I rode in the Symmetrics team car yesterday. Symmetrics is a Canadian team with a lot of heart They are 3rd overall on the GC with Svein Tuft behind Columbia and Garmin. There total yearly budget is less than what some of the riders from those two team make in a year. They get the job done with a low budget, but lots of talent. Unfortunately they probably won’t be around next year. Here’s some video from the day. You can view all of my Tour of Missouri videos at www.tourofmissourifanzone.com.
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September 14th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Nice left side of the road change by the Sparkasse guy….
September 16th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Are those long handoff pulls legal if seen by a race official?
September 16th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Those bottles must’ve been slippery…
September 16th, 2008 at 8:30 am
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September 16th, 2008 at 9:31 am
“Sticky Bottle” handups are standard and usually won’t be flagged by a judge unless it is at a suspect moment – i.e. a guy has been dropped and is using the bottle to chase back on. It is safer to do the handups like that to maintain position at the front of the car caravan and so the rider doesn’t have to negotiate half of the cars with a jersey full of bottles. A prime example of a legitimate fine is one I saw where Rock Racing’s Kayle Leogrande was dropped after a wheel change and could not chase back. Their mechanic hung out of the rear window with a cone wrench feigning a brake adjustment while the DS hit the gas to push him forward. Despite this technique he still couldn’t chase back on plus they got a 200 Swiss Franc fine. Rock only finished 2 guys out of 8. Their good team are all over in England. 3 teams finished all eight – Rabobank, Sparkasse, and BMC.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Sparkasse!!!