Role play: You are Sylvan Adams

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Parker

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Imagine you are Sylvan Adams. You have inherited a team from Katusha and now you have secured one of the biggest names in the sport for next year. Which riders would you be looking to recruit? Those who are realistically available this year or next - no fantasy signings.
 
tobydawq

tobydawq

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I thought Kwiatkowski too but I'm afraid there will be too few opportunities for him to throw away his career, like he apparently likes to do, if he rides for a team where he only has to play second fiddle in the Tour.
 
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Koronin

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Jungels
Stannard
de la Parte (if CCC closes)
Geschke (if CCC closes)
Valter (if CCC closes) (no idea if either is out of contract at the end of this season)
 
42x16ss

42x16ss

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42x16ss said:
Apologise profusely to Dan Martin then commit myself for spending far too much money on a 35yo in unknown condition coming back from serious injury.
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Failing that, get at least one of George Bennett, Jack Haig or Giulio Ciccone at all costs, because they'll want an absolute animal of a mountain domestique.
 
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samhocking

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A lot of Ineos contracts are in-line with Froome's ending this year. I'd begin approaching these riders.

Kwiato
Knees
Moscon
Tao
Stannard
Sivakov
Golas
Ganna
Navarez
Wurf
Basso

If I were Frome, I would be asking Knees, Tao, Ganna, Navarez, Moscon & Sivakov
 
Mayomaniac

Mayomaniac

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No way Ganna leaves Ineos/Pinarello with the OG being next year, Track cycling is too important for him.
 
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BlueRoads

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Also I think Israel have their people for the flat, with Politt and Brändle especially. They just really lack people for the mountains. Dan Martin, okay, but he does not look the Martin he once was. There are a few guys, but if you want to compete with Ineos and TVJ as it is now...

I would go for not too old mountain guys / allrounders who can also do something in the classics, in case plan Froome does not work out and they are in need of immediate points. Then in my opinion they should also look for young guys who they can build up for the after-Froome years.
 
WKA311

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I'd be all over Greg tbh. I expect Politt to leave the team and they need someone to both replace him as a classics leader and as a great classics domestique at the Tour.
 
RedheadDane

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BlueRoads said:
Also I think Israel have their people for the flat, with Politt and Brändle especially. They just really lack people for the mountains. Dan Martin, okay, but he does not look the Martin he once was. There are a few guys, but if you want to compete with Ineos and TVJ as it is now...
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Is Froome the Froome he once was?
 
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Why do you expect Politt to leave? Has he said something?
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Just rumours. His contract is up and he was already in close talks last year (think Deceuninck/Movistar were both interested) before Israel took over his contract. Also, as with a lot of new teams, things aren't running perfect at Israel with riders not having TT bikes at home. Zabel said he hasn't trained on a TT bike the whole year. And with Politt being a good ITTer it's not ideal.
 
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Mayomaniac

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SA has told La Gazzetta that Froome didn't mention any riders that he really wanted to have on the team no matter what.
 
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