Where's Cav Going?

[VamP]

Hmmm, that quote on his website sounds identical to what he said on the radio before the story broke. Presumably the decision he'd made prior to the HTC collapse was to leave HTC regardless. Sky seems such a bad fit. I like the idea of Garmin - although I'm not sure how Tyler Farrar would feel about that.

Given semi-national squads are all the rage these days, I reckon he should use his fame and influence and set up his own Team Manx.

He might as well sign up you and me as his lead out men!

Oh wait, I am not from Man.

 

[wildjetskier]

Agree with Monnet but Brad says we would be welcome at Sky here's the article from today

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-...-at-sky-says-bradley-wiggins-115875-23324094/

 

[Paul_L]

Agree with Monnet but Brad says we would be welcome at Sky here's the article from today

http://www.mirror.co...15875-23324094/

says he would welcome it, but also suggests he's not sure how it would work if they had a GC contender, which i think is what we all think.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

From road.cc

If it’s true that Mark Cavendish is headed to Team Sky following the news that his current HTC-Highroad team is being shut down at the end of the season, then the Tour de France green jersey winner will have his first chance to line up alongside some of his future team mates in the London-Surrey Cycle Classic next Sunday, the test event for next summer’s Olympic road race.

According to the provisional start list published on the race website, four Team Sky riders are included in the six-man Great Britain squad for the 140 kilometre race, which starts on the Mall next Sunday at 9am before heading out through South West London to the Surrey Hills before turning back to the capital.

Those riders are Cavendish’s fellow Manxman Peter Kennaugh, Ben Swift, Ian Stannard and Alex Dowsett, with Garmin-Cervelo’s Roger Hammond completing the line-up. However, with five members of each team starting the race, one of those riders will miss out on the chance to race on the roads where the Olympic medals will be decided in less than 12 months’ time, most likely Swift who is in the Team Sky provisional line-up for the Eneco Tour which starts on Monday.

Four Team Sky riders – Jeremy Hunt, Steve Cummings, Chris Froome and Russell Downing – also feature in a separate England team contesting the race, joined in the six-man squad by Garmin-Cervelo’s Dan Lloyd and Adam Blythe of Omega Pharma-Lotto.

While the provisional start list contains many unfamiliar names as several leading countries have opted not to select their big-name riders - many of whom will be riding in the Eneco Tour - there are nevertheless plenty of star names who will be riding too.

Those include former world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium and his Quick Step colleague Sylvain Chavanel, the current French champion. Slovenia’s Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil-DCM is one rider capable of springing a surprise.

Garmin-Cervelo’s Tyler Farrar spearheads the challenge from the United States, while Matt Goss, winner of this year’s Milan-San Remo and a key member of Cavendish’s leadout train for the Tour de France, will ride alongside the hugely experienced Stuart O’Grady for Australia.

Away from those countries, there are plenty of other riders capable of springing a surprise,

A number of leading UK-based teams will be riding as well, giving riders from the likes of Twenty3c-Orbea and Cycle Sport-Metaltek a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride alongside some of the biggest names in the sport.

Full details of the event can be found on its website.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Alas a (somewhat lukewarm) welcoming statement from Wiggins re possibility of Cav joing Sky.

What would you do if you were running Sky? How would you manage the diverse objectives of a) securing the Green jersey with a proven entity who is generally accepted as the fastest man on earth, and b) securing Wiggins a win in the GC?

Certainly these are not either/or options, and it can be very unwise to put all the eggs in one basket. On the other hand there are clear benefits in customising/running a team for the pursuit of a single objective.

Am I wrong in saying that leaving nationality and emotions aside Wiggins is kind of an older (but actually less experienced/successful, in UCI road racing terms) version of Tony Martin in htc Highroad?

Finally, do we think Sky Pro Racing has the management talent/experience/infrastructure to pull it off without a change in management?

 

[chrisb7]

Isn't there a very good chance that Wiggins (& Thomas) will decide to miss the tour next year to concentrate on the Olympics leaving Sky without a GC contender and making Cav very attractive to Sky (and allowing the team to work pretty exclusively for him next year)?

 

[Vikeonabike]

Saw Sean Yates at Eurotunnel yesterday

"So is Cav coming to Sky?"










Is the question that I would have asked had it been me and not my wife who spoke to him....Still I got a Team sky cap anyway!

 

[rich p]

It doesn't look as if his main man, Renshaw will be joining him wherever Cav goes.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-renshaw-to-be-number-one-sprinter-at-rabobank

 

[martint235]

It doesn't look as if his main man, Renshaw will be joining him wherever Cav goes.

http://www.cyclingne...ter-at-rabobank

Now that's interesting! So unless Cav goes to Rabobank, we'll have Cav v Renshaw at next year's tour....

 

[lukesdad]

Mmm Degenkolb at LT.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Sprinting is about to get a whole lot more exciting - what with the emergence of Kittel at Skil-Shimano too...

 

[gb155]

Looks like Cav is off to Garmin

Renshaw to Rabbobank

Where's the train going tho ?

 

[Trickydicky]

Looks like Cav is off to Garmin

Renshaw to Rabbobank

Where's the train going tho ?

Proof!
Or is this just some Trolling!
Or are u just a rumor mill!

 

[montage]

Too many rivals in Garmin, I can't see that happening

 

[gb155]

The Garmin thing I think is 50/50 but I REALLY dont see him going to Sky as he cant have a large train, now if he had Renshaw he could have gotten away with a smaller train, but not now IMHO