tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19009446.post116346991034112296..comments2024-01-23T07:41:48.606-05:00Comments on Tidbits and more: Tyler Hamilton's Signs Team Contract!Donna Toccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11025851866742785001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19009446.post-1164035597276481572006-11-20T10:13:00.000-05:002006-11-20T10:13:00.000-05:00I think at this point in his career, Tyler would b...I think at this point in his career, Tyler would be more than willing to play second fiddle at the Tour de France. <BR/><BR/>Ulrich has never been a support rider and would not sign with a team unless he was guaranteed the top spot. Even in the 2004 TDF, Kloeden was the stronger rider, but the team still viewed Jan as the leader and made moves to get the Kaiser into yellow.<BR/><BR/>Also Tyler had a history of riding in support, how can we forget about all those tours (3 I think) where my boy from Marlborough rode to move some guy from Texas into first.T-Guy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516325002022350181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19009446.post-1164026529252266992006-11-20T07:42:00.000-05:002006-11-20T07:42:00.000-05:00Interesting thoughts, bernie and t-guy. However, ...Interesting thoughts, bernie and t-guy. However, having 2 big guns on the same team...hmmm...who will be the actual leader? Or will they switch off depending on the race? I guess time will tell.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Donna Toccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025851866742785001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19009446.post-1163959829224384502006-11-19T13:10:00.000-05:002006-11-19T13:10:00.000-05:00EXCELLENT...it is great to see one of my favorite ...EXCELLENT...it is great to see one of my favorite riders of all time back in the saddle. <BR/><BR/>If Ulrich and Hamilton are on the same team, the odds of them getting wild card bids to the grand tours are pretty hightT-Guy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516325002022350181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19009446.post-1163952068434374082006-11-19T11:01:00.000-05:002006-11-19T11:01:00.000-05:00There's speculation that Jan Ullrich might ride fo...There's speculation that Jan Ullrich might ride for Tinkoff as well... Hamilton-Ullrich would be a tough one-two punch to overcomeBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.com