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@millarmind: Deactivating my Twitter account. It's been fun. I need to actually start doing stuff. Adieu!


:( I liked Millar very much

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about disc brakes on road bikes, that's what a little italian wheel maker told me: Uci biggest sponsor is Shimano. Shimano still has to develop and promote a road disk brake. So Uci is still waiting to give the green light to disc brakes fo road bikes.
As soon as Shimano gives the nod, the Uci will say yes to disc brakes for the road.

and it will not be for 2013

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pastronef wrote:@millarmind: Deactivating my Twitter account. It's been fun. I need to actually start doing stuff. Adieu!


:( I liked Millar very much


So did I. Sister Fran gave some background yesterday.
BTW Sky should let her handle more of the communications stuff. They've been rather helpless lately.
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Kjetil wrote:So did I. Sister Fran gave some background yesterday.

What was the background?

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Freeing up time for "important shit".
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Kjetil wrote:
pastronef wrote:@millarmind: Deactivating my Twitter account. It's been fun. I need to actually start doing stuff. Adieu!


:( I liked Millar very much


So did I. Sister Fran gave some background yesterday.
BTW Sky should let her handle more of the communications stuff. They've been rather helpless lately.



She does look after much of their comms and media stuff, that is part of the reason they have been in such a mess lately. She's good at communicating the 'we're winning, aren't we great' stuff, not so good at the whole 'we messed up our zero tolerance policy and employed a load of people with dodgy backgrounds' stuff.

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She was away on sick leave when Sky did their latest foot in mouth exercise, though.
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Sure she was :wink:

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pastronef wrote:Steven De Jongh layin' around

https://mobile.twitter.com/stevendejong ... 5483429890


But he's staring at a blank wall :lol:
Oh the possibilities :lol:
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Fat Pat's Open Letter http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/news/an-open-letter-from-pat-mcquaid-to-the-riders-on-the-postal-service-scandal_265021

I stopped reading after the "We are aware that some riders have complained publicly that despite having shared knowledge with the UCI, there was an inadequate follow-up. I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that the UCI did act on information provided in the past and it will always do so in the future, within the bounds of what is legally feasible" paragraph.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/evanhuffman

Evan Huffman signed for 2 years with Astana

he thanks Specialized. so at least 2 years more for Specy with Astana

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team Cannondale on Vision wheels in 2013

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/can ... s-for-2013

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http://instagram.com/p/SAyaOYutJH/

Jered Grubel will do a photo shoot for Castelli with the Garmin boys

notice "Johan" instead of Vansummeren, not enough space on the bag, or just a lazy guy at Castelli ahah :mrgreen:

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