Official Movistar Thread - New Unzue's Team

[theswordsman]

Francisco Ventoso

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=30545

Mosquera won't announce his team for 2011 until the Vuelta is over

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=30540

 

[DAOTEC]

Parti en tête de la Telefónica-Movistar-O2 in 2011

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[theswordsman]

Many thanks to my buddy the swordsman will see that the enlisting below is pretty accurate not to say to the point, and with Contador with it in 2012 Unzué is all set.

I wasn't questioning your accuracy when I posted the link to the Bici list of 20 riders. I just thought it was a good opportunity to confirm 20 of the names on the list. Sorry if you took it wrong, but if you look through the thread, all I've done is provide info and links.

I don't know most of the riders by name, and I never read your list. I do my usual search of cycling news stories, and when there's one with a Movistar signing, I share it here, like I did this morning.

 

[craig1985]

Daotec, sorry to nitpick, but surely you mean 2013 is when Contador can ride for Movistar, assuming he wants too of course.

 

[lucybears]

Spanish sports daily MARCA reports that Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia), currently second overall in the Tour of Spain, will be riding for Dutch squad Vancansoleil.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/499805/mosquera-signs-for-vacansoleil.html

 

[craig1985]

Wow, I wasn't expecting that one, even with what Hoogerland said the other day.

 

[DAOTEC]

Will Patrik Sinkewitz will become a Movistar in 2011 ?

Source: http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=32761&tp=n

 

[Luis Ocaña]

15)-Oscar Pujol

Pujol has been heavily linked to Omega Pharma-Lotto these days too.

 

[jens_attacks]

if sinkewitz will sign,wow is a big big move.this guy is one of the best classics riders,i already said it:future LBL winner.plus,he's not a snitch...i like him.

 

[CheeseHead]

Strange in a way. Sinkewitz signed/prolongued with ISD (Farnese Vini in 2011) right after the Giro di Romagna, just two weeks ago. Maybe a buy out?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Strange in a way. Sinkewitz signed/prolongued with ISD (Farnese Vini in 2011) right after the Giro di Romagna, just two weeks ago. Maybe a buy out?

Could have been prelim and conditional, allowing him to opt out if a better option came in within a set time period or something.

It seems that Movistar have a "good ride in Portugal? Not on Portuguese team? You're in" standing policy.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

CQ are saying they've signed Murilo Fischer from Garmin.

 

[DAOTEC]

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[Menndo]

Murilo Fischer for the Continental Team? I thought this team was to develop young talents.

 

[Parrulo]

to developt young riders you need some1 with experience for them to learn from.

also how can they hire Sinkewitz and not hire the likes of andre cardoso and hernani broco who are a lot cheaper and have completely outclassed sinkewitz in the volta? tho if they were to hire them just to make them some sort of third tier domestic who will never have a chance of riding anything for himself, i would rather watch them every year in the volta on some portuguese small team.

p.s. just thought about this cus of libertine's post

 

[roundabout]

Fischer is good rider, i doubt that he would sign with Movistar to just ride in South America. With the French part of the team gone someone needs to ride the classics.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

to developt young riders you need some1 with experience for them to learn from.

also how can they hire Sinkewitz and not hire the likes of andre cardoso and hernani broco who are a lot cheaper and have completely outclassed sinkewitz in the volta? tho if they were to hire them just to make them some sort of third tier domestic who will never have a chance of riding anything for himself, i would rather watch them every year in the volta on some portuguese small team.

p.s. just thought about this cus of libertine's post

I'm not sure I'd say Cardoso and Brôco completely outclassed Sinkewitz given that those riders work all year for the Volta, and Sinkewitz had been without a team until June.

I'd love to see Hernâni move up a level (he had been criminally underutilised at Liberty), and Andre certainly deserves it, but given what he can bring to the table in one-day races and week-long races I can see why they would want to go for Sinkewitz.

Then again, Movistar already have a lot of short-Tour guys and guys who can do a good GT but probably not podium without exceptional circumstances, what with Tondó, Arroyo, Bruseghin, Soler, Urán, Plaza and Intxausti.

They'll be very visible wherever they go, at least - they've shown in the last few months since Valverde's ban that they're prepared to take some massive risks and animate races...

 

[craig1985]

CQ are saying they've signed Murilo Fischer from Garmin.

Call me crazy, but didn't Fischer re-sign with Garmin?

 

[janraaskalt]

Call me crazy, but didn't Fischer re-sign with Garmin?

He reportedly did

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he resigned but was offered to let go because of cervelo guys, I think he saw movistars interest and knew at that team he could still have a free role in his races, especially the cobble races

 

[Armchair cyclist]

DAOTEC's frequent updates habitually omit Ignatas Konovalovas (although given his failure to get into even one breakaway on the ToB this week, Unzue might wish to do the same)

 

[DAOTEC]

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[Ryo Hazuki]

also sinkewitz isn´t going to movistar from what I've heard, he stays with farnese vini-cipollini I think he resigned few weeks back

 

[theswordsman]

What is this then for bloody nonsense from Velonation: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5731/Fischer-staying-put-no-intention-of-leaving-Garmin-Transitions.aspx

Fischer meets today with Unzué to sign to become a Movistar for 2011/13.

It's from a Biciciclismo story. Velonation did their article before Bici updated. Fischer said he was happy with Garmin, had a contract through 2012, and would sign a ten year deal if he could.

The update added that Fischer's manager is meeting with Movistar today, with the idea that the merger with Cervelo might leave a way out. But if he's signing something today, he managed to get out of his contract lightning fast.

Here's the part that led to the Velonation story.

Brazilian Murilo Fischer has denied rumors that his move to Team Movistar, which has already observed BICICICLISMO sources of the Navarre. "Sobre el asunto Movistar, como ya dije antes, estoy feliz en el Garmin y con contrato hasta 2012", aclara en su twitter. "On the issue Movistar, as I said before, I'm happy at Garmin and under contract until 2012," he explains on his twitter.

And his tweet from September 18th

@MuriloFischerMF
Sobre o assunto Movistar, como ja falei antes, estou feliz na Garmin e com contrato ate 2012!! Ok???

Movistar on the subject, as we said before, I'm happy with the Garmin and contract until 2012! Ok??? 8:04 AM Sep 18th via Twitter for BlackBerry®

 

[DAOTEC]

Uran update

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