Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

[GenericBoonenFan]

Lars Boven strenghtens the Alpecin classics squad.

 

[Roku]

Some riders are good teammates on and off the bike, which means their own results don't necessarily matter much. Not complaining to the media is probably also a key factor for anyone who wants to stay with the team.

I know, but Naberman doesn't resemble to a Tim De Clercq / Imanol Erviti / Jasha Sutterlin or those kind of riders.

He rather looks like Juraj Sagan, the least talented Kulset, the latter years of Benji Noval and so on.

 

[RedheadDane]

He rather looks like Juraj Sagan, the least talented Kulset, the latter years of Benji Noval and so on.

Who's the least talented Kulset?

 

[SafeBet]

Who's the least talented Kulset?

I think you could make a case for any of them not named Johannes. But at least Sindre and Magnus are decently talented in growing their hair.
So I guess the answer is Kristian.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think you could make a case for any of them not named Johannes. But at least Sindre and Magnus are decently talented in growing their hair.
So I guess the answer is Kristian.

They're also redheads, which is always a plus.
And Kristian took the consequence of being the least talented brother, and retired. From cycling, no clue if he's retired from hair-growing.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They're also redheads, which is always a plus.
And Kristian took the consequence of being the least talented brother, and retired. From cycling, no clue if he's retired from hair-growing.

Valverde's hair retired before he did.

 

[RedheadDane]

Valverde's hair retired before he did.

Or he retired from hair-growing before he retired from cycling.
And of course, he's one of those people for whom "retired" actually means "switched to gravel".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Or he retired from hair-growing before he retired from cycling.
And of course, he's one of those people for whom "retired" actually means "switched to gravel".

It just means he gets a bit money out of the lower amount of training he would have done anyway.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I think you could make a case for any of them not named Johannes. But at least Sindre and Magnus are decently talented in growing their hair.
So I guess the answer is Kristian.

Magnus isnt that bad. He was 6th at Fauniera in the Babygiro and have been a visibly decent team mate in Tour of the Alps two years in a row. This spring he was also useful in Muskat Classic and Oman. He couldve actually deserved a spot in Uno-X even with a different last name.

 

[Tugboat]

Kim Cadzow to EF Education-Cannondale for 2024 from Jumbo-Visma. Announced on EF’s and Kim’s Instagram.

 

[yaco]

The women's team Jayco Alula which is short of climber types, somehow continually miss out on Aussie and NZ talents - It is bewildering.

 

[joseph89]

Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq to Lidl-Trek & Stan Van Tricht to Alpecin-Deceuninck.

Einde van een tijdperk: Tim ‘El Tractor’ Declercq naar Lidl-Trek, ook Van Tricht verlaat Soudal Quick-Step

Na zeven jaar komt een eind aan het huwelijk tussen Tim Declercq en Soudal Quick-Step. De West-Vlaming verlaat de stal van Patrick Lefevere en rijdt vanaf volgend seizoen voor Lidl-Trek.

www.hln.be

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The women's team Jayco Alula which is short of climber types, somehow continually miss out on Aussie and NZ talents - It is bewildering.

In this case, I guess it's mainly due to Tromp and Cadzow having already worked together, although I don't know if Jayco was ever in the picture, considering Cadzow had a contract for next year at JV..

 

[Mayomaniac]

Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq to Lidl-Trek & Stan Van Tricht to Alpecin-Deceuninck.

Einde van een tijdperk: Tim ‘El Tractor’ Declercq naar Lidl-Trek, ook Van Tricht verlaat Soudal Quick-Step

Na zeven jaar komt een eind aan het huwelijk tussen Tim Declercq en Soudal Quick-Step. De West-Vlaming verlaat de stal van Patrick Lefevere en rijdt vanaf volgend seizoen voor Lidl-Trek.

www.hln.be

That's actually a really good signing for Trek.

 

[pastronef]

LIDL really said "hold my discount beer" and began getting a super team for 2024. kudos to them
I was arguing with a French twitter-antidoper on twitter months ago saying brands are afraid to invest in cycling. well it turns out some brands DO invest in cycling and do it very good

 

[Samamba]

Sepulveda extended with Lotto Dstny till the end of 2025.

 

[Anderis]

That's actually a really good signing for Trek.

Lidl-Trek is my team to watch for the next 2-3 years. They're definetely trying to build something solid there.

 

[Bolder]

Lidl-Trek is my team to watch for the next 2-3 years. They're definetely trying to build something solid there.

Not sure how solid they are on the GC front, but it's really hard to find a GT contender. they don't grow on trees...I wonder if they could/can make a play for Roglic? (unlikely but that's who they need)

 

[theyoungest]

Not sure how solid they are on the GC front, but it's really hard to find a GT contender. they don't grow on trees...I wonder if they could/can make a play for Roglic? (unlikely but that's who they need)

Geoghegan Hart looked very strong this spring. Seemed to have made a major step up, even compared to when he won the Giro. I think he has the potential (in fact I can't for the life of me understand why Ineos let him go).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not sure how solid they are on the GC front, but it's really hard to find a GT contender. they don't grow on trees...I wonder if they could/can make a play for Roglic? (unlikely but that's who they need)

It'll also depend on how TGH recovers from his injury, and on whether or not Skjelmose finds more consistency/avoids bad luck in GTs.

 

[Lexman]

Sepulveda extended with Lotto Dstny till the end of 2025.

good news since his contract was not to be renewed normally, he did a good Vuelta

nice to support / assist Lennert the next years...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It'll be interesting to see if it is Movistar.

And was indeed Movistar, which was strongly rumoured after she was riding on their Canyons during the Glasgow Worlds.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1704057755219243492

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1704057755219243492

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I wonder if she will carry on CX when she goes there.....doesn't appear to be any CX expertise at that team.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The women's team Jayco Alula which is short of climber types, somehow continually miss out on Aussie and NZ talents - It is bewildering.

Just like the men's team, then. Clearly they need to be much more proactive in recruitment in the U23 and junior scenes.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I wonder if she will carry on CX when she goes there.....doesn't appear to be any CX expertise at that team.

They could always join forces with Canyon - SRAM and have one team for Bäckstedt and Ferguson.