or:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?X26052BFB
A lot of riders are going to be scrambling now...
Yes. Some promenent riders had cast their lot with him, such as
Simoni, O'Grady, Commesso, etc.
Anyone know who the middle-man is? Shades of Team on the Run.
Europe's Team Noble House.
Thanks,
Magilla
The cell phone business is a high volume/low margin market. Right now,
the thing is getting cell phones to download and play music like iPODS.
That's their sole focus.
No cell phone manufacturer (cell phone hardware that is, not cell
network like T-Mobile) would invest in a cycling team. Their marketing
dollars will go towards pushing the music angle.
How would dumping millions into a bunch of anorexic-looking freaks who
can't even win the Tour de France help them sell more music boxes?
Try keeping abreast of business trends before you post. The writing was
on the wall.
Magilla
> The cell phone business is a high volume/low margin market. Right now,
> the thing is getting cell phones to download and play music like iPODS.
> That's their sole focus.
>
> No cell phone manufacturer (cell phone hardware that is, not cell
> network like T-Mobile) would invest in a cycling team. Their marketing
> dollars will go towards pushing the music angle.
>
> How would dumping millions into a bunch of anorexic-looking freaks who
> can't even win the Tour de France help them sell more music boxes?
>
> Try keeping abreast of business trends before you post. The writing was
> on the wall.
Do you have any stock tips?
> > was this to be Ferettti's new outfit?
>
> Yes. Some promenent riders had cast their lot with him, such as
> Simoni, O'Grady, Commesso, etc.
ferretti owns a protour franchise, so if some sponsor wants to get on
the protour they need someone like him. if he already has riders signed
it's possible he'll have some sponsor come on board.
it's ferretti, he must have some connections.
Fassa only had a 1 year ProTour license, due to the sponsors intention
to exit at the end of 2005. Now Ferretti has to worry about AG2R,
Naturino, CV (ex Kelme) and others going for that last ProTour spot.
He might be left out in the cold...
Amit,
I hate to tell you, but when your title sponsor leaves, you own nothing.
No Pro Tour team, no nothing. The sponsor constitutes the entire
value of the team, not the management, or some beat-up carbon
fiber/titanium bikes.
Without a title sponsor, Ferretti cannot pay the riders anything. On
what basis do you say Ferretti "owns" any rider or a "Pro Tour franchise?"
Without a title sponsor, Ferretti is no different than Roy Knickman.
Thanks,
Magilla
dumbass,
kunich and magilla and half of rbr claim they saw it coming. but
apparently ferretti isn't that smart.
> I hate to tell you, but when your title sponsor leaves, you own nothing.
> No Pro Tour team, no nothing. The sponsor constitutes the entire
> value of the team, not the management, or some beat-up carbon
> fiber/titanium bikes.
dumbass,
i thought he owned a protour spot for 2006, but apparently not. so
unless he can work some serious magic in a few weeks he's fucked.
Anybody with $5 million can own a Pro Tour spot. Even porno queen/hotel
heiress Paris Hilton. There's nothing more to it than that.
Bill Gates could walk in the day before the Giro and have a team start
the race if he wanted.
The UCI and the Pro Tour is about corrupt politicos lining their pockets
with cash. The Grand Tour organizers know this, and that's why they
don't want any part of it (I applaud them).
Without a title sponsor, team management owns nothing but a bunch of
beat-up 15 pound bikes with stress fractures throughout the frame, lugs,
bolts, and apparently steerer tubes.
Sylvia Schenk is Serpico.
Thanks,
Magilla
Those Euro women really ought to shave more.