Jumbo - QuickStep merger

[SHAD0W93]

Scrap that. Laporte and Lampaert reluctant to cooperate. In the end beaten by Arnaud De Lie from the team LTD. De Lie sprinting with one leg. No pun intended. Literary sprinting with only one leg.

Well yeah, they’re not on the same team yet.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Well yeah, they’re not on the same team yet.

Hopefully they will get the memo soonish.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

They're alienating fans with changes that are largely happening because of netflix zombies in order to keep their attention. Like sprint weekends, three US GPs two of which are boring street circuits, Miami was already a total cringefest but surely Vegas will top that. While the place of several historic tracks in F1 (like Spa) is uncertain

Yeah. They go where the money is; if the historic venues don't have it - Tough! We've seen France lose their GP for a number of years before returning to Paul Ricard, Germany lost their GP, and Spa seems to be on the verge of dropping out. In fact, it's not just F1; that is how most motorsport series operate.

If you applied that to the World Tour; then ONE promoter would organise the whole calendar - and decide which races are in; mainly by charging a hosting fee, and selling TV rights. I imagine a lot of historic races would struggle to get in.....

 

[ManicJack]

High school MTB has been very successful from what I've seen in the US.

HS MTB racing is growing in the US, but it is not translating to a future generation of racing cyclists. The numbers are showing that very few continue racing after graduating HS. Most of the kids never purchase a USAC license as adults. Hopefully they remain active cyclists even if racing isn't their choice.

 

[joseph89]

Soudal-Quick Step could lay off its entire staff this Monday!

"This Sunday, near Marche-en-Famenne, where the Famenne Ardenne Classic was being contested, our colleagues from Le Soir collected the confidences of a member of the Soudal-Quick Step management: “We are talking about a letter which will be sent this Monday to all staff. A letter of dismissal.” "

Soudal-Quick Step pourrait licencier tout son personnel ce lundi !

Remco Evenepoel aurait alors le champ libre pour signer chez Ineos Grenadiers. Comme l'écrivaient ce dimanche matin nos confrères de L'Equipe, Remco...

www.dhnet.be

 

[Berniece]

Soudal-Quick Step could lay off its entire staff this Monday!

"This Sunday, near Marche-en-Famenne, where the Famenne Ardenne Classic was being contested, our colleagues from Le Soir collected the confidences of a member of the Soudal-Quick Step management: “We are talking about a letter which will be sent this Monday to all staff. A letter of dismissal.” "

Soudal-Quick Step pourrait licencier tout son personnel ce lundi !

Remco Evenepoel aurait alors le champ libre pour signer chez Ineos Grenadiers. Comme l'écrivaient ce dimanche matin nos confrères de L'Equipe, Remco...

www.dhnet.be

Would be brutal

 

[CyclistAbi]

Would be brutal

Like cycling.

 

[Rackham]

Soudal-Quick Step could lay off its entire staff this Monday!

"This Sunday, near Marche-en-Famenne, where the Famenne Ardenne Classic was being contested, our colleagues from Le Soir collected the confidences of a member of the Soudal-Quick Step management: “We are talking about a letter which will be sent this Monday to all staff. A letter of dismissal.” "

Soudal-Quick Step pourrait licencier tout son personnel ce lundi !

Remco Evenepoel aurait alors le champ libre pour signer chez Ineos Grenadiers. Comme l'écrivaient ce dimanche matin nos confrères de L'Equipe, Remco...

www.dhnet.be

It's strictly business eh.

Damn. Where's the 'merger' here? All I see is a demolition job where one team has taken a sponsor from another team & that team is getting dissolved.

If Evenepoel then jumps ship & signs for Ineos, then there really wasn't any 'merger' whatsoever. Not really. It means the only thing Jumbo would be taking is the sponsor.

 

[Salvarani]

It's strictly business eh.

Damn. Where's the 'merger' here? All I see is a demolition job where one team has taken a sponsor from another team & that team is getting dissolved.

If Evenepoel then jumps ship & signs for Ineos, then there really wasn't any 'merger' whatsoever. Not really. It means the only thing Jumbo would be taking is the sponsor.

Yes, and the riders/staff will have to find new teams.

Lefevre and them, who owns the WT-license, will then sell it to highest bidder.

 

[Rackham]

Yes, and the riders/staff will have to find new teams.

At reduced wages as well, due to the number of riders flooding the market this late in the season. Getting axed by Quick-Step is a bad place to negotiate from when you're desperate for a pro contract elsewhere.

 

[Sciatic]

It's strictly business eh.

Damn. Where's the 'merger' here? All I see is a demolition job where one team has taken a sponsor from another team & that team is getting dissolved.

If Evenepoel then jumps ship & signs for Ineos, then there really wasn't any 'merger' whatsoever. Not really. It means the only thing Jumbo would be taking is the sponsor.

I don’t have the context for European businesses, but in the U.S. things that get called “a merger” are still really an acquisition, as one company or owner will be the majority stockholder (even if just 51% to 49%) and will run the new company. They may choose to keep most of the other company’s structure and staffing in place, or they may not.

 

[Unchained]

High school MTB has been very successful from what I've seen in the US.

I hope so.. lots of the best bike racers everywhere come from mountain bike background and if it gets people interested I am all for it

 

[joseph89]

Report that riders have been told they can look for teams.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1708527387367862733

View: https://twitter.com/MarcaTMF/status/1708527387367862733?t=u550DZg71LTwp-c8XDT8UQ&s=19

 

[Tim Cahill]

Don't pick up the phone Fausto

 

[joseph89]

How one rider became bigger than the team and brought the whole team crashing down. Sad end.

 

[Elos Anjos]

How one rider became bigger than the team and brought the whole team crashing down. Sad end.

Remco will now be the most hated rider in the peloton.
Oh, wait

 

[Billie]

Apart from Remco and the U23 riders there really is only Merlier, Van Wilder, Vansevenant and Cattaneo who other teams should try to sign.

Wonder who will go for Alaphilippe: Lavenu, Berneaudau or Arkea.

 

[proffate]

The best possible outcome of all this will be if Rog, Pog, Vinge, Remco and Wout are all on separate teams with leadership roles at the TDF.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Any team in need of points should be laying down some real coin for Merlier and sending him on the De Lie schedule, still the 2nd best sprinter in the world imo, just can't get over a motorway bridge to save his life.

 

[Berniece]

Remco will now be the most hated rider in the peloton.
Oh, wait

He’s not hated in the peloton

 

[Pinot's goat]

Apart from Remco and the U23 riders there really is only Merlier, Van Wilder, Vansevenant and Cattaneo who other teams should try to sign.

Wonder who will go for Alaphilippe: Lavenu, Berneaudau or Arkea.

Landa is a better signing than all of those mentioned apart from Remco.

 

[joseph89]

Apart from Remco and the U23 riders there really is only Merlier, Van Wilder, Vansevenant and Cattaneo who other teams should try to sign.

Wonder who will go for Alaphilippe: Lavenu, Berneaudau or Arkea.

Asgreen and lampaert to Visma

 

[Tim Cahill]

My boy coming back from his holidays eager to meet his new teammates

 

[Faserr]

If Ineos still has the money Evenepoel will join them. I don't see Evenepoel together with Vingegaard at the Tour.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Landa is a better signing than all of those mentioned apart from Remco.

This + Hirt as a climbing superdom for the high mountains.