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

[Leadbelly]

Sabgal-Anicolor e Mauricio Moreira rescindem contrato: "Motivada pela quebra de confiança..."

Sabgal rescinde contrato "por mútuo acordo" com Moreira e acusa-o de quebra de confiança

www.ojogo.pt

The (mutual) termination has immediate effects and was motivated by the breach of trust between Clube Desportivo Fullracing and Mauricio Moreira, resulting from the fact that the athlete made a commitment to another team, despite being aware that he had a contractual link, both verbal and written, with our club until 2025”, explains the note signed by the chairman of the board, Carlos Pereira.

Back to ol' Caja?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

TBF it may be more benign than that. He was clearly not in a good way in the Volta, literally collapsed on the bike, his DS basically announced that he was now surplus to requirements and his team manager publicly slated him. There was clearly animosity or disagreement between Mauri and the team before the Volta - while given his last couple of seasons there's plenty of reason to suspect that another part of the forum may be where we're headed, it's also very plausible that it's just a termination by mutual consent and he'll crop up on another Portuguese team or go back to South America or crop up somewhere random on the Asia Tour or something.

Thanks, I only hinted at that other part of the forum cause my translation came back very vague and somehow involved porcupines. But intrigued to see which Portuguese conti-team will pick him next.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Legend has it Finn Fisher-Black is still trying to bridge to that attack from

*Checks notes*

Jonas Vingegaard

 

[RedheadDane]

Thanks, I only hinted at that other part of the forum cause my translation came back very vague and somehow involved porcupines. But intrigued to see which Portuguese conti-team will pick him next.

Maybe he has just decided to raise porcupines.
I don't think that's against the rules...

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Maybe he has just decided to raise porcupines.
I don't think that's against the rules...

He would have to move to Italy or Africa for that, tho

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Maybe there will be porcupines on the EF Vuelta kit.

 

[hayneplane]

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I’d like to know why UAE didn’t keep him.

I think he has simply been overtaken by the likes of Del Toro and Christen who appear to have a higher ceiling.

 

[Ricco']

Sabgal-Anicolor e Mauricio Moreira rescindem contrato: "Motivada pela quebra de confiança..."

Sabgal rescinde contrato "por mútuo acordo" com Moreira e acusa-o de quebra de confiança

www.ojogo.pt

Back to ol' Caja?

Rumors here point to Efapel

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bettiol, to Astana starting today, mid season transfer, with a contract until end of 2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823996788908404892

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1823996788908404892?t=GIs0Kh-Hi4D12T2PyDle6w&s=19

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Lwnnerd kemna goes to lidl, he has a contract also until end of 2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823995689057083502

View: https://x.com/LidlTrek/status/1823995689057083502?t=oB2pAlw4NNXDLPN_H7j2IQ&s=19

 

[Wvv]

Bettiol, to Astana starting today, mid season transfer, with a contract until end of 2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823996788908404892

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1823996788908404892?t=GIs0Kh-Hi4D12T2PyDle6w&s=19

Whut.

 

[awavey]

Kind of counts as transfer news Rod Ellingworth is joining back up with Bahrain Victorious

https://twitter.com/x/status/1824009572551405752

View: https://x.com/BHRVictorious/status/1824009572551405752


Which I presume means Tour of Britain(s) looking for a new race director already

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Back to mastermind Cavendish's ambitions in the, ermmm, Saitama critererium.

 

[proffate]

Bettiol, to Astana starting today, mid season transfer, with a contract until end of 2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823996788908404892

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1823996788908404892?t=GIs0Kh-Hi4D12T2PyDle6w&s=19

The normal EF deal seems to be low pay but freedom to pursue individual results plus a loud kit to draw attention to yourself. After you collect your chips it's natural to cash in with a team that will pay for UCI points. I think it used to be the case you could also trade in results for elite gregario duties and a more comfortable retirement at places like Sky (or money and bad support riders at a mom n pop shop like Total Energies), but these days you can skip the race results and just use your power meter readout as your résumé.

Now we will see if the weird helmet and Lab71 paint really did anything to help with results.

 

[Bolder]

Bettiol, to Astana starting today, mid season transfer, with a contract until end of 2027

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823996788908404892

View: https://x.com/AstanaQazTeam/status/1823996788908404892?t=GIs0Kh-Hi4D12T2PyDle6w&s=19

Infusion of Chinese money.

TBH I thought Bettiol was hugely underperforming since winning Flanders but this year he's looking like a grade A rider. I would bet he's on 1.5 million plus salary at Astana (and I wouldn't be surprised to see a team name change).

 

[Tim Cahill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1824113850033054154

Ineos Dev-team feat. Geraint Thomas really shaping up

 

[JR1012]

Is NFB to Trek already confirmed? Because on German broadcasting they mentioned that she is going to Trek.
But I didn't hear anything, only the rumor during the Giro.

 

[yaco]

Is NFB to Trek already confirmed? Because on German broadcasting they mentioned that she is going to Trek.
But I didn't hear anything, only the rumor during the Giro.

Apparently this is the case. It seems a strange move if she wants to be a GC leader when she has to battle with Realini. You have to think she had other options.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Infusion of Chinese money.

TBH I thought Bettiol was hugely underperforming since winning Flanders but this year he's looking like a grade A rider. I would bet he's on 1.5 million plus salary at Astana (and I wouldn't be surprised to see a team name change).

Rumour has is that Conci and maybe also Piganzoli are also going to Chinastana

 

[pastronef]

Yeah, I think if ASO had to choose between Total or Uno-X, they'd totally pick Total.
Though, I don't actually know what the situation is regarding the Automatic Invite Thing.

I think Tudor will get the Giro wild card again. and will get the Tour wild card in 2026. Total won a stage at this year TDF and ASO won't let them home

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Tudor will get the Giro wild card again. and will get the Tour wild card in 2026. Total won a stage at this year TDF and ASO won't let them home

I think the point being made was that if Alaphillipe signs with Tudor, ASO might wanna include them. Which would mean just one spot left.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Amber van der Hulst will ride for the Liv Jayco CT team for the rest of the season before joining the WWT outfit in 2025. Artery issues made her miss the entirety of last season, and it took three surgeries before they were fixed earlier this year. Her former team manager at Liv, Eric van den Boom, kept in touch with her and has now helped her get a new contract at the merged team.

 

[Anderis]

Apparently this is the case. It seems a strange move if she wants to be a GC leader when she has to battle with Realini. You have to think she had other options.

TBH, Realini is disappointing me this year. I took her in a few games and she's not bringing the return I expected. She doesn't seem to climb as well as last year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

TBH, Realini is disappointing me this year. I took her in a few games and she's not bringing the return I expected. She doesn't seem to climb as well as last year.

I was assuming, they've tried to hold her back a little to avoid her losing form at the end of the season like last year. But the crash in the Vuelta certainly didn't help, and her weaknesses on flat roads and descents also seem much more evident this year. However we probably have to wait until Alpe d'Huez to see how strong she really is at the moment.

 

[yaco]

Amber van der Hulst will ride for the Liv Jayco CT team for the rest of the season before joining the WWT outfit in 2025. Artery issues made her miss the entirety of last season, and it took three surgeries before they were fixed earlier this year. Her former team manager at Liv, Eric van den Boom, kept in touch with her and has now helped her get a new contract at the merged team.

Its a decent throw at the stumps by Jayco. She's definitely WT level.