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

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Doull, Chaves, and Valgren confirmed to stay at EF + Albanese, Hobbs and Mihkels unoficially confirmed to join the team. That brings the number to 27.

Costa is supposed to have also a contract for next year so it would be 28 and I would guess either Cepeda or Shaw stay at team (or even both of them).
 
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Doull, Chaves, and Valgren confirmed to stay at EF + Albanese, Hobbs and Mihkels unoficially confirmed to join the team. That brings the number to 27.

Costa is supposed to have also a contract for next year so it would be 28 and I would guess either Cepeda or Shaw stay at team (or even both of them).
Probably not both of them as Logan Currie was also supposed to have signed with EF.

 
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Over in the Czech Republic ATT may have lost their two best riders in Otruba and Dima, but there are serious (for this level) unconfirmed reinforcements on the way.
Still no official confirmation from the team but Banaszek Sr let the cat out of the bag and says Budzinski, Boguslawski and both Alan and Norbert Banaszek have signed for them.


The above article also teases us with some extra info.

There'll be an even bigger turnover of riders than thought with 10 (!) leaving with one of them, Schwarzbacher, possibly joining UAE Devo.

The nationalities present will remain the same Czech/Polish/Hungarian/Slovak. The number of U23 riders will increase to six. The final number of riders could be 17 or 18 (if it is 18, the last rider has 72 PCS points).

So the 10 or 11 new riders probably being:

Budzinski
Boguslawski
N Banaszek
A Banaszek
Pekala (diff to see the 72 pointer being anyone else)
Peak
Kukrle
Barta
Dunar
Voltr

+ another U23
 
Laurens ten Dam will be the next national coach for the Dutch women.

Last part of his last name actually means "lady" in my native language, so that makes sense.
 
Laurens ten Dam will be the next national coach for the Dutch women.

He's on a 100% score so far as national gravel coach (Vos and Van der Poel).

I think in terms of atmosphere Ten Dam is a great choice. He prepared the national gravel team by renting a villa and having a BBQ together. Tactically I don't really know much about his skills, but he can't be any worse than Gunnewijk and I think his main goal will be to create a unit out of all the little islands in the Dutch selection. He's a very laidback guy who you can't possibly hate, so it could work out.
 
As per usual, Eusebio Unzue puts in an absolute masterclass and loses out on just about every talented Spaniard amongst the juniors. Hector Alvarez and Trek and Adria Pericas to UAE have been known for a year, and this article links Marc Zafra to Q36.5, Marco Martin to Red Bull, Marcos Freire to UAE and Roger Pareta to Israel.

Let's see if he can be bothered to go after Benjamin Noval, Javier Cubillas, Enrique Maranchon, Enaut Urkaregi or Jaime Torres next year. My prediction? Nah.
Shocker: it would appear Unzue has already failed with Benjamin Noval jr. Man thought he was sneaky by offering Benjamin Noval sr. a job as DS, so as to get access to his son. Senor, however, saw through this and left his post as DS, about a week into his new role.

The clown show continues.
 
I mean, does it really matter on which team you compete for MTB?
Main thing is the equipment, no?
From what I understand the smaller teams have very little logistical support so you have to do a lot of your own travel planning/nutrition etc. I don't see a lot of team tactics in the races, of course, but being on a big factory team is an advantage. They hire the best coaches/soigneurs/mechanics as well.

Not sure what kind of impact Hatherley will have at age 28 with very little road experience. I don't think Sam Gaze had any notable results with Alpecin in recent years. (or, at least not that I noticed...) Hatherley is. very, very good but not a transcendent talent like MvdP or Pidcock.