He's gonna be unsellable after 3/4 years.If Lidl sells him after 3 or 4 years, that could be a good deal for them.
He's gonna be unsellable after 3/4 years.If Lidl sells him after 3 or 4 years, that could be a good deal for them.
Not necessarily, but it's not unlikely at all that he goes down in history as cycling's Jadon Sancho.He's gonna be unsellable after 3/4 years.
Even their names sound similar.Not necessarily, but it's not unlikely at all that he goes down in history as cycling's Jadon Sancho.
Chelsea must comply with PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules), in cycling there are no such restrictions.I assume there was a buy out fee, which is then amortized over a longer period of time.
Basically the same reason Chelsea is giving their players 8 year contracts.
Red Bull and LIDL are going to start having the same ego problems as other teams due to overbooking of young talents.
I said this before in the Red Bull thread and now I read that...
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Beautiful!I said this before in the Red Bull thread and now I read that...
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They give him all this money to only race him in the GT he can never win?Giro squad - Milan and his lead out men, Ciccone as stagehunter
Tour squad - Pedersen and Ayuso plus full support for Ayuso
Vuelta squad - Milan and his lead out men, Skjelmose GC
Probably another GT for Ayuso, Skjelmose and/or Ciccone - but I think that will be kind of the main focus in terms of GT for Ayuso, Pedersen and Milan at least.
Actually more difficulties to be expected for Skjelmose rather than for Pedersen and Milan I guess… Ayuso transfer will have a massive impact on Skjelmoses future GC bids
Juan would be having a Spanish duo in Carlos Verona as veteran domestic and Hector Alvarez as understudy.They give him all this money to only race him in the GT he can never win?
but really, he's totally capable of more GT podiums, i just can't wait til UAE guys chase him everywhere
Some team will take a chance on him but his value will not be good.He's gonna be unsellable after 3/4 years.
I understand why he's apprehensive about someone with Ayuso's reputation joining, but it's completely out of order to be airing your grievances in the media before you've even met the guy. That's more of a d*ck move than Ayuso himself has ever pulled.I said this before in the Red Bull thread and now I read that...
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I understand why he's apprehensive about someone with Ayuso's reputation joining, but it's completely out of order to be airing your grievances in the media before you've even met the guy. That's more of a d*ck move than Ayuso himself has ever pulled.
Also, Skjelmose should full well know that he isn't going to be a top-drawer GT rider and that's what Lidl's primary goal with Ayuso will be. For the classics and the one-week races, which should be his focus anyway, not much is changing.
This is how I took it too. Imagine the team not telling you anything, and here you are in front of the media before the team has even told you. If you're not pissed by your team at that moment you're a Saint lol.Having listened to the snippet from the interview, he only seems genuinely annoyed with the team not telling him anything. The parts about Ayuso not wanting to work for anyone (which was followed by him saying that it might just have been because UAE treated Ayuso badly) and him not wanting to go to the Tour with Ayuso were said in jest.
Trek, overpaying TGH after a potentially career altering injury before seeing him back in action (and post-Froome), doing the same again with Kämna and now this. They are world class at wasting money.Apparently the buy out is 10M and Trek are paying Ayuso 5M a year (he had to pay the buy out himself).
Fully agree, but its classic Skjelmose. Comes across like a total jerk!I understand why he's apprehensive about someone with Ayuso's reputation joining, but it's completely out of order to be airing your grievances in the media before you've even met the guy. That's more of a d*ck move than Ayuso himself has ever pulled.
Also, Skjelmose should full well know that he isn't going to be a top-drawer GT rider and that's what Lidl's primary goal with Ayuso will be. For the classics and the one-week races, which should be his focus anyway, not much is changing.
That makes me think teams are really stupid. If the media is informed of new colleagues at the same time as old colleagues are informed they're asking for problems.I don't think informing riders of future transfers / contract negotiations is standard procedure for any professional team.
Unless you're a Pogacar level of athlete and can partly dictate the team personnel decisions.
A careless loudmouth who likes to hear his own yap.Fully agree, but its classic Skjelmose. Comes across like a total jerk!