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Cycling transfers/rumours 2014

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  • #152
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭letape


    MPFG wrote: »
    What the blases ..he could be ridign for Porte in the Giro....I need some smelling salts:eek:

    http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/10/roche-commits-to-working-for-froome-explains-why-sky-was-best-move/

    Unfortunately I'd say it's quite likely he will have to ride for Porte. I don't like Porte, but I believe he has much more potential in week long stage races and GTs than our Nico.


  • #153
    MPFG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    letape wrote: »
    Unfortunately I'd say it's quite likely he will have to ride for Porte. I don't like Porte, but I believe he has much more potential in week long stage races and GTs than our Nico.


    Emmm not sio sure about that ...at GT at least ....defo better TTer and if in form Stage racer but in GT the jury is out due to staying power

    I'd be happy if Roche developed his one day racing and had a few stage race leads and more importantly wasn't knckered to take a win


  • #154
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,928 ✭✭✭letape


    MPFG wrote: »
    Emmm not sio sure about that ...at GT at least ....defo better TTer and if in form Stage racer but in GT the jury is out due to staying power

    I'd be happy if Roche developed his one day racing and had a few stage race leads and more importantly wasn't knckered to take a win

    I don't think there can even be a debate on Roche v Porte.

    Porte has got an amazing Palmares, especially when you consider that he too has spent much of his career working for others (Contador, Wiggins & Froome). If he had the opportunity Nico had as a team leader he would have achieved much more.

    He won Paris Nice in 2013 and would have won the Criterium International and the Dauphine but finished second while working for Froome in both.

    Sure he had a poor 2014, but most riders have a poor year from time to time.

    Selective results:

    2010
    4th Overall Tour of Britain
    4th Overall Eneco Tour
    4th World Time Trial Championships
    7th Overall Giro d'Italia
    1st Young rider classification
    Held Jersey held from Stage 11–13
    10th Overall Tour de Romandie
    1st Stage 3 (ITT)

    2012
    1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
    1st Stage 3
    3rd National Road Race Championships
    4th Overall Tour de Romandie
    4th Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
    9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

    2013
    1st Overall Paris–Nice
    1st Stages 5 & 7 (ITT)
    2nd Overall Critérium International (Behind Froom)
    1st Points classification
    1st Stage 2 (ITT)
    2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
    1st Stage 5
    2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné (behind Froome)
    3rd Team time trial, Road World Championships
    8th Overall Tour de Romandie

    2014
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
    3rd National Road Race Championships
    4th Overall Tour Down Under
    1st Stage 5


  • #155
    MPFG
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    Porte is a better stage racer at the mo .... no doubt that is right

    Its the GT I am not sure about due to the 3 week staying power needed

    Not having a debate about how good Porte is on from in stage races...much better than Roche but his GT credentials are not very consistent ....that's why question Roche riding for him in Giro or Konig


  • #156
    dastardly00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,458 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Astana sign Cataldo from Team Sky
    “He will be a great gregario for Aru as well as Nibali, and plus on top of that he knows the ins and outs of doing a good TTT – make no mistake, Dario Cataldo is a very important addition for the team,” Alexandr Vinokurov said in a team press release.


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  • #157
    Dr. Bre
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Astana sign Cataldo from Team Sky

    Great pic here of him with Nutella or "Dario" http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-sign-cataldo-from-team-sky


  • #158
    blobbie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭blobbie


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    Great pic here of him with Nutella or "Dario" http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-sign-cataldo-from-team-sky

    A replacement for Iglinskiy perhaps....

    VeloNews ‏@velonews 14m14 minutes ago
    Astana's Maxim Iglinskiy has been provisionally suspended by UCI after returning positive test for EPO. Stay tuned for updates.


  • #159
    Doc07
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    blobbie wrote: »
    A replacement for Iglinskiy perhaps....

    VeloNews ‏@velonews 14m14 minutes ago
    Astana's Maxim Iglinskiy has been provisionally suspended by UCI after returning positive test for EPO. Stay tuned for updates.

    Good to see EPO is coming back in fashion....for feck sake.
    Hopefully it's just a few desperados and it's not filtering back in to the peleton. I'm still more annoyed about the 18 year old lad caught the other week


  • #160
    TheBlaaMan
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    Cunego to leave Lampre and go back to university in Verona (where his wife is studying medicine). Says he hopes to continue cycling with a smaller/local team.



    Here.....if your Italian is decent. http://mobile.corriere.it/m/informazionelocale/notizie/corrieredelveneto/notizie/sport/2014/2-ottobre-2014/cunego-mi-iscrivo-all-universita-230267155772/0?checkEnrichmentDate=1412285567605


  • #161
    bwalsh1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bwalsh1983


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Cunego to leave Lampre and go back to university in Verona (where his wife is studying medicine). Says he hopes to continue cycling with a smaller/local team.



    Here.....if your Italian is decent. http://mobile.corriere.it/m/informazionelocale/notizie/corrieredelveneto/notizie/sport/2014/2-ottobre-2014/cunego-mi-iscrivo-all-universita-230267155772/0?checkEnrichmentDate=1412285567605


    Fair play to him, will still ride competively, get some race invites, and secure his future....and get to live in beautiful
    Verona!


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  • #162
    death1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭death1234567


    Doc07 wrote: »
    Good to see EPO is coming back in fashion....for feck sake
    I'd say there are still guys micro dosing EPO for those all important marginal gains. At least they are getting caught now unlike in the "dark years".


  • #163
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Cunego to leave Lampre and go back to university in Verona (where his wife is studying medicine). Says he hopes to continue cycling with a smaller/local team.



    Here.....if your Italian is decent. http://mobile.corriere.it/m/informazionelocale/notizie/corrieredelveneto/notizie/sport/2014/2-ottobre-2014/cunego-mi-iscrivo-all-universita-230267155772/0?checkEnrichmentDate=1412285567605

    It's up on Cyclingnews now. He's moving to Nippo - Vini Fantini, who're moving up to Pro Continental next year.


  • #164
    gordongekko
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    More importantly have we any pics of the wife?


  • #165
    TheBlaaMan
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    More importantly have we any pics of the wife?

    cunego_moglie_1181_600.jpg


  • #166
    MPFG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    gordongekko wrote: »
    More importantly have we any pics of the wife?


    Why do you want pictures of the wife ??? Not a bad looking girl but not a patch on P Gilbert's, Rory Sutherland's, Maxim Bout's wives or Tony Gallopins girlfriend


  • #167
    Darkglasses
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    Viviani seems to be a lock to sign for Sky as well. Quite a sprint team they're building


  • #168
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    MPFG wrote: »
    Why do you want pictures of the wife ??? Not a bad looking girl but not a patch on P Gilbert's, Rory Sutherland's, Maxim Bout's wives or Tony Gallopins girlfriend

    Jesus, have you been putting a collection together?!?


  • #169
    MPFG
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Jesus, have you been putting a collection together?!?


    No...I have just seen posts on twitter with pics over the years etc
    Tony Gallopin got married today btw so saw the picture of his new wife (his girlfriend who is also a sportswoman and very good looking)


  • #170
    Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    Sportswoman ? She's a cyclist with the female Lotto team.


  • #171
    dastardly00
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    Congrats to Tony and Marion :D

    B0PZnK_IEAEqdst.jpg


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  • #172
    MPFG
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    Junior wrote: »
    Sportswoman ? She's a cyclist with the female Lotto team.


    Well a female cyclist is a sportwoman ...why so pedantic ??
    I was in a rush ....gee its like the third degree around here


  • #173
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    MPFG wrote: »
    Well a female cyclist is a sportwoman ...why so pedantic ??
    I was in a rush ....gee its like the third degree around here

    What type of degree exactly? Masters? Bachelors? Centigrade?


  • #174
    MPFG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    What type of degree exactly? Masters? Bachelors? Centigrade?

    ha ha ha ......don't give up the day job


  • #175
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    MPFG wrote: »
    ha ha ha ......don't give up the day job

    I won't - it makes me too much money!

    As an aside, I have just changed club myself as of yesterday.


  • #176
    MPFG
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    I won't - it makes me too much money!

    As an aside, I have just changed club myself as of yesterday.


    Why ???
    Have you more to learn / marginal gains ?/ what ?


  • #177
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    MPFG wrote: »
    Why ???
    Have you more to learn / marginal gains ?/ what ?

    Better package on offer!


  • #178
    MPFG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    Better package on offer!


    I suppose high altitude training camps on the the Hil of Tara and stuff like that .....Bonding on royal canal barges, etc


  • #179
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    MPFG wrote: »
    I suppose high altitude training camps on the the Hil of Tara and stuff like that .....Bonding on royal canal barges, etc

    Nah, Bellewstown is where it's at for hill training these days!


  • #180
    Beasty
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Why ???
    Have you more to learn / marginal gains ?/ what ?
    If you really want the inside info - the "disposing" club made the "acquiring" club an offer they couldn't refuse ....:pac:


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  • #181
    MPFG
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    Beasty wrote: »
    If you really want the inside info - the "disposing" club made the "acquiring" club an offer they couldn't refuse ....:pac:


    To take him off their hands


  • #182
    Beasty
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    MPFG wrote: »
    To take him off their hands
    Well, as Treasurer of the "disposing" club all I can say is our liquid funds have taken a bit of a battering recently. Now I'm not saying that's anything to do with the recent comments in this thread......


  • #183
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Beasty wrote: »
    If you really want the inside info - the "disposing" club made the "acquiring" club an offer they couldn't refuse ....:pac:

    Hardy har har!


  • #184
    Darkglasses
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    The new look for Team Belkin. Distinctly meh.

    B0o5XucIYAExeYd.jpg:large


  • #185
    Chips Lovell
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    Jumbo. Written on your shorts.


  • #186
    Dr. Bre
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    clashes to much with the yellow jersey so don't like


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  • #187
    MPFG
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    Robert Gesink looks like the daddy while Ten Dam doesn't look too bad when cleaned up


  • #188
    Talib Fiasco
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    Goddamnit that's a horrendously ugly jersey/shorts combo


  • #189
    dastardly00
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    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    clashes to much with the yellow jersey so don't like

    I don't get why Teams make their jerseys yellow. Other examples are Tinkoff-Saxo and Once. They always have to make new jerseys for the Tour de France.


  • #190
    Pudsy33
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    The Saxo TDF jersey was beautiful this year, should keep that colour.


  • #191
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    I don't get why Teams make their jerseys yellow. Other examples are Tinkoff-Saxo and Once. They always have to make new jerseys for the Tour de France.

    One race out of a racing year.


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  • #192
    Shedite27
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    Lusk_Doyle wrote: »
    One race out of a racing year.
    One colour out of a spectrum. Not even a nice colour!


  • #193
    MPFG
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    Looks like Matt Brammeier is moving up

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/brammeier-closes-in-on-new-team-for-2015


  • #194
    godtabh
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Looks like Matt Brammeier is moving up

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/brammeier-closes-in-on-new-team-for-2015

    I've had some dealings with Matt. Seems a nice lad. Best wishes to him. Might see him in a green jersey again. Who knows!

    Didn't realise he was close to signing for Saxo.


  • #195
    MPFG
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    godtabh wrote: »
    I've had some dealings with Matt. Seems a nice lad. Best wishes to him. Might see him in a green jersey again. Who knows!

    Didn't realise he was close to signing for Saxo.


    Seems everyone and his uncle have been close to signing for Saxo :D


  • #196
    godtabh
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Seems everyone and his uncle have been close to signing for Saxo :D

    I'm still waiting on my ,thinkoff offer. My Twitter talks with ,Oleg are going well


  • #197
    MPFG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,606 ✭✭✭MPFG


    godtabh wrote: »
    I'm still waiting on my ,thinkoff offer. My Twitter talks with ,Oleg are going well


    Really ...you must be the only one to make any sense of his twitter exchage :D


  • #198
    godtabh
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    MPFG wrote: »
    Really ...you must be the only one to make any sense of his twitter exchage :D

    I had to get in same state of mind as him. 7 pints of Guinness just about did it


  • #199
    TheBlaaMan
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    Oleg getting his point across in the comments section about Nico's move to Sky....
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stephen-roche-sky-move-is-perfect-for-nicolas


  • #200
    MPFG
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    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    Oleg getting his point across in the comments section about Nico's move to Sky....
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stephen-roche-sky-move-is-perfect-for-nicolas


    Tinkov really is a prat ....just wish him well

    Hates any implication of criticism , no matter how tiny ....Yet he can give it out !!!!


  • #201
    RobFowl
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    Martyn Irvine signed for Madison Genesis (and Dominic Jelfs stays with them as well)
    Good team and should suit his track commitments much better.


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