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

[RedheadDane]

Lidl-Trek establishes development team, announcing first 8 riders | Trek Race Shop

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Interesting that both Aebersold and Tim Torn Teutenberg (like Nurbergen Nurlykhassym, it feels like one of those names that "have to" be said in full) are currently stagiares. It must have been decided that they aren't quite ready for WT yet.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Euskaltel have signed Victor de la Parte. They obviously can't sign the best Basque riders, but an experience guy who's still able to score more than 100 UCI points in a season, will be valuble in the continued fight to become a top 30 team. I'm hoping they'll soon announce Aberasturi as well.

Wonder if he was injured this year. Or did Total not bother racing and farming ez points with him?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Lidl-Trek establishes development team, announcing first 8 riders | Trek Race Shop

The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.

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Interesting that both Aebersold and Tim Torn Teutenberg (like Nurbergen Nurlykhassym, it feels like one of those names that "have to" be said in full) are currently stagiares. It must have been decided that they aren't quite ready for WT yet.

Parents who give their kid such names that it becomes a 3 word altiteration have to be a bit on the spectrum, just saying.

 

[RedheadDane]

Parents who give their kid such names that it becomes a 3 word altiteration have to be a bit on the spectrum, just saying.

At least they didn't (somehow) change his sister's surname to "Leulenberg"...

 

[postmanhat]

Parents who give their kid such names that it becomes a 3 word altiteration have to be a bit on the spectrum, just saying.

Long-term thinking maybe? If you can get through school with that name, adulthood problems will seem trivial.

 

[laarsland]

Long-term thinking maybe? If you can get through school with that name, adulthood problems will seem trivial.

How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Replay) - Freakonomics

How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Replay) - Freakonomics

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[GenericBoonenFan]

Long-term thinking maybe? If you can get through school with that name, adulthood problems will seem trivial.

Might just name my firstborn Gaylord.

 

[postmanhat]

Might just name my firstborn Gaylord.

He'll thank you later. Though possibly only on your deathbed as you won't have spoken for 50 years.

 

[Sciatic]

Parents who give their kid such names that it becomes a 3 word altiteration have to be a bit on the spectrum, just saying.

If he becomes a well known pro, we can do haikus with his name as the second line.

 

[RedheadDane]

If he becomes a well known pro, we can do haikus with his name as the second line.

We can do that anyway.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

We can do that anyway.

The definition of well-known on this forum is: "has a results database on PCS"

 

[Colonel]

Dani Martinez on a 1 year deal blows my mind. What the hell is that?

It is multi year.

 

[Colonel]

I can't be curious?
Did Gibbons mention it in a podcast, or something?

Quite often "It's definitely official!" turns out to be "It was mentioned in some newspaper, without actually quoting the team/rider."

I would think my track record on the few posts I do here (mostly pretty well ahead of time) show it wasn't a podcast or newspaper.

 

[RedheadDane]

I would think my track record on the few posts I do here (mostly pretty well ahead of time) show it wasn't a podcast or newspaper.

Are you a rider agent?
And if you are, are you actually allowed to post this here before the teams announce it?

The definition of well-known on this forum is: "has a results database on PCS"

And I just did it!

German pro cyclist
Tim Torn Teutenberg
The nephew of Sven

 

[Rackham]

And I just did it!

German pro cyclist
Tim Torn Teutenberg
The nephew of Sven

With a name like that he's pretty much born to be a team time trial specialist, aka TTT.

Although on the flipside, someone like Pierre Latour never quite lived up to his 'Tour' name.

 

[RedheadDane]

With a name like that he's pretty much born to be a team time trial specialist, aka TTT.

What would it take to be a TTT specialist? It's generally considered a team effort. I suppose a great overview of things, knowing who should take long pulls, who should take short pulls, when, and where.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wonder if he was injured this year. Or did Total not bother racing and farming ez points with him?

It's possible that he's been injured, but he's not excactly young anymore either, so age might be catching up to him as well.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Euskaltel have signed Victor de la Parte. They obviously can't sign the best Basque riders, but an experience guy who's still able to score more than 100 UCI points in a season, will be valuble in the continued fight to become a top 30 team. I'm hoping they'll soon announce Aberasturi as well.

I suspect that having just had success at the Volta with Luís Ángel Maté, they figured that signing a 37yo with doping history from their catchment area will be perfect to get them redy for the race.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I suspect that having just had success at the Volta with Luís Ángel Maté, they figured that signing a 37yo with doping history from their catchment area will be perfect to get them redy for the race.

Well as long as he doesn't contribute to a 2013 like season, where half the new signings left involuntarily, then it's alright with me.

 

[Colonel]

Are you a rider agent?
And if you are, are you actually allowed to post this here before the teams announce it?



And I just did it!

German pro cyclist
Tim Torn Teutenberg
The nephew of Sven

Definitely not a rider agent.
I have not only posted on transfers.

 

[RedheadDane]

Definitely not a rider agent.
I have not only posted on transfers.

I'm pretty sure there are no rule stating that rider agents - if one was to join the forum - are only ever allowed to post about rider transfers.

 

[Panda Claws]

With a name like that he's pretty much born to be a team time trial specialist, aka TTT.

Although on the flipside, someone like Pierre Latour never quite lived up to his 'Tour' name.

Still time for Pierre

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Still time for Pierre

It's ironic, Pierre is french for "brick" and that's pretty much how he descends.

 

[Panda Claws]

It's ironic, Pierre is french for "brick" and that's pretty much how he descends.

Laugh all you want

l'Âge de la Pierre is still coming.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's ironic, Pierre is french for "brick" and that's pretty much how he descends.

Maybe he should have adopted Roger after all.