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

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Coffeeplanter

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He seems to have folded at the first sign of adversity, after beating everyone all season. Surely there is something else going on here.
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He has a release clause of barely €25.000, his stay was never ensured. It was already an immense haul for Kurt to get him to Lotto in the first place. I, for one, am not surprised. The kid is ultrahyper ambitious, maybe even too much.

I can see him unify the cycling world like no other: everyone is going to hate him. I do not wish it upon him, but I can just see it clear as day.
 
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Coffeeplanter said:
He has a release clause of barely €25.000, his stay was never ensured. It was already an immense haul for Kurt to get him to Lotto in the first place. I, for one, am not surprised. The kid is ultrahyper ambitious, maybe even too much.

I can see him unify the cycling world like no other: everyone is going to hate him. I do not wish it upon him, but I can just see it clear as day.
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I don't think anyone is surprised haha. And fully agree, he has everything to be hated. He's already not the most liked rider in the peloton. I don't think it's gonna get better. We'll see how far he gets, he obviously is super talented, but I'm still not sure if he will be the GT rider like he wants to be.

For Lotto/Van de Wouwer I would not even try to get these type of talents in the future, they will leave anyways. Signings like Taillieu are probably way better for them.
 
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I mean you cracked during the biggest race of the season. Instead of internally discussing it with the team you go to the media to voice your complains. You're also in your first U23 year, pretty common practice to go and search for your boundaries.

This is just the equivalent of a American sportsmen forcing a trade out of one team into another. You publicly throw a tantrum and then wait for a team to bite.
In this case Bora. But if this is Widars character then good luck to them. Lotto should play it dirty aswell tbh, they can't just let the biggest Belgian GC-prospect since Eddy Evenepoel walk away. They'll be forced to put up a fight to show their sponsors they did whatever they could.
 
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GenericBoonenFan said:
I mean you cracked during the biggest race of the season. Instead of internally discussing it with the team you go to the media to voice your complains. You're also in your first U23 year, pretty common practice to go and search for your boundaries.

This is just the equivalent of a American sportsmen forcing a trade out of one team into another. You publicly throw a tantrum and then wait for a team to bite.
In this case Bora. But if this is Widars character then good luck to them. Lotto should play it dirty aswell tbh, they can't just let the biggest Belgian GC-prospect since Eddy Evenepoel walk away. They'll be forced to put up a fight to show their sponsors they did whatever they could.
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If there's actually a release clause of only 25000 dollars Lotto has nothing to say (and they honestly shouldve never signed him in the first place imo if that kind of release clause was needed).

Also like I said, Bora was talking to Widar (or his agents) before Avenir, so before it went wrong, and before the tantrum. Of course it could be that something already was going on behind the scenes (haven't heard anything but could be) but this sounds more like Widar complaining in the press on purpose so people won't blame him for leaving.

Also what sponsors? :sweatsmile:
 
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Ilmaestro99 said:
I am not entirely familiar with the discussion or circumstances, but people in this thread seem to be discussing a talented young belge rider with an arrogant and self-centred attitude? Someone not liked by peers?

I am baffled by this. They are usually so friendly and modest these young talents from belge. Great country
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Yeah because most young talents from other countries don't come across as arrogant...
 
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Samu Cuenca

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Patrik Sinkewitz is free to race from September 2024 on… Back from his doping suspension.
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Like our forum prophet/lunatic once foretold:

Skijumper Roglic fan said:
Very, very good point :) - which shows that you read my posts carefully, which I appreciate very much… :)

Indeed, I have the feeling that Lefevere is building a super team for Sinkewitz here, for the Ardennes in 2025:

Sinkewitz (leader), and domestiques
Remco,
Ala,
van Wilder,
Bagioli,
Vansevenant,
Vingegaard, and
Kuss.

I think this will Patrik give huge morale boost. Possibly Patrik will be so motivated now that in 2024, last year before comeback, he‘ll already be at race weight - sharper than ever, rumours speak of no more than 40, or 45 kgs… (Was very skinny in his last days at Meridiana, already)…

;)
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If there's actually a release clause of only 25000 dollars Lotto has nothing to say (and they honestly shouldve never signed him in the first place imo if that kind of release clause was needed).

Also like I said, Bora was talking to Widar (or his agents) before Avenir, so before it went wrong, and before the tantrum. Of course it could be that something already was going on behind the scenes (haven't heard anything but could be) but this sounds more like Widar complaining in the press on purpose so people won't blame him for leaving.

Also what sponsors? :sweatsmile:
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Can’t find any article a out Widar and Bora. Any link?
 
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yaco said:
Jayco sign Trinity talent Robert Donaldson. 2nd in the under PR, so he could end up a classics rider. If he is good, he will soon be the leader of jayco's classic squad.
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He is highly rated by Trinity I believe, was dragging Blackmore around last week but has a lot of potential to go for his own results. He was in talks with Ineos but I am glad it didn't materialise to be honest.
 
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