Phonak Racing Team

Michael

I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team. How long has it
been in existence, and what made Hamilton move from CSC? It
looks like a good team.

Mike

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Possible TdF Phonak Team Tyler Hamilton (Usa) Oscar
Camenzind (Swi) Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Alexandre Moos
(Swi) Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Santiago Perez Fernandez
(Spa) Daniel Schnider (Swi) Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa)
Alex Zülle (Swi) - ?

Robert Chung

Michael wrote:
> I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team.

Then perhaps you could use a hearing aid.

Richard Adams

"Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message news:<E8Lqc.11793$zn.10977@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
> I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team. How long has it
> been in existence, and what made Hamilton move from CSC?
> It looks like a good team.
>
> Mike
>
> ======================
>
>
> Possible TdF Phonak Team Tyler Hamilton (Usa) Oscar
> Camenzind (Swi) Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Alexandre Moos
> (Swi) Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Santiago Perez Fernandez
> (Spa) Daniel Schnider (Swi) Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa)
> Alex Zülle (Swi) - ?

Phonak Team Page: <http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx> (http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx)

Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team and
judging by the make-up of the team they spent quite a bit of
money. It's my understanding (though I can't point to any
figure) that Tyler was offered a sizeable increase in pay to
join Phonak. I remember Phonak racing in 2003, but think
they were Div-II then. Thanks to Tyler's '03 results it was
likely any team he appeared on for '04 would get a TdF
invite. So far so good.

Tom Schulenburg

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
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>
> Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team
> and judging by the make-up of the team they spent quite a
> bit of money. It's my understanding (though I can't point
> to any figure) that Tyler was offered a sizeable increase
> in pay to join Phonak. I remember Phonak racing in 2003,
> but think they were Div-II then. Thanks to Tyler's '03
> results it was likely any team he appeared on for '04
> would get a TdF invite. So far so good.

Phonak was Div 1 last year and arguably, should have
been given a spot in the TdF (They were a top 20 team at
the time.)

-T

Doug Cook

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:c2352af0.0405191507.631e7d17@posting.google.com...
> "Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message
news:<E8Lqc.11793$zn.10977@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
> > I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team. How long has
> > it been in existence, and what made Hamilton move from
> > CSC? It looks like a good team.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ======================
> >
> >
> > Possible TdF Phonak Team Tyler Hamilton (Usa) Oscar
> > Camenzind (Swi) Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Alexandre Moos
> > (Swi) Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Santiago Perez Fernandez
> > (Spa) Daniel Schnider (Swi) Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa)
> > Alex Zülle (Swi) - ?
>
>
> Phonak Team Page: <http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx> (http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx)
>
> Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team
> and judging by the make-up of the team they spent quite a
> bit of money. It's my understanding (though I can't point
> to any figure) that Tyler was offered a sizeable increase
> in pay to join Phonak. I remember Phonak racing in 2003,
> but think they were Div-II then. Thanks to Tyler's '03
> results it was likely any team he appeared on for '04
> would get a TdF invite. So far so good.

Tyler denies a sizeable increase salary. He claims that
Phonak's commitment to build a team around him and dedicate
the whole season to him winning the tour was the thing. He
compared that to the many team goals that CSC is always
pursuing and how because of that they just couldn't support
him to the same extent.

It was all in his VeloNews diary recently.

Tom Kunich

"Robert Chung" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:2h1e1qF8308uU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Michael wrote:
> > I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team.
>
> Then perhaps you could use a hearing aid.

Frightfully clever and lost, I'm certain, on most.

Kenny

ackthpt@concentric.net (Richard Adams) wrote in message news:<c2352af0.0405191507.631e7d17@posting.google.com>...
> "Michael" <mdw3@nospam.cornell.edu> wrote in message news:<E8Lqc.11793$zn.10977@twister.rdc-
> kc.rr.com>...
> > I haven't heard of the Phonak racing team. How long has
> > it been in existence, and what made Hamilton move from
> > CSC? It looks like a good team.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ======================
> >
> >
> > Possible TdF Phonak Team Tyler Hamilton (Usa) Oscar
> > Camenzind (Swi) Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Alexandre Moos
> > (Swi) Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Santiago Perez Fernandez
> > (Spa) Daniel Schnider (Swi) Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa)
> > Alex Zülle (Swi) - ?
>
>
> Phonak Team Page: <http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx> (http://www.phonak-cycling.ch/Page.aspx)
>
> Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team
?? and what about Oscar Sevilla??

Tom Schulenburg

"Kenny" <gelei2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:47493688.0405200213.50d71c5a@posting.google.com...

<snip>
> >
> > Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team
> ?? and what about Oscar Sevilla??

Oscar was signed for the express purpose of supporting
Tyler at the TdF. He may get a shot at the Vuelta if Phonak
rides there.

-T

Steven

tritonrider@aol.com (TritonRider) wrote in message news:<20040520073309.13561.00000754@mb-m27.aol.com>...
> >From: gelei2001@hotmail.com (Kenny)
>
> >Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak team
> >?? and what about Oscar Sevilla??
> >
>
> They should be a lot of fun to watch. But if it rains
> Tyler had better stay as far from Zulle as possible. He's
> good enough ay going down without expert help. I don't
> know how much Zulle and Jalabert have left in the gas
> tank though. On paper they look strong, but over the
> whole Tour I'm not sure they hold up against USPS and T-
> Mobile. Bill C

They don't have too hold up against USPS T-Mobile. They just
have to get Tyler his water bottles and chase him back if he
flats. Other than that it is on USPS and T-mobile to do all
the work. Get Jalabert to hold tylers hand as much as he can
through the mountain stages and Phonak's work is done.

Kenny

"Tom Schulenburg" <tschulenYOUR@HATpacbell.net> wrote in message news:<mJ5rc.69894$wj2.32366@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com>...
> "Kenny" <gelei2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:47493688.0405200213.50d71c5a@posting.google.com...
>
>
> <snip>
> > >
> > > Tyler left CSC to be the sole leader of the Phonak
> > > team
> > ?? and what about Oscar Sevilla??
>
> Oscar was signed for the express purpose of supporting
> Tyler at the TdF. He may get a shot at the Vuelta if
> Phonak rides there.
>
> -T
Yeah right

Pistof