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

[GenericBoonenFan]

When it comes to avatars only one cyclist should be considered

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Having a profile pictures of Jonas is like wearing navy. You so boring that black are too edgy for you.

Having Pogacar as a profile picture is like being a foreign Barcelona fan. You're only a fan because they won a lot and had Messi playing for them.

 

[tobydawq]

Having Pogacar as a profile picture is like being a foreign Barcelona fan. You're only a fan because they won a lot and had Messi playing for them.

Lol.

Yeah, there is nothing likeable about him at all.

 

[tobydawq]

You're starting to get it.

ha

 

[RedheadDane]

Welcome to the Great Big Avatar Transfer Thread.

 

[Netserk]

I'd have totally loved Armstrong too even if he weren't successful.

 

[tobydawq]

Welcome to the Great Big Avatar Transfer Thread.

When are you getting a Michael Rasmussen avatar?

 

[RedheadDane]

When are you getting a Michael Rasmussen avatar?

Never.

 

[yaco]

I don't think "do a groenewegen" sounds that great for a sprinter.

At least at Jayco, Groenewegen gets to ride a GT every year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

When it comes to avatars only one cyclist should be considered

Yeah, but only @slim charles and I seem to have figured that out.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Lol.

Yeah, there is nothing likeable about him at all.

Some people like Jonas, some like you like Tadej and that's okay.

No need for people on this forum (not signalling out you because I quoted your post) to be a *** about things like that.

 

[tobydawq]

Some people like Jonas, some like you like Tadej and that's okay.

No need for people on this forum (not signalling out you because I quoted your post) to be a *** about things like that.

Weren't you being that yourself when you said that the only reason to be a fan of him was his success?

Isn't that true for all riders then?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Weren't you being that yourself when you said that the only reason to be a fan of him was his success?

Isn't that true for all riders then?

No, I was using sarcasm to show him how "stupid" his statement was.

 

[tobydawq]

No, I was using sarcasm to show him how "stupid" his statement was.

Sorry then.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Sorry then.

Apology accepted

 

[Movitrain]

Olympic gold medaillist Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wants to focus on road races in 2025 to try and win the Tour de France. She said she will take a couple of weeks to determine which team she wants to join for next season, I assume just about any team would be willing to sign her.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1817579883587117362

View: https://x.com/EuroHoody/status/1817579883587117362

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I thought it was 'strongly rumoured' she was off to Visma.......

 

[RJH]

Gusev has made his comeback:

Vladimir Gusev

Vladimir Gusev (born 1982-07-04 in Nizhny Novgorod) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia, active between 2000 and 2025. His best results are winning GC Tour of Belgium and winning GC Sachsen-tour International Um Den Sparkassen-cup.

www.procyclingstats.com

Great news… Hope to see him back at maybe Astana soon, so that he could win a TdS MTF next year, like he did on Grimselpass 2007. Welcome back, Gusev

 

[ingsve]

Kristian Blummenfelt says it's 90% sure he'll switch to road cycling next season and is looking to do the Tour in 2026 and will fight for the yellow jersey by 2028. No contract signed yet though hence the 90%.

Mot norsk overgang: Avslører ellevill Tour de France-plan

PARIS (TV 2): En overgang er på trappene for den norske stjernen Kristian Blummenfelt (30).

www.tv2.no

 

[Monte Serra]

At least at Jayco, Groenewegen gets to ride a GT every year.

Well, good for him. I'm pretty sure Kooij will get a GT each year at Visma as well. I'd be surprised if Kooij would get better paid, and get more opportunities at another team. Spots for the Tour are hard to get. There are not many good teams without a current sprinter, where he would get a solid lead out.

I thought it was 'strongly rumoured' she was off to Visma.......

Indeed, that has been widely reported.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to leave Ineos for Visma-Lease a Bike as she eyes road return

Multi-discipline star reportedly set to move on after two years as Ineos Grenadiers' only women's rider

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[yaco]

Well, good for him. I'm pretty sure Kooij will get a GT each year at Visma as well. I'd be surprised if Kooij would get better paid, and get more opportunities at another team. Spots for the Tour are hard to get. There are not many good teams without a current sprinter, where he would get a solid lead out.


Indeed, that has been widely reported.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to leave Ineos for Visma-Lease a Bike as she eyes road return

Multi-discipline star reportedly set to move on after two years as Ineos Grenadiers' only women's rider

www.cyclingnews.com

Kooij would get better opportunities to ride GT's at about 16 WT teams. Riding a GT ( not necessarily the TDF ) is part of a riders development which he will not get at Visma. Anyway, he is the one making the decisions.

 

[jono]

Kristian Blummenfelt says it's 90% sure he'll switch to road cycling next season and is looking to do the Tour in 2026 and will fight for the yellow jersey by 2028. No contract signed yet though hence the 90%.

Mot norsk overgang: Avslører ellevill Tour de France-plan

PARIS (TV 2): En overgang er på trappene for den norske stjernen Kristian Blummenfelt (30).

www.tv2.no

Didn't realize this was in the plans for him. Fighting for the yellow jersey at age 34 seems a bit unrealistic, and he'd have to go a pretty serious body transformation even to become a classics-type rider.

 

[ingsve]

Didn't realize this was in the plans for him. Fighting for the yellow jersey at age 34 seems a bit unrealistic, and he'd have to go a pretty serious body transformation even to become a classics-type rider.

Ya, it seems more ambitious than realistic.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Well, good for him. I'm pretty sure Kooij will get a GT each year at Visma as well. I'd be surprised if Kooij would get better paid, and get more opportunities at another team. Spots for the Tour are hard to get. There are not many good teams without a current sprinter, where he would get a solid lead out.


Indeed, that has been widely reported.

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to leave Ineos for Visma-Lease a Bike as she eyes road return

Multi-discipline star reportedly set to move on after two years as Ineos Grenadiers' only women's rider

www.cyclingnews.com

TBH, if Kooij had signed with DSM he would've started the TdF instead of Jakobsen

 

[Monte Serra]

TBH, if Kooij had signed with DSM he would've started the TdF instead of Jakobsen

That would probably have been beneficial for all involved (arguably even Jakobsen). But the catch is of course that DSM had already signed Jakobsen, who probably is quite well paid and DSM's budget is relatively limited.

Kooij would get better opportunities to ride GT's at about 16 WT teams. Riding a GT ( not necessarily the TDF ) is part of a riders development which he will not get at Visma. Anyway, he is the one making the decisions.

I'm not saying that Kooij is ideally placed at Visma. He did ride a grand tour this year, but he's currently unlikely to ride the Tour. But many other teams already have a well paid sprinter under contract. A team might want to acquire a (better) second sprinter, but money is often a limiting factor. And some teams (Ineos) are somehow unwilling to sign sprinters who is not Elia Viviani.