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

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Andrösen!

View: https://youtu.be/LT1yemCZkBw?t=19

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Andresen also to Decathlon according to Benson...

Decathlon-l'Oreal really about to be the new super team. The french are becoming what they hate(d).

They're moving up in the world, but a team with Kooij, Benoot, Cosnefroy and Gall as its stars is lightyears away from being a superteam.

 

[Berniece]

They're moving up in the world, but a team with Kooij, Benoot, Cosnefroy and Gall as its stars is lightyears away from being a superteam.

And Lenny Martinez

 

[Salvarani]

They're moving up in the world, but a team with Kooij, Benoot, Cosnefroy and Gall as its stars is lightyears away from being a superteam.

Benoot is pretty all-round. Can still make good results in plenty of one-day races and classics.

Dont think he should be viewed as a "star" though.

An asset to his team by being able to make own results and being a reliable helper. Maybe for Gall or Seixas in the future.

 

[Samamba]

They're moving up in the world, but a team with Kooij, Benoot, Cosnefroy and Gall as its stars is lightyears away from being a superteam.

Their budget is going to 40M+, that's almost superteam territory, that's why I'm saying it. You don't just build it in 1 year.

 

[RedheadDane]

And Lenny Martinez

Oooh... he's being rumoured to be about to break contract with Bahrain, despite having a contract until 2027?





(Is that like the anual rumour that Evenepoel is about to break contract with QS?)

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But anyway, how about something that's an actual fact?

(No clue what 'Luzapena' is supposed to refer to.)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And Lenny Martinez

Martinez is on a really expensive three-year contract at Bahrain, what does he have to do with this?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Their budget is going to 40M+, that's almost superteam territory, that's why I'm saying it. You don't just build it in 1 year.

You don't build it in one year, but if you're really on your way to superteam status you do usually get one pretty big name in the first year you know well in advance you have the budget. Compare for example to UAE signing Aru and Kristoff for the 2018 season.

 

[pastronef]

Oooh... he's being rumoured to be about to break contract with Bahrain, despite having a contract until 2027?

no, that's fantasy

 

[RedheadDane]

Compare for example to UAE signing Aru and Kristoff for the 2018 season.

And then in 2019 they signed some spiky-haired Slovenian kid...

 

[Samamba]

You don't build it in one year, but if you're really on your way to superteam status you do usually get one pretty big name in the first year you know well in advance you have the budget. Compare for example to UAE signing Aru and Kristoff for the 2018 season.

Kooij is a big name? What?

It's not that easy anymore to just get a huge name as everyone is stuck at teams for a long time. It's the same reason why Astana doesn't have a GC leader yet. Who would you recommend for example?

They are also not planning on buying a superstar as their goal is to make Seixas one.

I said "about to be" for a reason, I didn't say they were already one.

 

[Berniece]

Oooh... he's being rumoured to be about to break contract with Bahrain, despite having a contract until 2027?

Martinez is on a really expensive three-year contract at Bahrain, what does he have to do with this?

Brainfart

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Brainfart

Which team is he rumoured to?

(No clue what 'Luzapena' is supposed to refer to.)

It is the Basque word for an extension.

 

[pastronef]

Which team is he rumoured to?

Lenny is not rumored to any team. he stays at Bahrain full stop

 

[RedheadDane]

Brainfart

Did you confused him with someone else?

 

[Berniece]

Did you confused him with someone else?

With Seixas probably

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ineos looking to turn round their bad fortune with the star signing of 29 year old hilly fastman Dorian Godon. Now we're talking.

Transfert - Dorian Godon chez INEOS Grenadiers en 2026 ? - TotalVelo

TRANSFERT. En fin de contrat au sein de la formation Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, le Français Dorian Godon (29 ans) pourrait bien revêtir le maillot de la

www.total-velo.com

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

But anyway, how about something that's an actual fact?

(No clue what 'Luzapena' is supposed to refer to.)

It's Basque for overtime (English) but it can also mean extension.

Barthe is an ethnic French Basque

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ineos looking to turn round their bad fortune with the star signing of 29 year old hilly fastman Dorian Godon. Now we're talking.

Transfert - Dorian Godon chez INEOS Grenadiers en 2026 ? - TotalVelo

TRANSFERT. En fin de contrat au sein de la formation Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, le Français Dorian Godon (29 ans) pourrait bien revêtir le maillot de la

www.total-velo.com

Time to dominate the Cheese Race!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Ineos looking to turn round their bad fortune with the star signing of 29 year old hilly fastman Dorian Godon. Now we're talking.

Transfert - Dorian Godon chez INEOS Grenadiers en 2026 ? - TotalVelo

TRANSFERT. En fin de contrat au sein de la formation Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, le Français Dorian Godon (29 ans) pourrait bien revêtir le maillot de la

www.total-velo.com

Godon, langelotti, Oscar Rodrigues, Tobias foss, Brandon smith Riviera. My god what a team of superstars. Just need to get pippo fiorelli now.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Godon, langelotti, Oscar Rodrigues, Tobias foss, Brandon smith Riviera. My god what a team of superstars. Just need to get pippo fiorelli now.

Linked with Vauquelin too, might start some rumours that Thibault Guernalec is on his way to try and get some momentum going.

 

[YavorD]

Godon, langelotti, Oscar Rodrigues, Tobias foss, Brandon smith Riviera. My god what a team of superstars. Just need to get pippo fiorelli now.

I was thinking Fausto maybe?
But probably he is too big of a star for them?

 

[AupaPyama]

Godon, langelotti, Oscar Rodrigues, Tobias foss, Brandon smith Riviera. My god what a team of superstars. Just need to get pippo fiorelli now.

I do get your point but Foss is an ex WCTT and Rivera has lots of potential.
Godon is the first step in the arrival of Total Energies?

 

[Samamba]

Godon (Ineos like said above), Bennett, Vendrame, Tronchon, Cosnefroy (rumored to PicNic and Ineos), Berthet (wtf?), Lafay, Bouchard and Peters are all leaving Decathlon. Armirail also still possible he leaves. Labrosse, Naesen and De Pestel extending.

Pretty obvious they are throwing their French identity overboard (there's even rumors to take a Belgian license, or another one to get away from French tax system). Pretty insane to see the "disruption" in French cycling at this moment. Arkea gone, Decathlon leaving its French identity, TotalEnergies as a sponsor moving to Ineos (and them focusing on some French talent), Cofidis (who of course will be profiting from this) losing its WT license...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

As long as Tronchon and Crosnefroy stays well clear of UAE and Visma, all seems ok coming from a casual fan.