Enovos jump ship

Yes, in another bad-news story for RadioShack, they are losing the Luxembourg energy company, Enovos, as a sponsor.

Cycling News gleefully reported it yesterday morning, and quoted from the website announcement such little gems as "Too many negatives have occurred since the beginning of the year." and "the 2012 season did not bring the desired results" and of course the classic "..being socially responsible, Enovos does not wish to continue this partnership, as the values ​​representing the image of Enovos are not compatible with the developments around RadioShack-Nissan Trek."

Cut and run, guys!

Of course, when Leopard were formed, and were sponsored by rich man Mr Becca, getting Enovos as a sponsor was a huge deal and a lot of money: it made them seem like a proper commercial team, rather than just a rich man's toy.

But compared with the money put in by RadioShack, Nissan and Trek, well, the Enovos contribution is not exactly definitive.

However, it's the shame, the shame...

Better news today is that Jakob is happily talking about the Olympics TT later this week, and about the options for his new contract: he's actually considering teams other than Stinkoff, in order to avoid being trapped again in a team with too many captains.

He's also rather sweet about leaving Saxo: "Do you regret leaving Saxo?" the interviewer asked.

“No, not really. I had my reasons," Jakob replies, " “Of course, I had hoped that things would have gone differently, but I have not regretted it. I think I've learned a lot about myself in these two years. I've become more mature, and I also think I have developed myself as a cyclist.”

Yay, go Jakob!

Well, today is the day, it's the 1st August, and the transfer season has begun.

Can't wait to see what's hit the headlines by the time I get back from work!