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

[Mayomaniac]

Benson said Porte back to Ineos in the latest podcast. Interesting signing if true.

He isn't getting any younger, I don't know how much he still has left in the tank.

 

[b.broadhurst]

INEOS could have some serious money to spend this off season.

12 riders out of contract and I'd expect them to only re-sign 4 of them (Ganna, Geoghegan Hart, Narvaez, Sivakov). Big money departures in Froome, Kwiatkowski and Moscon.

Basso
Froome
Ganna
Geoghegan Hart
Golas
Knees
Kwiatkowski
Moscon
Narvaez
Sivakov
Stannard
Wurf

 

[hayneplane]

INEOS could have some serious money to spend this off season.

12 riders out of contract and I'd expect them to only re-sign 4 of them (Ganna, Geoghegan Hart, Narvaez, Sivakov). Big money departures in Froome, Kwiatkowski and Moscon.

Basso
Froome
Ganna
Geoghegan Hart
Golas
Knees
Kwiatkowski
Moscon
Narvaez
Sivakov
Stannard
Wurf

Not sure why you would think they won’t try to retain Stannard and Knees. Won’t be able to command big money anywhere else and still getting selected for at least 1 GT a year.

With Kwiatkowski Ineos will want him but may not want to pay him as much as now and he may leave to get a freer role and more leadership in the races that suit him.

 

[Stilletto]

Fuglsang extends with Astana ? https://www.cyclismactu.net/news-tr...-tres-proche-prolonger-avec-astana-92329.html

MA Lopez denies negotiating with Bora https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2020/06/05/masdeporte/1591317651_804529.html

K.Rivera ex Androni rumoured to Bora or Bahrain (source : Cr Ciclismo)

Anthony Turgis extends with Total Direct Energie

 

[DNP-Old]

Politt to join Bora for the next two years apparently.

 

[hayneplane]

Politt to join Bora for the next two years apparently.

That would be great news for Sagan in the cobbled classics giving him a guy who can be a genuine foil for him who can move first and other teams have to respect and chase or risk losing plus a loyal super domestique able to work hard to either close gaps or blow the group to pieces depending on the race situation.

 

[Sciatic]

That would be great news for Sagan in the cobbled classics giving him a guy who can be a genuine foil for him who can move first and other teams have to respect and chase or risk losing plus a loyal super domestique able to work hard to either close gaps or blow the group to pieces depending on the race situation.

I can see that happening . . . a’ la Terpstra and Boonen (which was not always a satisfying result for fans but benefitted the team)

 

[Koronin]

JuanJo Lobato re-signed with Fundación Euskadi thought 2023.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Politt to join Bora for the next two years apparently.

I kinda hoped that Canyon would try to get him back for the German market, him and MVP on the same team would be pretty awesome.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1286240814482546688

View: https://twitter.com/Gazzetta_it/status/1286240814482546688

 

[yaco]

I was informed last week it is a done deal - Let's hope the foundation is second time lucky.

 

[tobydawq]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1286240814482546688

View: https://twitter.com/Gazzetta_it/status/1286240814482546688

Shocker.

 

[BlueRoads]

If I was a rider on a team this Foundation is going for I'd run as fast as I can. Even to Sunweb. (Unless it's Sunweb.)

 

[WKA311]

Leemreize will step up to the big boys with Jumbo in 2021.

 

[RedheadDane]

I was informed last week it is a done deal - Let's hope the foundation is second time lucky.

You were informed? You just happens to know someone who would have access to such information?

 

[Mayomaniac]

According to Italian media Affini could end up at Sunweb.

 

[DNP-Old]

According to Italian media Affini could end up at Sunweb.

You got a link of some kind perhaps brother?

 

[yaco]

You were informed? You just happens to know someone who would have access to such information?

Yes - I obtain the occasional snippet of information from a friend.

 

[yaco]

According to Italian media Affini could end up at Sunweb.

I think Affini leaving Mitchelton Scott is a strong possibility - The temporary cloud over the teams future will probably see them lose riders they wanted to retain.

 

[Orodreth]

After Lobato (2023), Mikel Bizkarra (2023) & Julen Irizar (2022) re-signed with Euskaltel Euskadi. Today, the team announced that she had signed Xabier Mikel Azparren (1999 / Laboral Kutxa). No surprise. With Asier Etxeberria and Unai Iribar, he was one of the three Laboral Kutxa's riders who had to go up to Euskaltel. He is the actual national champion ITT U23 and he has increased on all terrains in 2019 - early 2020. Not a crack but a solid rider.
I expect that Euskaltel is going to sign Etxeberria and Iribar too but I'm not sure at 100%. Kern Pharma wanted to sign Iribar for 2020.
I think the majority of the team, if not all, will be re-signed + Azparren / Etxeberria (?) / Iribar (?) / one neopro who doesn't come from the Devo' Team Laboral Kutxa (?).

 

[DNP-Old]

Kelderman to BORA as well, per Telegraaf.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Kelderman to BORA as well, per Telegraaf.

Bora mountain train becoming pretty strong...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bora mountain train becoming pretty strong...

Wilco's main job will be to take out the other mountain trains, 2017 Blockhaus style.

 

[DNP-Old]

Bora mountain train becoming pretty strong...

If they're able to sign Lopez, Politt and the almighty Kevin Rivera like they're rumoured to, they are throwing themselves in the conversation of being the best all-around team. They would be stacked in almost every area.

 

[Red Rick]

Damn, Sunweb has imploded. Something must have gone to sh*te internally I reckon, and the Dumoulin saga was whatever it is that broke the camels back.