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

[Roku]

Pernsteiner has turned to MTB if I recall correctly - back to this roots.

 

[repre]

Astana have already signed his preferred leadout guy and will also be in the mix for him.

There won't be Astana next year at all hopefully

 

[pastronef]

There won't be Astana next year at all hopefully

they'll be there. they'll get guaranteed wild cards to ALL WT races

 

[pastronef]

There won't be Astana next year at all hopefully

I'd have hoped for the same a few years ago, wasn't an Astana fan at all. then Cav came, then Renshaw working with him, then Kennaugh and Dowsett in the staff this year. I'm a fan now

 

[Mayomaniac]

I'd have hoped for the same a few years ago, wasn't an Astana fan at all. then Cav came, then Renshaw working with him, then Kennaugh and Dowsett in the staff this year. I'm a fan now

For me it's exactly the opposite...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was an Astanastan during the 2006 Vuelta, but not much afterwards, although Landa and Bilbao did reignite the flame a bit later on.

Vino's latest comments make it sound like it's either WT or bust, but we'll see whether wild cards will be enough to please their Chinese overlords in case it doesn't work out.

 

[pastronef]

For me it's exactly the opposite...

we fans have a world of like-dislike reasons, that's where the fun is at, on here too.

 

[search]

After endless years with DSM etc, Martijn Tusveld joins BEAT Cycling

"After receiving the news that I wouldn’t be getting a new contract in the WorldTour, I temporarily lost my motivation for the sport. However, my conversations with BEAT quickly made me realize that I’m not done racing yet. The club’s unique approach and the opportunity to combine my studies with my cycling career gave me the confidence and motivation to take this step."

COLUMN | Martijn Tusveld komt voor BEAT rijden – BEAT Cycling Club

COLUMN Welkom bij de club, Martijn! BEAT Cycling Club - 10 februari 2025 Martijn Tusveld tekent voor BEAT Cycling Club. De 31-jarige Utrechter was de afgelopen 7 jaar actief in de World Tour bij Team DSM en haar voorlopers. Toen hij zonder contract kwam te zitten leek het einde van zijn carrière...

www.beatcyclingclub.com

 

[tobydawq]

I was an Astanastan during the 2006 Vuelta,

And here I have been thinking of you as a nice guy all of these years.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

After endless years with DSM etc, Martijn Tusveld joins BEAT Cycling

"After receiving the news that I wouldn’t be getting a new contract in the WorldTour, I temporarily lost my motivation for the sport. However, my conversations with BEAT quickly made me realize that I’m not done racing yet. The club’s unique approach and the opportunity to combine my studies with my cycling career gave me the confidence and motivation to take this step."

COLUMN | Martijn Tusveld komt voor BEAT rijden – BEAT Cycling Club

COLUMN Welkom bij de club, Martijn! BEAT Cycling Club - 10 februari 2025 Martijn Tusveld tekent voor BEAT Cycling Club. De 31-jarige Utrechter was de afgelopen 7 jaar actief in de World Tour bij Team DSM en haar voorlopers. Toen hij zonder contract kwam te zitten leek het einde van zijn carrière...

www.beatcyclingclub.com

I kid you not, this man was allegedly close to joining INEOS, until Ewan came onto the market.

 

[staubsauger]

Tusveld was a handy helper at DSM to be honest. Bit clueless not to re-sign frankly!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Shame that Tusveld has had to drop this far down, thought he would have been a sensible signing for the likes of Unibet, Q36 or even a shoestring-budget Lotto.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And here I have been thinking of you as a nice guy all of these years.

I liked Kashechkin at the time, and I've always enjoyed watching Valverde getting his butt smacked.

 

[tobydawq]

Shame that Tusveld has had to drop this far down, thought he would have been a sensible signing for the likes of Unibet, Q36 or even a shoestring-budget Lotto.

Isn't he just the definition of pack fodder?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Isn't he just the definition of pack fodder?

Counterpoint: how many riders on Unibet are better than him? And wouldn't he have been more useful as a domestique for Q36 than adding two failed sprinters/unproven leadouts to their existing sprint trains in Liepins and González, or than Lotto's much more fodder-y signings like Veistroffer or Van de Wynkele? Obviously he isn't a massive loss to the pro peloton but I do feel he's a bit too good to have to drop all the way down to Beat Cycling of all teams.