Tom Danielson not doing Vuelta?

From Cycling News:

"Fassa Bortolo for Vuelta & Tropheo Melinda

Aitor Gonzalez, Vuelta a España winner in 2002, will head the Fassa Bortolo
team in September, along with sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. Dario Cioni, who
rode a superb Giro d'Italia this year, will be another rider for the general
classification. The remainder of the team includes Volodimir Gustov, Alberto
Ongarato, Fabio Sacchi, Julian Sanchez, Guido Trenti and Marco Velo.

Fassa Bortolo will also take on the late summer Italian classics, sending
the following riders to the Tropheo Melinda on Thursday: Marzio Bruseghin,
Massimo Codol, Tom Danielson, Luca De Angeli, Mauro Facci, Dario Frigo,
Gustav Larsson and Roberto Petito."

Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/6870.0.html

Apparently he was fairly surprised and unhappy about it...


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Beetlebum

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?

JT


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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?


Yes... in print interviews, TV interviews (during the Giro in particular),
and in his online diary.

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?


Yes... in print interviews, TV interviews (during the Giro in particular),
and in his online diary.

In article , Bestest Handsander
wrote:

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?


Yes... in print interviews, TV interviews (during the Giro in particular),
and in his online diary.

Reading carefully reveals he didn't ride well in Tour of Portugal and
he pulled his hamstring a week or two ago. Also, look at the list of
riders that are going, not many weak ones in there.

-WG

In article , Bestest Handsander
wrote:

"John Forrest Tomlinson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?


Yes... in print interviews, TV interviews (during the Giro in particular),
and in his online diary.

Reading carefully reveals he didn't ride well in Tour of Portugal and
he pulled his hamstring a week or two ago. Also, look at the list of
riders that are going, not many weak ones in there.

-WG

"Bestest Handsander" wrote in message ...

Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

http://www.google.com/groups?hl=en&l...6btnG%3DSearch

"Bestest Handsander" wrote in message ...

Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

http://www.google.com/groups?hl=en&l...6btnG%3DSearch

in article , John Forrest
Tomlinson at wrote on 8/30/04 5:41 PM:

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:26 -0600, "Bestest Handsander"
wrote:


Has anyone heard why Danielson isn't on
the Vuelta team? I've heard all
summer about how he was preparing for it.

Heard from who? From him?

JT

He has a Cyclingnews.com diary which has made this very clear for months.
He said that when he heard he was starting the Vuelta (or so he thought,
anyway), it was "music to his ears."

-Sonarrat.