well, they are the ying and yang. surely I dislike Plugge way more than Pinot. and tbf I'm fine with Pinot, not a fan, but ok. it was his fans' religious, jesus-like approach that I could never stand (an Madiot)
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well, they are the ying and yang. surely I dislike Plugge way more than Pinot. and tbf I'm fine with Pinot, not a fan, but ok. it was his fans' religious, jesus-like approach that I could never stand (an Madiot)
imo i doubt the Merger is fully off the table and behind the scenes may still be in the works. I also don't see specialized being involved which would mean remco & specialized would likely leave if it happens.
Sidenote, I'm predicting Asgreen to Bora for 2025
Soudal-QuickStep added a 28th rider to their roster. Pepijn Reinderink, the Dutch national champion at U23, has been promoted from the development team to the pro-team.
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Het nieuwe wielerjaar is net van start gegaan, maar het huiswerk van Soudal-Quick Step was nog niet klaar. Pepijn Reinderink (21), de Nederlandse kampioen bij de beloften, promoveert van de opleidingsploeg naar de WorldTour-kern.
Abner Gonzalez joins Efapel.
Remaining on the watchlist:
Odd Eiking
Jens Reynders
Domenico Pozzovivo (will join Corratec if invited to Giro)
Joe Dombrowski (probably facing retirement)
Amanuel Gebhreizhabier
Lukas Postlberger
Julius Johansen
Asbjorn Hellemose
Remaining on the watchlist:
Odd Eiking
Jens Reynders
Domenico Pozzovivo (will join Corratec if invited to Giro)
Joe Dombrowski (probably facing retirement)
Amanuel Gebhreizhabier
Lukas Postlberger
Julius Johansen
Asbjorn Hellemose
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He may be better for having a rest after the busy Christmas period.
I maybe missing updates,
but I have not seen any news on Stannard or
Nicolas Edet.
I'm sure there are several others at Astana as well. Maybe Basso has retired.
but I have not seen any news on Stannard or
Nicolas Edet.
I'm sure there are several others at Astana as well. Maybe Basso has retired.
What did he do around Christmas?
Doesn't he have some clinicy issues?
Hellemose talked about his situation on an Italian podcast and said he doesn't think he'll be able to find a team this year.
He's currently training hard and will ride NAT / NE / amateur races to show he still has the level to compete at the highest level. Hopefully a team will sign him in 2025.
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Reynders, reindeers...
I'll get my coat
Corratec will not ride the Giro so I guess it's not happening.
Back to AG2R maybe? It's not like they've got better options for the Giro d'Italia unless Cosnefroy finally decides to ride it.
Pozzovivo hanging on for a top 10 and then the likes of Paret-Peintre & Lapeira can go stage hunting!
That would probably have happened already if that was a possibility.
He's said that he doesn't want to ride for peanuts, so this is probably the end of his great career. Then he'll have more time to hang out with Nibali. I'm still sad he didn't return to Bardiani though.
Lefevre should have taken him to help Fausto and remco in the mountains instead of promoting from u23s that random dutch guy.
They already have 30 riders.
Edet is currently trying to recover from a long and complex injury in his arm. Probably won't race anymore, the most relevant thing for him is healing 100%.
As from Astana, (almost) all of their non-returning kazakhs officially retired. For Basso and Riabushenko I haven't read anything but I guess retirement is the most likely outcome (unless Riabushenko wants to ride for chinese / asian CT - in which I guess he could find a place)
I kinda want Pozzovivo to end his career where he started it, at Bardiani.
That said, Rcs not inviting a team with Padun, Pozzovivo and Bonifazio +Sbaragli over freaking Bardiani, who pretty much only have young Pellizzari and Zoccarato, who wastes his time on a team that isn't racing cobbled classics, is bs.
That said, Rcs not inviting a team with Padun, Pozzovivo and Bonifazio +Sbaragli over freaking Bardiani, who pretty much only have young Pellizzari and Zoccarato, who wastes his time on a team that isn't racing cobbled classics, is bs.
Stannard is still (provisionally) suspended, yeah:
Bardiani is basically invited for their reputation as a farm team and long-term sponsorship / existence only!
His mother is Uzbeki (or however you say it), while he's... Cypriot apparently.
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No, that's actually good news. It means that cycling is not virtue signalling.
Which sport has the moral highground? Cycling certainly doesn't, specially with teams like Israel Premier Tech or UAE in the sport. Riders just want to do their thing, they are not accountable for what their statesmen do.
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Anyone familiar with russian or Uzbeki surnames who can explain to me if he has his mothers surname or if his dad's surname is just very like his mothers?
Side note: His mother switched nationalities in 2018, according to her Wikipedia page in order to be able to compete in Tokyo.
More side notes: Some googling took me to another page in which former pro cyclist Sergey Klimov is said to be her husband. The article also mentions them having 2 children together whilst her wikipedia entry states she has 3, so I assume Bogdan has hit mother's name.
Even more sidenotes: There apparently is another Olga Zabelinskaya who lives in America and teaches Asian fusion cooking. I was confused for a solid three minutes.
Edit: I'm already hyped to see what Quick-Step will be able to do with a Cypriot national champions jersey.
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