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

[Ilmaestro99]

James Knox tour de France top-5 incoming

 

[Ilmaestro99]

2019 Sunweb, a far cry;

Amazing list of names but that team only had 9 wins in 2019. 3 of them were by sprint superstar Cees bol!

 

[laarsland]

Amazing list of names but that team only had 9 wins in 2019. 3 of them were by sprint superstar Cees bol!

Just a Chris Hamilton-appreciation post.

 

[CyclistAbi]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/i-smile-but-inside-im-ashamed-of-having-failed-spanish-rider-speaks-openly-after-viral-video-of-reckless-training-manoeuvre-lost-him-his-spot-in-cycling/

Hopefully some bigger team now signs Kiko.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Just a Chris Hamilton-appreciation post.

Sometimes I stare out into the ocean and think about Martin Salmon.

 

[laarsland]

Sometimes I stare out into the ocean and think about Martin Salmon.

I think about the possible re-boot «Carter Jones In The Fast Lane» a lot.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I know but 3 years is a long time. They'll be relying on Poole and Knox in particular as well as a past their best Barguil and Jakobsen for points, but there's talent in their squad with the likes of Pavel Bittner, Timo De Jong and Casper Van Uden that if they get natural improvement from those kids.

Pavel Bittner is one I really like for the future

What are the terms of the one year WorldTeam licence? Is it purely financial, or is their competitiveness also up for scrutiny at the end of the coming season?

 

[yaco]

What are the terms of the one year WorldTeam licence? Is it purely financial, or is their competitiveness also up for scrutiny at the end of the coming season?

Financial. They met the sporting criteria in the last relegation cycle.