Transfer Time/2016 Squads

Pudsy33

MPFGLB wrote: »

If all these people are going to SKY surely some must be leaving SKY

Can't see any of the UK lads leave but wonder about Henao & Nieve as they didn't get to ride the Tour. And has anyone heard anything about Deignan

I was reading a transfer rumor round up and at the end it said Sky were hopeful that they'd retain Deignan. Please god no

D3PO

I thought Deignan is contracted until end of 2016 ? He got a very raw deal at Sky this year and Id love to see him somewhere hed get a good chance of riding the tour with.

Nieve, Henao & Deignan would be super pickups for any WT team looking to challenge GC on the GTs

As much as Garmin seem to be weakening, what about Lampre they look to be of a pretty poor standard next season as things stand.

pelevin

Pudsy33 wrote: »

I was reading a transfer rumor round up and at the end it said Sky were hopeful that they'd retain Deignan. Please god no

That's the advantage of a team having loads of money I suppose. In terms of glory, a move to the likes of Europcar would give riders like Deignan way more chance ofsuccess, but in a short career Sky's ability presumably to give comparatively big wages must speak pretty loud.

MPFGLB

pelevin wrote: »

That's the advantage of a team having loads of money I suppose. In terms of glory, a move to the likes of Europcar would give riders like Deignan way more chance ofsuccess, but in a short career Sky's ability presumably to give comparatively big wages must speak pretty loud.

I was hoping Richie Porte may bring Deignan to BMC
Porte may want some known faces around him and they are very friendly
He would not get a better dom at the Tour or Giro/Vuelta

MPFGLB

I would love if both Deignan & Roche were not at SKY. Not just because of the talent at SKY that curtails their chances for personal success but also the formulaic riding

Both Irish riders imo need a less stringent setup to make the most of their opportunisic talents.

I know Roche is now getting a chance at SKY but if any other team bar Movistar & Astana he would be the undisputed leader...

Pudsy33

MPFGLB wrote: »

I would love if both Deignan & Roche were not at SKY. Not just because of the talent at SKY that curtails their chances for personal success but also the formulaic riding

Both Irish riders imo need a less stringent setup to make the most of their opportunisic talents.

I know Roche is now getting a chance at SKY but if any other team bar Movistar & Astana he would be the undisputed leader...

Not sure about undisputed leader but he'd certainly have more chances. Happy he's being let of the leash now though. Deignan however needs to move on, him not getting a GT is very disappointing.

pelevin

MPFGLB wrote: »

I was hoping Richie Porte may bring Deignan to BMC
Porte may want some known faces around him and they are very friendly
He would not get a better dom at the Tour or Giro/Vuelta

Is Deignan out of contract? SOunds the right kind of fit for him all right.
In terms of Roche, he's obviously going nowhere for a while but it's a pity he's not somewhere like Trek where he really would be a team leader in many/most races. He'd be as good a bet as Frank Schleck surely!

odyssey06

MPFGLB wrote: »

I would love if both Deignan & Roche were not at SKY. Not just because of the talent at SKY that curtails their chances for personal success but also the formulaic riding

I would love to see Roche as a team lead, but reading between the lines of previous diaries I think he found the pressure of carrying the weight of expectations of a whole team in the Tour de France a bit much.

dastardly00

Peter Stetina has signed for Trek Factory Racing.
I wish him all the best given the horrific crash he had in the Tour of the Basque Country earlier this year.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/peter-stetina-signs-for-trek-factory-racing/

wirelessdude01

Saw a French twitter post this morning that mentioned Deignan to Trek Factory Racing.

gordongekko

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Saw a French twitter post this morning that mentioned Deignan to Trek Factory Racing.

Sweet if true

Edit: unlikely according to this article http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jungels-to-leave-trek-factory-racing-but-american-teams-future-looks-bright/

Pudsy33

Dan Martin to Etixx for 2 years has been confirmed

stecleary

Etixx-QuickStep confirm they've signed Dan Martin for two seasons.

kerry4sam

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Dan Martin to Etixx for 2 years has been confirmed

Yeah Hope DanM will be Okay after that crash!

My wishes to him & his soon to be new team Etixx_QuickStep,
Hopefully Happy Times Ahead,
kerry4sam

retalivity

Mentjies to lampre in a 2yr contract confirmed

On cyclingnews, can't link on phone

pelevin

Darwin Atapuma has been adopted by Carlton Kirby.

godtabh

pelevin wrote: »

Darwin Atapuma has been adopted by Carlton Kirby.

That might make things weird

Subpopulus

Bob Jungels to Etixx-Quickstep
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jungels-signs-with-etixx-quickstep/

Quite the war chest of one-day racers they're building.

dastardly00

Today has been a busy day on the transfer market.

Jurgen Van den Broeck signs one-year deal with Katusha

Luka Mezgec signs two-year deal with Orica-GreenEdge

And it has been reported that Trek's Danny van Poppel will sign for Sky.

gordongekko

Not a transfer but a marriage instead

http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/13654238.Otley_s_cycling_champion_Lizzie_Armitstead_with_fiance_Philip_Deignan_/

Congratsphilip

Pudsy33

gordongekko wrote: »

Not a transfer but a marriage instead

http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/13654238.Otley_s_cycling_champion_Lizzie_Armitstead_with_fiance_Philip_Deignan_/

Congratsphilip

Let's hope their children decide to line out for Ireland

dastardly00

gordongekko wrote: »

Not a transfer but a marriage instead

http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/13654238.Otley_s_cycling_champion_Lizzie_Armitstead_with_fiance_Philip_Deignan_/

Congratsphilip

Best of luck to them both

MPFGLB

gordongekko wrote: »

Not a transfer but a marriage instead

http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/13654238.Otley_s_cycling_champion_Lizzie_Armitstead_with_fiance_Philip_Deignan_/

Congratsphilip

They are a lovely couple...maybe will produce Irelands answer to Taylor Phinney

ednwireland

deignan signs one year contract extension with sky
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/id-have-got-into-the-tour-with-any-other-team-but-well-start-fresh-again-with-sky/

MPFGLB

Mikkel Nieve stays with SKY (rumour mill way off on that one)

kerry4sam

Team Sky will be one immensely Powerful Machine in operation in 2016

Just hope Orica Green Edge don't change too much though - They were a Wonderful team in unison this year! Onwards and Stronger in 2016 Please God!

Oh Looking Forward to the New Year,
kerry4sam

Darkglasses

Simon Clarke is confirmed for Garmindale.

MPFGLB

Looks like Cavendish,Renshaw and Eisel to MTN-Qhubeka (not confirmed)

Will change the emphasis of the team imo

MPFGLB

Enrico Battaglin signs for LottoNL-Jumbo

Pudsy33

Enrico Battaglin, one of my favourite riders, to Lotto Jumbo.

Edit: You're on the ball today MPFG :pac:

MPFGLB

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Enrico Battaglin, one of my favourite riders, to Lotto Jumbo.

Edit: You're on the ball today MPFG :pac:

Bit bored earlier so filled in here ...had my shreddies this morning

Pudsy33

Cavendish, Renshaw, and Eisel confirmed to MTN Quebeka

triggermortis

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/34390298

Mark Cavendish to ride for MTN next season (renamed Team Dimension Data), along with Mark Renshaw and some more ex-HTC staff and riders possibly. Is this a good move for him?

godtabh

triggermortis wrote: »

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/34390298

Mark Cavendish to ride for MTN next season (renamed Team Dimension Data), along with Mark Renshaw and some more ex-HTC staff and riders possibly. Is this a good move for him?

It's brilliant for him. He gets exactly what he wants

wirelessdude01

Team will be built around him. From his perspective what isn't there to like.

triggermortis

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Team will be built around him. From his perspective what isn't there to like.

That's what I was thinking myself but I'm new to the racing side of things

sullzz

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Team will be built around him. From his perspective what isn't there to like.

He'll be even more of an arsehole now

Darkglasses

I can already tell, I'm going to miss the old MTN Qhubeka.

Pudsy33

Darkglasses wrote: »

I can already tell, I'm going to miss the old MTN Qhubeka.

They'll still have most of the same riders, the only person leaving is Meijnties afaik.

Darkglasses

Pudsy33 wrote: »

They'll still have most of the same riders, the only person leaving is Meijnties afaik.

Yeah, but it's gonna be the Cav/Renshaw/Farrar show now. Even the name is worse (and probably the kit too).

Not cool man

sullzz

Pudsy33 wrote: »

They'll still have most of the same riders, the only person leaving is Meijnties afaik.

Did Steve Cummings sign a new contract , hadn't his expired.

Junior

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yeah, but it's gonna be the Cav/Renshaw/Farrar show now. Even the name is worse (and probably the kit too).

Not cool man

Cav, Renshaw, Farrar, Goss (gone I think, just not announced), Ciolek, Stauff, Bos oh and Eddy Boss Show now..

Cee-Jay-Cee

sullzz wrote: »

He'll be even more of an arsehole now

I used to actually like him but ever since the Veelers crash which he intentionally caused and hadn't the decency to even apologise directly to Veelers about, I think he's a complete prick and hope some day the same happens to him to put an end to his career.

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Bernie is a light in the darkness though! He's pretty much guaranteed to go to the TDF now? Breakfast with Bernie will be back yeahie!

Pudsy33

sullzz wrote: »

Did Steve Cummings sign a new contract , hadn't his expired.

It emerged today that his contract was actually two years in length so it hadn't expired

Eamonnator

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I used to actually like him but ever since the Veelers crash which he intentionally caused and hadn't the decency to even apologise directly to Veelers about, I think he's a complete prick and hope some day the same happens to him to put an end to his career.

You hope Cavendish's career is ended because of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6OTCdvy7fg

Bit harsh?

Crash is at about 57 seconds

ednwireland

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I used to actually like him but ever since the Veelers crash which he intentionally caused and hadn't the decency to even apologise directly to Veelers about, I think he's a complete prick and hope some day the same happens to him to put an end to his career.

leadout guy deliberately gets in way of sprinter and gets what he deserves (cos he cant stay upright)
you see it can be seen from another angle !

Lusk_Doyle

gadetra wrote: »

Bernie is a light in the darkness though! He's pretty much guaranteed to go to the TDF now? Breakfast with Bernie will be back yeahie!

So sexist.

Brian?

Eamonnator wrote: »

You hope Cavendish's career is ended because of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6OTCdvy7fg

Bit harsh?

Crash is at about 57 seconds

I don't think Cav did much wrong there. He's probably thrown harder shoulders in training.

eeeee

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

So sexist.

I can't have a favorite rider in a non-sexual fashion?