Hot of the press: Zabel leaves T-Mobile

Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.

Ernst Noch wrote:

Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.

Richard Adams wrote:
Ernst Noch wrote:

Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.
Didn't even think of Gerolsteiner where he'd be back with his friend
Udo Bolts. I'd bet they'd love to have him.
Bill C

Bill C wrote:
Richard Adams wrote:

Ernst Noch wrote:


Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.

Didn't even think of Gerolsteiner where he'd be back with his friend
Udo Bolts. I'd bet they'd love to have him.
Bill C


He said it was not about the money ...
And when the interviewer asked about his plans "Maybe you'd target
another green jersey [...]" he said something like "You're not too far
off.".
After Gerolsteiner "lost" Hondo, it might be a good fit.

Ernst Noch wrote:
Bill C wrote:

Richard Adams wrote:

Ernst Noch wrote:


Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.


Didn't even think of Gerolsteiner where he'd be back with his friend
Udo Bolts. I'd bet they'd love to have him.
Bill C


He said it was not about the money ...
And when the interviewer asked about his plans "Maybe you'd target
another green jersey [...]" he said something like "You're not too far
off.".
After Gerolsteiner "lost" Hondo, it might be a good fit.

Rumor is he's going to Domina Vacanze.

Ernst Noch wrote:

He said it was not about the money ...
And when the interviewer asked about his plans "Maybe you'd target
another green jersey [...]" he said something like "You're not too far
off.".



Dumbass -

Yep. He knows he could have won it this year.

Circumstances like this year, where most of the top guys took
themselves out of contention, don't happen that often, and he knows he
has only a few years left. Can't blame him for leaving.

On 2005-07-31, Kurgan Gringioni wrote:

Dumbass -

Yep. He knows he could have won it this year.

Circumstances like this year

How about the circumstances of last years TdF? Compared to Zabel, McEwen
missed two sprint finishes, while Hushovd missed three. Zabel was also able
to sprint for second in the stage Virenque won (though he ended 3., beaten
by his good friend Klöden), when only he and O'Grady of the sprinters could
hang on to the group of GC contenders.

Yet, despite these very fortunate circumstances, he STILL ended third in the
points competition behind McEwen and Hushovd.

--
Stig Are M. Botterli

"Richard Adams" wrote in message
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Ernst Noch wrote:

Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for the
ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.

I would bet on Gerolsteiner. They're beginning to put together a pretty
first class team. You know what they really need is a DS like that 'other'
German sprinter that worked so long in Spain. He seemed a great deal smarter
than most racers.

Richard Adams wrote:
Ernst Noch wrote:

Told this just in an interview (and press conference).
Doesn't say where he is headed.


To a better team, no doubt

Phonak?
Gerolsteiner?

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.

I bet he goes to Discovery Channel.

-Sonarrat.

Everyone on T-Mobile eventually wastes their opportunities working for
the ever fading chances of Jan winning another tour.

I bet he goes to Discovery Channel.

I know that Johan (Discovery DS) speaks six languages, but don't recall if
German is one of them. On the other hand, I believe I've heard Zabel speak
passable english.

But if it's a serious question, I don't think Zabel is much help for
Discovery's most-desperate need- an American hero. I know the heir apparent
is supposedly Popyvich, but I just can't see American's thinking the team is
"American enough" if the leading guys are from Eastern Europe. And
Danielson's a bit young to expect anything huge from next year.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com