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LATEST NEWS: ROAD BIKE ACTION NEWS DECEMBER 31, 2008
Road Bike Action & AFP
December 31, 2008
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Cunego (L) has a plan to defeat Basso (R) at the 2009 Giro d'Italia
(Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Cunego And Simoni To Join Forces
Damiano Cunego has launched the first attack in tactical war for the 2009 Giro. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Cunego said that he had already spoken with Gilberto Simoni about an alliance against Lance Armstrong and Ivan Basso.
What makes the alliance odd is that Cunego and Simoni had a mush publicized falling out when they were teammates at Lampre. Their feud was a result of Cunego winning the 2004 Giro d’Italia, a race in which he was supposed to be working for Simoni.
"Ivan and Lance will work together to block because of their friendship and their style of racing. Gibo and I are climbers, we must find an appropriate response and nobody knows the roads in Italy better than Simoni,” said Cunego.
 Former rider Marc Wauters may join Silence-Lotto as a directeur sportif (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Silence-Lotto In Talks With Wauters
The Silence-Lotto team is in talks with former rider Marc Wauters to join the team as a directeur sportif. "We are talking about the financial and sporting aspects of the contract," said the 39-year-old Wauters in an interview with the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen. "I have not decided yet, but I have a good feeling."
Marc Wauters retired in 2006. He is best known for winning a stage and wearing the yellow jersey in the 2001 Tour de France.
 Koldo Gil is one of more than fifty Spanish riders still looking for a team (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
More Than Fifty Spanish Professionals Out Of Work
According to the Spanish website www.biciclismo.com there are currently more than fifty Spanish riders without teams for the 2009 season. Among the names are Koldo Gil who in the past has won stages in the Giro d'Italia, the Tour of Asturias and Tour of Murcia. Even riders like Jose Garrido, Beñat Albizuri, Ruben Lobato and Francisco Ventoso have been unable to find teams.
 The new team of Jan Kuyckx, H2O-Teltek, looks like it might not reach the start line (Photo: Roberto Bettini)
Kuyckx Has Doubts About New Team
The new team of Jan Kuyckx, H2O-Teltek, still has not been licensed by the UCI. "When I try to ask the management questions, I do not get an immediate answer. I still have hope, but I doubt the team will happen,” said Kuyckx. "Meanwhile, I am open to hearing from other teams." Kuyckx is best known for his second place in this year’s Paris-Tours behind Philippe Gilbert.
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