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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 25-04-2013 12:51
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CrueTrue wrote:
Petacchi hasn't retired for good.
Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/could...ad-out-man
Meh, that's so typical. Sports people nowadays can't say goodbye and stay away. Constantly with all those come-backs and whatnot  |
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| roturn |
Posted on 25-04-2013 15:39
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Former Cofidis rider Phillipe Gaumont had a heart disease last night and fell into coma.
After his career he admitted to use doping since the start of his career and wrote a book about it.
https://www.ladepe...-coma.html
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| arthon |
Posted on 25-04-2013 20:04
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valverde321 wrote:
Always liked him in his final years. I liked when people thought he was done and then came back and won the Green Jersey. May have got some help from a "friend" though.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 25-04-2013 20:43
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roturn wrote:
Former Cofidis rider Phillipe Gaumont had a heart disease last night and fell into coma.
After his career he admitted to use doping since the start of his career and wrote a book about it.
https://www.ladepe...-coma.html
He had a heart disease last night?
Edited by baseballlover312 on 25-04-2013 21:20
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| issoisso |
Posted on 25-04-2013 20:58
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Heart attack
Not a surprise, considering he literally did more drugs than Keith Richard
CrueTrue wrote:
Petacchi hasn't retired for good.
Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/could...ad-out-man
He's been saying for years that he'd like to finish as a leadout man. Would be interesting to see
Edited by issoisso on 25-04-2013 20:59
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 25-04-2013 21:18
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issoisso wrote:
Heart attack
Not a surprise, considering he literally did more drugs than Keith Richard
CrueTrue wrote:
Petacchi hasn't retired for good.
Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/could...ad-out-man
He's been saying for years that he'd like to finish as a leadout man. Would be interesting to see
I'd liek to see him do it for someone young though rather tehn an already established name like Cav or Sagan, Maybe he should Return the favour from Zabel and lead out his son Rick.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 25-04-2013 21:27
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arthon wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Always liked him in his final years. I liked when people thought he was done and then came back and won the Green Jersey. May have got some help from a "friend" though.
Care to elaborate on that?
He's a suspicious rider on a suspicious team. Its all just a guess.
Hopefully not though.
Edited by valverde321 on 25-04-2013 21:28
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 27-04-2013 10:51
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Cofidis, Saur and Europcar get Tour wildcards.
Shocked.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-04-2013 10:54
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No IAM. Sad.  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:16
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Yeah Sojasun don't really deserve one IMO.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:27
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Well, they're French, so you could've seen it coming
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| krisa |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:31
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@alakagom why shocked
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:33
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krisa wrote:
@alakagom why shocked
Sarcasm probably
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:34
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I know it's an UCI calculation, so worth nothing for anyone with an actual interest in cycling, but I can understand that ASO base themselves on it. Here's the current Euro UCI PCT ranking for teams :
| 1 (2) | TEAM EUROPCAR | France | 714.6 | | 2 (1) | COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS | France | 419 | | 3 (4) | SOJASUN | France | 407 | | 4 (3) | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUELA | Italy | 401.6 | | 5 (10) | LA POMME MARSEILLE | France | 338 | | 6 (5) | IAM CYCLING | Switzerland | 336 | | 7 (8) | ADRIA MOBIL | Slovenia | 330 | | 8 (9) | VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA | Italy | 308.8 | | 9 (7) | TEAM NETAPP - ENDURA | Germany | 301.8 | | 10 (6) | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE | Belgium | 285 | | 11 (11) | RABOBANK DEVELOPMENT TEAM | Netherlands | 279 | | 12 (18) | TEAM GOURMETFEIN SIMPLON | Austria | 263.5 | | 13 (23) | CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA | Spain | 251 | | 14 (30) | CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE - SHANKS | Netherlands | 243.75 | | 15 (29) | LEOPARD - TREK CONTINENTAL TEAM | Luxembourg | 212 |
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| krisa |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:34
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I already thought something like that 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:35
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That ranking makes no sense |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:36
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Dutch CT teams are doing well 
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| krisa |
Posted on 27-04-2013 12:41
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Europcar has about the double of cofidis
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 27-04-2013 13:39
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Europcar not a surprise. Cofidis not really either. Saur I am.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 27-04-2013 13:42
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No surprise to me. They left better teams as IAM out before.
And has IAM been so much better this season as Sojasun?
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