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Leopard Trek no more

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  • September 5, 2011 at 5:04 am #14180
    nickobec

    Waiting for http://www.lequipe.fr website to match the story that is on page 13 today.

    Leopard Trek to be subsumed by RadioShack.

    Feillu, Wegmann, Rohregger, Mortensen, Pedersen, Stamsnijer, Pires, Lund, Vigano must find new teams.

    Sources twitter @gilsimongil @cyclingfans

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  • September 9, 2011 at 11:24 am #653481
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    Gkam84

    Don’t forget, all these teams
    Don’t forget, all these teams need new license’s this year

    Garmin-Cervélo
    Quick Step – Omega Pharma-Lotto
    Team Katusha
    Saxo Bank-SunGard

    Thats why i started another topic
    http://road.cc/content/forum/43188-pro-teams-2012

    September 9, 2011 at 11:13 am #653479
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    drheaton

    Potentially but Europcar
    Potentially but Europcar aren’t guaranteed one, Skil-Shimano has had some good results with Kittel this year so they have as much a chance as anyone. Europcar had a good TdF but I haven’t heard of them doing much else all year.

    September 9, 2011 at 11:02 am #653477
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    Stumps

    If Cobo wins the Vuelta i
    If Cobo wins the Vuelta i think Geox will be given one of the licence’s which means Skil lose out.

    September 9, 2011 at 9:47 am #653475
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    drheaton

    I make that three licenses
    I make that three licenses available, one from Quickstep/OLO, HTC and Radioshack. GreenEdge should get one, but I think that leaves two up for grabs between probably Europcar, Skil-Shimano and Geox.

    September 6, 2011 at 11:28 pm #653473
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    Gkam84

    Yeah that covers one loss to
    Yeah that covers one loss to the pro teams

    I started another topic, just seems like cycling might be starting a spiral downward??

    http://road.cc/content/forum/43188-pro-teams-2012

    September 6, 2011 at 11:15 pm #653471
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Leopard’s press release on
    Leopard’s press release on Monday night said that the team will be racing under their license. So that frees up one for… GreenEdge? Europcar? Someone else?

    September 6, 2011 at 9:00 pm #653469
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    Gkam84

    But both teams still have pro
    But both teams still have pro license’s Leopard till 2014 and Radioshack till 2013, so is it Leopards they will use?

    September 6, 2011 at 8:10 pm #653467
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    Simon_MacMichael

    Leopard is still the licence
    Leopard is still the licence holder. And now they have more than just the bike sponsor, thay can drop that from the team name 😉

    September 6, 2011 at 7:43 pm #653465
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    Gkam84

    No Leopard anyone, its going
    No Leopard anyone, its going to be

    Radioshack-Nissan-Trek

    Radioshack had been planning something for a while because they only have 13 riders under contract as of just now

    There is talk about no room for Jens Voigt in there, Sky should go in and grab him just for his experience 😀

    September 6, 2011 at 7:12 pm #653463
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    road slapper

    They were talking about the
    They were talking about the merge today during the La veulta. New for 2012 season

    Leopard Trek, RadioShack and Nissan(?)

    September 5, 2011 at 8:03 pm #653461
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    Gkam84

    Oh well, it is true then,
    Oh well, it is true then, think its strange they are still going to be based in Luxembourg? So Two big American sponsors and one Japanese, but based in Europe 😕

    Also, they have to shed some riders and will most teams filling up and with another merger and HTC folding, i’m thinking there are going to be a few riders looking for a new profession

    So is this showing how companies feel about sponsoring cycling teams and events? i can see more pulling out over the next few years because of the way the whole cycling scene is set up

    September 5, 2011 at 11:21 am #653459
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    andylul

    At least it seems to rule out
    At least it seems to rule out a move to LT for Cav 😀

    September 5, 2011 at 9:40 am #653457
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    Simon_MacMichael

    I suspect a story in L’Equipe
    I suspect a story in L’Equipe is going to carry more weight than one on Bettor.com 😉

    The Velonation story is from last week, L’Equipe from this morning – they acknowledge that LT have denied the rumours. t looks credible, although of course nothing’s ever final till it’s confirmed.

    September 5, 2011 at 8:24 am #653455
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    nickobec

    French version of
    French version of story
    http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2011/20110905_093745_leopard-c-est-fini.html

    Google translated to English
    http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FCyclisme%2Fbreves2011%2F20110905_093745_leopard-c-est-fini.html

    personally I hope it is not true

    September 5, 2011 at 6:36 am #653453
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    Gkam84

    Story is
    Story is rubbish

    http://blogs.bettor.com/Radio-Shack-and-Leopard-Trek-not-to-merge-in-2012-Cycling-News-a95170

    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9596/Contador-says-he-fears-a-Leopard-Trek-RadioShack-merger.aspx

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