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

[GenericBoonenFan]

Another young rider from norway to visma, maybe the kids from norway and denmark have a vo2 max superior than the kids from slovenia.

You do know Visma is a Norwegian company right?

 

[RedheadDane]

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Torsten Traen has signed a 2 year deal with Bahrain Victorious. Quite a nice transfer. The next Herman Pernstenner?????

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714944855279845451

View: https://twitter.com/BHRVictorious/status/1714944855279845451?t=L3aZXIJO8x11YS2DyD-bPQ&s=19

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Torstein Træen confirmed by Bahrain.
Everyone (except RhD) knew this since Fredagsvik reported it as a done deal on August 1st.

2 year deal. Hopefully he'll make a lot of money here, gain some more experience and returns to Uno-X as a better rider in 2 years.

 

[Anderis]

I feel like this is more of a loss for Uno-X than a gain for Bahrain but we will see.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Grande Davide Formolo signs a 3 year contract with Movistar. Hopefully he is racing more for himself again in the big races

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714959588771115430

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1714959588771115430?t=y3vsVKF93Cn8DWDz0TQZgQ&s=19

 

[pastronef]

Torstein Træen confirmed by Bahrain.
Everyone (except RhD) knew this since Fredagsvik reported it as a done deal on August 1st.

2 year deal. Hopefully he'll make a lot of money here, gain some more experience and returns to Uno-X as a better rider in 2 years.

hopefully he'll progress and win something big there, money aside

 

[Rob5091]

Bart Lemmen to Jumbo. Intriguing signing.

I didn't mean intriguing as in 'why are they signing him', but intriguing as in 'I wonder how far he can go with them'. Interesting prospect who I feared was going to be ***ed over by HPH folding.

Yeah, the guy's 28 already and must have put up some very good test results (Vo2 max etc)
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jumbo-visma-sign-up-former-air-force-officer-bart-lemmen/
"However Jumbo-Visma were impressed with what they saw in racing and lab tests."

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Another big signing of Movistar. Remi Cavagna signed a 3 year deal with the Spainish team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1715004875350683720

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1715004875350683720?t=qF7rHp6YBJsVUbGk3NYTwQ&s=19

 

[RedheadDane]

Now for a little bit of speculation.

In this article Barker, Leth, and Lowden are referred to as 'the mothers of Uno-X'. However, as far as I can see, it's only Barker who has a contract with them for next year. So, is that a subtle way to say that they have indeed extended?

 

[Salvarani]

Now for a little bit of speculation.

In this article Barker, Leth, and Lowden are referred to as 'the mothers of Uno-X'. However, as far as I can see, it's only Barker who has a contract with them for next year. So, is that a subtle way to say that they have indeed extended?

Not confirmed, so no point in believing in those sort of rumours/speculations.

And do you have a source?

 

[RedheadDane]

Not confirmed, so no point in believing in those sort of rumours/speculations.

And do you have a source?

I'm not claiming it's confirmed, that's why I'm calling it speculation.
And my source - for the fact that they're being referred to as 'mother of Uno-X' - is the article I literally linked to in my previous post.

 

[Salvarani]

I'm not claiming it's confirmed, that's why I'm calling it speculation.
And my source - for the fact that they're being referred to as 'mother of Uno-X' - is the article I literally linked to in my previous post.

Ok, I will let it slide this time but dont do it again!

 

[DNP-Old]

Big news from the Spanish junior circuit: Hector Alvarez will join Trek-Lidl in 2025. Unzue missing out on yet another Spanish prodigy, what a clown.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Big news from the Spanish junior circuit: Hector Alvarez will join Trek-Lidl in 2025. Unzue missing out on yet another Spanish prodigy, what a clown.

I honestly wonder if it's just Spaniards looking at foreign run projects and assuming they will automatically be better than a Spanish team. But then I remember those Movistar-miniseries and I get why they sign elsewhere

 

[Kaptain Kool]

idk even in 2025 he'll only be 18 years old. What are the chances he's still in the Trek setup in, say, 2031.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Unzue missing out on yet another Spanish prodigy, what a clown.

Our sport is full of clowns and thiefes these days!!! Only Landa Evenpoel and Masnada can save us

 

[RedheadDane]

Our sport is full of clowns and thiefes these days!!! Only Landa Evenpoel and Masnada can save us

Landa Evenpoel; my new favourite rider!

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

Jakob Söderqvist is going places!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1715048617654784395

View: https://twitter.com/LidlTrek/status/1715048617654784395?t=ydhjNztSuZAJVgFOoVBWHg&s=19

The full Lidl-Trek Development Team is here! Meet the final six riders:

🇩🇰 Martin Pedersen
🇦🇺 Cameron Rogers
🇸🇪 Jakob Soderqvist
🇺🇸 Cole Kessler
🇮🇹 Matteo Milan
🇩🇪 Niklas Behrens

 

[Salvarani]

Jakob Söderqvist is going places!

Yes, we need more Swedes in the peloton!

It has been dreadful for us in the last decade, I would say.

 

[Movitrain]

The announcement spree continues as Jon Barrenetxea makes the jump from Caja-Rural to Movistar.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1715276671010435407

View: https://twitter.com/Movistar_Team/status/1715276671010435407

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Sasha Weemaes signs with Bingoal.

 

[yaco]

I am interested in Cameron Rogers - He's very talented but did no racing until September in 2023. He was listed with the Lotto Dstiny Devo team, but outside of the Aussie Nationals, he only rode Taihu Lake in 2023. Interesting that he is changing Devo teams and even more surprising that he did not to Axel Merckx's team who now has strong ties with Jayco.

Congratulations to James Whelan who got a gig with Q 36.5. He basically sold up everything in OZ at the beginning of 2023 to return to the WT peleton.

 

[Roku]

Deserved for Whelan. Hopefully he is able to stay several years as pro.

 

[Anderis]

The full Lidl-Trek Development Team is here! Meet the final six riders:

🇩🇰 Martin Pedersen
🇦🇺 Cameron Rogers
🇸🇪 Jakob Soderqvist
🇺🇸 Cole Kessler
🇮🇹 Matteo Milan
🇩🇪 Niklas Behrens

They seem to like riders with surnames of successful WT riders from the present and near past.