Garmin Transitions and Cervelo to merge?

[goldcycle26]

Ya, and that seems unlikely since he has other riders that I would release before releasing riders of that caliber.

Of course. And then riders like Millar (who i would like to add owns part of the team and will ride his career out with Garmin), CVV, DZ, Dan Martin, and all the other up and coming young talent im sure JV wants to keep around.

I believe he would start cutting the lose ends so riders like maybe Pate (as mentioned before), Tim Duggan (if he is still on the team), Tom Peterson, etc... Remember that JV also has some new signings from his development squad and from US teams.

For sure there will be a definite reshuffling in the Garmin Line-Up for next years, but the big players will stick around for sure

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think him going to BMC or Sky would be more interesting for the race as a spectator. On Movistar he would just be one in the crowd and wouldn't add a new element to a race that they don't already provide with their current riders. On BMC or Sky or some other team he would add a new dimension to their racing. That to me is more interesting than a GC rider having another helper of the same type they already have.

Perhaps. But I am a fan of Unzué's team since quite a while back and a fan of Tondó's from when he was racing in Portugal, so would like to see the two united.

 

[movingtarget]

Sounds like the Cervelo women's team will continue after a very successful season but the men's team is finished. Not merging with Garmin. Haussler and Hushovd should pick up contracts elsewhere and Sastre already has. Garmin is one of the teams they are talking to. The timing could have been better for the other riders who will have to scramble for a contract at this stage of the year. Tondo should find a team. Not sure if Danielson is on contract with Garmin for next year but I think patience will start to wear a bit thin if he does not show something in the Vuelta. Stage win or good finish on GC ? Hejesdal is stealing his thunder and VDV hopefully will get back on track but obviously does not have many more years ahead of him.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Danielson was due to be out of contract anyway. You'd hope, with his level of talent, somebody would take a chance with him and he'd not be stuck riding the US national calendar, but as we've seen before with a far more talented rider in José Rujano, there's only so many chances you can be given.

 

[taiwan]

I'm suspecting this is a decoy, and the real merger will be between Cervélo and Team Schleck.

Awesomely perceptive and timely statement here.

 

[kurtinsc]

The only odd thing about the stories are both Haussler and Husovd going to Garmin. I can see one or the other... but having both seems like too many guys who can contest sprint finishes at the highest level on one team.

 

[Ryaguas]

This is pretty terrible. They didn't know until right now? How much trouble are their smaller riders going to have to find a decent team? Well, I guess the trade market is still quite active so it's not that late, but the way they're handling this it less than ideal. Also, I thought you couldn't go around offering contracts for x years if you didn't have a sponsor backing you for said amount of years, and folding in the middle of it is again less than ideal.

edit: also, what's up with the whole "we didn't offer Sastre a new contract" deal? Turns out they weren't offering new contracts to anyone, so why bring it up at all?

Yeah that was quite unprofessional from Cervelo... now every rider have to go to the market and try to find a team, and they won't have enough time to weight the offers, etc... bah...

I'm personally starting the Xavier Tondó to Team Movistar bandwagon.

Well I'm pretty sure that SBS will pick some riders from Cervelo's climbing Squad...

 

[sublimit]

The only odd thing about the stories are both Haussler and Husovd going to Garmin. I can see one or the other... but having both seems like too many guys who can contest sprint finishes at the highest level on one team.

Maybe they want to emulate HTC and pack the team with sprinters/finishers. The thing is Cav is capable of burning all those riders off easily apart possibly from Tyler. Still, it might pay having more sprinting back up for Tyler Farrar.

 

[Ferminal]

The only odd thing about the stories are both Haussler and Husovd going to Garmin. I can see one or the other... but having both seems like too many guys who can contest sprint finishes at the highest level on one team.

Thor can't really sprint in a bunch anymore... The bigger problem would be in the classics.

 

[ingsve]

Well, there is always more then one race going on most of the time and having top sprinters in most races is not a bad thing. Also both Hushovd and Haussler are not pure sprinters like Farrar. They are classics riders first and sprinters second while Farrar is sprinter first and classics rider second.

It could be a problem in a handful races each year perhaps like MSR or other sprinter heavy classics that all three could and wound want to win.

I could see Haussler and Hushovd being the main men for the classics and then ride as sprinters on the hillier stage races like Pais Vasco, Tour de Romandie and perhaps Dauphine Libere etc while Farrar sprints in stage races that have more flat stages. The GTs could either be shared or devided among them depending on what their GC hopes are in a perticular GT.

 

[ingsve]

According to Cycling Weekly it is now official that Cervelo will fold and that they will probably take over as bike sponsor for Garmin. The riders were called to a meeting on wednesday night and were told that the team would not exist next year.

Riders are now scrambling to get new contracts for next year and team Schlux and Team Geox are said to be interested in riders.

 

[sublimit]

I could see Haussler and Hushovd being the main men for the classics and then ride as sprinters on the hillier stage races like Pais Vasco, Tour de Romandie and perhaps Dauphine Libere etc while Farrar sprints in stage races that have more flat stages. The GTs could either be shared or devided among them depending on what their GC hopes are in a perticular GT.

Farrar has shown he can ride classics/semi classic races too. Goss got him last time out but he should still remain the main rider for M-S-R.

Hushovd looks strong for cobbled spring classics, Haussler as a rider capable of classics and stage wins.

 

[ingsve]

Farrar has shown he can ride classics/semi classic races too. Goss got him last time out but he should still remain the main rider for M-S-R.

Hushovd looks strong for cobbled spring classics, Haussler as a rider capable of classics and stage wins.

Yes, but as I said I think Farrar is a sprinter first and classics rider second so if they want to find a good compromise that everyone is satisfied with then he can't expect to be the main rider in all races. That's why I think he will conceded a little in the classics to remain the main sprinter in other races.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I'm telling you, Cervelo's going to be the sponsor for Team Schleck. Just my hunch.

 

[Sophistic]

Tondo and Konovalovas should be both targets of the new Schleck Team, as they are still not having enough strong climbers and TTers, even with Monfort and Posthuma on board.

 

[Anonymous]

Looking at the ages of some of their riders Radioshack might be swelling their roster.

 

[ingsve]

Team Schlux are very lucky to start this year with an entire top team folding. Sky and Radioshack (or Astana actually) had to feast on scraps and resort to blackmail etc. last year but Schlux has a much better situation with more good riders out of contract.

 

[Anonymous]

Team Schlux are very lucky to start this year with an entire top team folding. Sky and Radioshack (or Astana actually) had to feast on scraps and resort to blackmail etc. last year but Schlux has a much better situation with more good riders out of contract.

two teams if you include milram

 

[jaylew]

Looks like the rumors are true.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5...-Team-will-stop-at-the-end-of-the-season.aspx

 

[theyoungest]

Looks like the rumors are true.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5...-Team-will-stop-at-the-end-of-the-season.aspx

That's about the 4th time this news has been posted in this thread. Basically only Van Poppel has said anything, and this is rephrased by multiple websites.

 

[jaylew]

Sorry, somehow I missed it, though it looks looks like this particular article with Deignan's agent confirming has only been posted once.

 

[GoGarmin]

Sorry, somehow I missed it, though it looks looks like this particular article with Deignan's agent confirming has only been posted once.

Ignore the knuckleheads. Thanks for the link.

 

[maltiv]

Also confirmed by Hushovd's agent, who talks about the Garmin-Cervelo merge: http://www.procycling.no/article2969994.ece

 

[taiwan]

"Merge" makes it sound like both teams will remain complete but combined. So far it seems that what will actually happen is that Garmin will cherry pick the good classocs riders and everyone else is ****ed.

 

[The Sheep]

wonder were theo bos will go to