teams will have already spent their rider budget and/or have full squads.

[dereksmalls]

Greg Van Avermaet linked to Ozone therapy http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20150227_01553848/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dlvr&utm_campaign=twitterfeed

[mattr]

The thoughts of not having Aru in Giro, no Boom in TdF cobble stage, PR and Flanders, and Nibali being absent in TdF are indeed a sad fact.

Is it possible that they have a clause in their contract that makes it void or otherwise allows them to sign with another team if Astana loses their WT status?

TBH any agent who let a rider sign a contract without that sort of a clause in it would want a punch in the chops. And I suspect losing their WT licence would be a breach of contract anyway.

Pretty sure that it'll be fairly standard now, with the WT licence bingo essentially happening after most of the riders contractual discussions have finished.

[Willier]

Nice set of weights

[guyc]

That weight limit really needs to go

[djm]

GVA linked to dr Mertens... Who's the next Belgian to be brought into the scandal of ozone treatment? ("treatment", whatever)

And if a rider is willing to undergo this crazy type of non-treatment treatment, what else would they have undergone first? What other types of disreputable methods would they accept?