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

[Samamba]

So the merger could simply end up being Intermarché calling it quits like B&B rather than an actual merger then?

Yeah but with Lotto saving Intermarchés managements and some riders asses, while at the same time annoying their own riders and staff.

(I think Intermarché in some sort of form will be on board but not as big as they hoped for and too late so that most interesting riders have left).

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Yeah but with Lotto saving Intermarchés managements and some riders asses, while at the same time annoying their own riders and staff.

(I think Intermarché in some sort of form will be on board but not as big as they hoped for and too late so that most interesting riders have left).

Letting Bonneu is honestly the stupidest move they made since....
Ah *** it, too many *** decisions to compare with.

For a country that loves cycling this much, we do seem to be *** at running an efficient team. God bless good ol' Flemish farmers are in charge of Quick-Step.

 

[ingsve]

Yeah but with Lotto saving Intermarchés managements and some riders asses, while at the same time annoying their own riders and staff.

Well, after the poor season they had on their own they needed some type of shake up I suppose either way.

 

[Samamba]

Letting Bonneu is honestly the stupidest move they made since....
Ah *** it, too many *** decisions to compare with.

For a country that loves cycling this much, we do seem to be *** at running an efficient team. God bless good ol' Flemish farmers are in charge of Quick-Step.

Bonneu is one of the riders that Adam Hansen himself had to inform he was about to lose his job. Bourlart, someone who has been called a great CEO and peoplesmanager, didn't have the human decency to tell him himself. And now this guy gets bailed out by Lotto to probably ruin another team after he already put Intermarché in the grave.

I have no idea why they are ditching Bonneu. They have barely any climbers left and then they choose to pick another domestique or fake sprinter that can't survive a hill over him.

 

[Berniece]

(I think Intermarché in some sort of form will be on board but not as big as they hoped for and too late so that most interesting riders have left).

I would think that’s the first thing you discuss… How can you make a proper budget and on top of that strategic decisions if you aren’t even sure how much money is coming in.

How early were these talks leaked to the press. Did a single person write an email “I have an idea”, and this was leaked immediately?