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

[Samu Cuenca]

Églantine Rayer said earlier that there would be a big announcement at 18:00, and the rumour sending her to FDJ has turned out to be true.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833898459122094378

View: https://x.com/FDJ_SUEZ/status/1833898459122094378

 

[awavey]

I assume she'll be getting a pay rise, which is well-deserved. Also I don't think she's much different as a rider than the likes of Markus and Gerritse. She's just stronger than them and isn't fluent in Dutch.

It's a little worrying that Kerbaol is Ceratizit's only confirmed rider for 2025 at this point, but there are other teams that haven't announced many signings or contract extensions yet either.

Absolutely but it's just her style of racing feels out of sync with SDworx, she talks about winning the classics, yeah ok assuming Kopecky, Blanka etc aren't interested anymore. Surely the lesson regardless of the pay cheque at SDworx is they only ride for themselves, aspirations to win races means beating riders on your own team.


I assume Katie Archibald will carry on at Ceratizit, if she carries on riding professionally, wouldnt blame her if she stopped now given all shes been through, and would be 34 by the next Olympics but I don't think they'll announce the next Olympics track programme squad till December/January

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Églantine Rayer said earlier that there would be a big announcement at 18:00, and the rumour sending her to FDJ has turned out to be true.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833898459122094378

View: https://x.com/FDJ_SUEZ/status/1833898459122094378

All your French grimpeuses are belong to us

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Absolutely but it's just her style of racing feels out of sync with SDworx, she talks about winning the classics, yeah ok assuming Kopecky, Blanka etc aren't interested anymore. Surely the lesson regardless of the pay cheque at SDworx is they only ride for themselves, aspirations to win races means beating riders on your own team.


I assume Katie Archibald will carry on at Ceratizit, if she carries on riding professionally, wouldnt blame her if she stopped now given all shes been through, and would be 34 by the next Olympics but I don't think they'll announce the next Olympics track programme squad till December/January

They was she comes across, I could see her being someone, who would actually receive genuine congratulations from her coming teammates if she happens to win races, although that environment may be able to corrupt even the sweetest of people. I doubt she'll be winning any big races though, but you never know how much she'll be able to improve now that she gets to ride on the Specialized Shiv TT Disc, which she's apparently been dreaming of

Regarding Archibald, it wouldn't be a big loss to the team considering she hasn't been riding much for them for multiple reasons, but it would obviously be a huge loss for the sport if she decided to retire, which she of course would have every right to do.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

TotalEnergies signing everyone except my boy Kaden Hopkins.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Gal Gilvar from UAE to Alpecin/Seb Grindley to Lidl

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833897668848099618

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

TotalEnergies signing everyone

who? So far PCS have them listed with only 10 riders for next season.

 

[tobydawq]

who? So far PCS have them listed with only 10 riders for next season.

We had these posts a few weeks ago:

Florian Dauphin, Joris Delbove, Valentin Reitalleau and Alex Delettre will all join Total Energies for next season according to french journalist Charles Marsault

They'll be unstoppable.

 

[Anderis]

Glivar to Alpecin is a transfer that I would've never been able to foresee.

 

[claude cat]

Kristian Blummenfelt not coming to the WT after all.
Suggestions that no contracts were offered.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833778533841461379

View: https://twitter.com/cyclecollective/status/1833778533841461379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1833778533841461379%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

 

[Didinho]

Martina Fidanza —> Visma.

Was hoping she would get a good WT team, didn’t think it would be Visma. But she’ll get enough opportunities in the sprints there.
Hope she can also ride track with this team.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Man, I am deeply saddened that Blummentfelt will not be coming to cycling. I was really looking forward to seeing the twin brother of Alexander Kristoff trying to become a TdF contender, accompanied by his inability to ride in a peloton which they would cure by making him deliberately crash on training.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

That being said, I have recently also heard very little about Andri Struzina, who, as a world champion rower, was said to be coming to cycling as well. I recall stories of him allegedly joining Tudor for '25, but it's been radio silence ever since.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Kristian Blummenfelt not coming to the WT after all.
Suggestions that no contracts were offered.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833778533841461379

View: https://twitter.com/cyclecollective/status/1833778533841461379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1833778533841461379%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

I'm not familiar with Ironman, but if this fat guy is the megastar then you can safely say that the 'Ironman' is a joke

 

[tobydawq]

I'm not familiar with Ironman, but if this fat guy is the megastar then you can safely say that the 'Ironman' is a joke

Yeah, I don't think you can safely say that...

 

[Salvarani]

I'm not familiar with Ironman, but if this fat guy is the megastar then you can safely say that the 'Ironman' is a joke

I dont think you would feel safe saying that to his face

Have a burger in your hand and use as a distraction

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I'm not familiar with Ironman, but if this fat guy is the megastar then you can safely say that the 'Ironman' is a joke

I'm training for one, I can tell you, those things are far from a joke.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Yeah, I don't think you can safely say that...

Seriously, the guy in the picture has over 20% body fat

I dont think you would feel safe saying that to his face

Have a burger in your hand and use as a distraction

My guess is that I'm a faster runner than him, so I'm safe

 

[tobydawq]

Seriously, the guy in the picture has over 20% body fat

Lol, do you even believe that yourself?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Seriously, the guy in the picture has over 20% body fat

My guess is that I'm a faster runner than him, so I'm safe

He does not.

Id love to see you run a sub 14 min 5k.

 

[Samamba]

According to Benson Astana and Movistar are now in pole position for Castrillo and not Ineos anymore.

 

[SafeBet]

Seriously, the guy in the picture has over 20% body fat



My guess is that I'm a faster runner than him, so I'm safe

Sometimes I do wonder whether I should pay a ticket for all the comedy I read on this forum.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Man, if the walking beer belly that is Jason Kelce could have been the best center in the game for about 10 years straight, the NFL can't be that hard.

 

[Salvarani]

Man, if the walking beer belly that is Jason Kelce could have been the best center in the game for about 10 years straight, the NFL can't be that hard.

A lot seem to struggle afterwards with CTE though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Seriously, the guy in the picture has over 20% body fat



My guess is that I'm a faster runner than him, so I'm safe

Hahahahahhahahaha it's good somebody is finally calling out the Mickey mouses sport that's triathlon. I bet this guy times for 5k and marathon are all fake. Just gets paid to be constantly on holiday doing z2 workouts and eating 8000 calories