Teams & Riders The Great Big Transfers and Rumours Thread

[Mayomaniac]

considering most of exposure for sponsors is in tour de france, its probably a conundrum how much money do you want to spend on team like DQS, because they dont have a clear GC rider (and Almeida who showed up from nowhere anyway could leave as well) so its basically bennett and alaphillippe, im not sure how much is a sprinter worth, alaphillippe obviously french that helps but also isnt on every day sooo

but it can be as easy as to have a really big sponsor, PL would have to give up certain powers and he doesnt want to, its gonna be interesting in the future because if evenepoel becomes great somebody will offer him a tonne of money, UAE is already drilling another hole in the ground so they can pay pogacar for next 15 years

This and a non-Belgian sponsors not wanting the Classics to be the nr. 1 priority are the main reasons for his problems.

 

[BlueRoads]

But even if it's about the Tour... so far Evenepoel is part of the package. Alaphilippe might be, too. Last year they had the green jersey in the Tour. (Okay, today, they weren't that great...)
But there must be a good team behind and they have shown they can also work with and develope GC riders.
As the biggest Belgian team they also have access to a pool of young Belgian riders. I'm sure, there are more Belgian teenagers who want a cycling career than any others. And it must be attractive for them to go to a proven team which isn't far away.
Even if Quickstep do not have a clear GC rider for the Tour they are way more present in the Tour alone than most other teams.
No, I really don't get this and can only assume that either PL is exaggerating his problems or that sponsors want more control over things than he wants them to have. But that would be stupid of the sponsors, in my opinion, because however he is as a person, that man knows how to lead a cycling team.

 

[BlueRoads]

Denk: “Das Angebot zu verhandeln kam von Lefevere“ | radsport-news.com

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Apart from being angry Denk says PL has found a sponsor by now, at least that is what he heard.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Sagan's salary can easily pay for Evenepoel

 

[Olle]

Days since last win 1356 Fabio Aru 1122 Romain Bardet 1027 Chris Froome 1001 Rigoberto Uran 967 Geraint Thomas 786 Andre Greipel 652 Edvald Boasson Hagen 604 Vincenzo Nibali 570 Alejandro Valverde 558 Philippe Gilbert 554 Greg Van Avermaet 548 Elia Viviani

I'm not impressed. But without those "old" riders I would be even less impressed.

 

[RedheadDane]

Days since last win 1356 Fabio Aru 1122 Romain Bardet 1027 Chris Froome 1001 Rigoberto Uran 967 Geraint Thomas 786 Andre Greipel 652 Edvald Boasson Hagen 604 Vincenzo Nibali 570 Alejandro Valverde 558 Philippe Gilbert 554 Greg Van Avermaet 548 Elia Viviani

I'm a little confused here. We're having a discussion about old riders on Qhubeka, and you're listing bunch of riders of whom none is both, and only one - Aru - is actually on the team, but not old...

 

[tobydawq]

I'm a little confused here. We're having a discussion about old riders on Qhubeka, and you're listing bunch of riders of whom none is both, and only one - Aru - is actually on the team, but not old...

Aru is 30 = old.

 

[tobydawq]

Rarely have I felt myself to be more popular than with that post

 

[jarvo]

This and a non-Belgian sponsors not wanting the Classics to be the nr. 1 priority are the main reasons for his problems.

There must be a sponsor that would want to title sponsor DQS, personally i am surprised Lidl don't step up and sponsor the team. My wife knows nothing about cycling and walked in the room the other day and said that Lidl team are always on the front of the races. The combination of the blue kit with the lidl logos on the shoulders, meant that Lidl have more brand recognition in our household than any other sponsor in cycling because it is visible, recognizable and teh way DQS race visible at all nearly all races on the tv cameras, even away from TdF. The worst thing for Lidl is Alaphillipe in the world champs bands as they are not as visible to the average viewer than if he was in the normal trade kit launching his attacks

 

[BlueRoads]

There must be a sponsor that would want to title sponsor DQS, personally i am surprised Lidl don't step up and sponsor the team. My wife knows nothing about cycling and walked in the room the other day and said that Lidl team are always on the front of the races. The combination of the blue kit with the lidl logos on the shoulders, meant that Lidl have more brand recognition in our household than any other sponsor in cycling because it is visible, recognizable and teh way DQS race visible at all nearly all races on the tv cameras, even away from TdF. The worst thing for Lidl is Alaphillipe in the world champs bands as they are not as visible to the average viewer than if he was in the normal trade kit launching his attacks

This. Exactly. Well, I guess Lidl are too afraid there will be a big doping scandal again and they are linked as a major protagonist.

 

[Mayomaniac]

There must be a sponsor that would want to title sponsor DQS, personally i am surprised Lidl don't step up and sponsor the team. My wife knows nothing about cycling and walked in the room the other day and said that Lidl team are always on the front of the races. The combination of the blue kit with the lidl logos on the shoulders, meant that Lidl have more brand recognition in our household than any other sponsor in cycling because it is visible, recognizable and teh way DQS race visible at all nearly all races on the tv cameras, even away from TdF. The worst thing for Lidl is Alaphillipe in the world champs bands as they are not as visible to the average viewer than if he was in the normal trade kit launching his attacks

I guess Lidl are also so big that they don't really need to invest massive amounts of money into a cycling team to improve their brand recognition.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rarely have I felt myself to be more popular than with that post

What about when you opened the A Slight Miss From Me. Move Along thread?

 

[jarvo]

I guess Lidl are also so big that they don't really need to invest massive amounts of money into a cycling team to improve their brand recognition.

the point i am getting at is, the specific team and the way they race gives huge potential visibility for a title sponsor, if they get the correct logo on the correct jersey design they will have instant visual impact throughout the entire season on the TV due to the way the team races. I see more value in being title sponsor of DQS than nearly all other teams because of that. When you factor in Remco and Alaphillipe as your marquee riders, it would shock me a title sponsor would not be found

 

[tobydawq]

What about when you opened the A Slight Miss From Me. Move Along thread?

It had all gone so well until you went and ruined the thread with your silly first post

 

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''According to a very reliable source in Australia, Luke Plapp has reached a long term agreement with Ineos Grenadier. Still unclear if immediately post Olympics or starting in 2022''

 

[yaco]

Posted in January that Ineos was the hot favorite for Plapp's signature - His team-mate in the teams pursuit Kelland O'Brien is also talented and will sign for a WT team.

 

[Landeirovic]

Bora did offer for Almeida.

 

[Wvv]

Vermote signs with Alpecin-Fenix! Until the end of this season, with the option for one more.
Great news for the man, he deserves it. Kept training like a professional the last few months.
So did Van Keirsbulck, but I fear for him. Got less attention too this period.

 

[glassmoon]

L'Equipe rumoring Sagan to DQS. Specialized would be happy. Sagan would be happy. Lefevere would be happy. Not sure about few current members of the squad though...

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Surely they need to be signing support for Remco? Unless Specialized are paying for him entirely......

 

[Mayomaniac]

I guess this could mean that Ala is leaving, with Specialized paying for a big part of Sagan's salary they could probably even save some money to sign a few more riders for both Remco and the classics team.

 

[tobydawq]

The day I see Sagan in a QuickStep jersey is the day my heart will break.

 

[Salvarani]

L'Equipe rumoring Sagan to DQS. Specialized would be happy. Sagan would be happy. Lefevere would be happy. Not sure about few current members of the squad though...

Might not be a bad move for either party.

 

[Billie]

It's from Beppe Conti it's not a serious rumour.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Bora did offer for Almeida.

Almeidamann!

Surely they need to be signing support for Remco? Unless Specialized are paying for him entirely......

I guess Lefevre has convinced his sponsors to dig into their pockets and find a few more pennies to spend next year if they're announcing new contracts.