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

[Samamba]

This is a surprise to me, as his contract ran out 2026 with Visma. Not had a good season, but it's not been a complete car crash so I'm surprise Visma is giving up on him already. I'm always a bit "meh" about foreign riders chosing French teams, probably I have bought into the view that French teams are a bit old fashion and behind on many things, but Ag2r have been good this year.

One can also say that this maybe was a missed opportunity for Uno-X, but there have been quite a few negative comments from Staune-Mittet and his father towards Uno-X ever since he decided to go with Jumbo.

Given the risk that UNO X won't be able to ride a GT nest year (and even if they get a Tour WC the spots are limited) I think even without bad blood it would be bad for his development to go to UNO X. He will be 23 next year, he is supposed to be a GC/GT rider, it's time he rides one.

Also french teams are/were behind cause they simply didn't/don't have the money. It's no rocket science. AG2R now has the money thanks to Decathlon and it makes a huge difference. Only the language barrier I would be scared off for Staune Mittet. OConnor still struggles with it a bit.

 

[RJH]

Pablo Castrillo to Ineos probably would make also Jaime more interesting again… He joined CT mid season.

 

[Roku]

Arne Marit and Tom Paquot extend with Wanty.

 

[JR1012]

Accroding to GCN the Lild Trek women team is for 2025 complete. That means ELB, Amanda Spratt and Ellen Van Dijk will leave the team.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Let's see if de Gendt gets on board as well.

There's no way. He'll retire, get bored and embark on a ridiculous project.
Either he's going to do the "Hel of Kasterlee", turn into a bio-farmer or he'll end up becoming a bodybuilder just out of boredom. He wouldn't be the first.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Q36.5 meanwhile announced the signing of the younger Azparren brother (shocker I know) and David Gonzalez. A conti-level sprinter at best.

 

[tobydawq]

There's no way. He'll retire, get bored and embark on a ridiculous project.
Either he's going to do the "Hel of Kasterlee", turn into a bio-farmer or he'll end up becoming a bodybuilder just out of boredom. He wouldn't be the first.

Or follow in the footsteps of a former legendary Italian rider (Andrea Piccolo)?

 

[LongtimeLurker]

Q36.5 meanwhile announced the signing of the younger Azparren brother (shocker I know) and David Gonzalez. A conti-level sprinter at best.

Their Devo team has also closed end of this season. All their equipment, housing in Lucca etc are up for sale.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Or follow in the footsteps of a former legendary Italian rider (Andrea Piccolo)?

If he was doing Only Fans, it would probably be a case of him riding across the world on a bike like this:

 

[search]

There's no way. He'll retire, get bored and embark on a ridiculous project.
Either he's going to do the "Hel of Kasterlee", turn into a bio-farmer or he'll end up becoming a bodybuilder just out of boredom. He wouldn't be the first.

in spring, de Gendt said himself that he would like to join the Asia tour, as it would be interesting to explore new countries and races, and his friend Raymond Kreder (also with Kinan) told him a lot of good things about it. But I haven't read anything on that topic since.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

in spring, de Gendt said himself that he would like to join the Asia tour, as it would be interesting to explore new countries and races, and his friend Raymond Kreder (also with Kinan) told him a lot of good things about it. But I haven't read anything on that topic since.

I could imagine him still cycling back home after races

 

[RedheadDane]

I could imagine him still cycling back home after races

The "De Gendt Racing Schedule":
Five days racing, one* month to get home.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Or follow in the footsteps of a former legendary Italian rider (Andrea Piccolo)?

He's joined his girlfriend?

 

[RedheadDane]

Team Jayco AlUla to welcome Hellemose back to the WorldTour peloton in 2025 with the aim of bolstering its climbers’ group

Team Jayco AlUla is pleased to confirm the signing of Asbjørn Hellemose, a talented 25-year-old climber from Denmark, for the 2025 season to further strengthen its climbing group and foundations. Hellemose’s name is already familiar within the WorldTour peloton after two years racing as a...

greenedgecycling.com

 

[tobydawq]

Team Jayco AlUla to welcome Hellemose back to the WorldTour peloton in 2025 with the aim of bolstering its climbers’ group

Team Jayco AlUla is pleased to confirm the signing of Asbjørn Hellemose, a talented 25-year-old climber from Denmark, for the 2025 season to further strengthen its climbing group and foundations. Hellemose’s name is already familiar within the WorldTour peloton after two years racing as a...

greenedgecycling.com

Good for him. A bit of a surprise, I would say.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This transfer would go so hard in 2019

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831249687325667786

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1831249687325667786?t=UMfZcki6bJMKqZEv8mTgmA&s=19

 

[SafeBet]

Good for him. A bit of a surprise, I would say.

Very happy for him though. He's a training machine and I believe he was quite unlucky during his two years with Trek.

 

[pastronef]

Dan Bigham joins Redbull-Bora. top!

Dan Bigham becomes Head of Engineering at Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe

www.redbullborahansgrohe.com

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This transfer would go so hard in 2019

https://twitter.com/x/status/1831249687325667786

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1831249687325667786?t=UMfZcki6bJMKqZEv8mTgmA&s=19

I had hoped for a return to EF, but let's see if Astana can keep him on the right track.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Very happy for him though. He's a training machine and I believe he was quite unlucky during his two years with Trek.

Also very self sufficient from a young age. Moved to Como at a young age to train better (without speaking any Italian at all) right before the initial Covid outbreak and was stuck there.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I had hoped for a return to EF, but let's see if Astana can keep him on the right track.

If they have him focus one hilly one day races and short stage races + stagehunting in one GT they can get a lot out of him.
Give him a schedule similar to prime Rui Costa and you should get value for money.

 

[yaco]

Good for him. A bit of a surprise, I would say.

I suppose you have to look at their current crop of young climbers. I think Hellmose would be better than Porter, Pena and probably Berhe.

 

[Samamba]

I suppose you have to look at their current crop of young climbers. I think Hellmose would be better than Porter, Pena and probably Berhe.

Even tho they are far from special or consistent, Pena and Berhe have showed way more than Hellemose. Agree about Porter but he's basically been not fit since he became pro.

I assume Hellemose still has good numbers to show, otherwise I don't really understand this transfer. His u23 years were decent tho.

 

[Squire]

Good for him. A bit of a surprise, I would say.

Also surprised, but I'm also happy for him.

Had him in my Emerging riders CQ game a couple of years ago, because I thought he looked like a very under-the-radar good climber as an U23. But now I no longer believe he'll become something great. He's probably on a cheap contract though and can do a decent job as a random climbing domestique. Last time he had the level to be top 20 in smaller hilly/mountainous stage races, so not worse than many others run-of-the-mill WT riders like Palzer, Elissonde etc.

 

[Bolder]

If they have him focus one hilly one day races and short stage races + stagehunting in one GT they can get a lot out of him.
Give him a schedule similar to prime Rui Costa and you should get value for money.

Very reasonable. He's a bit of an odd case because you'd think he could climb like Superman Lopez because of his size, but he's basically a puncheur.