On the other end of the doping controversies, the vanishing sponsorships, and the proclamations of the death of cycling, is the news of Slipstream/Chipotle loading up the Argyle Armada for an assault on the Pro Tour.
Argyle On A Roll?Although Slipstream's Director, Jonathan Vaughters, has been advised to wait until 2009 to buy into the Pro Tour, he has positioned his team well with the recent signings of David Millar (one of the worst kept secrets), Christian Vande Velde, David Zabriskie (why do I feel like Van de Velde's and Zabriskie's signings were somehow done Elwood and Jake style, "Boys, we're putting the band back together!") and a yet unnamed former Paris -- Roubaix winner (Could it be Magnus Backstedt, Stuart O'Grady, Fabian Cancellara, PVP, or heaven forbid, Tommeke???)
Some other stuff happening today:
-- Jemele Hill of ESPN's Page 2: Americans can be hypocrites in the perfomance-enhancers debate
-- San Diego Union Tribune: Landis spins wheels in court test
-- IHT: German rider refuses 2nd drug test
2 comments:
Most likely IMHO:
1) Backstedt (most probable)
2) O'Grady
The others just aren't reasonable. Tommeke and Fabian are too expensive, PVP would be a waste of money.
agreed...no way they get the two big boys to move from Belgium or Switzerland where they are already national heroes. And PVP has seen his best days.
Maggie or Stuey would be perfect.
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