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

[RedheadDane]

Maybe not so simple:

But why is he unable to tell? We're long past August 1st. Is whatever team he's signed for planning to announce it with back-up singers or something like that.

 

[Stilletto]

But why is he unable to tell? We're long past August 1st. Is whatever team he's signed for planning to announce it with back-up singers or something like that.

Could we have a new team ? or a new sponsor onboard NTT ???
Why else would there be a holdup ? Team not yet approved by UCI ?

 

[RedheadDane]

Could we have a new team ? or a new sponsor onboard NTT ???
Why else would there be a holdup ? Team not yet approved by UCI ?

I suppose your theory is a bit more likely. Still... would be rather epic to announce a new signing with backup singers!

 

[Anderis]

It's not unheard of in professional sport that everyone involved is asked to keep the contract in secret until we have an official confirmation from a team. In some sports, like F1, it's pretty much the standard practice.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's not unheard of in professional sport that everyone involved is asked to keep the contract in secret until we have an official confirmation from a team. In some sports, like F1, it's pretty much the standard practice.

But why is the team waiting with the confirmation? Maybe it's just because I'm 99% convinced it is indeed ISN; Dowsett is the guy who gave them their first-ever GT stage win, so I'd imagine they'd like to keep him, and therefore I can't see a real need to wait.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

But why is the team waiting with the confirmation? Maybe it's just because I'm 99% convinced it is indeed ISN; Dowsett is the guy who gave them their first-ever GT stage win, so I'd imagine they'd like to keep him, and therefore I can't see a real need to wait.

Maybe it's with a team with a limited amount of openings and the team doesn't want to yet make public that the existing rider(s) will not be renewing?

 

[Roku]

Teams usually like to make their own announcements. It's not weird, maybe ISN is waiting to publish the final renewals, or the new team is waiting to make a statement with the final signings (i.e: Gazprom was publishing renewals of two of their riders each day a couple of weeks ago)

 

[Anderis]

But why is the team waiting with the confirmation? Maybe it's just because I'm 99% convinced it is indeed ISN; Dowsett is the guy who gave them their first-ever GT stage win, so I'd imagine they'd like to keep him, and therefore I can't see a real need to wait.

They might just wait for the moment they think is going to give them the best exposure in media or something like that.

 

[RedheadDane]

They might just wait for the moment they think is going to give them the best exposure in media or something like that.

And that brings us back to the back-up singers! Back-up singers would defintely give exposure.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And that brings us back to the back-up singers! Back-up singers would defintely give exposure.

It depends on who it is. Maybe they're waiting for Froome's contract to expire, so he can join in.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Yes i think so, that they renew Feng and Williams is funny.

Why is it funny? The team obviously feel that both riders are worth keeping. Feng possibly less so as he's not finished 50% of races he's competed in this year (although I assume he plays a support role in the team so must be a decent domestique in Bahrain's eyes).
Williams had a persistent injury in the first year of riding for the team (pretty much from the point he signed at the end of 2019). Then this season being much reduced has meant he hasn't really been able to show his true ability and certainly not the form he had at Ronde de l'Isard and Baby Giro in 2018.

 

[Koronin]

And that brings us back to the back-up singers! Back-up singers would defintely give exposure.

With a laser light show.

 

[Stilletto]

Tejay VG renews with EF pro

 

[Stilletto]

Savva Novikov ex CCC Dev Team joins Kern Pharma

 

[WKA311]

Savva Novikov ex CCC Dev Team joins Kern Pharma

Kern Pharma are building a talented team. No big standout riders but with Novikov, Adria, Raul Garcia and Vojtech Repa they haven some seriously talented, under the radar, riders. Will be fun to see how they are able to develop them.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Tejay VG renews with EF pro

Surprising. He has been dire this year.

 

[Breh]

Oh, he raced this season?

 

[Stilletto]

Surprising. He has been dire this year.

Maybe thats why he was on the cheap......

 

[Anderis]

Surprising. He has been dire this year.

Not surprising. There was an announcement that EF would offer a contract extension to all current riders who had taken a pay cut earlier this year due to the coronavirus crisis.

I have a feeling that 2021 will be his last season as a pro cyclist, though. His level was abysmal this year and he doesn't strike me as someone who would bounce back from that.

 

[carolina]

Dowsett is doing the hour record on December 12, with ISN support. This might be why he has not announced his new team, and it also suggests he will change teams.

 

[pastronef]

Dowsett is doing the hour record on December 12, with ISN support. This might be why he has not announced his new team, and it also suggests he will change teams.

with ISN support? strange, I guess he´ll wear a POC helmet and won´t ride a Factor

 

[yaco]

Chloe Dygert-Owen signs a four year deal with Canyon/Sram - Will mix road with track in 2021.

 

[janraaskalt]

Chloe Dygert-Owen signs a four year deal with Canyon/Sram - Will mix road with track in 2021.

Wow, a four year deal is huge for women's cycling.

 

[carolina]

with ISN support? strange, I guess he´ll wear a POC helmet and won´t ride a Factor

From what he showed in his youtube video, he will ride a factor.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I saw some rumours about Dowsett going to B&B. Dont know If its reliable.