Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers and Rumours Thread

[Libertine Seguros]

They've already signed a full lead out train and renshaw as a DS no? Says to me they're building a team around him. Was just a thought, no need to be so rude about it.

It makes sense for them to build a team around him in the short term, because if they can get him that Tour stage, that's going to be their jersey in the spotlight for the biggest non-GC story in the Tour in years (at least since Sagan breaking the green jersey record, but I think the stage win record will probably be seen as a bigger deal since it's stood far longer and it's Merckx that holds it), and they may take such a route to try to mop up smaller races since the whole deal with losing Supermán probably put a huge spanner in the works for their stage race points plans, leaving them heavily reliant on Lutsenko unless Charmig or Fortunato can really step up and deliver on their promise. Changing out the bike provider is more of a long term deal, however, and while some riders' links to specific companies will carry that kind of connection (see Sagan and Total Energies), and certainly in the early 2010s Cav would have been worth such a deal, probably at this point in time if there is a change in bike manufacturer, he's only going to be one of many factors involved rather than the driving force.

 

[Mayomaniac]

According to Italian cycling media Mark Padun is going to Corratec.
Honestly, him an Pozzovivo + Jakub, Bonifazio and Sbaragli for the sprints is actually a good wildcard team for the Giro.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

According to Italian cycling media Mark Padun is going to Corratec.
Honestly, him an Pozzovivo + Jakub, Bonifazio and Sbaragli for the sprints is actually a good wildcard team for the Giro.

Don’t envy RCS for having to whittle the list of WC teams down to two. It would be a crime if Tudor don’t get to do a GT next year with their roster and they have far stronger Italians than the other options, but inviting them would mean there would be only one Italian team. Of those three, Corratec probably have the best lineup now, Eolo/Polti won a stage last year and have Fabbro, so this had better be the year they drop Green Project because I can’t think of a single valid reason why they should get the nod.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Don’t envy RCS for having to whittle the list of WC teams down to two. It would be a crime if Tudor don’t get to do a GT next year with their roster and they have far stronger Italians than the other options, but inviting them would mean there would be only one Italian team. Of those three, Corratec probably have the best lineup now, Eolo/Polti won a stage last year and have Fabbro, so this had better be the year they drop Green Project because I can’t think of a single valid reason why they should get the nod.

I can see Lotto skipping the Giro once again to focus on scoring points in smaller races and races that are more important for their sponsors. So 2 Italian PCT teams + Tudor sounds realistic to me.

The only good thing about Bardiani would be that Pellizzari would get to ride his first GT.
IMO a bigger team should buy the guy out of his contract.

 

[Samamba]

All signs point to Lotto skipping the Giro again.

De Gendt focussing on the Vuelta and not the Giro for example basically confirms this.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The only good thing about Bardiani would be that Pellizzari would get to ride his first GT.
IMO a bigger team should buy the guy out of his contract.

It doesn't look like Pellizzari has a contract for 2024, so they might even be able to get him for free.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I can see Lotto skipping the Giro once again to focus on scoring points in smaller races and races that are more important for their sponsors. So 2 Italian PCT teams + Tudor sounds realistic to me.

The only good thing about Bardiani would be that Pellizzari would get to ride his first GT.
IMO a bigger team should buy the guy out of his contract.

I have little confidence in Pellizzari fighting for stage wins and/or riding for (the bottom end of) top 10 on GC so long as he’s on Bardiani tbh. Yes, the experience would probably be good for him, but it really isn’t a necessity to make your GT debut at age 20 even in this era.

 

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It doesn't look like Pellizzari has a contract for 2024, so they might even be able to get him for free.

it's a mistake on PCS only. Pellizzari signed a three year deal with Bardiani, as he confirmed in 2022

I Volti Nuovi del Gruppo, Giulio Pellizzari: “Non do peso alle polemiche, sogno di vincere il Tour”

Tocca a Giulio Pellizzari aprire la nostra rubrica annuale dei Volti Nuovi del Gruppo. Il classe 2003 ha firmato un contratto triennale con la Bardiani-CSF-Faiz

cyclingpro.net

 

[Samu Cuenca]

it's a mistake on PCS only. Pellizzari signed a three year deal with Bardiani, as he confirmed in 2022

I Volti Nuovi del Gruppo, Giulio Pellizzari: “Non do peso alle polemiche, sogno di vincere il Tour”

Tocca a Giulio Pellizzari aprire la nostra rubrica annuale dei Volti Nuovi del Gruppo. Il classe 2003 ha firmato un contratto triennale con la Bardiani-CSF-Faiz

cyclingpro.net

It said the same on First Cycling, so that's why I wasn't sure.

 

[Roku]

There is a rumour that places Mark Padun at Corratec. He would have to break his 2024 contract with EF.

That would be consistent with the information by Eddy Evenepoel that Eiking still had a chance to stay at EF (otherwise they would be full with the still to be announced extensions of Doull, Shaw and Quinn, while it seems that Amador had a contract for next year as well)

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Caicedo leaving EF wouldn't surprise me that much but him not being able to find another pro contract would. He almost won a Vuelta stage and had some decent performances in Burgos and Gran Piemonte. You would think that it would be enough to land a spot at least in one of the Spanish PRT teams or something.

It's been confirmed now by Wielerflits and others.

 

[Berniece]

All signs point to Lotto skipping the Giro again.

De Gendt focussing on the Vuelta and not the Giro for example basically confirms this.

He always had a bigger love for Spain, right? Besides that it makes sense for Lotto to skip the Giro though.

 

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Riley Sheehan is now confirmed to join IPT on a three-year deal

Paris - Tours winner Riley Sheehan inks three-year deal with IPT - Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team

Paris - Tours winner Riley Sheehan has signed a three-year deal with Israel - Premier Tech, starting in 2024.

israelpremiertech.com

 

[Lexman]

Timothy Dupont extends for one year with Tarteletto

and De Pestel (Baloise) and Pollefliet (Lotto Devo) to AG2R

‘AG2R Citroën slaat slag met twee Belgische aanwinsten voor 2024’

AG2R Citroën is nog druk bezig om de selectie voor 2024 rond te krijgen en volgens Het Laatste Nieuws gaat de Franse ploeg op korte termijn twee Belgische renners aantrekken. Het gaat om Gianluca Pollefliet en Sander De Pestel.De 21-jarige Pollefliet komt volgens de krant over van de opleid

www.wielerflits.be

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Fire giganter slås om dansk komet

Læs mere her

ekstrabladet.dk

Philipsen has 4 teams to choose from... and has made demands he wants....his own coach (Barry Austin) and a MTB team.

 

[Anderis]

I genuinely thought for a good few seconds that you were talking about Jasper Philipsen here.

 

[RedheadDane]

I genuinely thought for a good few seconds that you were talking about Jasper Philipsen here.

Yeah, let's stick to referring to the Danish kid as "Withen".
We're gonna be talking about him quite a bit in the years to come.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I wonder why none of the Canyon teams are still on the short-list; I thought Alpecin would be in pole position, especially with their multi-discipline friendly approach. Maybe they don't have the $$$$$$, which is interesting.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Yeah, let's stick to referring to the Danish kid as "Withen".
We're gonna be talking about him quite a bit in the years to come.

I fear you will be fighting a lost cause, he is Albert Philipsen on just about every start list, team list and results site.

 

[Salvarani]

I fear you will be fighting a lost cause, he is Albert Philipsen on just about every start list, team list and results site.

Dont encourage her!

 

[RedheadDane]

I fear you will be fighting a lost cause, he is Albert Philipsen on just about every start list, team list and results site.

Give international media some time to figure it out.

 

[laarsland]

I guess a lot of teams feeling Withen Temptation right now (really not my type of band, but a pun is a pun).

 

[RedheadDane]

Yuhi Todome signs with EF Education-EasyPost | EF Education-EasyPost

Japanese rookie steps up to the WorldTour

efprocycling.com

 

[DNP-Old]

Yeah, let's stick to referring to the Danish kid as "Withen".
We're gonna be talking about him quite a bit in the years to come.

It's time for you Danes to change your national legislation, too confusing for us.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's time for you Danes to change your national legislation, too confusing for us.

Well... we don't really have a legislation in those matters. It's just... some public figures are known by their middle names, especially if their actual last name is a "sen-name", because those are just so frickin common and boring.
Just to clarify; there is legislation for what names you can have - for example; you can only have one name that's listed as your surname - but there is not legislation for what names you can be known by in media, if you're the kind of person who's known by media.