Saur-Sojasun on...gasp...TIME for 2011! Ugh!

[sandranian]

Saur-Sojasun won't be riding Gitane bikes for 2011. Instead, they will be on Time bikes.
http://www.saur-sojasun.com/actualite.php?actu=121

[Wisey]

Well, with those horrible Panaracer tyres, their Time bikes won't be going very far or fast.....

[Peter S. Horn]

Well, with Saur abandoning ship, we are wondering if our friends in Germany will be continuing on Definitive/Gitane for 2011. That would great, giving the girls and boys in Machecoul an incentive for further development of the line.
Peter H.

[sandranian]

Which Germans?

I am still trying to get information out of Cycleurope. I can't get anyone to respond....

[Peter S. Horn]

Well, I don't remember either. I searched back on our site to no avail. I thought that it was the the Gitane importer or one of the dealers in Germany. It was, by no means, an official squad. I should probably continue searching.
Peter H.

[Wisey]

I can recall someone posting some photos of an amateur squad riding gitanes. So, your memory isn't faulty.

[sandranian]

I think you are both referring to Alexander Boos...
http://start.boos-merzig.de/services.htm

They switched to Bianchi a few years back, but still sell Gitane.

[Peter S. Horn]

That is correct. What a disappointment.
Peter H.

[Wisey]

I know this is just sour grapes, but I did take a small amount of perverse pleasure in Mangel getting pipped on the line by Tommy Voeckler yesterday.



Would have won if he was on a gitane (maybe? )

Besides, everyone loves it when Tommy wins.

[sandranian]

Me too.

[sandranian]

Perhaps these guys would have done better on another brand of bicycle?

Tour de France 2011: Saur - Sojasun

* 211 J?r?me Coppel (Fra)
* 212 Arnaud Coyot (Fra)
* 213 Anthony Delaplace (Fra)
* 214 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra)
* 215 Jeremie Galland (Fra)
* 216 Jonathan Hivert (Fra)
* 217 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra)
* 218 Laurent Mangel (Fra)
* 219 Yannick Talabardon (Fra)

Final General Classification:

1 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 86:12:22
14 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:18:36
47 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 1:34:51
97 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:37:37
122 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:10:19
124 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:11:47
135 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:16:58
138 J?r?mie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:19:46
148 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:29:20
160 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:38:34

Final Best Young Rider:
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 86:23:05
3 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:07:53
29 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:06:15

Final Points:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad 334 pts
44 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 26
49 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 23
73 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 5
92 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -5
100 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -10
115 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -20
148 J?r?mie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -40
149 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -40

Final Mountains:
1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 108 pts
29 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 10
43 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 4
51 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2

Final Teams:
1 Team Garmin - Cervelo 258:18:49
17 Saur-Sojasun 2:38:05

Final Earnings:
1. BMC 493,990 euros
2. Leopard 395,310
3. Europcar 147,130
4. Garmin 145,940
5. HTC 104,940
6. Omega Pharma 96,600
7. FDJ 90,660
8. Euskaltel 87,780
9. Saxo Bank 72,290
10. Sky 67,000
11. Movistar 46,660
12. AG2R La Mondiale 45,560
13. Cofidis 41,740
14. Vacansoleil 35,650
15. Lampre 30,100
16. Saur-Sojasun 26,930
17. Rabobank 24,290
18. Liquigas 22,360
19. Quick Step 19,940
20. Katusha 12,380
21. Astana 11,710
22. RadioShack 10,540