General News Thread

[Armchair Cyclist]

On CQ on their transfer tracking, they already have a merged Garmin Cannondale team. So is there officially a merger of the teams? I thought that canondale goes there as a bike sponsor with cervelo leaving? If there is a merger, anyone has a link to some kind of official announcement and what about the riders and their contracts?

To what extent can there be a merger? The licence is either held by one or other of the existing teams, with a recruitment policy that might or might not favour those made redundant by the other, or it is a new team, which has informal contacts with those currently at Garmin/Cannondale that might, or might not, result in job offers.

 

[Netserk]

I guess it'll be done like the Cervélo/Garmin merger. So the ~8-10 riders with a contract for next year with Cannondale will join the new team.

 

[Roude Leiw]

To what extent can there be a merger? The licence is either held by one or other of the existing teams, with a recruitment policy that might or might not favour those made redundant by the other, or it is a new team, which has informal contacts with those currently at Garmin/Cannondale that might, or might not, result in job offers.

Well, if i go to corporate law, we have 2 companies, both holding a WT license. If the shareholders decide to combine, we have a merger, so one company takes the assets and liabilities over of the other (merger by absorption). Which makes sense as you keep running sponsor contracts, riders, staff.... Or you don't do that and JV just takes cannondale over as a bike sponsor and offering a deal to the riders under the premise that the other team folds for lack of sponsors....as I don't know which was done, hence my post, is there sth official around this

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Well, if i go to corporate law, we have 2 companies, both holding a WT license. If the shareholders decide to combine, we have a merger, so one company takes the assets and liabilities over of the other (merger by absorption). Which makes sense as you keep running sponsor contracts, riders, staff.... Or you don't do that and JV just takes cannondale over as a bike sponsor and offering a deal to the riders under the premise that the other team folds for lack of sponsors....as I don't know which was done, hence my post, is there sth official around this

But they can't use two licences, two exclusive supply contracts, two full squads of riders and staff... Only one set of assets is useful at a time.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

A new one-day race in March on Corsica, just before the Critérium International:

Corsica Classica

Great!

 

[ILovecycling]

Wonderful! Is it .hc?
that mountain should be a little bit more in the middle but,yeah, it looks good

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I assume it's gonna be a 1.1 race. You hardly see new races getting a .HC classification.

And I'm pretty sure Libertine or so will come up with a much better course in the final using mountains close to Bastia.

 

[pastronef]

Tour de Beijing future uncertain (from 2015)

via INRNG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHbFnxQmJ5Y&app=desktop

gone for good?

your take?

 

[happytramp]

He's gonna be good. Calling it now. Future yellow jersey wearer

http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/unstoppable-ryan-mullen-clocks-17-minute-10-mile-tt-third-fastest-of-all-time/

 

[42x16ss]

Wonderful! Is it .hc?
that mountain should be a little bit more in the middle but,yeah, it looks good

Just reverse it and it will be a decent enough parcours.

 

[luckyboy]

So team Euskadi is stopping too

 

[LosBrolin]

http://www.slipstreamsports.com/201...sports-and-cannondale-to-join-forces-in-2015/

So goodbye Cervelo

 

[Netserk]

http://www.slipstreamsports.com/201...sports-and-cannondale-to-join-forces-in-2015/

So goodbye Cervelo

OMG that's so surprising!!!!





...several months ago.

 

[LosBrolin]

OMG that's so surprising!!!!





...several months ago.

Yeah i know that. Still sad losing Cervelo bikes, liked them more.

 

[ILovecycling]

Yeah i know that. Still sad losing Cervelo bikes, liked them more.

yeah,cannondale bikes are...meh..

cervelo was the only thing I always liked on this team lol (and Acevedo + Martin)

 

[Red Rick]

Don't think it's posted anywhere, and I thought it be might be more appropriate on a subforum that actually has traffic.


http://www.nusport.nl/wielrennen/3859320/mountainbikester-kalvenhaar-20-overleden-val.html

Dutch MTB'er and cyclocrosser Annefleur Kalvenhaar (20) passed away after a heavy crash in Méribel, during quali's of the cross country eliminator event. She had heave brain trauma after crashing on a bridge, was transported a hospital in Grenoble by trauma helicopter, where she eventually died from her wounds.

She was regarded as a huge talent in both MTB and cyclocross

RIP

 

[BigMac]

Don't think it's posted anywhere, and I thought it be might be more appropriate on a subforum that actually has traffic.


http://www.nusport.nl/wielrennen/3859320/mountainbikester-kalvenhaar-20-overleden-val.html

Dutch MTB'er and cyclocrosser Annefleur Kalvenhaar (20) passed away after a heavy crash in Méribel, during quali's of the cross country eliminator event. She had heave brain trauma after crashing on a bridge, was transported a hospital in Grenoble by trauma helicopter, where she eventually died from her wounds.

She was regarded as a huge talent in both MTB and cyclocross

RIP

I did not read your post and was about to post here too. Sad, sad news.

 

[ciranda]

Alfredo Martini has died. One of the coolest and by all accounts the nicest man in cycling ever. He was selector for Italy at the World Championships for many years and was always there as a consultant until last year I guess. When he was CT he used to always start smoking one month before the race and stop one month after.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/01-...arso-lutto-nobel-bicicletta-80152748595.shtml

 

[jens_attacks]

ciao alfredo !

 

[Mr_H_G_Superman]

Thomas Löfkvist retires

Source (Article in Swedish)

Edit: The forum filters censors the URL... Replace the four asterisks in the URL with the letters "s", "l", "u" and "t".

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

chronic fatigue..

so his overtraining at FDJ literally cost him his entire career. Typical

 

[ILovecycling]

chronic fatigue..

so his overtraining at FDJ literally cost him his entire career. Typical

yep,and over-racing.

Sad.

 

[Hakkapelit]

Wonder why he didnt try to change trainer at some point?

 

[Red Rick]

http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/28630/juniorenwereldkampioen-igor-decraene-18-overleden.html

Another tragic death. Junior WC in the tt, Igor Decraene, died at the age of 18 this night in an accident in Zulte. RIP

More information will probably follow

 

[WillemS]

http://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/28630/juniorenwereldkampioen-igor-decraene-18-overleden.html

Another tragic death. Junior WC in the tt, Igor Decraene, died at the age of 18 this night in an accident in Zulte. RIP

More information will probably follow

Sad news, indeed.

Some sources are now stating that he committed suicide.

HLN: Wereldkampioen-tijdrijden-Igor-Decraene-18-stapt-uit-het-leven