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> trg wrote:
>> "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le
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>>>Dang, I didn't realize Saul Raisin was doing so well. Wow.
>>>
>>>JT
>>
>>
>> As far as I could tell from the coverage, he got dropped at the first
>> major move on the final ascent, caught back on for a bit an then went off
>> the back again.
>>
>> With Moreau and Kashechkin both leaving the team, Raisin looks like he
>> may be getting some real responbsibilities next year with C.A, even if
>> they buy a seasoned GC guy and put a lot of effort into supporting Thor.
>
> Not so fast. We may not talk a whole lot about Patrice Halgand or Pietro
> Caucchioli, but they're proven performers. Raisin won't have to bear the
> weight of the entire team on his shoulders.
Of course not, but with the Pro Tour requiring participation in 3 GTs and 8
smaller 1 week tours, plus with many of the smaller tours which are located
in France being on C.A's schedule, Raisin will get several chances to show
his stuff, and not just fetch bidons which he would likely do more of had he
signed with a powerhouse like DSC, GST, CSC.
On a similar note, Tyler Farrar will be riding for Cofidis next year. That's
an interesting phenomen, top young US riders starting out on French PT teams
where they may get a bit more responsability due to the relative weakness of
the teams (and young French riders). According to CyclingNews, Tyler said
he's looking forward leading out O'Grady.