Iirc, Breschel said the reason he didn't start the Vuelta was illness, fwiw.
I doubt EF is happy with Carapaz' year after the Giro, even though he is showing good signs in the Italian one day races. He does spend lots of time out of Europe.
Iirc, Breschel said the reason he didn't start the Vuelta was illness, fwiw.
Fair point.I doubt EF is happy with Carapaz' year after the Giro, even though he is showing good signs in the Italian one day races. He does spend lots of time out of Europe.
would be nice.According to Gazzetta and spanish journalists, Ayuso will be LIDL rider.
Jayco? I think there are plenty of teams with a way more relevant GC leader than O'Connor. Decathlon will be interesting to follow next year and Ineos should still have a say, especially if they also add Vauquelin and/or Gee (not sure where he is rumoured). I'd also put Movistar and Picnic as a much more relevant GC teams than Jayco.would be nice.
I then see mainly 4 teams for the GC next year. With teams like Jayco, EF and Bahrain in the next tier.
Jayco? I think there are plenty of teams with a way more relevant GC leader than O'Connor. Decathlon will be interesting to follow next year and Ineos should still have a say, especially if they also add Vauquelin and/or Gee (not sure where he is rumoured). I'd also put Movistar and Picnic as a much more relevant GC teams than Jayco.
But I agree that Ayuso to Lidl makes it more interesting. We need more than the usual three super teams fighting it out in grand tours. Ideally guys like Almeida and at least one of the Red Bull leaders should have their own teams, too.
Good match, should offer good support, good opportunities and good salary.
Umba was also close to them, but it is being reported he will be upgraded once again to Astana main squad. There might be someting odd about the project - or they simply found better options, which is the case for both Warbasse and Umba.I remember intially Larry Warbasse was also rumoured to go to that team, but he extended with Tudor. So that opens up a spot on the team I guess
This guy doesn't learn the lesson-. 5 years contract?
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Yes, but if he is not satisfied , they will start again with the story of mistreatment and that he is obligated to fulfill a contract.Well, he guarantees himself a decent pay check for 5 years ahead at least.
I suppose he still has high value and if he doesn't perform next year and the year after, his value will me much lower, so..
Yes, but if he is not satisfied , they will start again with the story of mistreatment and that he is obligated to fulfill a contract.
Let's remember that this whole story began despite Ayuso signing the renewal with UAE, when he had already been there for months and was aware of the situation.
Now he's signing another long-term contract, instead of a three-year one.
I'd say Trek doesn't learn or his agents doesn't learn. Boy ain't fully grownup yet (literally). Really weirdly long contract.This guy doesn't learn the lesson-. 5 years contract?
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Piganzoli confirmed to Visma. Slightly strange transfer from his perspective. Would have been much more fun to have him as a Giro striver on a smaller team rather than as a cog in the Visma machine. But I guess he goes for the paycheck, which is fair enough.Piganzoli, Doull, Armirail, Schiffer, Kielich
Im not sure I agree. There is room in visma for a young GT rider to get some opportunities. Simon Yates will go for less and less, I don't have too much faith in uttedbrockes. Could see piganzoli getting full support to target the giro in the next 2-3 years, and obviously visma will give the best preparation.Piganzoli confirmed to Visma. Slightly strange transfer from his perspective. Would have been much more fun to have him as a Giro striver on a smaller team rather than as a cog in the Visma machine. But I guess he goes for the paycheck, which is fair enough.
I'm not sure there's a huge financial incentive. For your salary it's better to be a big fish in a small pond... unless you go to UAE with unlimited budget, which clearly isn't the case for Visma given their transfer season. I think it's worth trying if you can make it on Visma. For some people it doesn't work at all (Attila Valter), for some people it's a slam dunk (Jorgenson).Piganzoli confirmed to Visma. Slightly strange transfer from his perspective. Would have been much more fun to have him as a Giro striver on a smaller team rather than as a cog in the Visma machine. But I guess he goes for the paycheck, which is fair enough.
There is a big step between pro Italian teams and a structured WT team like Visma in terms of training, setup, nutrition, etc.Piganzoli confirmed to Visma. Slightly strange transfer from his perspective. Would have been much more fun to have him as a Giro striver on a smaller team rather than as a cog in the Visma machine. But I guess he goes for the paycheck, which is fair enough.
Maybe where I differ from others here is that I don't think Piganzoli will ever be good enough to lead a Giro on a team like Visma. I think he will not go much beyond a fringe top 10 rider, and I don't like those guys being 2nd to last in some superteam mountain train, especially not when it's someone I have a soft spot for (been following Piganzoli's career for a long time as I'm always hoping for some new Italian stars). But going to a high performing team to see how good he can get is of course a very legit motivation. So maybe I could amend my first comment from 'slightly strange transfer from his perspective' to 'slightly strange transfer from my perspecitve'.Im not sure I agree. There is room in visma for a young GT rider to get some opportunities. Simon Yates will go for less and less, I don't have too much faith in uttedbrockes. Could see piganzoli getting full support to target the giro in the next 2-3 years, and obviously visma will give the best preparation.
Wouldn't surprise me if he makes at least as big of a jump forwards as Pellizzari made this year at Bora.There is a big step between pro Italian teams and a structured WT team like Visma in terms of training, setup, nutrition, etc.
Knowing Piganzoli a bit, I'm pretty sure money is not the only driver here. He wants to improve and believes Visma is the right place to do so.
I agree with that.Maybe where I differ from others here is that I don't think Piganzoli will ever be good enough to lead a Giro on a team like Visma. I think he will not go much beyond a fringe top 10 rider, and I don't like those guys being 2nd to last in some superteam mountain train, especially not when it's someone I have a soft spot for (been following Piganzoli's career for a long time as I'm always hoping for some new Italian stars). But going to a high performing team to see how good he can get is of course a very legit motivation. So maybe I could amend my first comment from 'slightly strange transfer from his perspective' to 'slightly strange transfer from my perspecitve'.![]()
It looks like that, but also it's hard to know. Polti's set-up isn't great at all, Visma's is one of the best in the world. He could well have a big jump in level.Maybe where I differ from others here is that I don't think Piganzoli will ever be good enough to lead a Giro on a team like Visma. I think he will not go much beyond a fringe top 10 rider, and I don't like those guys being 2nd to last in some superteam mountain train, especially not when it's someone I have a soft spot for (been following Piganzoli's career for a long time as I'm always hoping for some new Italian stars). But going to a high performing team to see how good he can get is of course a very legit motivation. So maybe I could amend my first comment from 'slightly strange transfer from his perspective' to 'slightly strange transfer from my perspecitve'.![]()