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

[Tim Cahill]

Pretty surprising they let him go, he's a great prospect, maybe AG2R decided not to renew after last years difficulties?

 

[Pozzovivo]

Pretty surprising they let him go, he's a great prospect, maybe AG2R decided not to renew after last years difficulties?

Probably, and he fits well as a Piccolo replacement in EF. Great signing!

 

[Anderis]

*At least I think it's 28 riders that's the minimum.

Pretty sure it's 27. Groupama started this season with 27.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pretty sure it's 27. Groupama started this season with 27.

Huh? I was certain I'd read somewhere it's 28...

What's it for ProTeams? Uno-X are apparently planning on only having 26 riders, and I'm pretty sure WBx2 recently announced their final lineup with only 20.

 

[Raf]

but even in this topic there are many names mentioned in the context of EF.I am more interested in which players will not extend their contracts and what the cooperation with Aevolo will look like

 

[Samamba]

Huh? I was certain I'd read somewhere it's 28...

What's it for ProTeams? Uno-X are apparently planning on only having 26 riders, and I'm pretty sure WBx2 recently announced their final lineup with only 20.

27 and 20

 

[Anderis]

Huh? I was certain I'd read somewhere it's 28...

Maybe you've confused with the maximum number which is 28 + 2 neo pros if I understand it correctly, or at least used to be.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Maybe you've confused with the maximum number which is 28 + 2 neo pros if I understand it correctly, or at least used to be.

isn't it 30+2?

 

[RedheadDane]

isn't it 30+2?

Pretty sure 30 is the absolute max with at least two neo-pros.
Notice how none of the teams have more than 30 riders?

 

[Anderis]

isn't it 30+2?

It's 28 + 2 neo-pros + 3 trainees from the 1st of August.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

isn't it 30+2?

It was raised to 30+2 during the Covid years, but that was always meant to be temporary.

 

[Offline]

It's 28 + 2 neo-pros + 3 trainees from the 1st of August.

How many years can you be a neo-pro?

 

[Ricco']

How many years can you be a neo-pro?

Neo-pro contract is 2 years

 

[Pozzovivo]

Viviani to Bardiani?

 

[Sciatic]

Viviani to Bardiani?

Has a certain ring to it

 

[RedheadDane]

Neo-pro contract is 2 years

Is it not just that a neo-pro contract must be at least 2 years, but can of course be longer?

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Is it not just that a neo-pro contract must be at least 2 years, but can of course be longer?

The contract can be longer, but neo status is dropped after 2. If one were to sign their second contract after year 1, they also lose their neo status.

 

[claude cat]

Lucas Hamilton to Ineos.

 

[Tugboat]

Paddy Bevin (DSM-Firmenich) announced his immediate retirement on Instagram after 2 tough years struggling with health/injuries.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yanina Kuskova joining Laboral Kutxa was not what I had expected, but it will be interesting to see how it works out. From what I understand, she doesn't speak a whole lot of English, and her Spanish, Basque and Italian are probably even worse.

Her situation sort of mirrors that of fellow new LK rider Yuliia Biriukova, who couldn't speak much English and no French when she rode for Arkéa in 2022. I assume her language skills have improved since then, and due to her being/having been based in Italy and having ridden for the UAE devo team, she might also have picked up some Italian over the years.

 

[OneManGrupetto]

Yanina Kuskova joining Laboral Kutxa was not what I had expected, but it will be interesting to see how it works out. From what I understand, she doesn't speak a whole lot of English, and her Spanish, Basque and Italian are probably even worse.

Her situation sort of mirrors that of fellow new LK rider Yuliia Biriukova, who couldn't speak much English and no French when she rode for Arkéa in 2022. I assume her language skills have improved since then, and due to her being/having been based in Italy and having ridden for the UAE devo team, she might also have picked up some Italian over the years.

Nice signing. Lots of potential there and a nice fit for the programme they ride. She did interviews through a translator at the Tour de France Avec Zwift but her English is actually decent and she's been working hard at it as she knows its the de-facto lingua franca for a lot of teams. Zero idea if she knows any Spanish, Basque or Italian.

 

[SafeBet]

Probably already mentioned but Vincenzo Albanese will likely join EF next year.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Probably already mentioned but Vincenzo Albanese will likely join EF next year.

News to me at least! Good Bettiol replacement if so but what is it about EF singning cronically incosistent versatile puncy riders. They keep doing this but fail to get the most out of the roster every single year. Albanase is a really nice rider still.

Makes it pretty clear that Arkea are getting relegated - and probably folding then at the end of 2025.

 

[Mayomaniac]

News to me at least! Good Bettiol replacement if so but what is it about EF singning cronically incosistent versatile puncy riders. They keep doing this but fail to get the most out of the roster every single year. Albanase is a really nice rider still.

Makes it pretty clear that Arkea are getting relegated - and probably folding then at the end of 2025.

Albanese also has a decent sprint and can potentially lead out the faster van den Berg on sprint stages.

 

[ingsve]

Albanese also has a decent sprint and can potentially lead out the faster van den Berg on sprint stages.

Or Madis Mihkels who is also heading to EF.