Discovery Channel signs off

"datakoll" wrote in message
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RIP!

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13074.0.html

In light of the reaffirmations of T MOB and LiebfrauMilch, I'm not
convinced.

On Aug 10, 10:30 pm, "Carl Sundquist" wrote:
"datakoll" wrote in message

ups.com...



RIP!

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13074.0.html

In light of the reaffirmations of T MOB and LiebfrauMilch, I'm not
convinced.

think happy thoughts
we were blessed

I knew that when Basso quit things were over for Discovery. Hiring
Discovery was a critical mistake. This DNA privacy arguement was a
bunch of bull.

In a way this statement is a admission that Johan and the team mgmt
made a crucial error. The PR ramifications were to large to overcome
espcially after the Landis affair.

"We made a determination in our own minds," he said. "We can control
what goes on in our own team but we can't control what goes on in the
sport and with other teams. We couldn't in good conscious make a
recommendation to a company to spend the sort of money that would be
required to sponsor the team, in the current environment.(http://
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?..._closesdoors07
)"

But let's be clear this does not in any way prove that Lance has
doped.

On Aug 11, 4:29 am, " wrote:
I knew that when Basso quit things were over for Discovery. Hiring
Discovery was a critical mistake. This DNA privacy arguement was a
bunch of bull.

In a way this statement is a admission that Johan and the team mgmt
made a crucial error. The PR ramifications were to large to overcome
espcially after the Landis affair.

"We made a determination in our own minds," he said. "We can control
what goes on in our own team but we can't control what goes on in the
sport and with other teams. We couldn't in good conscious make a
recommendation to a company to spend the sort of money that would be
required to sponsor the team, in the current environment.(http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?..._closesdoors07
)"

But let's be clear this does not in any way prove that Lance has
doped.

Discovery isn't the NYY. Discovery can say the hell with it and
proceed to another place and time.
If Contador succrumbs to the PR, George goes to better pastures, Levi
bonks, who needs it?
If you gotta fight WW1 every day?

-

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2007/08/11/

''NASCAR should have had us qualify tomorrow,'' said Said, who had the
provisional pole at Daytona last month before qualifying was rained
out. ''The Busch race isn't until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. There's
no reason you can't come in here and practice and qualify. They say
they want the small teams, but they don't want the small teams. This
pretty much puts us out of business.''

vodaphone?

Carl Sundquist wrote:

"datakoll" wrote in message
ups.com...

RIP!

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/13074.0.html

In light of the reaffirmations of T MOB and LiebfrauMilch, I'm not
convinced.

"The departure of Discovery Channel will leave a big hole in the ProTour, leaving the sport without an American-sponsored team in the 20-squad league."

CSC is terminating?

Dan

loop not chute.
boris gets a ride.
Stewart does an Armstrong.
Sabates reads rule book.
geee, i hope Col de Prudhomme was watching.

Tom Kunich wrote:
wrote in message
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BS...if they could find a sponsor they would take it.....it can only
be a failure to find a sponsor.....

My guess is that it was a failure to find a sponsor with deep enough
pockets.
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Bill Gates doesn't have deep pockets??

On Aug 12, 6:58 pm, Crescentius Vespasianus
wrote:
Tom Kunich wrote:
wrote in message
roups.com...

BS...if they could find a sponsor they would take it.....it can only
be a failure to find a sponsor.....

My guess is that it was a failure to find a sponsor with deep enough
pockets.

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Bill Gates doesn't have deep pockets??

check out the Red Bull situation with Scott Speed, that's his name
right ? Scott?