Belkin will stop as lead sponsor

[The Couch]

Rabobank/Blanco/Belkin will have to be rebranded once more, since Belkin will not continue as (lead) sponsor.

Many interesting and relatively young names (Vanmarcke, Mollema, Kelderman, Hofland,...) should make it possible to find other sponsor(s) to continue this team.

 

[Crackle]

They've had a rocky sponsorship history recently and this couldn't be a worse time with a lot of teams looking for new riders. Let's hope they keep the core together and find a new sponsor. Belkin pulling the plug is a surprise but not unlike the useless shoot they produce which often, surprisingly, stops doing what it's supposed to do.

 

[MikeG]

I don't follow these things very closely at all, but with Sky getting so big, when might they think of doing the Red Bull/ Torro Rosso thing, and running a second semi-independant professional team as a nursery for their young talent? If you were a Sky exec, wouldn't you look at the talent in RBB and think "hmmm, buying into that team might be cheaper and easier than setting up Sky Lite from scratch"?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Let's hope they keep the core together and find a new sponsor. Belkin pulling the plug is a surprise but not unlike the useless **** they produce which often, surprisingly, stops doing what it's supposed to do.

What do Belkin produce?

 

[SWSteve]

On the mention of Red Bull, I'm amazed they aren't involved in cycling in any way

 

[Dogtrousers]

What do Belkin produce?

Consumer networking products like wifi routers and stuff like that. I've used some Belkin bits and pieces and they worked OK.

Are Sky in this for the long haul? I've no reason to think otherwise, but just askin'

 

[Crackle]

What do Belkin produce?

Here you go, fill your boots

http://www.belkin.com/uk/

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Oh is it THAT Belkin, I'd never made the connection (a bit like one of their products...)

 

[ufkacbln]

I thought Belkin pulling the plug was rather a clever line!

 

[AndyRM]

On the mention of Red Bull, I'm amazed they aren't involved in cycling in any way

They are, just not with road racing as far as I know.

 

[Chris Norton]

Red Bull are heavily into the Downhill Mountain Biking scene. The stuff where they pull stunts off cliffs. A quick search on youtube will show all.

 

[NorvernRob]

Red Bull sponsor Danny Macaskill too, I don't think road racing is 'high adrenaline' enough for them,

 

[themosquitoking]

I should put some in a bottle especially for hills, the wings might help.