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[Pozzovivo]

so, what about 2026 for Visma/Vingo?

Giro-Vuelta?

Judging from Pogacar hinting about "last tour" in the interviews, I think he will do Giro-Vuelta next year. Would be epic if both skipped the tour but that's never happening.

 

[Netserk]

so, what about 2026 for Visma/Vingo?

Giro-Vuelta?

I hope he never rides the Giro. Tour-Vuelta is good enough for the rest of his career.

 

[Red Rick]

I hope he never rides the Giro. Tour-Vuelta is good enough for the rest of his career.

RCS shoudl just get that contract down that Pog and Vingegaard both race it and only get the massive bag of money if both race it.

 

[Keldergoat]

Congrats to winning another grand tour to this team. Van Emden proper trash talking FDJ was funny, also curious to see as PFP riding for a Dutch Team while Vollering riding for a French team.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Roglic coming home? Would be amazing.

 

[CyclistAbi]

“I want to become a professional cyclist, and this brings me a step closer to that goal,” Mernik said. “As a kid, I already followed this team — Primoz Roglic has always been one of my biggest sporting heroes. I’ve seen the team grow into one of the best in the world, and I’m very proud to be joining it.”

Have Visma signed next Slovenian superstar? 19-year-old talent follows in Primoz Roglic's footsteps

Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Development Team has confirmed three roster moves ahead of the 2026 season: the signings of Aldo Taillieu and Sven Mernik, and a one-year contract extension for Jonas Hoyda...

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Good luck Sven!

 

[Netserk]

View: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KGftjBlobMM

 

[search]

On bici.pro, there's quite an interesting interview with Fiorelli's manager Paolo Alberati, talking about his role at Visma, and how he ended up there - with a surprising amount of details about the contract negotiations, like Patrick's Power Point presentations and Fiorelli's bonus payments when a team mate wins.

Google Translator will do the job

Fiorelli alla Visma, una storia di competenza e stupore

Come è stato che Filippo Fiorelli sia passato dalla VF Group-Bardiani alla Visma Lease a Bike. Lo studio degli olandesi. E i patti chiari sul futuro

bici.pro

 

[Netserk]

On bici.pro, there's quite an interesting interview with Fiorelli's manager Paolo Alberati, talking about his role at Visma, and how he ended up there - with a surprising amount of details about the contract negotiations, like Patrick's Power Point presentations and Fiorelli's bonus payments when a team mate wins.

Google Translator will do the job

Fiorelli alla Visma, una storia di competenza e stupore

Come è stato che Filippo Fiorelli sia passato dalla VF Group-Bardiani alla Visma Lease a Bike. Lo studio degli olandesi. E i patti chiari sul futuro

bici.pro

It's a great article, also shared earlier in the transfer thread:

More about the Fiorelli transfer in the following article. Interesting stuff. It's in Italian but you can use your browser translator.

Fiorelli alla Visma, una storia di competenza e stupore

Come è stato che Filippo Fiorelli sia passato dalla VF Group-Bardiani alla Visma Lease a Bike. Lo studio degli olandesi. E i patti chiari sul futuro

bici.pro

 

[Earns1985]

So how will Visma appraoch the next season schedule wise?
They have Vingegaard, S.Yates, Jorgenson, van Aert and Brennan, who will have their demands.

A lot will of course depend on the fact, if they send Vingegaard to the giro.
Brennan also deserves to ride a GT. I don´t think, that van Aert will again ride the giro this year...

 

[Berniece]

So how will Visma appraoch the next season schedule wise?
They have Vingegaard, S.Yates, Jorgenson, van Aert and Brennan, who will have their demands.

A lot will of course depend on the fact, if they send Vingegaard to the giro.
Brennan also deserves to ride a GT. I don´t think, that van Aert will again ride the giro this year...

Giro: Vingegaard
TDF: Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Yates, WVA
Vuelta: Jorgenson, Yates, Brennan

 

[Earns1985]

Giro: Vingegaard
TDF: Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Yates, WVA
Vuelta: Jorgenson, Yates, Brennan

This would be the most likely scenario, if Vingegaard goes to the giro, I agree. Although giro also offers a lot of opportunities for a rider like Brennan, with some hills at the end of some stages, which not every sprinter survives.. If Vingegaard will not go to the giro, it could be something like this:

Giro: Jorgenson, Yates, Brennan
TDF: Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Yates, WVA
Vuelta: Vingegaard

 

[Berniece]

This would be the most likely scenario, if Vingegaard goes to the giro, I agree. Although giro also offers a lot of opportunities for a rider like Brennan, with some hills at the end of some stages, which not every sprinter survives.. If Vingegaard will not go to the giro, it could be something like this:

Giro: Jorgenson, Yates, Brennan
TDF: Vingegaard, Jorgenson, Yates, WVA
Vuelta: Vingegaard

Vingegaard is going to the Giro, I have no doubt about that. But he won't be at his very best there so maybe they also bring Brennan. Then again Brennan also has to perform during classics season, and that's hard to match with the Giro.

 

[Red Rick]

Vingegaard > Giro/Tour
Yates > Giro/Vuelta
Van Aert > spring > Tour > WC
Brennan > spring > Vuelta
Jorgenson > spring > Tour > WC
Kuss > Tour/Vuelta

None of these decisions are difficult in my opinion.

 

[Berniece]

Vingegaard > Giro/Tour
Yates > Giro/Vuelta
Van Aert > spring > Tour > WC
Brennan > spring > Vuelta
Jorgenson > spring > Tour > WC
Kuss > Tour/Vuelta

None of these decisions are difficult in my opinion.

It's just that Visma could use a great Yates at TDF though

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Vingegaard > Giro/Tour
Yates > Giro/Vuelta
Van Aert > spring > Tour > WC
Brennan > spring > Vuelta
Jorgenson > spring > Tour > WC
Kuss > Tour/Vuelta

None of these decisions are difficult in my opinion.

Only Yates as a good climbing domestique for the Giro?

 

[Netserk]

shates will podium the tour

 

[Wyndbrook]

Yates has said he would like to ride the Giro as defending champion. Perhaps Jonas will get involved in a Carapas/ Del Toro senario and Simon rides to victory again.

 

[ingsve]

Nordhagen should probably get a first taste of a GT as well or no?

 

[Squire]

Nordhagen should probably get a first taste of a GT as well or no?

Would expect that to be the Vuelta, maybe with Jorgenson and Kuss as a bit of a triple 'let's see what happens' approach. Although Jorgenson might do the full Canada experience.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Giro: Yates (leader), fiorelli (co-leader), vingegard, Jorgenson, kuss, brennen, piganzoli, affini

Tour: armiral, laporte (leader), tulett. Kielich, keldermen (co-leader), lemme, Owen doull, kruijsvik

Vuelta: Vingegard (leader), Yates (co-leader), Jorgenson, kuss, armiral, brennen, campenarts, piganzoli

 

[YavorD]

Vingegaard is going to the Giro, I have no doubt about that. But he won't be at his very best there so maybe they also bring Brennan. Then again Brennan also has to perform during classics season, and that's hard to match with the Giro.

For this reason I wouldn't put Brennan in the same GT as Vingegaard. If Vingegaard is not on his best, he'd use all the support he can and I wouldn't throw Brennan pretty much all alone in his first GT.
Yup, people like Affini or Fiorelli can support both of them, but I don't think they need to over complicate things when the simple decision is, send Brennan to the one GT Vingegaard doesn't go.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Nordhagen should probably get a first taste of a GT as well or no?

It's a bit weird if they let Nordhagen do one when they wouldn't let Uijtdebroeks do one.

 

[YavorD]

It's a bit weird if they let Nordhagen do one when they wouldn't let Uijtdebroeks do one.

They actually let Uijtdebroeks do 2.
He DNF'd both though.