Jakob is in his best shape ever and rode a really amazing world championships. It was a shame the break didn't last all the way, because I think he could've been the new world champion. He had the legs for it today that's for sure. The course wasn't hard enough, but it turned out really exciting towards the end - especially thanks to Jakob, who truly showed class out there. When the riders were together in the end, it was in the cards for Boonen to win and he is definitely a worthy champion. |
Kasper has been very convincing during his trial period, and there's no doubt he has great potential. We feel that we have the right environment for his young talents and it'll be very exciting to follow him in the next few years. |
Primarily he is a reinforcement to our classics team, but he is a rider, who has the ability to make a difference in almost any kind of race. He is a really good rider, who has the right attitude and fits perfectly on the team. |
Since he joined us his career has blossomed like I've never seen before, |
The objective was simply to ride a good race, to attack and ride a good time trial, but not necessarily to win. |
This team's fate probably depends a lot on me. But is it so terribly wrong that they become extras in my little show? |
To have CSC here is very important because we have an American sponsor, ... This team has a certain image, and it's important to show it over here (in the United States). ... And bringing Ivan here really brings out our image. He's the main man here in the race. |
We are very happy to have Marcus on our team for next season. He is a really good rider, who has the right attitude and fits perfectly on the team. Primarily, he is a reinforcement to our Classics team, but he is a rider who has the ability to make a difference in almost any kind of race. |
We have spread ourselves over a variety of races and this has proven a success. To be the best team has been one of our goals for a long time now, even though the new points system took some getting used to. Regardless of how you look at it though, we are this season's most successful team. |
We want him to stay and he wants to stay with us, but from my point of view, he's asking for too much money. The important thing is that he wants to race on my team, later we'll see if we can resolve all this. |
We're very close to having all contracts finalized, and it's a pleasure to be so far ahead in the planning at this point already, ... It gives us space and opportunity to get started early on planning the details of our program for next year. Of course we want a diverse group like now, with both experienced riders and new talents, and the three riders mentioned before have already shown they deserve a spot on our team for next year. |
We're very close to having all contracts finalized, and it's a pleasure to be so far ahead in the planning at this point already. It gives us space and opportunity to get started early on planning the details of our program for next year. Of course we want a diverse group like now, with both experienced riders and new talents, and the three riders mentioned before have already shown they deserve a spot on our team for next year. |