Peter Gutwald
Apparently there might be more to the story... at least in Horner's eyes...
let the speculation begin!
http://www.oregonlive.com/tour-de-france/index.ssf/2009/06/oregons_chris_horner_does_not.html
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:09 PM, joe cipale wrote:
> I was going to say the same thing, but Matt beat me to it. From previous
> articles on this subject, it appears as if no personalities were involved
> and
> everyone seems to ride well together. I belevee that this is just a
> question
> of Chris not being fully recovered from his injury.
>
> Joe
>
> On Thursday 25 June 2009 10:14, Matt Ottinger wrote:
> > Guys,
> > Let's not go down personality conflict speculation road.
> > Chris is recovering from a broken leg he suffered in the Giro. He may
> not
> > be fully recovered and ready to race 2000 + miles for the team.
> >
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> > From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> > Behalf Of Lisa Winchester Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:12 AM
> > To: OBRA list
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Horner left off of Astana roster for the TdF
> >
> > This REALLY surprised me when I read it this morning. It seems like he's
> > always been a good support man for the TdF for many previous years. I
> > wonder if Contador has issues with him? I don't want to speculate
> though.
> > ~Lisa Winchester
> > __o "It never gets easier,
> > _ \<_ you just go faster."
> > (_)/(_) -- Greg LeMond
> >
> > > From: cmurray@obra.org
> > > To: obra@list.obra.org
> > > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:44:33 -0700
> > > Subject: [OBRA Chat] Horner left off of Astana roster for the TdF
> > >
> > >
> > > Horner left off Astana Tour roster
> > > By Andrew Hood
> > > Published: Jun. 25, 2009
> > > Chris Horner won't be starting the Tour de France after he was
> overlooked
> > > as part of the nine-man squad revealed Wednesday by Astana.
> > >
> > > The veteran Horner crashed out of the Giro d'Italia in May and was
> hoping
> > > to be back in top shape to earn a Tour slot, but he was not awarded one
> > > of the nine spots on the loaded Astana team.
> > >
> > > Another surprise name missing from roster was reliable Spanish
> workhorse
> > > Benjamin Noval, a veteran of Tour-winning campaigns of Lance Armstrong
> > > and Alberto Contador.
> > >
> > > The team revealed last week that six of the nine spots were already
> > > secured, with Armstrong and Contador being joined by Andreas Klöden,
> Levi
> > > Leipheimer, Haimar Zubeldia and Yaroslav Popovych.
> > >
> > > That left six riders fighting for three remaining spots on the heavily
> > > favored Astana.
> > >
> > > Filling out the final three spots are Sergio Paulinho, Gregory Rast and
> > > Kazakh rider Dmitriy Muravyev, three riders who will bear the brunt of
> > > the work on the flats and transition stages before the big guns take
> > > over.
> > >
> > > Two other riders who were on Astana's shortlist but didn't make the cut
> > > were Jani Brajkovic and Tomas Vaitkus.
> > >
> > > The rest of the team doesn't need much of an introduction.
> > >
> > > All eyes will be on a possible duel between Armstrong and Contador as
> the
> > > pair wrangles for control of the race and perhaps the team, though
> > > everyone insists that the squad will rally around the strongest rider
> in
> > > the race.
> > >
> > > Armstrong, 37, is returning to the Tour for the first time since
> winning
> > > the last of his seven consecutive yellow jerseys in 2005.
> > >
> > > Riding to a solid 12th at the Giro d'Italia in his first grand tour in
> > > nearly four years, Armstrong is expected to be a major factor in the
> > > race, but even he admits he's not sure how far he will be able to go.
> > >
> > > Contador is back at the Tour for the first time since winning in 2007.
> > > Astana was kept out of last year's Tour, opening the door for the
> Spanish
> > > climber to win both the Giro and the Vuelta a España last year to
> > > complete cycling's grand tour triple crown.
> > >
> > > Just behind them will be Leipheimer and Kloden, two former podium
> > > finishers who be waiting in the wings if the top two leaders tumble and
> > > who will likely get their own chances in the time trials and perhaps a
> > > shot in the mountains to force other teams to chase.
> > >
> > > Zubeldia and Popovych will play similar roles, with the expectation
> they
> > > will step up in the key mountain
> > > Candi
> > >
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