Is Team RadioShack done?
07-12-10, 12:15 PM
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I'm new to this as well but it seems to me that there is no one in the RS team that can ride with Lance in any of the stages so far. So far with only a few exceptions, he is riding all alone, meaning no RS team members are even close to him except for one or two and then only for a short while (Levi and the guy that rode with him after 3 crash involvments yesterday).
I saw the look on his face early last week as he hooked onto AC's wheel like a magnet. The look on AC's face as they climbed said it all. He could not shake him. Lance had the look of confidence and AC the look of shock.
Things happen in racing that are often out of anyones control like L flatting with no team member in sight or even close (all were behind him by over 2 minutes) and crashes that break concentration. If this had happened earlier in his career would the nay sayers say he was a flash in the pan. If he were 25 and had the same thing happen as have occurred this tdf, the results would most likely be the same. All I'm saying is none of the riders that were involved or stopped by the same crashes as he was are anywhere near in contention. Just sayin................
Believe it or not, there are other riders in the world who are capable of beating Lance and it is a natural order of the sporting world. These excuses sound really, really pathetic and whatever you may think of Lance, he isnt the type of guy who needs his supporters to make excuses for him.
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07-12-10, 12:35 PM
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Radio Shack made $328 million in the last year on revenue of a little over $4billion. They have little long term debt, and a current ratio of 3.71
Sales and earnings are both up for the last 12 months, and their Margins are above average for their sector.
Without Armstrong, they may well choose not to re-up, but it won't be because they can't afford to.
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07-12-10, 12:48 PM
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What corporate problems?
Radio Shack made $328 million in the last year on revenue of a little over $4billion. They have little long term debt, and a current ratio of 3.71
Sales and earnings are both up for the last 12 months, and their Margins are above average for their sector.
Without Armstrong, they may well choose not to re-up, but it won't be because they can't afford to.
Radio Shack made $328 million in the last year on revenue of a little over $4billion. They have little long term debt, and a current ratio of 3.71
Sales and earnings are both up for the last 12 months, and their Margins are above average for their sector.
Without Armstrong, they may well choose not to re-up, but it won't be because they can't afford to.
07-12-10, 02:24 PM
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07-12-10, 02:46 PM
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So Barnes and Noble is but Radio Shack isn't?
07-14-10, 10:15 AM
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Looks like Sergio just put the Rat back in the Rat Shack.
07-14-10, 12:59 PM
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07-14-10, 01:14 PM
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Congrats to Paulinho for salvaging something from this year's Tour for Team Radio Shack.
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07-14-10, 01:22 PM
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Don't confuse box store (a gazillion locations) with a big-box store (a gazilliion large locations). I think the previous poster used "box" to distinguish it from companies that sell primarily on the internet.
Congrats to Paulinho for salvaging something from this year's Tour for Team Radio Shack.
Congrats to Paulinho for salvaging something from this year's Tour for Team Radio Shack.
07-14-10, 01:29 PM
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What a silly comment! Did you even watch last year? When they were together in the mountains, Lance led, not Alberto.
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07-14-10, 03:28 PM
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In the interview they showed with Levi today, he pretty much said he has no chance at first or second, but might be able to make the podium.
07-14-10, 03:41 PM
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This is 100% not true. Radio Shack has already committed to sponsoring the team beyond this year, and further, they're planning on putting together a triathlon "team" built around armstrong and good young tri folks plus a few vets.
07-25-10, 01:38 PM
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Well .... it looks like the "old men" did just fine after all.
The young guys may have the quicker recovery, but the old guys got the endurance.
The young guys may have the quicker recovery, but the old guys got the endurance.
07-25-10, 03:16 PM
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i think they were the only team actually fighting for "team gc". if saxo or astana wanted this, they most certainly could have won it. trs-80 needed something to win and to put their name in the media
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Caisse d'Epargne was making a concerted run for it, so it isn't like they were uncontested. That said, there were a few teams that likely would have beaten them out if that had been their focus.
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07-25-10, 04:04 PM
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Caisse d'Epargne was definitely fighting for it. I think they were in the same boat as TRS though. Them not really challenging a podium spot and not having a big time sprinter left them in the same boat as TRS. Its sort of a consolation prize, but its better than nothing.
