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

[Roku]

So now we are going to see ads with Sagan re-fuelling his car?

 

[Landeirovic]

Wout van Aert krijgt met Christophe Laporte Franse meesterknecht bij Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma beschikt vanaf 2022 over de diensten van Christophe Laporte, die overkomt van Cofidis. De 28-jarige Fransman geldt als snelle man, maar hij is vooral gehaald om de klassieke kern rondom Wout van Aert te versterken. Laporte staat op het punt om een contract te tekenen bij de...

www.wielerflits.nl

Laporte go Tjv

 

[Wvv]

Wout van Aert krijgt met Christophe Laporte Franse meesterknecht bij Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma beschikt vanaf 2022 over de diensten van Christophe Laporte, die overkomt van Cofidis. De 28-jarige Fransman geldt als snelle man, maar hij is vooral gehaald om de klassieke kern rondom Wout van Aert te versterken. Laporte staat op het punt om een contract te tekenen bij de...

www.wielerflits.nl

Laporte go Tjv

'The greatest' going domestique for Van Aert, so it seems.

 

[Bonimenier]

Wout van Aert krijgt met Christophe Laporte Franse meesterknecht bij Jumbo-Visma

Jumbo-Visma beschikt vanaf 2022 over de diensten van Christophe Laporte, die overkomt van Cofidis. De 28-jarige Fransman geldt als snelle man, maar hij is vooral gehaald om de klassieke kern rondom Wout van Aert te versterken. Laporte staat op het punt om een contract te tekenen bij de...

www.wielerflits.nl

Laporte go Tjv

Really didn't see that one coming. Would have expected Laporte to stay in French teams mainly.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Nibali could be on his way to Astana

Nibali, rischio panchina a Tokyo. E lo Squalo ci resta male…

È quanto emerso dal colloquio tra il ciclista e il c.t. Cassani. La prova in linea all'Olimpiade è in programma il giorno seguente la cerimonia inaugurale

www.gazzetta.it

"In tutto questo, si sovrappongono i discorsi del futuro agonistico di Nibali, destinato a lasciare la Trek-Segafredo dopo un bienno finora avaro di soddisfazioni.

Vincenzo ha la volontà di restare in gruppo, e ci sono due opzioni principalmente sul tavolo. La prima porta a un ritorno all’Astana di Giuseppe Martinelli, la squadra con la quale ha vinto 3 dei 4 grandi giri nel palmares (Giro 2013 e 2016, Tour 2014): è davvero questa la pista privilegiata.

Ma resterebbe ancora in piedi pure l’ipotesi della Deceuninck-Quick Step dove si ritroverebbe al fianco dell’emergente Evenepoel, il 21enne che si è ritirato al Giro ma resta l’uomo su cui Patrick Lefevere punta per riportare un belga a vincere un grande giro dopo oltre 40 anni. La situazione si dovrebbe definire in tempi brevi: con l’Astana in pole."

 

[SafeBet]

Bettiol extends with EF

Bettiol renews with EF Education-Nippo

Italian inks deal to 'stay with the team for seasons to come'

www.google.com

 

[jaylew]

Vincenzo Nibali linked with Astana and Deceuninck-QuickStep for 2022

Italian national coach Cassani says 36-year-old is not currently in Tokyo Olympics road race selection

www.cyclingnews.com

Nibali as a mentor for Evenepoel would seem ideal but sounds like he might have entourage issues similar to Sagan.

 

[Wvv]

Don't know if mentioned yet:

• Ryan Mullen to Bora (to seduce S. Bennett)
• Markus Hoelgaard to Trek
• INEOS wants S. Bennett too

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Don't know if mentioned yet:

• Ryan Mullen to Bora (to seduce S. Bennett)
• Markus Hoelgaard to Trek
• INEOS wants S. Bennett too

Mullen could probably do with a change. He was the next big thing in TTs at one point but never really seemed to develop as expected.

 

[Anderis]

Don't know if mentioned yet:

• Ryan Mullen to Bora (to seduce S. Bennett)
• Markus Hoelgaard to Trek
• INEOS wants S. Bennett too

Why is Sean Bennett suddenly wanted by so many teams and why is he so close to Ryan Mullen?

 

[Breezy1985]

Never impresses me when a rider moves team but brings a whole entourage with him. Why? Can't they manage on their own?

Sagan without Oss is just wrong though

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Elia Viviani to Eolo-Kometa according to Il Gazetta.

 

[Breezy1985]

Don't know if mentioned yet:

• Ryan Mullen to Bora (to seduce S. Bennett)
• Markus Hoelgaard to Trek
• INEOS wants S. Bennett too

Can Ineos please p*$$ off and leave Bennett to a team that will back him in a TdF. Also I refuse to pander to the marketing team by calling the Ineos in caps

 

[Anderis]

Elia Viviani to Eolo-Kometa according to Il Gazetta.

I wonder what are Cofidis' plans for 2022 if they're going to lose both Viviani and Laporte.

 

[titan31]

I don't get Bennett and Ineos. That's a big mistake if he goes there imo. Ineos are all about GC and he'll get no support or likely won't even be selected for their Tour and Giro squads

 

[Breezy1985]

I wonder what are Cofidis' plans for 2022 if they're going to lose both Viviani and Laporte.

They won a race this year so that's the next 10 sorted

 

[Wvv]

Elia Viviani to Eolo-Kometa according to Il Gazetta.

Serious step down at first sight, but it can relaunch his carreer a bit.

 

[SafeBet]

Serious step down at first sight, but it can relaunch his carreer a bit.

And a serious step up for the team. Pointing to a WT status in a couple more years.

 

[Bonimenier]

Kopecky moving to SD Worx next year. Very likely she'll win something big next year,

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

And a serious step up for the team. Pointing to a WT status in a couple more years.

It would be nice for cycling to have an Italian WT-team once again.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kopecky moving to SD Worx next year. Very likely she'll win something big next year,

Yeah, she's a pretty decent replacement for her retiring track partner.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Can Ineos please p*$$ off and leave Bennett to a team that will back him in a TdF. Also I refuse to pander to the marketing team by calling the Ineos in caps

Yeah, look what happened to Cav and Viviani.
Also I still call them Team Sky when I encounter a fanboy.

 

[TMP402]

I don't get Bennett and Ineos. That's a big mistake if he goes there imo. Ineos are all about GC and he'll get no support or likely won't even be selected for their Tour and Giro squads

If there were 10 grand tours in a year, Ineos could have a different leader for each one. They would have to be insane to cut down the opportunities for their GC guys even more than they already do, by bringing in a top-tier sprinter, and Sam Bennett would have to be insane to put up with maybe two helpers at the Tour de France. On the other hand, MONEY.

 

[Breezy1985]

If there were 10 grand tours in a year, Ineos could have a different leader for each one. They would have to be insane to cut down the opportunities for their GC guys even more than they already do, by bringing in a top-tier sprinter, and Sam Bennett would have to be insane to put up with maybe two helpers at the Tour de France. On the other hand, MONEY.

Surely the money won't be too bad at Bora now that Sagan and his army are marching on

 

[TMP402]

Surely the money won't be too bad at Bora now that Sagan and his army are marching on

I would suggest Sam Bennett is least likely of all WT teams to go to Bora after his contract dispute with them.