ROCK Racing

[alan]

Why is this team the subject of frequent negative comment on Sky Sports commentry?

[Craig]

Quite a few of their riders have been linked to drugs scandals.
Their team car is a Cadillac.
They are sponsored by a company that sells overpriced jeans.

And probably a few more reasons...

[clarion]

They changed their kit every day on the ToB.

Well, I mean they changed design.  I think all the other teams change their clothes, or else the final stage would be a pongy fungal mass

[rdaviesb]

Quite a few of their riders have been linked to drugs scandals.

..isn't it almost a qualifying criteria?

[tiermat]

I think it is because they are seen as being different.

Which is not a bad thing, IMHO.

They are trying to bring a bit of F1 glamour to the pro circuit, and their team kit designs rock, again IMHO.

Now if they would charge sensible prices for the replica kit rather than £350 for shorts and a jersey, I would have a set, especially the black TOB kit.

[vorsprung]

Rock Racing start list for tour of california
 
161 Oscar Sevilla (Spa)                -fired from t mobile due to Operación Puerto
162 Tyler Hamilton (USA)             -caught for blood doping
163 Francisco Mancebo (Spa)       -quit big team when  Operación Puerto broke   
164 Enrique Gutierrez (Spa)          -linked to Operación Puerto
165 Victor Hugo Pena (Col)            -was in US Postal back in the day.  Never done for doping though
166 Freddy Rodriguez (USA)           
167 Glen Chadwick (NZl)               
168 Chris Baldwin (USA)     

[clarion]

Nope.  Nothing to see there.

[gonzo]

They also broke most of their sponsorship obligations. At one race the team was split over 3 different makes of bike and none of them were the official sponsor!