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Cadel Evans to Lotto?

patch70 · 2004-08-04T06:10:17+00:00

Not surprisingly it looks like he'll be leaving T-Mobile at the end of the year and maybe going to the new Omega Pharma-Lotto team. From cyclingnews.com: http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=features/aussie_wrap Of course, the other major disappointment was the omission of Cadel Evans by Team T-Mobile. Add to that the double whammy of being left out of the Olympic team. I spoke to Cadel last night and he was in surprisingly high spirits. "Well there is some good news. I have just been told I am riding the Vuelta and I am really looking forward to that. What about your omission from the Tour and the Olympics? "Look, they were both negative shocks. But hey, you have to learn to deal with setbacks and hopefully learn from them." Since Cadel did not want to go over old news, I asked about his rumored signing with the new Lotto team alongside Robbie McEwen, Nick Gates and Henk Vogels. "Yes, I am in negotiations with them and it will be finalized one way or the other in a couple of days. And yes, it would be a very good option and it seems like it will have a great spirit." Cadel was keen to get out on the bike and said to ring him in a couple of days and he would confirm his team for next year.

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patch70
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4 August 2004, 06:10 UTC #1

Not surprisingly it looks like he'll be leaving T-Mobile at the end of the year and maybe going to the new Omega Pharma-Lotto team.
From cyclingnews.com:
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Of course, the other major disappointment was the omission of Cadel Evans by Team T-Mobile. Add to that the double whammy of being left out of the Olympic team. I spoke to Cadel last night and he was in surprisingly high spirits. "Well there is some good news. I have just been told I am riding the Vuelta and I am really looking forward to that.
What about your omission from the Tour and the Olympics?
"Look, they were both negative shocks. But hey, you have to learn to deal with setbacks and hopefully learn from them."
Since Cadel did not want to go over old news, I asked about his rumored signing with the new Lotto team alongside Robbie McEwen, Nick Gates and Henk Vogels.
"Yes, I am in negotiations with them and it will be finalized one way or the other in a couple of days. And yes, it would be a very good option and it seems like it will have a great spirit."
Cadel was keen to get out on the bike and said to ring him in a couple of days and he would confirm his team for next year.

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Van Hoorebeeck Bart
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4 August 2004, 06:38 UTC #2

Omega Lotto will only keep 7 or 8 riders from Lotto-Domo, ie. McEwen, Van
Petegem and their personal little helpers. Besides abpsrbing the Bodysol
Belgian branch, it's logical given the ProTour scheme that riders who can
do something in serious stage races are dearly wanted. That's why Simoni
and Mayo have been mentioned too.

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Davide Tosi
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4 August 2004, 10:49 UTC #3

Van Hoorebeeck Bart said:
Omega Lotto will only keep 7 or 8 riders from Lotto-Domo, ie. McEwen, Van
Petegem and their personal little helpers. Besides abpsrbing the Bodysol
Belgian branch, it's logical given the ProTour scheme that riders who can
do something in serious stage races are dearly wanted. That's why Simoni
and Mayo have been mentioned too.
What will happen of the unblown great talent named Rik Verbrugghe?

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Van Hoorebeeck Bart
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4 August 2004, 11:17 UTC #4

he's been named at QSD.
but I think both sides they're waiting a bit to settle the contract. waiting
for something like results

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Marlene Blanshay
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4 August 2004, 17:21 UTC #5

"Van Hoorebeeck Bart" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Omega Lotto will only keep 7 or 8 riders from Lotto-Domo, ie. McEwen, Van
Petegem and their personal little helpers. Besides abpsrbing the Bodysol
Belgian branch, it's logical given the ProTour scheme that riders who can
do something in serious stage races are dearly wanted. That's why Simoni
and Mayo have been mentioned too.
I always figured Evans would leave T Mobile when his contract was up. He was
wasted there, and should probably be on a team where he gets to be in the
grand tours. Salvoldelli will probably leave too.

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patch70
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4 August 2004, 23:15 UTC #6

Van Hoorebeeck Bart said:
Omega Lotto will only keep 7 or 8 riders from Lotto-Domo, ie. McEwen, Van
Petegem and their personal little helpers. Besides abpsrbing the Bodysol
Belgian branch, it's logical given the ProTour scheme that riders who can
do something in serious stage races are dearly wanted. That's why Simoni
and Mayo have been mentioned too.

If it does go this way, it is quite an Aussie flavoured team: McEwen, Gates, Vogels & Evans.

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Tom Kunich
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4 August 2004, 23:46 UTC #7

"Marlene Blanshay" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I always figured Evans would leave T Mobile when his contract was up. He

was
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wasted there, and should probably be on a team where he gets to be in the
grand tours. Salvoldelli will probably leave too.
Yeah, it looks like Kloden will be leaving as well. Then T-Mobile can do
their own special form of Tour where Jan is unsupported and has to chase
Vino.

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Kenny
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5 August 2004, 06:37 UTC #8

[email hidden] (Davide Tosi) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Van Hoorebeeck Bart said:
Omega Lotto will only keep 7 or 8 riders from Lotto-Domo, ie. McEwen, Van
Petegem and their personal little helpers. Besides abpsrbing the Bodysol
Belgian branch, it's logical given the ProTour scheme that riders who can
do something in serious stage races are dearly wanted. That's why Simoni
and Mayo have been mentioned too.
What will happen of the unblown great talent named Rik Verbrugghe?
He's kicked out and he doesn't understand why. So he said:"The team
who offers me to sign will be very pleased next season." Is it true
ambition or revenge towards Lotto or is it just a way to find another
team. Don't know but he sure is done.

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