Go Team Radio Shack!

[papaver]

Well, it's officially announced here so.... and who says they are only interested in the tour? That would be silly. There's a lot more to pro-cycling than just the tdf pleezzzzz.

Those three cyclists are very close to Johan Bruyneel. Steegmans would be perfect to help out Devolder in de classics.

Devolder and Quickstep, it's not exactly a perfect marriage. There's a lot of critisism on both sides. By the way, QS is seriously trying to sign contador. There's even a chance that Boonen will leave QS.

[Possegal]

UCI regulations forbid 'official' notification of anything prior to Sept 1. Teams and riders can be fined for doing so. Doesn't mean that the info isn't leaking out there, because it is. But nothing "official" has come out and won't until Sept 1. But radioshack has said they have an interest in riders for the classics. We don't know who else they have signed or are trying to sign, but they don't seem to be just building a TdF team for Lance. Only time will tell, but they seem to be trying to build for a longterm future, as well as to help Lance compete for the podium in 2010. And Taylor Phinney has said he isn't ready to move up from the U23 development team, though it seems that is the future intent.

I've never been so anxious for September 1st to roll around.