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

[RedheadDane]

Can we even be sure he looks like Gaudu? For all we know, you could have confused him with Chris Harper.
Anyway you have to approach him next time to find out what his deal is.

He definitely doesn't look like Vingegaard!

Didn't you scold him for the possible cloning?

I'm not a complete weirdo.

 

[tobydawq]

He definitely doesn't look like Vingegaard!



I'm not a complete weirdo.

I thought you would say that you didn't speak French.

 

[RedheadDane]

I thought you would say that you didn't speak French.

I don't do that either.

 

[laarsland]

Shuttling off Groenewegen/Dönerwagon to sign Pozzovivo

 

[Monte Serra]

Barnabás Peák to Intermarché-Wanty:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469994378286534658

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1469994378286534658

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Barnabás Peák to Intermarché-Wanty:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469994378286534658

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1469994378286534658

That's a great signing for both him and his team. He's the type of rider that in the future could be the last man of Ghrimay. He'll do well in Belgian, Dutch and French semi-classics.

 

[yaco]

Peak is an interesting signing - Never quite fitted in at BEX who pigeon-holed as a punchy rider, yet in one Italian stage race he was second to Ackermann in a bunch sprint which surprised the team.

 

[Anderis]

Padun finally confirmed at EF: https://www.efprocycling.com/mark-padun-joins-team/
A WT team with a relatively stable sponsorship situation announces a relatively major signing of an out of contract rider on the 15th of December. That's disgustingly late for my taste.

 

[Bonimenier]

Padun finally confirmed at EF: https://www.efprocycling.com/mark-padun-joins-team/
A WT team with a relatively stable sponsorship situation announces a relatively major signing of an out of contract rider on the 15th of December. That's disgustingly late for my taste.

Considering it is EF I'm surprised he got announced more than 2 days before his first raceday of 2022.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Padun finally confirmed at EF: https://www.efprocycling.com/mark-padun-joins-team/
A WT team with a relatively stable sponsorship situation announces a relatively major signing of an out of contract rider on the 15th of December. That's disgustingly late for my taste.

They think showing up late is cool and makes them stand out, it's a Vaughters thing...

 

[Vesica]

This whole week you can follow the final stage of the Zwift Academy. Both a man and a woman will get a pro contract with Alpecin Fenix or Canyon SRAM. The first episode of the final week was published yesterday on youtube.

link to episode 1

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Being able to do insane Watts on a turbo trainer is not bike racing

 

[yaco]

Being able to do insane Watts on a turbo trainer is not bike racing

Except the last four days they will be riding on the road which ( except for 2020 ) is the standard process.

 

[Ranagazoo]

Jay Vine won it last year and had a pretty decent season in the Vuelta especially. None of the other winners have made it though

 

[Roku]

Jay Vine was a decent CT rider before the Zwift competition. I don't know if the others were amateur cyclists.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Being able to do insane Watts on a turbo trainer is not bike racing

It may not be bike racing, but indoor riding using virtual software is becoming more and more prevelant with the lockdowns in many countries probably helping to accelerate it. Canyon Sram and Alpecin obviously see that it is worth investing time and effort into searching for these riders via the Zwift (academy) platform. Previously it's been done rather seperately between the two teams, but these last two editions seem to be more interconnected. Last year was differen t because of covid, so a lot more of it was online but the riders still had to complete set parts outdoors, whereas this year I think the majority is outdoors with just a couple of tests and races indoors.

Also, I think most riders who apply and get close to the final five have some level of racing experience, with some even being continental riders.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It may not be bike racing, but indoor riding using virtual software is becoming more and more prevelant with the lockdowns in many countries probably helping to accelerate it. Canyon Sram and Alpecin obviously see that it is worth investing time and effort into searching for these riders via the Zwift (academy) platform. Previously it's been done rather seperately between the two teams, but these last two editions seem to be more interconnected. Last year was differen t because of covid, so a lot more of it was online but the riders still had to complete set parts outdoors, whereas this year I think the majority is outdoors with just a couple of tests and races indoors.

Also, I think most riders who apply and get close to the final five have some level of racing experience, with some even being continental riders.

I don’t know a lot about online cycling. But, yeah, I’d always assumed that almost everyone who is so outstandingly strong at it they are in the running to win a competition like this would have tried at least some road racing. Or failing that would be a serious competitor at some other endurance sport who uses it for cardio training. I know that zwift and peloton etc are quite a big thing these days, but if you are good enough to be in the running to win a pro road racing contract based purely on your watts, you probably aren’t a random fitness enthusiast, but quite specialised in your cycling interest.

 

[Anderis]

An actual transfer or some kind of a mistake by PCS?

Page not found | ProCyclingStats

www.procyclingstats.com

I have my own theory.

 

[RedheadDane]

An actual transfer or some kind of a mistake by PCS?

Page not found | ProCyclingStats

www.procyclingstats.com

I have my own theory.

Come on, tell us.

 

[Nirvana]

Pozzovivo said to Radiocorsa that he started to look around with his agent but only as backup option because he's still waiting Ryder

 

[RedheadDane]

Pozzovivo said to Radiocorsa that he started to look around with his agent but only as backup option because he's still waiting Ryder

It's good to be optimistic, but... dude! That ship's sailed. Or rather, it isn't; because there is no ship!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's good to be optimistic, but... dude! That ship's sailed. Or rather, it isn't; because there is no ship!

Yeah, I don't know what Ryder's been telling him, or how close they've actually been to securing a future, but form the outside it never looked like it was going to end well. Chapeau to him for staying loyal to the team, but if he really wants to continue for a bit longer he should have started to look for contract elsewhere a long time ago.

 

[Nirvana]

It's good to be optimistic, but... dude! That ship's sailed. Or rather, it isn't; because there is no ship!

He said that he's trying to put up a professional now that the WT license is gone. But from what I've understood the backing from Assos, BMC and Mercedes was under the condition of being in the WT so basically he has no fund at all without a new backer.

 

[yaco]

Simon Clarke is in a similar situation - Resting in OZ and returns to Europe in February without a contract.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I guess Pozzovivo is still big enough of a name that an Italian PCT team would get extra money from the sponsors/find additional ones to sign him.
I guess he's loyal towards Ryder because the team gave him a contract after that horrible training crash when he was run over by a car (Bahrain didn't re-sign him after that).
Having Pozzovivo go for stages/KoM would really improve the profile of pretty much all the Italian PCT teams.