Transfers and Rumours 2010 > 2011

[ingsve]

I think Knees might turn out to be the biggest winner in the Pegasus collapse.

 

[Michele]

Jay Thomson to Bissell.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eurosport on the ball for once:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07012011/58/knees-joins-sky.html

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I think Knees might turn out to be the biggest winner in the Pegasus collapse.

probably for less than half the salary he was going to make at pegasus

 

[ingsve]

probably for less than half the salary he was going to make at pegasus

Ya, in the respect I guess there are no winners.

 

[Anonymous]

Is this reported anywhere? Surprised by the Sky link to be honest.

Does make pretty good sense. Buddies with new DS Servais Knaven. News Corp own 49% of Sky Deutschland so having the german champion in the team makes perfect commercial sense for them. (especially with the german media being so down on cycling over the last few years) I expect he will ride some of the minor classics where Knaven is DS. |Good move by Sky. Effectively if they use their media presence correctly which no doubt they will, they can now become Germany's favourite non-german team.

 

[Jonny7c]

Did anybody pick up that chubby Milram rider that was in all the breaks in the Vuelta? Was it Rolls?

 

[luckyboy]

Did anybody pick up that chubby Milram rider that was in all the breaks in the Vuelta? Was it Rolls?

Him + Terpstra seemed to be out in front a lot. Roels is unattached I think.

Ya, in the respect I guess there are no winners.

McEwen did pretty well in the end - getting a World/Pro/Team/Tour contract with his fading abilities.

Didn't realise Traksel had gone to Landbouwkrediet either.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

roels decided to retire as no team wanted him

 

[search]

News Corp own 49% of Sky Deutschland so having the german champion in the team makes perfect commercial sense for them. (especially with the german media being so down on cycling over the last few years) I expect he will ride some of the minor classics where Knaven is DS. |Good move by Sky. Effectively if they use their media presence correctly which no doubt they will, they can now become Germany's favourite non-german team.

Sky is not related to cycling in germany and Knees is merely known by a handful of cycling fans, so I doubt that there is much effect

but he's a good rider anyhow and I think he fits very well into team sky's roster

 

[DAOTEC]

Yuri Metlushenko and Volodymyr Starchyk not to ride for Lampre-ISD in 2011

Them 2 Ukranians are dropped from the team roster for this year.


- Funvic-Pindamonhangaba 2011
Nilceu Santos
Antonio Nascimento
Breno Sidoti
Tiago Fiorilli
Douglas Bueno
Marcos Crespo
Flavio Cardoso Santos
Marco Arriagada
Roberto Pinheiro
Hector Aguilar
Matias Medici
Magno Prado Nazaret
Tiego Gasparotto Justo
Verinaldo Vandeira

 

[Christian]

Good move by Sky. Effectively if they use their media presence correctly which no doubt they will, they can now become Germany's favourite non-german team.

Even if I weren't a Team LeOpard fanboy I'd have to doubt that. I think right now Leo has the most, some of the best, and the most popular German riders on a PT team, plus they have a German DS.

I can't say who will be more popular, Sky or LeOpard, but I am pretty sure LeOpard will be followed much more in the German media. Eurosport is the only station to broadcast races other than the Tour de France, and they have always been quite Schleck-friendly, as they know that a lot of people from Luxembourg watch them.

Then there is also Omega Pharma and HTC, who have the two Germans which will likely get the most results.

I don't think News Corp. has a share in either Eurosport or ARD, and Sky Deutschland is PayTV and doesn't broadcast cycling, at least not that I know. I t might be nice if they started, though!

 

[Eric8-A]

Garmin signed a young Aussie. I think he's 20 years old and sprinter. I don't seem him on their roster for 2011. Anybody know who I'm talking about?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Garmin signed a young Aussie. I think he's 20 years old and sprinter. I don't seem him on their roster for 2011. Anybody know who I'm talking about?

I think his name is AJ Giacoppo? Did well in the crits during the other night.

 

[python]

surprised this hasn't been posted yet......

diluca to ride for katusha w/o salary, astana was interested too.

source: tuttobici

 

[Michielveedeebee]

surprised this hasn't been posted yet......

diluca to ride for katusha w/o salary, astana was interested too.

source: tuttobici

He'll be paid depending on his results according to sporza...
If he wins he'll probably get a huge bonus

 

[ingsve]

surprised this hasn't been posted yet......

diluca to ride for katusha w/o salary, astana was interested too.

source: tuttobici

He probably figured out what five times zero is.

 

[will10]

I think that's worrying news for anyone with Di Luca in their CQ team - with no salary he has nothing to lose - he'll be back on the juice before you know it

 

[Michele]

Xavier Florencio to Geox.

 

[nobilis]

Xavier Florencio to Geox.

That's good news. I was just thinking today where did this guy land this year. I think that's an excellent addition to a team with great leaders but that lacks some depth.

 

[craig1985]

Xavier Florencio to Geox.

That's great news that he has managed to get a contract.

 

[The Hitch]

I think that's worrying news for anyone with Di Luca in their CQ team - with no salary he has nothing to lose - he'll be back on the juice before you know it

Of course he will be back on the juice. And like most riders on the juice hes unlikely to get busted.

So now that we have Di Luca in a team, we await to see who chooses Il delfino. Movistar maybe? In cycling world hes not even a "doper".

 

[Tugboat]

Garmin signed a young Aussie. I think he's 20 years old and sprinter. I don't seem him on their roster for 2011. Anybody know who I'm talking about?

Tom Scully (from New Zealand) is maybe who you're thinking of? Tom was reported on cyclingnews and through other media as having signed for Garmin-Cervelo but if you dig a little deeper you'll see that he is in fact signed with the Slipstream Sports U23 squad.

 

[Tuarts]

Lachlan Morton is the Aussie riding for Slipstream.

 

[DAOTEC]

Libardo Niño confirmado en el LeTua Cycling Team de Malasia para el 2011

Already on Tour de Langkawi starterlist, now confirmation: (revistamundociclistico.com)