I'm starting a new thread for general discussion about comings and goings in the world of road cycling.

A couple of articles on cyclingnews piqued my interest today:

Pegasus misses ProTour license, so Clinton Avery will get to "cool his heels" in a Continental Team for at least a year (did he sign a 2 year contract?) http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pegasus ... nouncement

DS discusses changing attitudes to doping. Phew... http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/holm-sa ... -on-doping

Cancellara weighs 79kg at top form... http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancell ... -departure

I hope this thread has legs (and isn't an outrageous duplication of another). Long live the TdF threads, and of course Roadie Porn...

bugger about pegasus missing ProTour license.. but lot of teams looking for spots.

yeah clinton has a 2 year contract, but team is going to get some good invites and will get some results, Its no big deal realy. Wont change the saleries

johnL wrote:yeah clinton has a 2 year contract, but team is going to get some good invites and will get some results, Its no big deal realy. Wont change the saleries

A couple of years into the future, I imagine it would be a bigger deal, but now it might even be good for him?

Any word yet if Guddy's had any luck finding a team for next year?

Tugboat wrote:Any word yet if Guddy's had any luck finding a team for next year?

There were rumours about Jack Bauer and Quick Step mentioned at the Comm Games too. I've seen nothing about either...

Pretty sure that Bauer said the other day that he's returning to Endura for another year. Shame, but he definitely got the goods to break in to the big time soon.

sifter wrote:

Tugboat wrote:Any word yet if Guddy's had any luck finding a team for next year?

There were rumours about Jack Bauer and Quick Step mentioned at the Comm Games too. I've seen nothing about either...

Jack is back at Endura, but they will be racing on mainland Europe, or so I have heard.

way_downsouth wrote:

sifter wrote:

Tugboat wrote:Any word yet if Guddy's had any luck finding a team for next year?

There were rumours about Jack Bauer and Quick Step mentioned at the Comm Games too. I've seen nothing about either...

Jack is back at Endura, but they will be racing on mainland Europe, or so I have heard.

Let's hope he's in that unique kit again!

Quite an interesting interview with Mario Cipollini on cyclingnews: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cipolli ... f-machismo

“Pozzato has just been beaten for third place and a second later he has only one idea in his mind, to congratulate the winner,” Cipollini said incredulously. “What can be going on in his head? Has winning become so incidental at this point that there is no joy or disappointment? Are they only working men now?”

Tim Gudsell wins the national criterium champs... http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-spor ... ampionship

FDJ's loss... PBR's gain.

he has had a shocker run of injuries.. hope his luck is better this season.

I hope Clinton Avery has a ride for next year

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/12/ ... a-sponsor/

Oh, and from the same blog, one of the best out there IMHO
Things that make pros different...read the comments also

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/12/ ... different/

arse

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pegasus ... ug-on-team

Things were going well for Clint Bloody Aussie