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

[GenericBoonenFan]

Polti VisitMalta playing "Gotta catch sign them all" with the Maltese riders.

Team Polti VisitMalta doubles its Maltese presence in the roster: welcome Andrea Mifsud - Team Polti Visit Malta

After officially announcing the addition of four Italian riders, one Spanish, one French and one Argentine, Team Polti VisitMalta strengthens its 2026 roster with an athlete whose nationality carries special significance: Maltese. Equally symbolic is the timing of this announcement — during the...

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Probably the best Maltese rider out there, and I mean no offense to Buttigieg but Mifsud can atleast hold his own in the French cup races

Edit: If you want a laugh, look up how the Maltese National Championships is set up.

 

[laarsland]

and Tsarenko will stay. Some pro teams showed interest, but while his results were good, the numbers didn't convince them.

Tsarenko torna a casa con un nuovo successo e il contratto in tasca

Altro successo in Asia per Kyrylo Tsarenko, primo al Tour de Kyushu. Nelle gare a tappe l'ucraino è cresciuto, ma il WorldTour resta un sogno

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Hope his purple patch this fall carries over to next season

 

[RedheadDane]

Edit: If you want a laugh, look up how the Maltese National Championships is set up.

I'm just looking at Buttigieg's results page on PCS. My plan was to find the national championships through there, and thus found out how many - or rather few - rode.
And... errr... I'm confused. How many national championships do they need? What?

 

[AlfaLum]

I'm just looking at Buttigieg's results page on PCS. My plan was to find the national championships through there, and thus found out how many - or rather few - rode.
And... errr... I'm confused. How many national championships do they need? What?

In May and June, three separate road races were held. The rider with the smallest combined time in those three races was crowned national champion.

And then they have the ITT Championship and another ITT Championship over coastal roads.

What is so strange about that?

 

[RedheadDane]

In May and June, three separate road races were held. The rider with the smallest combined time in those three races was crowned national champion.

And then they have the ITT Championship and another ITT Championship over coastal roads.

What is so strange about that?

I guess the road racing thing kinda makes sense... showing someone who's been consistently good over a longer period of time, rather than just good - with maybe some luck thrown in - in a single day.
The "ITT over costal roads" that's... oddly specific.