Paolo Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Sky have announced they are pulling out of Team Sky Cycling at the end of 2019. Theu say it it has come to its natural end. Is this the case, or is the team now tarnished, and that is why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Maybe. But it's good for everyone presuming another sponsor comes in. New start and team can move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Sky’s new owners will have pushed this decision and it makes sense as it can can be justified as the business moving in a new direction. Sky can also say they were associated with the best British success and walk away before any negativity is associated with the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Junkies on wheels. I enjoy the cycling but the folk who defend its honour are absolutely off their heads. To a man, they are all doping in some form. Team Sky are already associated with scandal, that ship has sailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 It's broken sport devoid of honour and integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Paolo said: Sky have announced they are pulling out of Team Sky Cycling at the end of 2019. Theu say it it has come to its natural end. Is this the case, or is the team now tarnished, and that is why? I doubt that a Murdoch organisation would have the scruples to make a stance based on the jiffy bags and other nonsense going on. Auld Rupe was probably part of it, getting himself some fresh helpings of blood so he could keep it going with Wendy and then Jerry. Most likely to be that Sky is running out of money having pissed it all away on English football without getting the returns they'd have hoped for. Same reason for them pulling all coverage of tennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: I doubt that a Murdoch organisation would have the scruples to make a stance based on the jiffy bags and other nonsense going on. Auld Rupe was probably part of it, getting himself some fresh helpings of blood so he could keep it going with Wendy and then Jerry. Most likely to be that Sky is running out of money having pissed it all away on English football without getting the returns they'd have hoped for. Same reason for them pulling all coverage of tennis. murdock doesn't own sky anymore, comcast (assuming it is all complete) bought sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Cycling teams tend not to fold but just get a new sponsor and name. If you look at a lot of the main teams they have very long histories with a series of new names and colours. However Sky is operating on a budget way beyond the other teams so there would be an inevitable scaling down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 No danger will the new owner pump in as much money as SKY have. The team will probably break up with most of the super domestiques going to other teams as team leaders. Could re-invigorate the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, milky_26 said: murdock doesn't own sky anymore, comcast (assuming it is all complete) bought sky I knew that. Honest I did. Still, he's left his mucky trace in the DNA of the company so I'll stick with the general principle of what I wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: I knew that. Honest I did. Still, he's left his mucky trace in the DNA of the company so I'll stick with the general principle of what I wrote. yep disney are purging sky of all traces of the *insert really bad word here* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 29 minutes ago, milky_26 said: yep disney are purging sky of all traces of the *insert really bad word here* Disney have nothing to do with Sky either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 43 minutes ago, Ribble said: Disney have nothing to do with Sky either! comcast own disney dont they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, milky_26 said: comcast own disney dont they? Nope, Disney own (or will own) the non-news side of Fox, it was effectively a bidding war between Comcast and Disney for Sky. Comcast NBC Universal (to give them their full name) also tried to buy Fox before the Sky Takeover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Ribble said: Nope, Disney own (or will own) the non-news side of Fox, it was effectively a bidding war between Comcast and Disney for Sky. Comcast NBC Universal (to give them their full name) also tried to buy Fox before the Sky Takeover. ah cheers, thats where my confusion came from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Sky will always be associated with the scandal as far as I'm concerened. I barely watch the tour racing but always think of the doping and knowing the politics of Britain you can be rest assured there will be cover ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I find Dave Brailsford a very interesting fella. His management theories are different. I've always enjoyed the cycling since the Channel 4 days in the 80's but there is a real lack of mavericks these days. Very few Chiappuccis or Pantani's. Been riddled with drugs for donkeys and, probably always will be but a real spectacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, Mysterion said: Sky’s new owners will have pushed this decision and it makes sense as it can can be justified as the business moving in a new direction. Sky can also say they were associated with the best British success and walk away before any negativity is associated with the team. Edited December 13, 2018 by Boof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 12:39, milky_26 said: yep disney are purging sky of all traces of the *insert really bad word here* So today Sky announced that the Sky Studios Building has been renamed in honour of it's founder and is now known as 'The Keith Rupert Murdoch Building', so much for purging eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 On 12/12/2018 at 11:54, Cade said: No danger will the new owner pump in as much money as SKY have. The team will probably break up with most of the super domestiques going to other teams as team leaders. Could re-invigorate the sport. Instead it's very much business as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yep, if anything there may be even more investment than during the Sky deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Instead it's very much business as usual At least now they are both filled with, and sponsored by, chemicals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, doctor jambo said: At least now they are both filled with, and sponsored by, chemicals Yup! Brailsford & his team officially supported by large amounts of chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Perhaps the UCI need to look at US-style drafts and wage caps, otherwise cycling is going to eat itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, Cade said: Perhaps the UCI need to look at US-style drafts and wage caps, otherwise cycling is going to eat itself. Every sport has moved to mega rich teams looking to dominate. No one can compete with Man City and PSG albeit they haven't yet dominated like Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 A new outfit for the bellends who hog the roads to wear! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 18 hours ago, Cade said: Perhaps the UCI need to look at US-style drafts and wage caps, otherwise cycling is going to eat itself. Seen one of the smaller teams suggesting similar saying that if you look at it like chess then each Cycling team has one Queen but Sky/Ineos have 6 so even if Froome and Thomas are both off form Team Sky still have riders that could take the 3 podium places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambothejambo Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 21 hours ago, doctor jambo said: At least now they are both filled with, and sponsored by, chemicals Petro-chemicals my friend, not just chemicals ? I work for Ineos at the site in Grangemouth (formally BP), surprising the different number of products we actually produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I heard they have done a sponsorship deal with Garmin as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) On 19/03/2019 at 15:48, I P Knightley said: Yup! Brailsford & his team officially supported by large amounts of chemicals. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/50219337 doctor freeman to admit ordering testosterone i wonder if testosterone is a recognised treatment for asthma? Edited October 29, 2019 by milky_26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 3 hours ago, milky_26 said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/50219337 doctor freeman to admit ordering testosterone i wonder if testosterone is a recognised treatment for asthma? It can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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