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

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Superman will race in Colombia in 2023. So probably Medellin, unless Savio somehow managed to get him on board.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1610665757435924481

View: https://twitter.com/mundociclistico/status/1610665757435924481

Ah, that is not good for his long term development. To stay world class and even improve, he has to ride against world class climbers, in world class races.

OK, one domestic year on Colombian CT level won‘t destroy his career. It is better than no racing at all (like during a ban, for example). But he should already begin to start looking for a WT team for 2024.

EF could be a good team for him from 2024 on. They always search for the best South American climbers, so MAL suits well.

MAL‘s last years have been cursed, somehow. Within few years, he had success that made him the day‘s best climber on earth (TdF and Vuelta queen stages!), followed by some really weird, bizarre, absurd stories. That is entertaining, but also (most of all) really sad.

It could have worked so well, with him. He even had improved his weak ITT, at last. He‘s a loss for 2023‘s WT peloton and races. Sad story, but I hope for better years to come, for him.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Superman will race in Colombia in 2023. So probably Medellin, unless Savio somehow managed to get him on board.

First name pencilled in for 2024 CQ game.

 

[tristecsinamigos]

So, what about Jairo (Jairo Quintana)?

will we see a rivalry between him and MAL all over the mountains of Colombia? Could they dethrone Rodrigo Contreras, who dominated the Colombian cycling calendar in 2022?

 

[Roku]

Warlop signs for Soudal Devo Team

 

[MartinGT]

30 British riders in the WT next year, if Cav signs for Astana. Would have seemed impossible 12-15 years ago.

To say BC have pretty much killed the domestic RR scene especially the Elite level, that's some going.

 

[Anderis]

Apparently, Kamil Małecki will ride for Q36.5 in 2023.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Juan Diego Alba rejoins Movistar:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611378171147853830

View: https://twitter.com/MovistarBestPC/status/1611378171147853830

 

[Squire]

Juan Diego Alba rejoins Movistar:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1611378171147853830

View: https://twitter.com/MovistarBestPC/status/1611378171147853830

The South American continental team, that is.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The South American continental team, that is.

You can't blame him for wanting the bes t PC.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hold on! How was I not aware of this? One of the Banaszeks has left HRE!

Alan Banaszek (procyclingstats.com)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hold on! How was I not aware of this? One of the Banaszeks has left HRE!

Alan Banaszek (procyclingstats.com)

I guess you forgot to Bana-check.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

SUPERMAN is confirmed as a Medellin rider for 2023.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612075801880453122

View: https://twitter.com/team_medellin/status/1612075801880453122?t=mFEOlX3EGFg68C_GrN4_kQ&s=19

 

[Breh]

So weird.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Hold on! How was I not aware of this? One of the Banaszeks has left HRE!

Alan Banaszek (procyclingstats.com)

Two of them have: Adrian seems to have gone without having another team (yet): only Norbert left (and dad as DS)

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

SUPERMAN is confirmed as a Medellin rider for 2023.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612075801880453122

View: https://twitter.com/team_medellin/status/1612075801880453122?t=mFEOlX3EGFg68C_GrN4_kQ&s=19

His face in the start picture tells it all. He looks sad to have to wear Medellin‘s jersey. Because Medellin is a CT.

Who has done all that to him? There is no trial. There hasn‘t been a trial. There maybe even won‘t be a trial. Based on weird speculation, however, some people decided to take him out of his game - when he was/is on top of his game.

What does that have to do with justice? Will this be the future: publish evil speculation, to get rid of a rival rider, of an opponent in the business?

History is repeating here: all this stuff they do to MAL, they already did to Pantani, from Madonna di Campiglio on: pick one rider. Just one. Move him out of the business. Destroy him just on top of his game.

To be honest, there are two riders at the moment, who get destroyed a la Pantani: they are MAL and Nairo Quintana. Hopefully, Superman and Nairo find joy again, and won‘t face what Pantani had to face in 2004.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

His face in the start picture tells it all. He looks sad to have to wear Medellin‘s jersey. Because Medellin is a CT.

Who has done all that to him? There is no trial. There hasn‘t been a trial. There maybe even won‘t be a trial. Based on weird speculation, however, some people decided to take him out of his game - when he was/is on top of his game.

What does that have to do with justice? Will this be the future: publish evil speculation, to get rid of a rival rider, of an opponent in the business?

History is repeating here: all this stuff they do to MAL, they already did to Pantani, from Madonna di Campiglio on: pick one rider. Just one. Move him out of the business. Destroy him just on top of his game.

To be honest, there are two riders at the moment, who get destroyed a la Pantani: they are MAL and Nairo Quintana. Hopefully, Superman and Nairo find joy again, and won‘t face what Pantani had to face in 2004.

Right, who programmed an AI-bot to react on this forum?

 

[RedheadDane]

Two of them have: Adrian seems to have gone without having another team (yet): only Norbert left (and dad as DS)

Then we'll have to stop referring to them as "Team Banaszek"!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

I'm not aware that we did.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm not aware that we did.

Might mostly have been the Danish commentators during PNDKR.
I usually just say "HRE", coz... that full name; definitely a mouthful!

 

[Roku]

Schoenberger has been officially announced by Rally Cycling. Pierre Barbier will be announced soon by Nantes Atlantique. Parisella has also found a new home, but the team is unknown as far as I know.

As for the remaining B&B riders, my guess is the only ones with a slim chance are Heidemann on a domestic or austrian team and Lecroq.

 

[ice&fire]

Team Medellin is now casting a fishing rod for Nairo.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612487068281671694

View: https://twitter.com/paisadeportes/status/1612487068281671694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1612487068281671694%7Ctwgr%5Ee6d6846553e2eb4468dda58aa9eba27bf0cf1985%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolombia.as.com%2Fmasdeporte%2Fel-team-medellin-quiere-otra-estrella-la-invitacion-a-nairo-quintana-n%2F

 

[Mayomaniac]

Team Medellin is now casting a fishing rod for Nairo.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612487068281671694

View: https://twitter.com/paisadeportes/status/1612487068281671694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1612487068281671694%7Ctwgr%5Ee6d6846553e2eb4468dda58aa9eba27bf0cf1985%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolombia.as.com%2Fmasdeporte%2Fel-team-medellin-quiere-otra-estrella-la-invitacion-a-nairo-quintana-n%2F

If I'm a PCT team that get's a Giro or Vuelta wildcard (so Italian or Spanish) I'm on the phone with my sponsors and pressuring them to get some extra money to sign a former winner of said GT.

 

[janraaskalt]

If I'm a PCT team that get's a Giro or Vuelta wildcard (so Italian or Spanish) I'm on the phone with my sponsors and pressuring them to get some extra money to sign a former winner of said GT.

The rumour is that that is exactly what you shouldn't do if you want a wildcard for Giro or Vuelta.

 

[Netserk]

The rumour is that that is exactly what you shouldn't do if you want a wildcard for Giro or Vuelta.

Wait to sign him until after you get the wildcard.

 

[Squire]

Wait to sign him until after you get the wildcard.

RCS are no strangers to pressuring teams to not bring a rider they don't want, like with CCC and Rebellin. Whereas Di Luca, Scarponi, Pellizotti, Basso, Vino etc. were completely fine.