I wrote earlier this month that RadioShack could be up for sale, the retailing business and not its cycling team. But whilst the New York Post has a decent track record in flushing out takeover rumours, there’s been nothing so far. RadioShack announced its first quarter results this week, profits came in ahead of expectations. … Read more
Radioshack is the US electronics retailer that you probably as the backer for Lance Armstrong’s team. But like any big company, it operates in a competitive field and there’s now talk that the company could be a takeover target. Today’s New York Post says that the company could be for sale, with rival Best Buy … Read more
So we know the teams who have been picked for the Tour. But why did Prudhomme take BMC? Well for ASO’s Race Director it was a “logical” choice. In an interview with L’Equipe (in French) he explains things. I’ll translate… Was the last spot between Cadel Evans’s team and the others?“As soon as Cadel Evans … Read more
I’ve written about the way US retailer Radioshack has no mention of Armstrong and Team Radioshack on its website. Despite signing a sponsorship deal nine months ago, one of the most marketable men in sport was almost in hiding. Later on I added an update mentioning that the company had been reading my words. Well … Read more
I blogged last week about how Radio Shack doesn’t even mention its cycling team and Lance Armstrong on its website. Well maybe this will change? Because like many bloggers I keep an eye on who is reading and one recent visitor to The Inner Ring was none other that Radioshack Corp. Here’s the screen grab … Read more
The image above is a screen grab from the RadioShack.com website, click on it to enlarge it. When I use the website’s search function for “team radio shack” and use the “entire site” field, I get a vaguely relevant wristband and then the second option is a game for the Nintendo Wii. In fact if … Read more