World cup team changes rumor thread

ajay said:
Ok I'll drop some bombs.

Peaty will retire, so will Fabien. Sam will focus on Enduro and Loic will spearhead a new specialised outfit.

#youhearditherefirst
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You missed the news that Leigh Donovan is retiring too!

It's now obvious Vergier is moving on and it could well be to the Syndicate as they now have two slots for riders if they stick with a three man team. Minaar, Vergier and Luca Shaw would be a pretty pinned team!
 
Dozer said:
You missed the news that Leigh Donovan is retiring too!

It's now obvious Vergier is moving on and it could well be to the Syndicate as they now have two slots for riders if they stick with a three man team. Minaar, Vergier and Luca Shaw would be a pretty pinned team!
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I also missed the confirmation that the rat was moving on. Wasn't it just hearsay? But yep that team would be sick. Especially while Minnaar is still in form.
 
ajay said:
I also missed the confirmation that the rat was moving on. Wasn't it just hearsay? But yep that team would be sick. Especially while Minnaar is still in form.
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Not hearsay. Ratboy is reducing his carbon footprint so had to give up world travel.
 
Boom King said:
Not hearsay. Ratboy is reducing his carbon footprint so had to give up world travel.
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..............which is a load of bullshit. He'll be doing just as much travelling doing the things I know he's doing next year. ;)
 
Boom King said:
Said nothing about stopping trips.....
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A carbon footprint is primarily based around the means you use to travel and the resources you use to exist yeah? I can only imagine he plans to camp a lot, walk a lot and basically all hippy on us. From what I know he'll be attending some very high caliber events next year and while it may be a little less flying and driving, he'll still be flying and driving.
 
Dozer said:
A carbon footprint is primarily based around the means you use to travel and the resources you use to exist yeah? I can only imagine he plans to camp a lot, walk a lot and basically all hippy on us. From what I know he'll be attending some very high caliber events next year and while it may be a little less flying and driving, he'll still be flying and driving.
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Was referring to the fact that Ratboy has been known to travel without leaving the room.
 
Dozer said:
A carbon footprint is primarily based around the means you use to travel and the resources you use to exist yeah? I can only imagine he plans to camp a lot, walk a lot and basically all hippy on us. From what I know he'll be attending some very high caliber events next year and while it may be a little less flying and driving, he'll still be flying and driving.
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Travelling might be part of it. However it could be more based around the effect the world cup has overall. Everything that is manufactured or consumed by the team, individual, event, etc will contribute to the carbon footprint he is, was or thinks he is associated with. I don't know how many are used per event or season but I could imagine that it could start to add up if you are using many frames, wheels, brakes, tyres, over a season. These parts probably don't get a full life on the bike either, where we might use something until it requires replacing, they cant risk doing a race run with parts that are 60% worn and might let them down.(maybe the get reused for training). Its not just his own foot print either as if he goes to an event that means that his mechanic, coach, phisio, fans, or whatever support goes with him and all of or part of their footprints are added to his own. (They are there because he is there.)

Even by him retiring all of those things will still happen, just for whichever rider fills his spot, but his own footprint or wastage could be significantly reduced. If he now travels to do something maybe it is now on a smaller scale and less frequency that he feels better about his impact.

Still the whole thing pales in comparison to say the footprint of a Formula 1 driver.
 
hifiandmtb said:
True, but Formula 1 pales in comparison to the conga line of bogans flying to Bali.
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Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa! What a great reply. :heh::heh::heh::heh:

Look, I don't know the guy but I still think he and Harry Heath's idea's on quitting something they are good at, actually they are very good at; is pretty lame. It's their choice entirely but it's pretty shit to see them chuck it in.
 
Dozer said:
Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa! What a great reply. :heh::heh::heh::heh:

Look, I don't know the guy but I still think he and Harry Heath's idea's on quitting something they are good at, actually they are very good at; is pretty lame. It's their choice entirely but it's pretty shit to see them chuck it in.
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Shame to have anyone leaving the sport prematurely, but it's easy to under estimate the efforts it takes to even qualify for a World Cup, including the social and financial sacrifices that must be made unless you're on a big deal, which very few are on. Even some of the teams that are thought of as big aren't able to pay a rider enough to not have to work in the off season to make a living.
 
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