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

[Izzyeviel]

I understand the logic of paying someone like Froome to race against you, less so the logic of paying an actual star to race against you. This is advanced level muppetry.

 

[wansteadimp]

Ooooh... I thought it was a reference to Charlton.
'Charlton'... 'charlatan'... pretty close...

(Yes, I checked. 'charlatan' is a word in English.)

Presumably not the "Only one I know," any way speaking about Pidcock , "How High" is the "North Country Boy".

 

[Sciatic]

I understand the logic of paying someone like Froome to race against you, less so the logic of paying an actual star to race against you. This is advanced level muppetry.

Very common in big mainstream sports for teams to agree to pay a portion of the contract when player is at a new team. Usually it’s when a team agreed to a huge $$ contract years earlier to sign him, but the player is no longer playing at same level and/or the original wants to free up some of that money for other contracts.
But most of those sports have league-mandated spending caps which forces teams to make more of those type transactions.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hmm... didn't even notice this name change.

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025 is a cycling team from Italy. Their main riders are Giovanni Lonardi, Davide Piganzoli and Mirco Maestri.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, is it safe to assume they're gonna sign Buttigieg for next year? I feel like a team that has "VisitMalta" in it's name might wanna have a Maltese rider on contract. Even if he was originally imported from Australia.

(They might even try to snatch up Mifsud.)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hmm... didn't even notice this name change.

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025 is a cycling team from Italy. Their main riders are Giovanni Lonardi, Davide Piganzoli and Mirco Maestri.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, is it safe to assume they're gonna sign Buttigieg for next year? I feel like a team that has "VisitMalta" in it's name might wanna have a Maltese rider on contract. Even if he was originally imported from Australia.

(They might even try to snatch up Mifsud.)

It was the reason Buttigieg was signed by them in the first place. VisitMalta has sponsored the team since the 2022 Giro.

 

[Wyndbrook]

By overpaying someone else lol? It's pretty easy. Like I said above, Van Gils is the contingency plan (or at least one of the options), but he has also an offer from Red Bull and Lotto still has to agree too. There was a meeting planned this week between Carera and Lotto, not sure what the outcome is tho.

Perhaps I was being sarcastic?
I'm sure it will all work out in the end with most parties reasonable happy. Well agents at least.

 

[Ricco']

Red Bull Devo U23:

- Adrien Boichis
- Theodor August Clemmensen
- Davide Donati
- Paul Fietzke
- Lorenzo Finn
- Lennart Jasch
- Marco Martín Cuevas
- Romet Pajur
- Sebastian Putz
- Callum Thornley
- Luke Tuckwell

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Hmm... didn't even notice this name change.

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025 is a cycling team from Italy. Their main riders are Giovanni Lonardi, Davide Piganzoli and Mirco Maestri.

www.procyclingstats.com

Sounds like the title of an ill advised travelogue documentary:
Mirko Maestri explores the island nature reserve of Comino;
Davide Piganzoli tries snorkelling at Mellieha Bay;
The Bais brothers take a tour of architectural heritage of the times of the knights hospitaller;
Germán Gómez has his first taste of octopus stew;
other episodes to follow.

 

[yaco]

According to DNL Benson it appears that Ineos will have a development term Being Lotto Kern Haus.

 

[RedheadDane]

According to DNL Benson it appears that Ineos will have a development term Being Lotto Kern Haus.

So the development team of Ineos is gonna be... another Lotto?
That's not gonna be confusing at all.
It's gonna be fiiine.

 

[Offline]

Red Bull Devo U23:

- Adrien Boichis
- Theodor August Clemmensen
- Davide Donati
- Paul Fietzke
- Lorenzo Finn
- Lennart Jasch
- Marco Martín Cuevas
- Romet Pajur
- Sebastian Putz
- Callum Thornley
- Luke Tuckwell

Strong team

Only minus is that they didn't sign Louis Grupp. I don't understand that.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So the development team of Ineos is gonna be... another Lotto?
That's not gonna be confusing at all.
It's gonna be fiiine.

Have you been confused during its tenure as a devo team for BORA?

 

[RedheadDane]

Have you been confused during its tenure as a devo team for BORA?

But were they ever the official devo team for them? Like the Rookies are gonna be for Bora from next year.
Or were they just a devo team in the sense of "We'll look at your riders first when scouting new riders"?

 

[Coffeeplanter]

So the development team of Ineos is gonna be... another Lotto?
That's not gonna be confusing at all.
It's gonna be fiiine.

Kern Haus were the official partner of BORA before the Rookie team came to life. Quite frankly, that partnership did more harm than good, riders’ level dropped off a cliff whilst under their guidance.

 

[Salvarani]

Kern Haus were the official partner of BORA before the Rookie team came to life. Quite frankly, that partnership did more harm than good, riders’ level dropped off a cliff whilst under their guidance.

Sound perfect for Ineos, they cant even guide their own young riders anymore.

 

[Rob5091]

So Pidders is n't off to Q36.5 after all, according to Daniel Benson -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...to-pay-part-of-his-salary-after-his-departure

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So Pidders is n't off to Q36.5 after all, according to Daniel Benson -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...to-pay-part-of-his-salary-after-his-departure

How many subscriptions to his site did he sell off the story that he was going? How many is he selling off the story that he won't? Interesting business model...

 

[Samamba]

How many subscriptions to his site did he sell off the story that he was going? How many is he selling off the story that he won't? Interesting business model...

It's a sad thing that GCN folded as we could get Bensons info for free there, but at least it's original content he posts, can't say the same about Rob's favorite website.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Hmm... didn't even notice this name change.

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025

Team Polti VisitMalta 2025 is a cycling team from Italy. Their main riders are Giovanni Lonardi, Davide Piganzoli and Mirco Maestri.

www.procyclingstats.com

So, is it safe to assume they're gonna sign Buttigieg for next year? I feel like a team that has "VisitMalta" in it's name might wanna have a Maltese rider on contract. Even if he was originally imported from Australia.

(They might even try to snatch up Mifsud.)

Well Mifsud is the better rider of the two. I'd go for him.

 

[Samamba]

Malucelli will be an Astana rider next year, probably their last signing.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kern Haus were the official partner of BORA before the Rookie team came to life. Quite frankly, that partnership did more harm than good, riders’ level dropped off a cliff whilst under their guidance.

Do you know why they never had any of the Haus Boys guest-ride for Bora?

Well Mifsud is the better rider of the two. I'd go for him.

Seems by the time they needed to snatch up a Maltese rider, Buttigieg was the only one available.
Probably because Mifsud was still French.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Do you know why they never had any of the Haus Boys guest-ride for Bora?



Seems by the time they needed to snatch up a Maltese rider, Buttigieg was the only one available.
Probably because Mifsud was still French.

I think it was an official partnership, rather than an official feeder team. BORA had the same partnership with Tirol, for instance.

 

[RedheadDane]

Jefferson Cepeda to Movistar.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848348530772943268

 

[Ricco']

Kern Haus were the official partner of BORA before the Rookie team came to life. Quite frankly, that partnership did more harm than good, riders’ level dropped off a cliff whilst under their guidance.

Do you know by chance who was responsible to coach the Bora riders while on Lotto Kern Haus?

I catched some social media by Romet Pajur in the summer where he was training with the Auto Eder boys and he posted something along the lines of "great to be back with the best coach there is".

Nevertheless, Pajur's 2 years with them were disappointing, even more because Lotto Kern Haus rode some races where it should be expected for him to shine with the promise he came out of the juniors. On that note, or Lotto Kern Haus change drastically the calendar they use to do or I fail to see how that would be appealing for the type of riders Ineos usually focus on.

 

[Samamba]

Red Bull Devo U23:

- Adrien Boichis
- Theodor August Clemmensen
- Davide Donati
- Paul Fietzke
- Lorenzo Finn
- Lennart Jasch
- Marco Martín Cuevas
- Romet Pajur
- Sebastian Putz
- Callum Thornley
- Luke Tuckwell

Someone is missing here...