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[TNT1]

Christie, on 27 April 2011 - 10:03 , said:

Perhaps they gave him a 1 year contract because they were unsure how he would perform, plus they knew Lance would retire and did not know what the sponsorship picture would look like for the team.
Lance generated a lot of hype around the team, they are a bit out of sight presently, imo.

Hey, the shack are still here:

[splat]

http://twitter.com/#!/jlaugustyn
First day back on the bike! Felt great #movingforward
Life is good again!

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[SwissVan]

See John Lee has surfaced (after SA Champs this year) with some weird sounding team in the Giro Del Trentino.

Hope his 2012 season goes well, plenty of potential has he

Utensilnord Named

• 141 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA)
  
• 142 Oleg Berdos (Mda)
  
• 143 Paolo Bailetti (Ita)
  
• 144 Gabriele Bosisio (Ita)
  
• 145 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa)
  
• 146 Frederico Rocchetti (Ita)
  
• 147 Edoardo Girardi (Ita)
  
• 148 Matteo Fedi (Ita)

[TNT1]

SwissVan, on 18 April 2012 - 11:02 , said:

Hope his 2012 season goes well, plenty of potential has he

As long as he can stay upright, he should do ok.

[TNT1]

SwissVan, on 18 April 2012 - 11:02 , said:

See John Lee has surfaced (after SA Champs this year) with some weird sounding team in the Giro Del Trentino.

And team's not so weird. Apart from all the Italians on an Irish team.

Only concerning thing, is that it is basically the old LPR Brakes team, and they had quite a culture of doping with Di Luca et al...

[Tumbleweed]

TNT1, on 18 April 2012 - 11:03 , said:

As long as he can stay upright, he should do ok.

Especially on the descents!

[gummibear]

SwissVan, on 18 April 2012 - 11:02 , said:

See John Lee has surfaced (after SA Champs this year) with some weird sounding team in the Giro Del Trentino.

Utensilnord-Named (UCI team code: UNA) is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team, registered in Ireland. The team participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2010 as De Rosa-Stac Plastic after the disappearance of LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini.

[Shebeen]

so he'd be looking to sign up with a pro tour team for 2013 then?

[Azonic]

As far as I know, he went to a "lower profile" team to give himself time to rebuild after the crashes and operations he had a while back. No point to stay in Sky if you won't perform. Once he is back on it I'm sure a bigger team will pick him up again.

[SwissVan]

TNT1, on 18 April 2012 - 11:06 , said:

And team's not so weird. Apart from all the Italians on an Irish team.

Only concerning thing, is that it is basically the old LPR Brakes team, and they had quite a culture of doping with Di Luca et al...

Hmm ja sorri meant weird as in "who the heck are they" and not weird as in strange...

Azonic, on 18 April 2012 - 11:22 , said:

As far as I know, he went to a "lower profile" team to give himself time to rebuild after the crashes and operations he had a while back. No point to stay in Sky if you won't perform. Once he is back on it I'm sure a bigger team will pick him up again.

That makes sense, hope it works

[TNT1]

SwissVan, on 18 April 2012 - 11:26 , said:

Hmm ja sorri meant weird as in "who the heck are they" and not weird as in strange...

Well, now you know.

[SwissVan]

TNT1, on 18 April 2012 - 11:29 , said:

Well, now you know.

Yeah thats why i hub

[Azonic]

Don't know if this has made it onto its own thread (Hubbing from my phone), but you guys see that JLA has retired (for the time being)? Plans to open a bike shop in PE.

[Hawk]

Yup, sad news! I wish him all the best!

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Azonic, on 12 May 2012 - 05:52 , said:

Don't know if this has made it onto its own thread (Hubbing from my phone), but you guys see that JLA has retired (for the time being)? Plans to open a bike shop in PE.

Sad. What could have been...

[ccc2]

signs and then retires within 1 month - who's advising him?