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> I wanted to say something on this, but the only question in my mind is whether he will need time
> to develop riders or provide instant success. My sense is that he (like almost any other DS) needs
> a season to put things in place, including selecting riders he believes in. After all, his
> strength as a DS is a large part in scouting. This should be interesting.
>
I agree that it will be at least a season before we can expect any big results. But since there are
a lot of riders without a team he might have a lot of good riders to choose from. For this season I
think Guimard will concentrate on the fall classics. There is usually less competiton and it will
give him the time he needs to rerfine his team. Guimard will need to produce some results this
season if hopes to replace Bigmat....
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> > > "Heinz Getzler" <
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> > > > Guimard may coach the Bigmat team according cyclingnews.com. It will be very interesting to
> > > > see what sort of results Guimard can produce if he gets the Bigmat director sprotif
> > > > job........
> > > >
> > > > French cycling has been in a downturn for quite some time now. Guimard may be just the spark
> > > > that a team like Bigmat needs.
> > > >
> > > > My guess is that it will take a couple of years or a big sponsor to produce any big results.
> > > > In any case Guimard has shown a talent for picking winners.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Isn't Big Mat pulling out of the sport after this year? Could be a
> problem
> > > unless Guimard has a sponsor lined up, which would be nice.
> > I think that if Guimard were to start soon he could pull off some classics wins. Guimard is
> > still well respected in France so I think a sponsor would be more wwilling to replace Big Mat