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DJO said:
Tudor, along with Hirschi.
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Well, a lot of article are suggesting that, and that Cancellara hopes to make it a done deal. I would like to see him in a different team, partly because I don’t think it’s a great fit to be in the same team as Hirschi - as I believe they are too similar as riders and should target the same races, and because I don’t want Tudor to take Uno-X spot in the Tour :tearsofjoy:
My hope is that Alaphilippes sponsorship with Richard Mille makes it hard to sort out a deal with Tudor and then let’s see if Total can come up with a huge contract offer.
 
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Hirschi to Tudor confirmed by the team. I like this transfer a lot. Its good for cycling! Now you have a serious contender for medium heavy one day races and for medium heavy one week stage races who is not riding for one of the big teams. That will spice things up and tudor rode very offensive this year, great to see
 
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Statze2 said:
Hirschi to Tudor confirmed by the team. I like this transfer a lot. Its good for cycling! Now you have a serious contender for medium heavy one day races and for medium heavy one week stage races who is not riding for one of the big teams. That will spice things up and tudor rode very offensive this year, great to see
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I think this is the wrong move for him.. 90% of his wins in UAE came from having multiple team members in the final.

Strong rider from August to October, not so good from January to June.
 
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I think this is the wrong move for him.. 90% of his wins in UAE came from having multiple team members in the final.

Strong rider from August to October, not so good from January to June.
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I understand what you mean, but imagine he is focussing on some highlights and do have a serious preparation for this races. Then i think he can play a crucial role in this races. And what if the 10 % are Fleche Wallone, Liege, the fall classics and so? And the 90 % are the czech tour, Tour de Hongrie races? That means less wins but much more prestigious wins/podiums/top 10s.
 
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Eddy Evenepoel said:
Well, a lot of article are suggesting that, and that Cancellara hopes to make it a done deal. I would like to see him in a different team, partly because I don’t think it’s a great fit to be in the same team as Hirschi - as I believe they are too similar as riders and should target the same races, and because I don’t want Tudor to take Uno-X spot in the Tour :tearsofjoy:
My hope is that Alaphilippes sponsorship with Richard Mille makes it hard to sort out a deal with Tudor and then let’s see if Total can come up with a huge contract offer.
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didn't know he had a personal deal with Richard Mille.
 
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I think this is the wrong move for him.. 90% of his wins in UAE came from having multiple team members in the final.

Strong rider from August to October, not so good from January to June.
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He was 2nd in Amstel this year and won the Drome Classic, so it's not like he's that much worse in the other months, he often just rides harder races in earlier months. Anyways, you're right that a lot of his wins are because he has teammates (like Drome this year) and I agree that he will have a harder time at Tudor, but it's still a very strong rider that could also do it on his own if the circumstances are right.

Also if the Alaphilippe rumor is correct (find it a bit weird, they're too much of the same rider imo) you could have a duo.
 
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pastronef said:
didn't know he had a personal deal with Richard Mille.
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To be fair I don’t know exactly how big deal this partnership is. I think he’s been racing with different fancy (and expensive) Richard Mille watches since 2020, so also at San Sebastián this weekend, but he’s not listed on their website as a brand ambassador like for example biathlete Johannes Bø is. However Richard Mille has had a long term partnership with Cav as well and he’s not on that list either.
 
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Samamba said:
More like an example that junior results don't say everything. At least right now. Still think he has plenty of talent to be at least WT pro worthy but "wonderkid" is absolutely insane.
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We were discussing this rumor of Ineos recently on a group ride and someone (who is in the know) said he has the same agent as Josh Tarling.
 
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Coffeeplanter said:
There are tons of INEOS riders with 258 Protege, including the Hayter brothers and AJ August. That is likely where the connection comes from, yes.

Also with 258: Ashlin Barry.
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The only way signing Shmidt (weird way of spelling that name, by the way) makes sense is if they want to use him as bait for Barry next year.
 
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Squire said:
The only way signing Shmidt (weird way of spelling that name, by the way) makes sense is if they want to use him as bait for Barry next year.
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That would be my explanation as well, as it makes little to no sense for a major team to go after Artem Shmidt seeing how little progression he has shown since his junior days. We know for a fact INEOS aren't really deterred with agents having a foot in the door, given their ties to Acquadro.

INEOS, or any team for that matter, will need any little advantage they can get, because I reckon the Ashlin Barry sweepstakes will surpass those of Albert Withen Philipsen and even Remco Evenepoel. There is a plethora of teams that should have major interest based on marketability and sponsor contracts alone, let alone for his blessed, golden legs.
 
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Samamba said:
More like an example that junior results don't say everything. At least right now. Still think he has plenty of talent to be at least WT pro worthy but "wonderkid" is absolutely insane.
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I wonder whatever happened to that kid.
 
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RedheadDane said:
israelpremiertech.com

Alexey Lutsenko set to bolster IPT roster from 2025 - Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team

Israel – Premier Tech will welcome Kazakh rider Alexey Lutsenko to its ranks for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
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So the Chinese takeover is far more a takeover than a buy-in. I can't imagine the Khazakhs letting Lutsenko go if they were retaining an interest.

At least Vino has got a Vuelta start for one of his sons out of it: it'll be a while before there is an easy route to the WT for young Khazakh riders again.
 
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