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

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(Love how they're specifying that it's the men's team he signed with. )
Good signing for me. Struggled with Jayco unfortunately but hope he does well there
 
Widar can ride a bike like the best of them, but he is an arrogant loud mouth. I think he is capable of anything in regards to his contract. As proven evident by his sudden extension.

He is pretty attached to his friends. Donie being at Lotto has a lot to do with him staying. Red Bull also tried to get Donie, but he didn't really want to move (and also does not have a clause in his contract). Eeman is someone else who's really good friends with Widar. Those 2 are probably the best way to keep Widar as long as they can as they might not be good enough for Red Bull in the future (well Donie might be, Eeman won't be).

Anyways, 2027 isn't far away. His worth wont really go up next year as he's still devo, then in 2026 he won't ride a GT yet probably, unless he starts performing in WT immediately I think money wise he will be within Lotto's limit's, and then it's already 2027. Of course I expect more Widar tantrums (every time something goes wrong) so anything can happen but at least Lotto isn't just developing him now for nothing.
 
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His worth go up next year as he's still devo, then in 2026 he won't ride a GT yet probably, unless he starts performing in WT immediately
I don't know. I don't think he needs to perform at WT level before riding a GT. It's not like he would be under any pressure to perform in his first GT and for a young rider it means a lot to have a GT in your legs as part of your development. No reason to wait really.
 
I don't know. I don't think he needs to perform at WT level before riding a GT. It's not like he would be under any pressure to perform in his first GT and for a young rider it means a lot to have a GT in your legs as part of your development. No reason to wait really.

I'm not saying that's my opinion, but for now his first GT is planned in 2027, not 2026. It can obviously change quick. I expect him to do a good amount of pro races already next season and if he performs in them it can go fast. Only reason he's still officially a devo rider is cause of the new Worlds and EC rule.
 
I'm not saying that's my opinion, but for now his first GT is planned in 2027, not 2026. It can obviously change quick. I expect him to do a good amount of pro races already next season and if he performs in them it can go fast. Only reason he's still officially a devo rider is cause of the new Worlds and EC rule.
They've come out and said he's not riding a GT until 2027?
 
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They've come out and said he's not riding a GT until 2027?

Not publicly, but it is the planning right now yes (if it didn't change since start of november). 2025 focus on 5 u23 races (LBL-Giro-Avenir-Worlds-EC) with a few pro races at the beginning of the season (should start in Haut Var or Rwanda, wasn't decided yet a month ago), 2026 one week WT races to learn and smaller pro races to try to win, 2027 GT debut. I mean it will obviously depend on how he progresses this year.
 
So, according to PCS, Blake Quick has signed with Roojai. Which is disappointing, as he really should have signed with this team:




(It's the Pandas, who have gotten a significantly boringer name. And I know 'boringer' is not a word...)
 
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So, according to PCS, Blake Quick has signed with Roojai. Which is disappointing, as he really should have signed with this team:




(It's the Pandas, who have gotten a significantly boringer name. And I know 'boringer' is not a word...)
The Quick Pro AR one is one of the bikes that Joe is selling at Panda Podium, it was developed with the riders (first version was deemed too stiff by Martin Laas). Still a super cool team with the Estonians and lots of Mongolians. I'm thinking about getting that bike costum built...
 
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Mona Mitterwallner to Human Powered Health. I didn't see that one coming, but I've hoped she'd give road racing a proper go for quite a while.
I've thought for ages she's made for it; trains huge distances, and has very little explosivity, which costs her in XCO races - but thrives in XC Marathon, where she won Worlds as a 20 year old, a few years ago, when its usually a older riders forte.
 
Pretty weird so I have no idea if it's correct but according to PCS ChinAstana demoted Syritsa to their devo team to get a Chinese rider in...

EDIT: it's actually true. Demanded by the Chinese, and they couldn't demote Kuzmin (cause the Kazachs are also still sponsoring).
 
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He is pretty attached to his friends. Donie being at Lotto has a lot to do with him staying. Red Bull also tried to get Donie, but he didn't really want to move (and also does not have a clause in his contract). Eeman is someone else who's really good friends with Widar. Those 2 are probably the best way to keep Widar as long as they can as they might not be good enough for Red Bull in the future (well Donie might be, Eeman won't be).

Anyways, 2027 isn't far away. His worth wont really go up next year as he's still devo, then in 2026 he won't ride a GT yet probably, unless he starts performing in WT immediately I think money wise he will be within Lotto's limit's, and then it's already 2027. Of course I expect more Widar tantrums (every time something goes wrong) so anything can happen but at least Lotto isn't just developing him now for nothing.
Redbull did not try get Donnie, this was a proposed offer to Redbull from management and they did not offer Donie a WT contract, only Devo.