2017 World Tour transfer rumours (and facts)

neris

pelevin wrote: »

Maybe if I actually knew him I'd think he's fine but at a distance Matthews doesn't come across to me as the most appealing character.

Comes across as a bit of an ego whos more interested in living the high life then working harder to become better. Even the nickname "bling" sounds like something a medicore premiership player would call himself.

MPFGLB

So Purito retires after the Olympic Race next week...

WinnyThePoo

That's mad with Matthews!. What am ssset to lose. He will do well wherever he goes.

MPFGLB

So Sagan & entourag eof 4 other riders from Tinkoff to Bora ..confirmed

Therfore Sam Bennett will ride in the same team

Majka rumoured tocome across too....Imo Bennett may not ride the Tour again for a while

MPFGLB

Astana signs
Moreno Moser (Cannondale)
Oscar Gatto (Tinkoff)
Jesper Hansen (Tinkoff)
Michael Valgren Andersen (Tinkoff)

TheBlaaMan

Kreuziger move to ORICA BikeExchange confirmed. Despite strong rumours of moving to Katusha....
http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/game-changing-kreuziger-joins-orica-bikeexchange.phps

neris

Nico off to BMC

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/irelands-nicolas-roche-to-leave-team-sky-and-join-bmc-34928852.html

Trev De rev

http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/nicolas-roche-signs-for-bmc-racing-team/ Good move for Roche?

godtabh

How long has Roche signed for?

I wonder was there a falling out at Sky? Not riding Tour probably confirmed hai exit

godtabh

How long has Roche signed for?

I wonder was there a falling out at Sky? Not riding Tour probably confirmed his exit

RobFowl

godtabh wrote: »

How long has Roche signed for?

I wonder was there a falling out at Sky? Not riding Tour probably confirmed his exit

BMC don't say how long contracts are for.
Something that is a policy of theirs for some reason..

MPFGLB

godtabh wrote: »

How long has Roche signed for?

I wonder was there a falling out at Sky? Not riding Tour probably confirmed his exit

Its a one year contract ...nothing to do with Roche but BMC may have issues re sponsor after 2017

No falling out at SKY for Nico but I guess he realised that there are no opportunites ...everything for Froome at that team...even the one week stage races...and Roche still ambitious which is a good thing

Think he signed for SKY to imprive which I think he has and becasue great friend Porte was there ...Porte probably a big part in him going ot BMC where he wil be looking for Ardennes and Vuelta leadership and play a role for Porte at the Tour

Only problem is now he may not get a Vuelta spot for SKY or if he does he will get no freedom...Afterall he has said the reason he is joining BMC is for more attacking racing ...kind of mud in the eye for SKY who are contanstly accused of non entertaining/non aggressive racing

MPFGLB

Ryder Hesjedal retires at end of 2016

neris

https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/760088019676299264

godtabh

https://twitter.com/SlaneCycles/status/760158949748248576

godtabh

https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/760790902939975680

neris

Roger Kluge from IAM to Orica

http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/kluge-compliments-sprint-focus-for-ewan.phps

godtabh

https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/761151993884897280

neris

godtabh wrote: »

https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/761151993884897280

Caleb Ewan be Oricas main sprinter then. Any word on where Degonkolbs heading to or he staying at Giant?

Oymyakon

neris wrote: »

Caleb Ewan be Oricas main sprinter then. Any word on where Degonkolbs heading to or he staying at Giant?

I heard he was going to Trek

TheBlaaMan

Denglekob going to Trek.

On the same subject.............I dont think there has been a FORMAL announcement on Contadors move, 4 days into the "window".....? I wonder if there is a hitch?

godtabh

He is racing now. Maybe he wants to concentrate on that.

TheBlaaMan

Sep Vanmarcke is heading back to Cannondale
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f58c37e0d6bb5b0b2d5f68ec8&id=75c8f8dd0a&e=0e0c623c4b

godtabh

https://twitter.com/tonymartin85/status/765187850669359104

Lusk_Doyle

^a huge loss.

pelevin

Maybe like Dan Martin at Garmin, Tony'd gone a bit stale at EQS. Seemed to me a waste how he'd not broadened as a rider to be competing in things like Paris Roubaix to win well before now.

Lusk_Doyle

pelevin wrote: »

Maybe like Dan Martin at Garmin, Tony'd gone a bit stale at EQS. Seemed to me a waste how he'd not broadened as a rider to be competing in things like Paris Roubaix to win well before now.

Not to mention the going off the boil a bit on TTs after he had looked set to really dominate these.

godtabh

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Not to mention the going off the boil a bit on TTs after he had looked set to really dominate these.

Is that down to the work he has to do for team?

Lusk_Doyle

godtabh wrote: »

Is that down to the work he has to do for team?

It would be hard to grasp that they sacrificed his clear superiorty in that discipline for the team when they don't do GC rides and only have a certain amount of sprint stages to ride on. Doesn't make sense. He has been their GC rider on several one week races.

at1withmyself

Valverde in shock move for next season:

dragratchet

he'll be battling for selection, we've a lot of strong all-rounders these days :pac:

at1withmyself wrote: »

Valverde in shock move for next season:

odyssey06

Very interesting article on a bidding war happening for riders with ranking points at the foot of the UCI table for teams scrambling to avoid being dumped down to Continental status:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rider-prices-rise-as-teams-reach-panic-over-worldtour-points/

Inquitus

odyssey06 wrote: »

Very interesting article on a bidding war happening for riders with ranking points at the foot of the UCI table for teams scrambling to avoid being dumped down to Continental status:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rider-prices-rise-as-teams-reach-panic-over-worldtour-points/

Will Cummings winning the ToB move the needle at all for Dimension Data?

odyssey06

Inquitus wrote: »

Will Cummings winning the ToB move the needle at all for Dimension Data?

I thought that too but it looks like ToB is on the UCI Europe Tour rather than UCI World Tour... I'm assuming the points don't transfer over so wouldn't help keep a team on the World Tour?

retalivity

Ellisonde is signing for sky, apparently. They are a bit short on mountain domestiques...

Lusk_Doyle

odyssey06 wrote: »

I thought that too but it looks like ToB is on the UCI Europe Tour rather than UCI World Tour... I'm assuming the points don't transfer over so wouldn't help keep a team on the World Tour?

Sure they will be certs for wildcards for all races anyway with the way they ride.

godtabh

https://twitter.com/albertocontador/status/776424461214027777

godtabh

some more announcements

https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/776424263020646400

TheBlaaMan

godtabh wrote: »

some more announcements

https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/776424263020646400

Thats good news. TBF, he has tweeted recently that he was looking forward to next year, but there was plenty of noise about him perhaps retiring despite the initial Trek rumours. I wasnt always a fan of his, and still have mixed feelings around his Clenbuterol bust, but - as we saw so often recently - he ignites so many races and we'll undoubtedly miss him when he hangs up his shoes.....

godtabh

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

Thats good news. TBF, he has tweeted recently that he was looking forward to next year, but there was plenty of noise about him perhaps retiring despite the initial Trek rumours. I wasnt always a fan of his, and still have mixed feelings around his Clenbuterol bust, but - as we saw so often recently - he ignites so many races and we'll undoubtedly miss him when he hangs up his shoes.....

He may ignite races but I dont think he is as explosive as he was before. I think he is targeting the Tour again next year. Will be interesting but he is past it (I hope he proves me wrong).

TheBlaaMan

godtabh wrote: »

He may ignite races but I dont think he is as explosive as he was before. I think he is targeting the Tour again next year. Will be interesting but he is past it (I hope he proves me wrong).

Agreed, though its tough to hear him called 'past it'.......it brings to mind that Sean Kelly quote about teammates not being like old greyhounds that you can bring out the back and shoot when they get too slow....:eek:

Brian?

godtabh wrote: »

He may ignite races but I dont think he is as explosive as he was before. I think he is targeting the Tour again next year. Will be interesting but he is past it (I hope he proves me wrong).

No one is a bigger fan of Contador than me and I'm afraid he's past it as well. He's not going to win the Tour next year.

He'll prove me wrong and win the Giro now.

velo.2010

If Degankolb has his way he'll have a sprint train for the Tour which puts Contador at an obvious disadvantage against his rivals. That was sort of going to be the case this year (aside from crashes and ultimately leaving the race)... Sagan as WC had the right to demand support riders for himself and he got them.

You need 8 guys supporting you at the Tour now. Not 4 guys doing something else and potentially one of your super domestiques ie,Mollema, eyeing the prize for himself.

godtabh

velo.2010 wrote: »

If Degankolb has his way he'll have a sprint train for the Tour which puts Contador at an obvious disadvantage against his rivals. That was sort of going to be the case this year (aside from crashes and ultimately leaving the race)... Sagan as WC had the right to demand support riders for himself and he got them.

You need 8 guys supporting you at the Tour now. Not 4 guys doing something else and potentially one of your super domestiques ie,Mollema, eyeing the prize for himself.

I assume Contador is aware of this when signing? He wont command a team like he did in the past so where does that leave him?

gordongekko

godtabh wrote: »

I assume Contador is aware of this when signing? He wont command a team like he did in the past so where does that leave him?

4th

MPFGLB

I think Trek are probably more interested in his profile than his ability. He still commands the biggest publicity. I think though Contador is more interested in wining the Tour . But wihtout a team to take on SKY & Movistar he really is up gainst it...And do rumours suggest alot of TT in next years Tour so he and his team are even more handicaped

Still though romance is not dead and stranger things have happened

Say either Frooem or Quintana can't make it or get ill or crash and then he has only one contender ...and if they have a bad day or mess up or whatever

Leicester won the premership and Contador is in a better positon to win the Tour in my book.

TheBlaaMan

....to go to Lampre Merida.
Interesting move, I didn't realise he was out of contact at Sky. This could be an interesting team next year with a big injection of Chinese cash.

http://cyclingquotes.com/news/lampre-merida_sign_ben_swift/

Inquitus

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

....to go to Lampre Merida.
Interesting move, I didn't realise he was out of contact at Sky. This could be an interesting team next year with a big injection of Chinese cash.

http://cyclingquotes.com/news/lampre-merida_sign_ben_swift/

Swift needs a big injection of Sprint Speed to do anything of note.

MPFGLB

Inquitus wrote: »

Swift needs a big injection of Sprint Speed to do anything of note.

Not really ...he is not a top end sprinter and is in fact a good climber...time to look at the cobbles imo

He is tough with a 3rd and 2nd at MSR ....maybe he can do something in Belguim

Who is riding for this team besides Rui Costa & Ullissi ?

At least he will get some chances...hadn't a hope at SKY

He is not a bad rider at all ....just hard for him to find a niche

brocbrocach

godtabh wrote: »

some more announcements

https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/776424263020646400

Wow, who's this Hernandez kid? Must be an up-and-coming prospect as I haven't seen him in GTs in the last few years. It's lucky for him he's moving to Trek now as at least he'll know one person at his new team to help him settle in.