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Date Posted: 12:43:09 09/12/04 Sun
Author: TTturbo
Subject: Re: Money talks...
In reply to: LJF 's message, "Re: Money talks..." on 07:09:56 09/12/04 Sun

I'm sure everything said on this thread is true--Tailwind certainly dropped the ball. But after Landis decided to leave, Johan wouldn't be inclined to try to keep him. Both Johan and Lance have said it's best to let a rider go who wants to leave. Clearly a communication problem with Floyd. I'm really sad about it. But perhaps this is how they've kept up the good morale on Postal despite having such a star which has limited others' possibilities. It's been fun to watch Postal race a more open team strategy in the Vuelta. And I'm still going to cheer for Floyd wherever he is.


>>This autumn, Landis will celebrate his 29th birthday.
>>I'm sure he wants a shot at proving himself a major
>>contender and so it is entirely understandable that he
>>is leaving USPS to give it his best shot. Indeed it
>>seems he made up his mind well before the TdF. What is
>>surprising to me is that he chose Phonak where he will
>>have no more chance to shine individually than he had
>>at USPS. Or maybe he's gambling that Tyler will fall
>>off once too often and he'll inherit the TdF
>>leadership role. Good luck to him though. As for
>>Popovich, he is only 24 and has achieved a remarkable
>>amount for his age. So Bruyneel is probably making a
>>wise team decision going for the Ukrainian rather than
>>Floyd (which maybe has upset Floyd a little, as Julian
>>suggests.)
>
>It's money and respect as stated above. If Tailwind
>was willing to come out straight away and give Floyd a
>solid offer that was competitive with his current
>value, I bet he would have stayed. Instead, Tailwind
>seems to have played it a bit cute, and didn't show
>respect for the work Floyd has done by hedging in the
>intitial negotiations.

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