Team Ineos Discussion thread

[memyselfandI]

Ineos have their replacement already for Kiryienka. Triathlete Cameron Wurf (former pro at Cannondale) is added to their roster: https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamMemberDetails?memberId=57762

No.

(trying to say this nice now)

I know CF is real professional athlete, but he ain't never never ever going to step in those boots. Never. There are really hard superdomestiques in pro cycling that are way above Wurf and they are way below Kiryienka. Thats just the way it is. Of course clock is ticking for Kiri, but Wurf is not a replacement for him.

Dennis may be the one.

 

[tobydawq]

No.

(trying to say this nice now)

I know CF is real professional athlete, but he ain't never never ever going to step in those boots. Never. There are really hard superdomestiques in pro cycling that are way above Wurf and they are way below Kiryienka. Thats just the way it is. Of course clock is ticking for Kiri, but Wurf is not a replacement for him.

Dennis may be the one.

Do you mean CW? How hard is it to get two letters right and not make us think you mean Froome...

Kiryienka hasn't been that good the last two seasons, actually. Wurf is an elite sub 7:50 ironman athlete with cycling as his primary force. You (the general you, apparently not you you) would think patrol work in the front of the peloton would be right up his alley.

 

[memyselfandI]

Yeah CW not Dawg..

I know I know, there's many good triathlete backrounds. Wurf, Porte aso.

 

[claude cat]

The Wurf signing makes little sense to me, IMO

 

[brownbobby]

The Wurf signing makes little sense to me, IMO

Its not like they've actively gone out trying to sign him, but suddenly Ineos have a space on their rota following the unexpected retirement of Kirienka. At this stage in the season its very difficult to find a replacement who isnt already in contract to fill that space.

I think Wurf, given his associations with staff, sponsors and other riders within Ineos just happened to be in the right place at the right time. So it kind of makes sense to me, not from a performance point of view, but from a commercial and convenience angle.