Transfers and Rumours 2011 > 2012

[theyoungest]

“Chris would love to stay at Team Sky for next year but two teams were very interested in him before the Vuelta and after taking the lead, two other teams have contacted me,”

The 'but' is important. Many people have said they would 'love' to do something but they really don't. Generally what you say after the 'but' is the realt truth and want you really mean/want. Before it can be just bull****.

It's like when you are splitting up with someone. "I really like you, but you aren't my type." Basically, I don't like you and want to split up with you but I don't want to hurt your feelings.

He may very well stay at Sky but when the dollars are being thrown around, often that is what gets people over the line.

It's manager talk, so everything before ánd after "but" is bull****.

 

[Mambo95]

It's manager talk, so everything before ánd after "but" is bull****.

Exactly. It's almost word for word what Geraint Thomas said a few months ago. Standard contract talk.

 

[daveinzambia]

Levi to Quickstep?

why do i find that so strange?

not a team i would have picked for him but cannot really give you a reason why.

how will he ride all the american races next year?

 

[Lexman]

Levi to Quickstep?

why do i find that so strange?

not a team i would have picked for him but cannot really give you a reason why.

how will he ride all the american races next year?

Well Lefevre and Coucke will be interested to ride the american races, thought reading somewhere Lefevre was disappointed in not bein able to ride some american races...

 

[nobilis]

Karpets back to Movistar for 2 years?

http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-transfert-karpets-s-engage-deux-ans-avec-la-movistar-18804.html
(reporting from l'équipe)

 

[euanli]

L'Equipe reporting Goss and Eisel to Sky.

 

[nobilis]

still unofficial : Goss and Eisel to Sky, Waiting for Cavendish

http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-2012-eisel-et-goss-chez-sky-en-attendant-cavendish-18805.html

 

[auscyclefan94]

That's would be the worse move Goss could do. Why the hell would you go to a team already filled with sprinters and guys who are your main competitors in the races you target?

 

[just some guy]

Why would Goss sign with SKY makes zero sense to me

Every race he looks at EBH and I guess Thomas are also ?

 

[theyoungest]

The Goss to Greenedge move seems so perfectly logical to me that it's hard to imagine him going anywhere else... or is there some internal politics I'm not aware of?

 

[kanari]

If Goss and Cav goes to Sky, EBH should get the hell out of there.

 

[daveinzambia]

cannot believe Goss to Sky.

Everyone in Australia has taken it as given that he will be joining GreenEdge. Think GreenEdge will be willing to pay big money for him as their biggest name rider and Sky looks the worse of all possible choices for him.

 

[Woody22]

still unofficial : Goss and Eisel to Sky, Waiting for Cavendish

http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-2012-eisel-et-goss-chez-sky-en-attendant-cavendish-18805.html

Wow! Maybe it's Wiggins who should be looking for a new team.

Brad, if you want any advice on how things will work out just ask Cadel how enjoable 2007 was at Predictor Lotto.

 

[just some guy]

Wow! Maybe it's Wiggins who should be looking for a new team.

Brad, if you want any advice on how things will work out just ask Cadel how enjoable 2007 was at Predictor Lotto.

What are you talking about ?

Robbie and Cav sprint differently you can´t compare them just because you heard Evans say that he doesn´t want a sprinter in his team for the tour doesn´t indicate what happened re a large sprint train for Robbie.

Did you watch the 2007 tour ?

 

[LukeSchmid]

Goss to Sky only makes sense if Cavendish is not going there.

 

[auscyclefan94]

What are you talking about ?

Robbie and Cav sprint differently you can´t compare them just because you heard Evans say that he doesn´t want a sprinter in his team for the tour doesn´t indicate what happened re a large sprint train for Robbie.

Did you watch the 2007 tour ?

Lotto put a lot of energy and support behind an injured sprinter who bowed out after 8 stages and little support behind a proven classification rider who was 23 seconds off the win.

 

[just some guy]

Lotto put a lot of energy and support behind an injured sprinter who bowed out after 8 stages and little support behind a proven classification rider who was 23 seconds off the win.

They did not support Evans I will give you that. They rest is just remembering what you want to remember

 

[theyoungest]

Lotto put a lot of energy and support behind an injured sprinter who bowed out after 8 stages and little support behind a proven classification rider who was 23 seconds off the win.

Still, in Mario Aerts he had a rider who could stay with him on the climbs for longer than all current BMC riders combined.

 

[Woody22]

What are you talking about ?

Robbie and Cav sprint differently you can´t compare them just because you heard Evans say that he doesn´t want a sprinter in his team for the tour doesn´t indicate what happened re a large sprint train for Robbie.

Did you watch the 2007 tour ?

Yeah I watched it. The difference between team support for Evans in 2007 and 2011 is plain to see, as are the end results.

Was only kidding about Wiggins. I think Sky can make it work for both him and Cav. Whay Goss would choose to go there though is a bit beyond me.

 

[dlwssonic]

Still, in Mario Aerts he had a rider who could stay with him on the climbs for longer than all current BMC riders combined.

Next year we have super climber thor

 

[auscyclefan94]

They did not support Evans I will give you that. They rest is just remembering what you want to remember

It was clear Robbie was struggling with his wrist. He went down pretty hard and couldn't pull on the handlebars properley. You ain't going to be able to do that much against a world class sprinting field with a sore wrist and not being able to pull on the handlebars properley.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Still, in Mario Aerts he had a rider who could stay with him on the climbs for longer than all current BMC riders combined.

Mario Aerts? Give me a break. He was useful as tits on a bull for Cadel during 2007. Many BMC riders did better than him. FFS, Johan van Summeren did better than he did.

 

[just some guy]

It was clear Robbie was struggling with his wrist. He went down pretty hard and couldn't pull on the handlebars properley. You ain't going to be able to do that much against a world class sprinting field with a sore wrist and not being able to pull on the handlebars properley.

And what does that has to do with team support ?

Woody yes the BMC were great on the flats, everywhere else ? Nothing

but and this is the thing that everyone seems to miss.

Cadel seems a bit different - the team embraces this gives him time to himself and lets him be himself - probably even laugh at his jokes. He feels happy and supported and this and this alone is the major difference in teams.

 

[auscyclefan94]

They still rode on the front for Robbie day after day even though he was injured.


Lets keep it about transfers

 

[nobilis]

Next year we have super climber thor

Yeah, when cadel says that he doesn't want a sprinter in the tdf team, he doesn't mean thor by that. He will help him in the climbs