Worlds Team

The Crunch

http://www.cyclingireland.ie/Home/High-Performance/High-Performance-Squad-News/World-s-RR-Team.aspx

Anyone else reckon they should have picked Martin? It's not a climbers course but he is motoring at the moment. Best of luck to them all anyway.

leftism

How could they NOT pick Martin?!?!?!

Did he not just won the Tour of Poland?

RobFowl

I suspect Dan Martin did not want to ride. His program is geared towards a good ride in Lombardy so going off to Melbourne to ride a course which doesn't suit him and which would leave him jet lagged doesn't seem the best idea.......
I think Mark Cassidy is actually riding better at the moment....(Than Matt Brammier)

Chips Lovell

Did Martin make himself available? Yes he's going well at the moment, but as RobFowl says, he could be focussed on Lombardia.

Raam

leftism wrote: »

How could they NOT pick Martin?!?!?!

Did he not just won the Tour of Poland?

He did indeed.

This is the profile. They do that about 10 times.


There is a good course breakdown here.

ednwireland

can anyone see Brammeier riding for roche ? considering he's national champion

Raam

ednwireland wrote: »

can anyone see Brammeier riding for roche ? considering he's national champion

Sure, why wouldn't he?

RobFowl

ednwireland wrote: »

can anyone see Brammeier riding for roche ? considering he's national champion

If he didn;t agree to he wouldn't be going

jdt101

Cycling Ireland are saving on travel costs.... McCann to do 2 events. Definitely Dan Martin should have been selected, but as stated above he may not want to go. Deignan?

Raam

jdt101 wrote: »

Deignan?

He's not having a great season, unfortunately.

jdt101

Raam wrote: »

He's not having a great season, unfortunately.

Do you think he'll get a contract next year?

Raam

jdt101 wrote: »

Do you think he'll get a contract next year?

Beat's the hell outta me.

RobFowl

jdt101 wrote: »

Do you think he'll get a contract next year?

AFAIK he'll get compensation from Cervelo which means his salary for next year is pretty much covered.
As such on a one year contract a team will be getting him for free.
That said I think he'll struggle to get a place with a top team.
I'd not be surprised to see him ride for a smaller French team, a British continental team or the SKT.

Captain Havoc

I like that course for Roche.

kennyb3

RobFowl wrote: »

I suspect Dan Martin did not want to ride. His program is geared towards a good ride in Lombardy

Watched a re run of the dublin part of the halfords series last week and he said after his win that Lombardy was his favourite race of the season and that it was the main goal for him or something to that affect

The Crunch

Yeah, silly of me. Martin has been talking about Lombardy for ages. How come the powers that be clashed it with the worlds, though?

RobFowl

From Shane Stokes..

Roche’s first cousin Daniel Martin is in excellent form, winning three races last month. He took a stage plus the overall classification in the ProTour-ranked Tour of Poland, and then raced to victory in the 1.HC Tre Valli Varesine. He was the strongest rider in the finale of the GP Ouest France in Plouay but was caught with one kilometre to go.

While he would be an automatic choice, he decided not to compete in the worlds this year as he feels the course does not suit him as well as the Tour of Lombardy, his main end-of-season goal. He wants to remain as fresh as possible for the latter event, particularly after finishing eighth in his debut there last year.

Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5519/Roche-to-lead-Irish-team-in-world-championships.aspx/?source=fp#ixzz0yTHFLiLC

ROK ON

el tonto wrote: »

Did Martin make himself available? Yes he's going well at the moment, but as RobFowl says, he could be focussed on Lombardia.

True. Interviewed a few weeks back in saying that he had no interest in heading to Australia. Reckoned it would jepordize GdL.

Funkyzeit

RobFowl wrote: »

he feels the course does not suit him as well as the Tour of Lombardy, his main end-of-season goal.

Think he's right IMO. Course looks way to fast and whilst he'd obviously be of help to Roche it'd be smashing to see him in one of the monuments.

markcroninbsc

RobFowl wrote: »

AFAIK he'll get compensation from Cervelo which means his salary for next year is pretty much covered.
As such on a one year contract a team will be getting him for free.
That said I think he'll struggle to get a place with a top team.
I'd not be surprised to see him ride for a smaller French team, a British continental team or the SKT.

He wont be compensated by cervelo, he'll get 2 months pay if he's lucky. poor ould ****er got dropped yesterday witha jersey full of bottles. i think they should have left mcann at home and gave deignan a chance to do somethin over there.

RobFowl

markcroninbsc wrote: »

He wont be compensated by cervelo, he'll get 2 months pay if he's lucky. poor ould ****er got dropped yesterday witha jersey full of bottles. i think they should have left mcann at home and gave deignan a chance to do somethin over there.

I gathered from this interview there was some degree of compensation. Would hate for Duignan to be the latest in the long line of Irish pro's to be shafted by pro teams regarding money..

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5504/Behind-the-Scenes-Andrew-McQuaid-gives-insight-into-his-job-as-an-agent.aspx

VN: Is it the case that a rider could do well financially out of Cervélo folding?

AM: No, but they should be in the same position they were with Cervélo.

If they have a contract and transfer to Garmin then it will be honoured; if they have a contract and are not going to Garmin and then sign with another team, Cervélo are due to pay them only the shortfall.

[Ed. If a rider was on a 100,000 Euros/year contract with Cervélo and signs with another team for 80,000 Euros/year then Cervélo have to pay the 20,000 Euros difference]

Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5504/Behind-the-Scenes-Andrew-McQuaid-gives-insight-into-his-job-as-an-agent.aspx#ixzz0yTlg9Cwy