Well now that Arri is gone there is at least hope that Movistar DSing can be a bit less farcial.
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Van Baarle to Jumbo was ordained the moment he broke out of the lead group at PR. I think it's a perfect move. He's a great classics rider on a team that has to perform in the classics. And maybe he's tired of towing Bernal around France every July.
Seriously, he's had a breakout season and deserves to be paid like an A List rider.
Seriously, he's had a breakout season and deserves to be paid like an A List rider.
Carapaz should ask for Sciandri in his contract
I find the Carapaz news, if true, to be very interesting. I assume he wants to be the undisputed TdF leader somewhere, and at Ineos he could be battling Bernal for that honor next year. But we don't know what level Bernal will be able to return to...so maybe this is a bluff to get more money out of Ineos?
At this point Carapaz is Ineos's best GT rider, with no clear successor. And as much as I like Bernal, I don't know that he's clearly better than Carapaz. It could also be a compatibility issue, too. Some riders and teams just don't gel.
At this point Carapaz is Ineos's best GT rider, with no clear successor. And as much as I like Bernal, I don't know that he's clearly better than Carapaz. It could also be a compatibility issue, too. Some riders and teams just don't gel.
According to the podcast-panel in De Rode Lantaarn Mike Teunissen is negotiating a deal with Quick Step Alpha Vinyl... Not the rider they need imo.
If Carapaz is serious about switching teams, He should go to Astana
but like other folks mentioned, It looks like him setting the situation for a salary raise
but like other folks mentioned, It looks like him setting the situation for a salary raise
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It looks like Merlier is heading to QS. I guess pretty much everyone saw this coming.
Nice pickup for QS, don’t know what this will do for the big classics other than Gent Wevelgem, but nonetheless good move for both parties.
Depends what they are paying him. He will be a big upgrade on a declined Keisse but if they want him to replace Stybar etc then he has not looked like a decent card in the final of a classic for a long time
Carapaz and Martinez to Movistar would be great for the team. They really need to have more options than Mas if Valverde is retired.
I would assume this is the nail on the coffin for Cav at QS.
Not sure how much room there was at Alpecin for both him and Philipsen. That said, I assume this deal was worked out before Alpecin's move to WT and Deceuninck sponsorship -- I'm not sure I would have left an up and coming team to go ride for Lefevere, who all of a sudden isn't looking quite so invinceable.
Still a bit harsh from my perspective. Even if he did not win that much, he was by far Ineos' best and most consistent rider in week-long stage races last year, with Bernal and Carapaz mainly focusing on GTs. He won Catalunya, was 2nd in UAE, 4th in Itzulia, 4th in the Vuelta and 3rd in Lombardia. That brought them a whole lot of UCI points.
Anyways, I also think that he did not achieve as much as Ineos had hoped for.
Nicola Conci per direct naar Alpecin-Fenix Development Team
Nicola Conci zal de rest van het jaar voor het Development Team van Alpecin-Fenix uitkomen. De 25-jarige Italiaan was vier jaar prof bij Trek-Segafredo en verhuisde eind vorig jaar naar Gazprom-Rusvelo, dat intussen haar licentie door de UCI ingetrokken zag worden. Het was maandag na de...
It will be interesting to see how QS handle having Jakobsen and Merlier. There isn’t an obvious hierarchy there.
Jakobsen is more durable but I wouldn’t say he’s faster than Merlier.
I guess Cav to Israel would make the most sense. They have the train, without a top tier sprinter to go on the end of it. Probably have the cash too. Where else even seems like a potential fit?
A world famous train that has been given excellent lead-outs, just not to any of their riders...
Probably so, but I think it’s unlikely that Merlier has signed for them after being told he’s going to be on the number 2 guy schedule.
So Ineos could lose Carapaz, Martinez and Van Baarle while Bernal's return to the old form is uncertain.
Quite a reshuffle and they need to be smart about new contracts if they want to retain their current strength.
If he likes getting paid (on time) he wouldnt go near Astana
3 serious contenders to sign Carapaz.
Inoes, Movistar and EF. he will make his choice after the Giro.
The Ecuadorian would thus be the replacement for Uran to play the GCs, the latter could retire at the end of the year
I also saw that EF could recruit Narvaez and Kangert. However, I don't have any information on my side.
Inoes, Movistar and EF. he will make his choice after the Giro.
The Ecuadorian would thus be the replacement for Uran to play the GCs, the latter could retire at the end of the year
I also saw that EF could recruit Narvaez and Kangert. However, I don't have any information on my side.
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