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Ever so quietly, CEO Director Sportif, Jonathan Vaughters seems to be positioning his team, Slipstream/Chipotle, to become the next big American Pro Tour team. Here’s this tidbit from Pezcyclingnews’ Italian correspondent, Matt Conn:

“David Millar is reported to have signed with the American Slipstream squad for 2008. Also linked with Slipstream? George Hincapie. Hincapie is apparently “talking” and has not signed with the hoping-to-soon-be Tour de France squad.There should be a plethora of big name signings over the rest of the summer and fall for Slipstream. It will be interesting to see exactly who, as some whopper names have been bandied about already.”

Among those big names that have been bandied about is Floyd Landis. Vaughters had previously stated that they would be a serious player for Floyd’s service should he be cleared of doping allegations. And where there is Floyd, could Dave be far behind. In an interview with Gregor Brown of Cyclingnews, Dave Zabriskie would neither confirm nor deny his future intentions.

"A decision on Zabriskie's future team is likely to come soon. When questioned about the different possibilities based on current rumours he became tight-lipped. "Right now I cannot say," stated Zabriskie in a polite but firm manner."

Let the speculation begin!

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-- Mark Zalewski (Cyclingnews): An Interview with Jonathan Vaughters