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

[Samu Cuenca]

Please tell me that's not his actual name.
You can't name your kid "Born"...

His name is Bjorn.

 

[RedheadDane]

His name is Bjorn.

Thank you!

(Well, not "thank you" for his name not being 'Born', but for providing the info of the name.)

 

[awavey]

HPH sign a Dutch rider (no not that one ) to the women's team, it's Thalita De Jong

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843999718843826200

View: https://x.com/hphcycling/status/1843999718843826200

 

[Samu Cuenca]

HPH sign a Dutch rider (no not that one ) to the women's team, it's Thalita De Jong

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843999718843826200

View: https://x.com/hphcycling/status/1843999718843826200

Her 2024 season has been amazing, and if she can continue to display such consistency next year, she'll be a great signing for a team that's fighting against relegation.

 

[Wvv]

HPH sign a Dutch rider (no not that one ) to the women's team, it's Thalita De Jong

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843999718843826200

View: https://x.com/hphcycling/status/1843999718843826200

Sad for Lotto tho.

 

[pastronef]

so Alan Hatherly is said to be riding a Giant bike in 2025

I had an epiphany I know Lapierre talked with RedBull-Bora for 2025 (but finally they'll supply DSM). but if they talked it means Bora has no long term deal with Specialized. I say Giant leaves KernPharma and gets Bora and Hatherly will ride road and mtb with them. tadan!
just wild guessing

 

[Anderis]

Please tell me that's not his actual name.
You can't name your kid "Born"...

Well, the name my mother gave me comes from the Greek word meaning a man.

So you may as well name a kid "Born". It's pretty much the same concept.

 

[yaco]

so Alan Hatherly is said to be riding a Giant bike in 2025

I had an epiphany I know Lapierre talked with RedBull-Bora for 2025 (but finally they'll supply DSM). but if they talked it means Bora has no long term deal with Specialized. I say Giant leaves KernPharma and gets Bora and Hatherly will ride road and mtb with them. tadan!
just wild guessing

I am confused. Jayco rides Giant bikes!

 

[pastronef]

I am confused. Jayco rides Giant bikes!

yes yes, but from what I've gathered on twitter I wouldn't take the Jayco road 100%. we'll see, the rumors are coming

 

[Sciatic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1843939468803498070

View: https://x.com/Movistar_Team/status/1843939468803498070

Great to hear.

 

[claude cat]

two more years for Gigante.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844249377013104898

View: https://x.com/agsoudal/status/1844249377013104898

 

[LongtimeLurker]

so Alan Hatherly is said to be riding a Giant bike in 2025

I had an epiphany I know Lapierre talked with RedBull-Bora for 2025 (but finally they'll supply DSM). but if they talked it means Bora has no long term deal with Specialized. I say Giant leaves KernPharma and gets Bora and Hatherly will ride road and mtb with them. tadan!
just wild guessing

RedBull-Bora has a long term deal with Specialized.
Lapierre were connected to SQS at one point

 

[pastronef]

RedBull-Bora has a long term deal with Specialized.
Lapierre were connected to SQS at one point

that's what made me think. I found strange that Lapierre would talk with Bora
now I understand. Lapierre were desperate to get back in the world tour so talked with everybody ahah

 

[Mina.S]

Interesting that Larry Warbasse and decathlon aren’t continuing on. Feel like he’s been there for so long. A lot of teams are full at this point in the year…

 

[Mina.S]

two more years for Gigante.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844249377013104898

View: https://x.com/agsoudal/status/1844249377013104898

She seems so much happier here than at Movistar! Very glad she has found her place.

 

[yaco]

Interesting that Larry Warbasse and decathlon aren’t continuing on. Feel like he’s been there for so long. A lot of teams are full at this point in the year…

I wonder if it's his decision. He has been excellent this year fulfilling the role in his team.

 

[yaco]

She seems so much happier here than at Movistar! Very glad she has found her place.

No wonder she's happy, seeing that Movistar refused to start in the second half of 2023. Anyway, she's had a sneakily good development year and should have finished fifth in the TDF Femmes if she could descend. I also believe she did the fastest ascent of Alpe D'Huez. Finally, the team needs to give her a better program in 2025. There is no point doing the Aussie summer, and then having one race day in 70 days, especially, when she could ride the UAE Tour.

 

[Mina.S]

I wonder if it's his decision. He has been excellent this year fulfilling the role in his team.

Anyone listened to the newest episode of the cycling podcast? Seems like he wasn’t given the option to renew.

 

[James M]

I hope Pidcock leaves I dont know why I have to admit but I find that guy to be annoyingly overrated.

And if its true first thing he said at the start of the Tour that he wont ride for anyone imo his ego is writting checks his abilities cant pay.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Speaking of teams that may or may not be in financial trouble, Miermont's current employer, the St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 women's team, has been in danger of folding for months now due to Mavic no longer wanting to provide anything other than equipment to the them. However it looks like the team has been saved now, something which will be officially announced on October 10th. Their teaser includes a photo which I believe is of Marion Bunel, and if that is the case, then I assume she will (be forced to) honour her 2025 contract instead of moving to Visma.

St Michel-Auber 93 WE have indeed been saved with the help of Preference Home, a real estate development company. It's also now been confirmed that Marion Bunel will be moving to Visma on a 3 year contract.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I hope Pidcock leaves I dont know why I have to admit but I find that guy to be annoyingly overrated.

Imagine winning World Tour races, off-road World Cups, World titles and Olympic titles and being called over rated. [[content deleted]]

 

[James M]

Imagine winning World Tour races, off-road World Cups, World titles and Olympic titles and being called over rated. [[deleted content]]

The guy has won 5 WT races gets paid like he wins GT's. Off-road is a joke he can win vs that competition but not close most times vs the best where it matters and his checks are written imo.

Extremely overrated up untill now based on results.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

The guy has won 5 WT races gets paid like he wins GT's. Off-road is a joke he can win vs that competition but not close most times vs the best where it matters and his checks are written imo.

Extremely overrated up untill now based on results.

You now he gets paid because of his off-road endevaours aswell right? He doesn't earn millions because he won one Tour stage. He earns them because he's a double Olympic champion MTB, he's a former CycloX WC, aswell as 2 more MTB titles.
All of that and some [[content deleted]] on the internet calls you a "overpaid".

 

[James M]

You now he gets paid because of his off-road endevaours aswell right? He doesn't earn millions because he won one Tour stage. He earns them because he's a double Olympic champion MTB, he's a former CycloX WC, aswell as 2 more MTB titles.
All of that and some [[deleted content]] on the internet calls you a "overpaid".

No need to name call. Saying Pidcock is overrated shouldnt ruffle any feathers, results speak for themselves.

MTB even he is second tier and cycloX too if the best enters and he dont get paid to win that it dosent get revenue in return as its a mosquito sport in relevance to RR so if you believe that well then go figure. He can earn whatever he wants thats not my point, point is he is overrated based on results thats hard to argue.

 

[YavorD]

No need to name call. Saying Pidcock is overrated shouldnt ruffle any feathers, results speak for themselves.

MTB even he is second tier and cycloX too if the best enters and he dont get paid to win that it dosent get revenue in return as its a mosquito sport in relevance to RR so if you believe that well then go figure. He can earn whatever he wants thats not my point, point is he is overrated based on results thats hard to argue.

How high exactly rated he is in order to be overrated?
He is never the biggest favorite for any of the races he's doing. He is one of the many contenders we mention and he is just that. Noone talks as if he's winning the biggest races.

He may be overpaid based solely on his road results, I agre. But how he is still presented as "the Olympic champion in...who rides for Ineos". I think that weighs more that a lot of results he could bring.