Race Thread

[lemon cheese cake]

So finally some riders have announced to have signed for the Tormans as opposed to those leaving it. Today, u23s Arne Baers and Nathan Smith have signed for the team to ride alongside Hermans, van Kessel, Kuhn, and Schreiber. Smith finished third in the junior worlds this year behind Christen and Dockx while riding Sven Nys' bikes. With that connection I'm surprised Baloise Trek didn't sign him. I don't really know much about Baers but he's come from the Acrog Tormans development team and his results on CX24 are very average in the middle of the pack, so I'd guess they're trying to develop him like Jordan Wyseure.
https://tormanscx.be/news/baers-smith/

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I'm another who thought Smith would end up at Baloise-Trek, however looking at their roster, he's the wrong nationality.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

I'm another who thought Smith would end up at Baloise-Trek, however looking at their roster, he's the wrong nationality.

Possibly. I think Pidcock really struggled with a group that only really spoke dutch/flemish

 

[Ricco']

So finally some riders have announced to have signed for the Tormans as opposed to those leaving it. Today, u23s Arne Baers and Nathan Smith have signed for the team to ride alongside Hermans, van Kessel, Kuhn, and Schreiber. Smith finished third in the junior worlds this year behind Christen and Dockx while riding Sven Nys' bikes. With that connection I'm surprised Baloise Trek didn't sign him. I don't really know much about Baers but he's come from the Acrog Tormans development team and his results on CX24 are very average in the middle of the pack, so I'd guess they're trying to develop him like Jordan Wyseure.
https://tormanscx.be/news/baers-smith/

Alongside Hermans and van Kessel? They are leaving. Or are you talking for the period between september-december?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Possibly. I think Pidcock really struggled with a group that only really spoke dutch/flemish

I recall when he left, there were a few people shaking their heads - walking away from a team with Sven as the boss was seen as a mistake. He hasn't done too badly since then. Though I reckon Trek wished he was still on their bikes......

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Alongside Hermans and van Kessel? They are leaving. Or are you talking for the period between september-december?

I believe that's correct, as the press release says the team will start the 2022/23 with six riders.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Laurens Sweeck to leave Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal, and likely to join one of the Roodhooft teams from Sept 1st.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Van Kessel ziet contract bij Intermarché Wanty Gobert niet verlengd worden

Corné Van Kessel ziet zijn contract bij Intermarché Wanty Gobert Matériaux na december 2022 niet verlengd worden

www.veldritkrant.be

Corne Van Kessel looking for a new team in 2023......

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Van Kessel ziet contract bij Intermarché Wanty Gobert niet verlengd worden

Corné Van Kessel ziet zijn contract bij Intermarché Wanty Gobert Matériaux na december 2022 niet verlengd worden

www.veldritkrant.be

Corne Van Kessel looking for a new team in 2023......

I thought he was moving to one of Roodhooft brothers setups like Hermans?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How come the spam posts I report in this thread don't get removed?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I've done similar, and in other threads.......

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Likewise

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Perhaps the mods are learning Hungarian and find it useful to have a text to hand to practise with.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Or the moderators very rarely visit the non Road forums.......

 

[LicMarcos]

Is the transition between Intermarche and Quickstep confirmed?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Is the transition between Intermarche and Quickstep confirmed?

That's not happening anymore

 

[lemon cheese cake]

So Pauwels Sauzen have a change in team leader with Richard Groenendaal apparently leaving on a mutual agreement. Robby Cobbaert is taking over the position. I'm not insinuating anything happening within the team, but it is the third team leader/ DS to be in the role in recent seasons as Groenendaal only recently took over from Gianni Meersman.

On the subject of people leaving the team, Laurens Sweeck was able to leave from the start if this month and therefore broke his contract, but I don't think Fem van Empel was allowed to earlier in the season. I saw an article on a regional news site saying she wanted to look more to the road but had to honour the contract with the team.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

First UCI race of the season today. A smallish C2 in Leutzelbach in germany although has a few decent names. The likes of Meeusen, Mein, Meisen and Vandeputte in the mens, and Bakker, van Alphen, Schreiber in the womens.

 

[Wyndbrook]

First UCI race of the season today. A smallish C2 in Leutzelbach in germany although has a few decent names. The likes of Meeusen, Mein, Meisen and Vandeputte in the mens, and Bakker, van Alphen, Schreiber in the womens.

Four out of six top three predicted- pretty good.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Four out of six top three predicted- pretty good.

To be fair they weren't predicitions and more just the major names that I and many others would recognise. The only others names I recognised were a few riders for the Heizomat Kloster Kitchen team like Judith Krahl, and a couple of the belgians, of which Vanderlinden wasn't one, plus Marek Konwa.

 

[Davesta]

Does anyone know if cyclocross is going to be shown on GCN again this year? Nothing showing on their website currently…I wouldn’t expect them to show the small German races this weekend, but would hope they’d have the American races again from next week…?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Nothing on the site yet but Dan Lloyd mentioned they've got cyclocross coming up on the gcn player. I hope/assume at least all three major belgian series and the world cups but I only remember hearing him mention the Exact Series (formerly Ethias).

 

[Axel Hangleck]

They've got the USCX Cup races over 4 weekends starting next week. One would like to see them branch out and cover some other countries series; the new Swiss series, the UK National Trpohy, etc


And speaking of the UK, it's all rather quiet on news for the supposed World Cup round in December......compare it to Benidorm.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

They've got the USCX Cup races over 4 weekends starting next week. One would like to see them branch out and cover some other countries series; the new Swiss series, the UK National Trpohy, etc


And speaking of the UK, it's all rather quiet on news for the supposed World Cup round in December......compare it to Benidorm.

What's the new Swiss series?

I was listening to the Crosscast podcast and one of the hosts of that appeared to have some connection with the UK World cup, but couldn't confirm or deny anything regarding whether it is taking place. And if it is taking place he couldn't couldn't confirm any details about it. Personally I feel it won't

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

They've got the USCX Cup races over 4 weekends starting next week. One would like to see them branch out and cover some other countries series; the new Swiss series, the UK National Trpohy, etc


And speaking of the UK, it's all rather quiet on news for the supposed World Cup round in December......compare it to Benidorm.

Colder, wetter, darker, more expensive, better pubs...


(sorry, I thought you meant 'Compare UK in December to Benidorm')